Happy nineteenth birthday, Pirate-Community!

[Hunchman801]

Today marks Pirate-Community's nineteenth birthday, one step closer to two decades of existence! While nothing particularly noteworthy happened to the Rayman series over the past year, the community itself has been thriving.

On the research side of things, the discovery of cut Rayman 4 functionality and mechanics in Rayman Raving Rabbids and the release of the source code for the engine for Rayman 2 which was found in a leaked version of Rayman Raving Rabbids for the Nintendo DS led to numerous findings and even paved for the way for new types of potential fan games. Unpublished tunes created for Rayman Junior were discovered too, as well the elusive video "Rayman's training" which is now available in its entirety.

The modding scene has not been left behind, with numerous patches that allow for a better experience of Rayman games, from texture packs to multiplayer support. Many fan games are in development, and while there have been no major releases as of the past year, a lot of content is being created for Rayman ReDesigner.

Finally, we at Pirate-Community at the pleasure to host the second edition of our speedrunning contest, SpeedRay 2022, with shiny cash for the talent winners!

As for the usual statistics, 9,562 messages were posted on the forum, with a total of 1,362,896, and 138 new articles were created on RayWiki, leading to 5977 in 8 languages. To many more!

Long live Rayman, long live Pirate-Community!

[Aaron]

Happy Birthday RaymanPC!

[arnoldfranklin]

Well, happy birthday I guess. This is technically its first birthday while I have had an account and I have enjoyed this website for the most part. Next year, it will be 20 years old. It would be cool if some old members say "hi but that might not be too likely. While the forum is dead compared to other years and it's probably not going to get much more active, I hope this website can thrive a long time. July was a busy month, though, at least for the most part. Hopefully, this year can be filled of activity among the fan base and forum. Maybe, even work will be done on the Rayman Raving Rabbids leader boards. Thanks for being friendly.

[Hunchman801]

While it still happens every now and then that some old members return, it has become more and more rare, just like the activity of the forums has decreased over time due to the combined effects of a shift in communication habits from forums to chats and social networks and the slow death of the Rayman franchise. But it's up to us to find ways to remain relevant and I'm confident we can achieve that.

[CosmicStrider]

Woo-hoo HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I'm probably not nearly active enough, but it's fun to hang out here! I'm really surprised how long the Pirate-Community's been around.

[ChronicTraitor]

Happy 19th birthday RPC! Here's to many more!

Wow, it's already been two years since I joined? It sure doesn't feel like it! I ought to do more here but the threads I follow haven't been active lately...but I'm eagerly looking forward to future fan endeavors all the same!

[Elite Piranha]

Happy birthday RPC! I'm really looking forward to how some of the fan-projects will turn out.

[PluMGMK]

Oh wow, here it is again! Happy Birthday PC!

[The Jonster]

It feels weird for me that RPC's birthday came after RD this year, rather than before it like the past few years since I've been here. Regardless, happy birthday RPC!

[Steo]

A late Happy Birthday to RPC hehe!

[OakDale]

Congratulations!

[hoodlumsworld]

Happy belated birthday!