Rayman: Hero of the Glade of Dreams - The Great Escape

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Guys, watch this video *g*

@Squaredrabbit @artsyomni We LOL'ed...

— Rayman (@RaymanGame) March 2, 2015

I like that the official Rayman twitter account is responding to all this Smash stuff. Even if it means nothing in the end, I'm glad to see a company interacting with the fans.

 

[GaroMaster]

In terms of popularity, Rayman finds himself in an awkward position.

On one hand, he's not as obscure as, say, Bayonetta. I mean, it's not like Rayman has to be in Smash to make his franchise more well known. He's iconic enough on his own, which is something other characters can't brag about.

But on the other hand, Rayman isn't a pop culture icon like Sonic is. Sure, he's well known among the gaming community, but outside of that, the mainstream aren't as familiar with Rayman as they are with Sonic. I mean, Japan has historically been a bad market for Rayman games sales wise.

Personally, I find that Rayman should be the last third party character they should add. He's one of the few gaming icons left that would fit perfectly in Smash. And you know what?

Rayman is a famous character. Even if the Big Four dwarf him in popularity, he's still an icon by himself. He is by no means a no name to the world of gaming.
I just hope Sakurai shares this sentiment.

 

[Rueckkoppler]

Yeah, then I must of seen it in my Youtube account, then saw it posted here. My bad.

Haha sorry dudes, didn't meant to confuse you

In terms of popularity, Rayman finds himself in an awkward position.

On one hand, he's not as obscure as, say, Bayonetta. I mean, it's not like Rayman has to be in Smash to make his franchise more well known. He's iconic enough on his own, which is something other characters can't brag about.

But on the other hand, Rayman isn't a pop culture icon like Sonic is. Sure, he's well known among the gaming community, but outside of that, the mainstream aren't as familiar with Rayman as they are with Sonic. I mean, Japan has historically been a bad market for Rayman games sales wise.

Personally, I find that Rayman should be the last third party character they should add. He's one of the few gaming icons left that would fit perfectly in Smash. And you know what?

Rayman is a famous character. Even if the Big Four dwarf him in popularity, he's still an icon by himself. He is by no means a no name to the world of gaming.
I just hope Sakurai shares this sentiment.

Well said! And I think that might be the problem: Sakurai's perception on Rayman. But we really don't know. Just because he's with Nintendo all the time, doesn't mean that he's got no clue or appreciation left for the rest of the gaming-world. I mean, if it comes to recognition, he praised Valve's Steam platform as a great service for example. This guy's not locked inside the box, for sure.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

In terms of popularity, Rayman finds himself in an awkward position.

On one hand, he's not as obscure as, say, Bayonetta. I mean, it's not like Rayman has to be in Smash to make his franchise more well known. He's iconic enough on his own, which is something other characters can't brag about.

But on the other hand, Rayman isn't a pop culture icon like Sonic is. Sure, he's well known among the gaming community, but outside of that, the mainstream aren't as familiar with Rayman as they are with Sonic. I mean, Japan has historically been a bad market for Rayman games sales wise.

Personally, I find that Rayman should be the last third party character they should add. He's one of the few gaming icons left that would fit perfectly in Smash. And you know what?

Rayman is a famous character. Even if the Big Four dwarf him in popularity, he's still an icon by himself. He is by no means a no name to the world of gaming.
I just hope Sakurai shares this sentiment.

 

[GaroMaster]

Haha sorry dudes, didn't meant to confuse you



Well said! And I think that might be the problem: Sakurai's perception on Rayman. But we really don't know. Just because he's with Nintendo all the time, doesn't mean that he's got no clue or appreciation left for the rest of the gaming-world. I mean, if it comes to recognition, he praised Valve's Steam platform as a great service for example. This guy's not locked inside the box, for sure.

Even though this isn't Sakurai, it seems as though some people at Nintendo play other consoles.
Proof:

Not to mention, the team that is working on Splatoon have played Call of Duty and Battlefield.
So, it seems as though the folks at Nintendo have an open mind.

 

[BluePikmin11]

Please vote @PushDustIn 's MegaSmash Poll here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17deELX ... s/viewform
Try to spread the word about the poll, he needs as much results as he can!

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Please vote @PushDustIn 's MegaSmash Poll here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17deELX ... s/viewform
Try to spread the word about the poll, he needs as much results as he can!

Done and done.

 

[GaroMaster]

Well, I just finished filling out the poll.
As I bid you guys a good night, let's plan on spreading this poll around to people tomorrow. We could use some more supporters to show Nintendo that there is demand for DLC.
Let's keep on fighting, guys. Ubisoft knows how much demand there is for Rayman to be in Smash. Now it's time to make Nintendo notice.
Good night, guys. Never give up.
#KeepOnFighting

 

[AndreaAC]

Please vote @PushDustIn 's MegaSmash Poll here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17deELX ... s/viewform
Try to spread the word about the poll, he needs as much results as he can!

Done...even if it was kinda hard to answer some of the stuff like the time the game took to develop...I only remember the whole year of Pyrosphere's reveal... >.>

But oh well, Rayman and Ridley for DLC, always.

Well, I just finished filling out the poll.
As I bid you guys a good night, let's plan on spreading this poll around to people tomorrow. We could use some more supporters to show Nintendo that there is demand for DLC.
Let's keep on fighting, guys. Ubisoft knows how much demand there is for Rayman to be in Smash. Now it's time to make Nintendo notice.
Good night, guys. Never give up.
#KeepOnFighting

Good night.

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Please vote @PushDustIn 's MegaSmash Poll here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17deELX ... s/viewform
Try to spread the word about the poll, he needs as much results as he can!

Done this as well. Tried to answer all I could...So I hope this helps...

Well, I just finished filling out the poll.
As I bid you guys a good night, let's plan on spreading this poll around to people tomorrow. We could use some more supporters to show Nintendo that there is demand for DLC.
Let's keep on fighting, guys. Ubisoft knows how much demand there is for Rayman to be in Smash. Now it's time to make Nintendo notice.
Good night, guys. Never give up.
#KeepOnFighting

Good Night, and take care...

 

[ansossy]

Please vote @PushDustIn 's MegaSmash Poll here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17deELX ... s/viewform
Try to spread the word about the poll, he needs as much results as he can!

Voted for Rayman in there.

 

[ShinyRegice]

Well, I just finished filling out the poll.
As I bid you guys a good night, let's plan on spreading this poll around to people tomorrow. We could use some more supporters to show Nintendo that there is demand for DLC.
Let's keep on fighting, guys. Ubisoft knows how much demand there is for Rayman to be in Smash. Now it's time to make Nintendo notice.
Good night, guys. Never give up.
#KeepOnFighting

It's really cool to see how Ubisoft notices the fan interest for playable Rayman in Smash and quite possibly shares it, but that doesn't prevent me to look forward the future of the franchise itself outside of Smash. Legends was super fun, but I hope a new game is being developed for the 3DS and/or Wii U and that we will see more diversity from Rayman that just 2D platforming. A Nintendo exclusive would be cool but I'm not sure it's realistic to expect that; if not the case I'd hope to see something cool exclusive to the Nintendo version like, say, giving him powers like Mario's Fireball, Pikachu's Thunder, or even from a bit less iconic characters like Little Mac's KO Punch or Ness' PK Flash, by scanning their respective amiibos. (In addition to the game's regular and original power-ups, of course!) I think it would work wonderfully for a 3D platformer Rayman with enough emphasize on combat.

Though I guess it's more wishful thinking than anything else... but I have high hopes for an awesome Rayman game as a launch title for the next Nintendo console.

Anyway, I love those kind of polls for the Smash community and for my wanted DLC characters I voted for those in my signature, including Rayman of course!

 

[Rueckkoppler]

It's really cool to see how Ubisoft notices the fan interest for playable Rayman in Smash and quite possibly shares it, but that doesn't prevent me to look forward the future of the franchise itself outside of Smash. Legends was super fun, but I hope a new game is being developed for the 3DS and/or Wii U and that we will see more diversity from Rayman that just 2D platforming. A Nintendo exclusive would be cool but I'm not sure it's realistic to expect that; if not the case I'd hope to see something cool exclusive to the Nintendo version like, say, giving him powers like Mario's Fireball, Pikachu's Thunder, or even from a bit less iconic characters like Little Mac's KO Punch or Ness' PK Flash, by scanning their respective amiibos. (In addition to the game's regular and original power-ups, of course!) I think it would work wonderfully for a 3D platformer Rayman with enough emphasize on combat.

Though I guess it's more wishful thinking than anything else... but I have high hopes for an awesome Rayman game as a launch title for the next Nintendo console.

Anyway, I love those kind of polls for the Smash community and for my wanted DLC characters I voted for those in my signature, including Rayman of course!

Exactly my thoughts. I wouldn't be mad if it isn't a Nintendo exclusive... I wouldn't even be sad. I would grant Ubisoft to spread this game on as many platforms as possible, because such type of games have already a hard time nowadays. So it should gain the biggest success possible. This would allow the game to have a more continued stream of sequels - something that lacked after the release of Rayman 3 in 2003.

 

[Misterfan2000]

It's my drawing!!!

 

[ThePenguinGamer0]

It's my drawing!!!

Love it!

That plastic, though.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

So, I found this great remix of Band Land.

Good I love this track, I hope it will make its way into Smash if Rayman becomes playable.
Also if you notice, the background looks awfully fimilar.

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

So, I found this great remix of Band Land.

Good I love this track, I hope it will make its way into Smash if Rayman becomes playable.
Also if you notice, the background looks awfully fimilar.

Haha, I see that it's your drawing. :D Cool.

And wow, that's sounds pretty good. It brings back memories. TuT

 

[JamesDNaux]

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again. If Mega Man is big enough to get into Smash, Rayman is more than qualified. Rayman is the mascot of a company that is larger than Capcom, he's barely behind Mega Man in sales, which don't count the Raving Rabbids titles (which would shoot him way higher than Mega Man). Many people think Rayman isn't iconic for sole reason of them not knowing who he is, yet in all my life up until Brawl, I had never heard of the oh so legendary Rockman. Age doesn't even matter, Rayman is a mere few years younger than Sonic, and he turns 20 this year, a major feat for any franchise. His creator, Michel Ancel, was one of the first three game developers ever knighted by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, and guess who else was knighted right alongside him? Shigeru Miyamoto. He met Miyamoto.

I can keep going, who wants to make excuses against Rayman?

 

[Jaster]

So, I found this great remix of Band Land.

Good I love this track, I hope it will make its way into Smash if Rayman becomes playable.
Also if you notice, the background looks awfully fimilar.

Excellent , I love it! And the Rayman's face is more near.. and near.. and near..

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again. If Mega Man is big enough to get into Smash, Rayman is more than qualified. Rayman is the mascot of a company that is larger than Capcom, he's barely behind Mega Man in sales, which don't count the Raving Rabbids titles (which would shoot him way higher than Mega Man). Many people think Rayman isn't iconic for sole reason of them not knowing who he is, yet in all my life up until Brawl, I had never heard of the oh so legendary Rockman. Age doesn't even matter, Rayman is a mere few years younger than Sonic, and he turns 20 this year, a major feat for any franchise. His creator, Michel Ancel, was one of the first three game developers ever knighted by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, and guess who else was knighted right alongside him? Shigeru Miyamoto. He met Miyamoto.

I can keep going, who wants to make excuses against Rayman?

Spoiler

 

[A Distant Demon]

Gonna go try and finish Rayman 3. Had it on the backlog for a real long time. But I can't play Goldensun/DKCRTF/etc while i autofarm customs with smash tour. Xbox awayyyyyy

 

[Jaster]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

 

[Wintropy]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus?

*Flashbacks to Game Over jingle*

I'M FINISHED~! ;w;

Yes, it is indeed Kid Icarus. Rayman's sporting Pit's costume and it's even got the HP and hearts gauge up in the corner. I like this. It's a pretty cool homage~ :3

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

Is this something new?...

 

[JamesDNaux]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

We totally need costumes for every Smash character, perfect Amiibo usage for Legends/new Rayman game there.

We already have Mario and Luigi.

Also, random reference to Sakurai's adopted baby. Smash teasing? *Illuminati nachos*

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

We totally need costumes for every Smash character, perfect Amiibo usage for Legends/new Rayman game there.

We already have Mario and Luigi.

Also, random reference to Sakurai's adopted baby. Smash teasing? *Illuminati nachos*

This is something interesting, i must say.

 

[Wintropy]

We totally need costumes for every Smash character, perfect Amiibo usage for Legends/new Rayman game there.

We already have Mario and Luigi.

Also, random reference to Sakurai's adopted baby. Smash teasing? *Illuminati nachos*

I would pay good money to see Rayman in a blue tank-top and black sweatpants. :3

 

[A Distant Demon]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

Combining rayman and kid icarus. Why must you taunt me so :<

 

[JamesDNaux]

I would pay good money to see Rayman in a blue tank-top and black sweatpants. :3

I died.

 

[Wintropy]

I died.

Oh my god.

My eyes are laughing.

 

[A Distant Demon]

I died.

Please. I'm hurting

rayman as would probably look silly as hell as well



PS in google image search "smash bros trophy" rayman is the very first result. "super Smash Brothers trophy" puts him at 2nd.
it's the old, high looking one though

 

[Wintropy]

Please. I'm hurting

rayman as would probably look silly as hell as well



PS in google image search "smash bros trophy" rayman is the very first result. "super Smash Brothers trophy" puts him at 2nd.
it's the old, high looking one though

I think a visor shaped like R.O.B.'s eyes, plus the claw-pads and a grey / red colour scheme would suffice for R.O.B.

Just paint him black for Geedubz, eyes included; he's already got the huge nose and two-dimensional style.

 

[ThePenguinGamer0]

I can keep going, who wants to make excuses against Rayman?

GameXplain, obviously!

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

They did this with Ghosts and Goblins.

#RetroRayman No. 1: Can you name this Raymanized video game flashback? #TBT pic.twitter.com/1WEVuNSqVQ

— Rayman (@RaymanGame) February 19, 2015

Also, I dug up some treasure!

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Isn't that Ghosts and Goblins?

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Isn't that Ghosts and Goblins?

Uh...yes...He said so in the post...

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Uh...yes...He said so in the post...

...I actually didn't see that

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

...I actually didn't see that

Not sure if Slowpoke or Greninja'd, it being the op that made it known first.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Not sure if Slowpoke or Greninja'd, it being the op that made it known first.

I genuinely didn't see that specific line of text, and it says there were no edits after I doublechecked and saw it

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

I genuinely didn't see that specific line of text, and it says there were no edits after I doublechecked and saw it

Probably just looked too fast. Or something glitched. But it's no big deal.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

"Do you remember this game? It's a classic" By Rayman Facebook.

Could it be Kid Icarus NES?

Rayman Facebook account trying to get Sakuari's attention confirmed.

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again. If Mega Man is big enough to get into Smash, Rayman is more than qualified. Rayman is the mascot of a company that is larger than Capcom, he's barely behind Mega Man in sales, which don't count the Raving Rabbids titles (which would shoot him way higher than Mega Man). Many people think Rayman isn't iconic for sole reason of them not knowing who he is, yet in all my life up until Brawl, I had never heard of the oh so legendary Rockman. Age doesn't even matter, Rayman is a mere few years younger than Sonic, and he turns 20 this year, a major feat for any franchise. His creator, Michel Ancel, was one of the first three game developers ever knighted by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, and guess who else was knighted right alongside him? Shigeru Miyamoto. He met Miyamoto.

I can keep going, who wants to make excuses against Rayman?

Oh so your doing that arguments idea I suggested? If that's the case then here's some I've heard.

"Rayman is not a Japanese video game character."
"Rayman doesn't deserve to get in because of Ubisoft."
"We have enough third party characters."

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Rayman Facebook account trying to get Sakuari's attention confirmed.

Oh so your doing that arguments idea I suggested? If that's the case then here's some I've heard.

"Rayman is not a Japanese video game character."
"Rayman doesn't deserve to get in because of Ubisoft."
"We have enough third party characters."

*Cough*

1. in the game.
   
2. Same could have been said (and I think has) with and the other 3rd parties to ever been in the game.
3. There's nothing that been stated that there is a limit, it's up to Sakurai.