Rayman (Game Boy Color)

Rayman (GBC) is a remake of the original Rayman which was released for the Game Boy Color in 2000. Due to the handheld's technical limits, the game is a lot shorter than the original and Rayman himself is brought down to a small number of pixels high, it still manages to keep very well designed graphics.

Notable differences

• While Rayman's sprite is a smaller version of that in the original Rayman, the rest of this version's artwork uses his Rayman 2 appearance.
• The Tings are now tiny fairies that float inside magical balls Rayman has to collect.
• The entire game uses no music from the original, instead this is replaced with music from Rayman 2.
• The games uses only a password feature.
• There are no bosses at the end of each world, apart from Mister Dark who this time will actually fight you at the very end. This has made the game a lot short and somewhat easier than the original.
• Several characters from the original (The Magician, Tarayzan, Betilla etc) do not appear in the game.
• Access to bonus levels is represented by an exit sign which has an arrow facing upwards, rather than the Magician.
• When Rayman is near a cage, the music changes.

Other Features

Ubi Key

The Ubi Key was an exclusive feature in which two Game Boy Colors would transfer data to each other using the infra-red links (the small black tabs next to where you insert the Game Pak). In this case, a giant key would be found at some point of the game, and when these are transfered they would give you access to bonuses, such as a secret level.

Sticker Book

New copies of the game would contain a small sticker booklet and some stickers using some Rayman 2 artwork. Oddly enough there is also a page that featured Rigatoni, the main antagonist from the Animated Series, which was possibly a means to advertise the series though it never aired in more than a few countries. The rest of the stickers could be obtained at the now defunct official Rayman 2 website, Rayman2.com.