Rayman (World)

Rayman platform overview

Hitting the Atari Jaguar in 1995, this game cemented Rayman as platforming royalty with a surreal, limbless hero and a world built entirely from dreams. You'll hop through the Dream Forest and onto soaring musical notes to take down Mr. Dark, a mission that still feels wildly inventive nearly three decades later. Rayman includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• Rayman version details
  Rayman includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The strongest visible context is the Atari Jaguar platform and its general play style. Emulator core: jaguar.
• Movement Redefined
  As the first hero with detachable limbs, Rayman's floating fists and platforming hair allow for a fluidity unseen in Mario or Sonic, with a grappling-like feel during wall climbs.
• An Album for the Eyes
  Instead of using pixels to mimic reality, the team crafted lush, high-color cartoon oil paintings for every environment which somehow ran smoothly on the Jaguar's then-advanced hardware.
• A Symphony of Obstacles
  Unlike the standard enemy-jumping fare, beating stages like Band Land demanded you ride musical staffs and jump between drums while the controller's d-pad determined the pace of platforms like Blue Mountains' falling icicles.