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Hey Josh here with another nostalgic look at our beloved childhoods. This time we are going to be looking at Rayman, the first one before the sequels where those fucking rabbits came into it and raped our childhoor for all it was worth. But with the Rayman Origins coming to consoles soon i decided it was about time i covered this game.

So now that's out the way we can get stuck into it. Rayman was a game most people will remember for being on the PlayStation before Wii got their hands on the franchise and made the raving rabbid games. The main story to the game is Rayman lives in a world where nature and raymankind live together in peace all because of this magical ball (the great protoon) that gives off happy feelings. But one day the evil and rather ingeniously named Mr Dark shows up ( I shit you not that's how creative they are ) He defeats a powerful fairy and steals a few of the ribena berry's for good measure and sticks them in cages. This is when we meet our hero who is chillaxing on a beach when he is asked to answer the call of duty.

Here's the intro:

So Rayman sets off on his adventure and gains new abilities and befriends a few bosses along the way. One of which looks oddly like a penis (not naming who but i will include a picture)

My childhood.

The levels where creative and amazing and the enemy's where strange and like a mix of poachers and super Mario bad guys. Rayman like a lot of the games back in the 90's was a side scroller with aspects of 3D. you started out with the ability to throw your levitating fists and if need be charge it up to cause more damage. in the levels you had to break free the ribena Berry's and gather all the energy you could ( like the coins in Mario )

Here's the first level:

The levels where different and always introduced something new to keep you on your toes and always provided you with interesting backdrops that at some times completely immersed me in the game and helped me lose myself in the level and no matter how many times i heard it at the end of a level the "YEAH" always made me feel like i did a good job even if i died countless times on that one berry that i couldn't land on properly. Anyway my point being the game was brilliant, bright colours and silly storyline for the kids and a feeling of nostalgia for the now grown ups who play the game again. I only hope that Rayman Origins doesn't fall flat on its face like the other Rayman games did and captures the same spirit this game has. Including the "YEAH" at the end of a level.


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