#Rayman GBC

[mortamon-saturn]

Did you know? In the Japanese version of Rayman GBC, Rayman and Mr Dark’s number of fingers were changed from four to five in the cutscenes.

Here’s a first comparison of all of the scenes with visible differences! Due to the limit of 30 pictures, Arcane Forest and the menu screens are in another post!

Spellbound Forest:

Airy Tunes:

(Gosh, the first Japanese one here is pretty atrocious lol)

Rainy Forest:

Rocky Peaks:

Ancient Forest:

Fiery Depths:

However, they forgot to change it specifically for the Fiery Depths version of the helicopter cutscene! Which is hilarious considering they could have just copy-pasted the identical Rocky Peaks version of the picture which they did edit!

[lonelimbless]

A before bed drawing with the Triple Terror ™

Inspired / Based off the Dark Rayman appearance screen from GBC

[breadbuggenius]

(Drawn in 2019) Raymond

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[raymantogether]

Rayman Together Community Spotlight #1 - Rayman Collectibles & Merchandise

This exciting new series hopes to introduce you to Rayman Fans across the World on a more personal level and make you the reader feel more connected to the community. I look forward in the months ahead to showing you the many faces of the Rayman community and some of the exciting projects and accounts they are working behind. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Rayman Together Community Spotlight in the future please feel free to reach out through Twitter. 

Rayman was published by French video game publisher Ubisoft in 1995. Since Rayman debuted on PlayStation and Sega Saturn, the series flourished after receiving outstanding reviews from critics and multiple publications. Rayman went onto spanning decades of videogame releases. Rayman was a Ubisoft Mascot until later years, when its various franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Tom Clancy, and the Rabbids stole the spotlight.

After almost a decade, Rayman has slowly begun to creep back into the spotlight thanks to his return in Rayman in the Phantom Show. Ubisoft has begun to drip feed the loyal and patient Rayman community with various releases with collaborations from its multiple partners, such as Flyos, YouTooz, and Netflix. Rayman has made a major appearance in the Ubisoft Netflix series Captain Laser Hawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, Flyos is publishing the eagerly anticipated Rayman: The Board Game, and Youtooz has created Rayman figures and pin sets. YouTooz are even working on more figures, including an upcoming plush toy, collaborating with someone within the Rayman community. 

Although it may seem Ubisoft never supported the franchise outside of digital releases until now, a lot of you may be unaware that during the "Golden Era" of Rayman, Ubisoft released often rather obscure and bizarre merchandise that was exclusive in Europe or often released without public knowledge. 

I recently discovered the TikTok page RaymanCollectibles&Merch, which is managed by the extremely passionate Rayman fan Natasha Quinn from the United Kingdom. Natasha has collected various collectibles and merchandise throughout Rayman's history. I am delighted today to take an opportunity to showcase the Rayman Collectibles & Merchandise account as part of the very first Rayman Together Community Spotlight.

Please Introduce Yourself: "Hi I'm Natasha Quinn I live in Hertfordshire Stevenage in the United Kingdom."

Tell us something fun or interesting about yourself? "I have been collecting Rayman merch since 2016 but sadly lost most of it due to moving so restarting again in April 2023 where i have acquired a lot more then my childhood collection."

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? "I have two small dogs called dexter and Bailey which compete in fun dog shows. I also love to spend time drawing and making crafts in my spare time."

4. What are three things that make you smile? "The three things that make me smile are anything animal-related, cute videos, etc. I'm a huge animal lover. 2 Rayman (of course) 3 playing retro games from my childhood, reliving the memories mostly the PS1, PS2, and Game Boy handhold"

5. How did you get into the Rayman series? "I first got into Rayman when my dad got me an atomic purple GBC, which he called the game Rayman to go aside. I fell in love with the adventure and the colorful levels as well as the character Rayman himself, which I thought the fist throwing was a cool design! I remember getting excited about completing a level I would show my dad."

6. What is your favorite Rayman game and who is your favorite Rayman character? "Choosing a favorite Rayman game is hard, but I would have to say for memories and nostalgia alone, it would be the GBC version, although I realize it isn't a popular opinion, but closely following would be Rayman 2 & 3, as they are great games too! My favorite Rayman character is Rayman himself or Ly the fairy."

7. What is your favorite piece of Rayman merchandise you own, and why? "I think my favorite piece I own the last plush. I was lucky and won it in an auction, and weirdly enough, the smaller version went up for sale the same week, so I was lucky to own the pair!"

8. What is the rarest piece of Rayman merchandise you own? "The rarest piece I own is the Rayman Grimace mushroom figure given to staff members working on the Rayman 3 game, and only 100 were made. It's a beautiful statue, and I had to get it shipped from another country. I feel very lucky to have one."

9. Is there something in your Rayman collection that you don’t own? "I would love to own the 25th anniversary coin. I have been searching each day, and I still have hope."

Thank you, Natasha, for participating in the very first Rayman Together community spotlight. It has been a pleasure getting to know you. I am a huge fan of your account. I look forward in the future to seeing what else you can collect. Hopefully, in the future, Ubisoft will help you get a Rayman 25th Anniversary Medallion. Who knows, maybe next year there will be a 30th Anniversary Medallion. If you enjoyed this spotlight and would like to follow and support Rayman Collectibles & merchandise, I have included links to her social media platform below. 

Thank you for reading everyone and I look forward to seeing you in future Rayman Together Community Spotlights.

[zelenbug]

raymans tiny sprite in r1 cracks me up so he looks fairly normal here right

but every time he faces the screen

im gobbna cry look at this bug creature

this is also the case in some non-gbc versions of rayman gbc btw. but hes even tinier somehow

what adds is that he did Not look like this in the original rayman gbc

[proto-jenna]

I've been working hard on a Rayman fan game starring my Legends main, Olympia. It's definitely still a WIP, but here's a little sneak peek of how it's looking so far

I've been experimenting with combining the GBC sprite graphic style with the puppet animation style of Origins/Legends

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

yea :>

spellbound's forest theme aka the main theme or rayman 2 & the first levels of the GBC game

[mortamon-saturn]

Let's continue the comparisons with the altered cutscenes in the Japanese version of Rayman GBC, which feature Rayman and Mr Dark with five fingers instead of four!

Here are all of the remaining scenes with visible differences in Arcane Forest! The previous worlds' images were showcased in this post.

Arcane Forest:

While I'm at it, here are the altered menu screens as well!

The 3D intro doesn't appear changed when it comes to the fingers, although it does feature the Japanese title!

That should be everything!

If you're interested, the Japanese release also had a few more differences, like unique symbols for the world banners!

[bestraymancover]

Tumblr's Favorite Rayman Cover Art!!!

Based on the positive response to my Rayman 3 Cover Art poll both by Rayman and Non-Rayman Fans, I've decided that it's time someone gave the Purple Boy's covers some love.

The Contest will be divided into 3 Rounds, a "Classificatory Round" in which we decide what cover will be representing it's game, a "Semifinal" and the "Final Round".

Only Originals, Remakes & ReReleases count, so none of the GBC games are here since those are their own games.

PLEASE, VOTE FOR THE COVER YOU THINK LOOKS BETTER REGARDLES OF OPINION ON THE GAME/VERSION.

The tournament is ON!

HERE'S THE LINKS:

Rayman 1

Rayman 2

Rayman M/Rush/Arena

Rayman 3

Rayman Origins

Rayman Legends

[acarrcreations]

Can't put any more options sadly, but I was also going to put Rayman 2 PS1 (I know a lot of people dislike it but I legit like it 🥲) and Rayman 2 DS.

[breadbuggenius]

(Drawn in 2019) Games I was hoping to see at E3 that year...Little did we know E3 would meet it's demise the very next year u_u Rest in peace giant corporate video game advertising event...

[omniversalobservations]

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)

Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani has been at Ubisoft for a long, long time. He’s been there so long his first game was Rayman for the Game Boy Color, which he worked on after signing on back in 1997.

So getting to put Rayman in Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope after all these years has been a bit of a dream come true for him.

“I was taking care of the traces and the level design [for the GBC game],” he says. “It was my first love basically, my first challenge where I started to learn a lot of things. And I always dreamed about being able to work again with these characters.

“And finally, because of the Rabbids’ presence in the Mario + Rabbids Universe, I have been able to justify this appearance. I think that we will create a very interesting adventure as we have been able to do with the Donkey Kong Adventure.”

Source: IGN

(image via YouTube)

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