Rayman

For the unreleased Sega 32X version, see Rayman (32X).

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Rayman

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (50 tracks)

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-11-17^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-17701G
US	1995-11-03^[3]		T-17701H
EU	1995-11		T-17701H-50
DE	1995-11		T-17701H-50
FR (Watch bundle)	199x	349F349
UK	1995-11^[4]	£44.9944.99^[4]	T-17701H-50
PL	1996	199zł199
AU	199x
BR	199x		191046

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy Advance IBM PC Jaguar PlayStation Windows PC

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Rayman, known as Rayman Yo! Electoon o Sukue! (レイマンよ！エレクトゥーンを救え！) in Japan, is a 2D platform game developed and published by Ubisoft for several consoles including the Sega Saturn. It features a limbless character named Rayman (supposedly a lack of limbs meant he was easier to animate) tasked with saving his friends from the evil Mr. Dark. The game was originally released for the Atari Jaguar, and was updated to take advantage of disc-based systems including re-balanced levels, Red Book CD audio, and higher quality sound.

At the time of release the game was noted for its vibrant and detailed graphics, setting it apart from most other 2D platformers at the time. It was followed by Rayman 2: The Great Escape.

Story

Mr. Dark steals the Great Protoon

In the planet in which Rayman lives, people are harmonious thanks to the Great Protoon. However one day, the evil Mr. Dark steals the Protoon, causing the Electoons, other tiny beings that maintain harmony on Rayman's planet, to scatter all over the world. Betilla the Fairy, a guardian of the Great Protoon, battled Mr. Dark to get back the Protoon and Electoons, but failed, so Rayman decides to go and find the Electoons, free the Great Protoon and defeat Mr. Dark. Betilla the Fairy frequently interacts with Rayman as needed to give him additional magical powers along his journey.

Gameplay

Betilla the Fairy

The game is split into six worlds, each one containing three to four stages each except for the final world, Candy Chateau. In each stage, the goal is not only to find the exit that lies at the end of each sub-stage, but also to find the six hidden cages per stage that hold Rayman's captured friends. While the game will continue to a certain point if all the cages are not found, Rayman can not enter Mr. Dark's hideout until all the cages are destroyed.

At the beginning of the game, Rayman only has the ability to walk, jump, and crawl. At certain points at the game, Rayman will receive new powers from Betilla the Fairy, which will allow him to progress further into the game as well as re-search previous levels to find new secrets and cages. Some of these abilities include Rayman throwing his fist to attack enemies, forming a helicopter with his hair to slow his descent, and hanging from ledges.

Rayman starts each life with three hit points and a slow fist, but finding power-ups in the levels can increase his maximum health to five hit points, as well as increase the speed, power, and range of his fist attack. Blue spheres called tings are also scattered across the levels, collecting one hundred of these will earn Rayman an extra life, and they can be also used to pay a magician hidden in a few of the stages to transport Rayman to a bonus area.

Levels

	The Dream Forest

	Band Land

	Blue Mountains

	Picture City

	The Caves of Skops

	Candy Chateau

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Rayman	Rayman
English (US)	Rayman	Rayman
Japanese	レイマンよ！エレクトゥーンを救え！	Rayman Yo! Electoon o Sukue!

Comparisons

Main article: Rayman/Comparisons.

Production credits

Concept: Michel Ancel, Frédéric Houde
Characters Creation: Alexandra Steible
Design: Michel Ancel, Serge Hascoët with Bruno Bouvret, Sacha Gentilhomme, Michaël Guez, Christophe Thibaut
Animation: Alexandra Steible with Kamal Aitmihoub, David Gilson, Sophie Esturgie, Jacques Exertié, Grégoire Pons, Véronique Rondello, Béatrice Sauterau, Philippe Vindolet, Christian Volckman
Backgrounds Creation: Eric Pelatan, Sylvaine Jenny
Computer Graphics: Jean Christophe Alessandri, Sophie Ancel, Nicolas Bocquillon, Jean Marc Geffroy, Laurent Rettig, Olivier Soleil
Programming: Gilles Vanwalleghem, Yann Le Tensorer, Daniel Palix, With, Cyril Cauchois, Olivier Couvreur, Sebastien Davie, Antonio Ferreira, Benoit Germain, Bertrand Helias, Frédéric Houde, Yves Le Bras, Yann Le Guyader, Jean Georges Levieux, Richard Lopes, François Mahieu, Guillaume Michel, Christian Mihalache, Sébastien Morin, Bogdan Radusi, Daniel Raviart, Olivier Rozier, Michaël Ryssen, Jozef Skrabo
Sounds Effects and Music: Stephane Bellanger, Didier Lord with Sylvain Brunet, Nathalie Drouet, Dominique Dumont, Kamel Founas, Rémy Gazel, Didier Léglise, Jean-Marc Litchmann, Frédéric Louvre, Olivier Mortier, Frédéric Prados, Stéphane Ronse, René De Wael, Olaf Zalcman
Voices: Emmanuelle Cosso with Mitsuyuki Bando, Chris Bénard, Patrice Dozier, Douglas Rand, Stephen Perkinson, Christian Stonner
Tests: Serge Hascoët with Bruno Barone, Thomas Belmont, Nicolas Bocquillon, Bruno Bouvret, Christophe Cavelan, Gunther Galipot, Sacha Gentilhomme, Marc Gioan, Benoît Maçon, Lionel Rico, Emmanuel Texandier, Christophe Thibaut, Dorian Thibaut
Project Management: Agnès Haegel
Marketing (USA): James Hare, Carrie Tice, Shannon Wolfe
Producer: Ludimedia : Gérard Guillemot
Development: Ubi Studios : Michel Guillemot
Publisher: Ubi Soft : Yves Guillemot

Special thanks to the many others who worked on the project.

Source:

US manual^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Rayman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Rayman/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

95

^[7]

Digitiser (UK)

70

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

80

^[10]

Gambler (PL)

83

^[11]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

96

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[13]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

80

^[14]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

93

^[15]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[16]

Hacker (HR)

83

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

92

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

86

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

94

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

91

^[22]

Player One (FR)

97

^[23]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[24]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

91

^[25]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

75

^[26]

Sega News (CZ)

100

^[27]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

81

^[28]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

92

^[29]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

90

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

78

^[4]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

74

^[32]

Todo Sega (ES)

91

^[33]

Top Consoles (FR)

85

^[34]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

64

^[35]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

83

^[36]

VideoGames (US)

70

^[37]

	83
Based on 32 reviews

Rayman

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, FR (Watch bundle)
Cover

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

666,152,256

CD-ROM (EU)

T-17701H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

600,220,992

1995-09-15

CD-ROM (JP)

T-17701G V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

600,260,976

CD-ROM (US)

T-17701H V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1995-07-20

Page

Save data

The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory to save data for system configuration as well as progress. You can save a total of three games on the system RAM and three games on the Back-Up Ram Cart.

Rayman Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
RAYMAN_NTS1	RAYMANSAVE	20

References

↑ File:Rayman Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/oBkGZv9iREg/m/Ti5XErBytT4J
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 74
↑ File:Rayman sat us manual.pdf, page 22
↑ GamesMaster, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-11-23), page 39
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 152
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-08)
↑ Famitsu, "1995-11-24" (JP; 1995-11-10), page 31
↑ Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17
↑ GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 28
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 9" (1995-11-16, 24:00) (+14:59)
↑ Game Informer, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Hacker, "04/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 112
↑ MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 78
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 116
↑ Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 90
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-29), page 28
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 64
↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 55
↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 34
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-02), page 58
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "1/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 187
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 44
↑ Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 90

Rayman
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Rayman games for Sega systems
	Rayman (unreleased)
	Rayman (1995) \| Rayman 2 (unreleased)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (2000)
Sampler Discs
Rayman Playable Game Preview (1996)

[:File:Rayman_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:Rayman Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:SSM_UK_01.pdf_p74-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 74

[:File:Rayman_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-5] File:Rayman sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[6] GamesMaster, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-11-23), page 39

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_047.pdf_p152-7] Consoles +, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 152

[digitiser1996-01-081459-8] Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-08)

[9] Famitsu, "1995-11-24" (JP; 1995-11-10), page 31

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1995-06.pdf_p76-10] Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 76

[11] Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0310.pdf_p17-12] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 10: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p78-13] GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-12.pdf_p28-14] Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 28

[gamesmastertv5x091459-15] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 9" (1995-11-16, 24:00) (+14:59)

[:File:GameInformer_US_033.pdf_p50-16] Game Informer, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50

[17] Hacker, "04/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_051.pdf_p112-18] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 112

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-11.pdf_p78-19] MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 78

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p116-20] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 116

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-12.pdf_p90-21] Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 90

[:File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p28-22] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-29), page 28

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_057.pdf_p100-23] Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-03_19960202.pdf_p78-24] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p64-25] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 64

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_25.pdf_p55-26] Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 55

[:File:Sega_News_1_CZ.pdf_p10-27] Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:SegaPower_UK_73.pdf_p34-28] Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 34

[:File:SegaPro_UK_52.pdf_p58-29] Sega Pro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-02), page 58

[30] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "1/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_JP_19951201_1995-12.pdf_p187-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 187

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14

[:File:TodoSega_ES_34.pdf_p36-33] Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_06.pdf_p80-34] Top Consoles, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p44-35] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 44

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-11.pdf_p91-36] Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_82.pdf_p90-37] VideoGames, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 90

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Rayman

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Levels

Versions

Localised names

Comparisons

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Save data

References