Rayman (Game Boy Color)

[RayCarrot]

Yeah those names come from the Palm OS version which has function names left in the exe. So it's the internal names.

[Game Ze 2]

Are these Electoons or Antitoons? RayWiki says they are Electoons, but I think their hairstyles are more like Antitoons.

[Hunchman801]

Well, the game only calls them Toons, but I imagine they're considered Electoons because they're friendly and found imprisoned in cages?

Interestingly enough, the Rayman Junior games refer to Antitoons as just Toons.

[Greengoop]

I guess toons sounds friendlier to young kids who don’t know about the electron pun.

[Game Ze 2]

Well, the game only calls them Toons, but I imagine they're considered Electoons because they're friendly and found imprisoned in cages?

Interestingly enough, the Rayman Junior games refer to Antitoons as just Toons.

Toons in R1GBC don't have hair.

[Greengoop]

What do you mean? They obviously do in that image you sent.

[Game Ze 2]

What do you mean? They obviously do in that image you sent.

I mean that they are more likely to be Antitoons.

[Hunchman801]

Don't they all have ponytails?

[Game Ze 2]

Don't they all have ponytails?

But Toons in this game don't have feet, while Antitoons have feet.

[Greengoop]

But why would antitoons prank Rayman instead of attacking him? The joke is pretty clear here.

[Mortamon Saturn]

But why would antitoons prank Rayman instead of attacking him? The joke is pretty clear here.

This.

Besides, Electoons/Toons are seemingly depicted in a reddish color in this game, while the Antitoons' sprites are still blue and their ponytails became a sort of red antennae/strand of hair.
Also the GBC Electoons' sprites are seen with a sort of similar ponytail/wings when carrying exit signs (not confirmed if it's really them or just similar-looking fairies, but they have the exact same head as the Electoons freed from cages and it's the closest sprite to the cutscene depiction by far).

But Toons in this game don't have feet, while Antitoons have feet.

As for the feet (and hair), it could just be a limitation or animation simplication thing due to being on the GBC and as Electoons only have to be depicted flying, or disappearing to quickly convey the basic idea that the player freed them. Similarly, Mr Dark's hands and feet from the cutscenes aren't seen in gameplay either.

To me, it's just an old handheld adaptation quirk like Mr Dark wearing a purple cloak, or Tings becoming red/blue fairy creatures.

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[Hunchman801]

That makes sense, they certainly do not look like the Antitoons encountered as enemies in this very same game.

[The Jonster]

Besides, Electoons/Toons are seemingly depicted in a reddish color in this game, while the Antitoons' sprites are still blue and their ponytails became a sort of red antennae/strand of hair.

I feel like this should have been obvious to most people enough that they are not antitoons. Unless these are very clever ones!

[Hunchman801]

I've added details about the Chromatic release on the wiki, but I think the article needs a whole "Releases" section that would explain the differences between versions.

I'm sure Saturn wrote something about it on the forum already, maybe we could use it as a base for that section?

[Hunchman801]

Bumping this again as I've come across this Screenshots page from raymangbc.com:

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Six of them were already on Rayman Fanpage (and Marx-Y shared them in 2021), but the other three appear to be new.

Well, maybe not completely new, as two of these are very similar to the ones we found in the manual:




The one in the cave, I don't think I've seen it before though.

[PluMGMK]

"use to be"?

[Fifo]

Nice grammar, Ubi! [/sarcasm]

[Steo]

"use to be"?

Still beats "I could care less" and "could / should of".

[Fifo]

"use to be"?

Still beats "I could care less" and "could / should of".

Don’t give ’em ideas

[RayCarrot]

Bumping this again as I've come across this Screenshots page from raymangbc.com:

I found the source for them! They're in this press kit: https://archive.org/details/redump-id-119627
There are some new ones too, like one showing a Rayman 1 exit sign which I haven't seen before:

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