32 - Rayman

Entry posted by Shinto in Episode Show Notes February 21, 2023

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Download or listen to the podcast episode at atarijaguargamebygame.libsyn.com/32-rayman

Use slick animation, vibrant colors, and a complete lack of limbs to defeat the evil Mr. Dark in Rayman! In this giant-spiky-fruit-sized episode, we learn the history of Ubisoft as well as Rayman's platform-hopping path to production. We then walk through the game, compare the different ports, find a Portuguese typo, and cover more previews and reviews than you can shake an Electoon at. But don't shake Electoons, kids, they're our friends.

Also included is feedback from Clinton, Roberth, Bill Kendrick, Greg, JB, Weird and Retro, cubanismo, RollOut, DoctorClu, tripled79, Justin, Sabertooth, TrekMD, SuperRetro64, Arethius, and Brian in Albuquerque!

Show Notes

General Links

Forums

Game Links

Developer, Distributor, and Development

The History of Ubisoft by the People Who Wrote It (from GameInformer)
The Making of Rayman (from Retro Gamer)
Atari Explorer Online, May 1994 (first mention of Rayman)
Interview with Fred Markus (in French)
Atari Explorer Online at the 1994 Summer CES
1994 Summer CES footage from Biff's Gaming Videos, Rayman footage between 55:54 and 56:15
New high-quality digital transfer of Jaguar promo tape thanks to Hugues Johnson and Hard4Games (BurnOut can be found at 40:40)
Atari Explorer Online, December 1994 (Rayman postponed)
Atari Explorer Online, January 1995 (Rayman mentioned in Atari press release)
Rayman prototypes from The Cutting Room Floor

Gameplay & Graphics Notes

Jaguar longplay video by Evelyn Chickentalk
Clay Halliwell's "Jaguar Rocks" page with music captured by ZylonBane
SNES Prototype (raymanpc.com)
Early Production (raymanpc.com)
Rayman on the Jaguar (raymanpc.com)

Advertisements

GamePro issue 64
Atari's Jaguar promo magazine
Die Hard GameFan
GamePro issue 74
Atari's Best Games ad (excerpt)
Breaking into the Next Generation
Promotional filer (thanks, Stanley!)
Promotional stickers (thanks, Stanley!)
Poster (via eBay auction)

Previews

Die Hard GameFan, October '94
Edge Magazine, October '94
GamePro, October '94
Die Hard GameFan, September '94
Electronic Gaming Monthly, November '94
Electronic Gaming Monthly, December '94
Die Hard GameFan, February '95
GamePro, March '95
EGM2, August '95
Mock interview, from Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine, October '95 (the one on page 20)