History VideoGame / Rayman1995

* HitPoints: Defaulted as three, but can be temporarily increased to five with power-up that lasts until you die. In the GBA version the default is 4 and can be increased to six. The DSi edition then made things easier by making six the default and ''ten'' - not eight, the maximum value.

* AllThereInTheManual: the PC version of the game doesn't state anywhere that the two Moskitos are not the same character. Considering Mr. Stone and Space Mama also appear in two different levels, the common assumption is that the two identical looking insects are in fact the same.

* ItsAWonderfulFailure: The GameOver screen shows Rayman walking down a alley that's grim and corrupted on the left side. If you're out of continues he starts coughing and drops dead.

* ReformulatedGame: The GameBoyColor version has a unique set of levels, and unlike in the main console versions, you ''do'' actually get to fight Mr. Dark himself at the end of the game as opposed to his MixNMatchCritters.

* RocketPunch: Rayman's main attack is being able to wind-up his fist.

* ReformulatedGame: The GameBoyColor version has a unique set of levels.

** To elaborate on how different this game is to the others, Rayman had SphereEyes and wasn't the only one of his kind, Globox, the Teensies and the Lums didn't exist and The Magician, who was a Teensy in VideoGame/RaymanOrigins, was originally part of Rayman's race. Gameplay wise, Rayman dosen't start out with his helicopter hair, which can throw off newcomers who played the sequels, where that power is a default gameplay mechanic.

The debut game of [[Franchise/{{Rayman}} the limbless wonder]], created by Creator/MichelAncel and Creator/UbiSoft and released in 1995 for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, PS1, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and MS-DOS, and later saw releases on UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, PSN, UsefulNotes/DSiWare and another PC re-release.

* SkippableBoss: You can skip Mr Sax by breaking all the six cages in the first level, avoinding the photograph, killing yourself after the last cage and going back to the world map. In some versions of the game you can also skip Mr Skops by doing the same trick but not on Ps1 where there isn't the panel to go back to the map.

* RaymanianLimbs: The TropeNamer. It should be noted that Rayman was originally drawn with limbs in early concept art, but these were discarded in order to make Rayman easier to animate. Curiously, unlike the games from ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}'' and onward, Rayman's limbless design is not unique to himself, but is shared with many other characters and enemies in the game.

* BigDamnHeroes: During the final boss battle, Mr. Dark has stolen Rayman's fist and has him trapped between two pillars of fire, and is just about to roast him, when two electoons fly in and drop Rayman's fist to him, canceling out the flame and getting Rayman ready for the real battle.

* CriticalExistenceFailure: When Rayman dies, his bodies turns into a bunch of electoons which fly off.

* EvilCounterpart: The Antitoons to the Electoons, and possibly the Bad/Dark Rayman that was added to later releases to Rayman himself.

* FollowTheMoney: The tings sitting around are a very good indicator of where to go or trigger for making an electoon cage appear.

* InstantWinCondition: Reaching a sign and initiating the victory jingle will stop incoming attacks or hazards like rising water or lava, enemies or bosses chasing you, or airborne attacks of any variety. And if you grab the last ting in a bonus stage, you'll win even if you jumped off a cliff to get it.

* LargeHam: The Magician from the opening cutscene.

* OneUp: In the form of Rayman-shaped trophies... and by [[LawOf100 collecting 100 tings]].

->''"In Rayman's world, nature and people live together in peace. The Great Protoon provides and maintains the harmony and balance in the world. Sorry Folks, this apparently can't last. One fateful day, the evil Mister Dark steals the Great Protoon and defeats Betilla the Fairy as she tries to protect it! The Electoons, who used to gravitate around it, lose their natural stability and scatter all over the world! Troublesome, isn't it? And untidy, too!"''

->''"In the now-unbalanced world, strange phenomena begin to occur: freaks and hostile characters appear, capturing every Electoon they can find! They definitely need a hero to save them now, don't you think? Rayman to the rescue! Go, and free all of the electoons, Rayman! And bring back the Great Protoon from its mysterious kidnapper! ...but will the bad guys let him do it?..."''
-->--The Magician, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1e6H2jbHNg from the opening cutscene.]]

* TheVoiceless: Rayman himself has no dialogue, aside from the ports where he exclaims "No Problem!" in the opening, screams "HELP!" when he dies, and shouts "YEAH!" when he touches a goalpost.

* EvilCounterpart: The Antitoons to the Electoons, and possibly also Bad/Dark Rayman to Rayman himself.

* MirrorMatch: Dark Rayman in the last level, though you don't have to fight him. He copies everything you do, and touching him causes both of you to die instantly. The only way to win is to beat the level, at which point he collapses and "dies" like Rayman does.

* TheVoiceless: Rayman himself has almost no dialogue, aside from "No Problem!" in the opening, screaming "HELP!" when he dies, and the "YEAH!" he shouts when he touches a goalpost.

* NewWorldTease: Twilight Gulch, if you don't have the grabbing power yet.

* OneUp: In the form of Rayman-shaped trophies... and by collecting 100 tings.

* SelectiveGravity: Tings and miscellaneous power-up items found in the game are a perfect example of this. Also, the floating rings.
* SequenceBreaking: Of sorts. You can get the helicopter ability before you get the grappling ability which makes some platforming parts of Moskitos Nest a little easier. However, you CANNOT make it past the first stage of Twilight Gulch until you have the grappling ability.

* GuideDangIt: CAGES. To clarify, cages are invisible until you find the triggers for them, which are also invisible. Not even knowing the sound cue helps, because they can also trigger other things. And there are a LOT of cages.

* LastLousyPoint - in order to reach the last level, you need to find every single cage in each level. Frequently you'll have only two or three after passing the level for the first time, and only five after a thorough search. Time for an even more thorough search.

** To elaborate on how different this game is to the others, Rayman had SphereEyes and wasn't the only one of his kind, Globox, the Teensies and the Lums didn't exist and The Magician, who was a Teensy in VideoGame/RaymanOrigins, was originally part of Rayman's race.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion - Required in order to enter the final level.

* UnfinishedBeta: While technically not one, the Jaguar original certainly ''feels'' like one compared to its ports, although it does manage to have some exclusive features not seen in later versions.

The debut game of [[Franchise/{{Rayman}} the limbless wonder]], created by Creator/MichelAncel and Creator/UbiSoft and released in 1995 for the PS1, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and later saw releases on UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, PSN, UsefulNotes/DSiWare and another PC re-release.

->''"The Electoons, who used to gravitate around it, lose their NAT-ural stability and'' ''scatter ALL OVER THE'' '''WORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLD!!''' ''Troublesome, isn't it? And untidy, too."''

The debut game of [[Franchise/{{Rayman}} the limbless wonder]], created by MichelAncel and UbiSoft and released in 1995 for the PS1, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar, and later saw releases on UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, PSN, UsefulNotes/DSiWare and another PC re-release.

* GottaCatchEmAll: The Electoon cages. It's required to even clear the game.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: This is ''required'' to complete the game. Forgot a cage in "Eat at Joe's"? Go get it, lazy bum, or no end for you!

->''"In Rayman's world, [[{{Utopia}} nature and people live together in peace]]. [[CosmicKeystone The Great Protoon provides and maintains the harmony and balance in the world.]] Sorry Folks, this apparently can't last. One fateful day, the evil [[BigBad Mister Dark]] steals the Great Protoon and defeats [[BigGood Betilla the Fairy]] as she tries to protect it! The Electoons, who used to gravitate around it, lose their natural stability and scatter all over the world! Troublesome, isn't it? [[AndThatsTerrible And untidy, too!]]"''

->''"In the [[CrapSaccharineWorld now-unbalanced world]], strange phenomena begin to occur: freaks and hostile characters appear, capturing every Electoon they can find! [[HoldingOutForAHero They definitely need a hero to save them now]], don't you think? VideoGame/{{Rayman}} to the rescue! Go, and free all of the electoons, Rayman! And bring back the [[MacGuffin Great Protoon]] from its mysterious kidnapper! ...but will the bad guys let him do it?..."''

!Tropes:

* WhiteGloves: Rayman and many other characters wear them.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: The level after you beat the pink Moskito requires you to cooperate with him.

* TheUnfought: Mr. Dark, except in the Game Boy Color version.