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[[~~Image~~:Tomb of the Ancients secret.png|320px|thumb|right|The clearing at the end of the tunnel.]]

[[File:Tomb of the Ancients secret.png|320px|thumb|right|The clearing at the end of the tunnel.]]

The '''Tomb of the Ancients secret''' refers to an unnamed secret area found in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] in ''[[Rayman 2]]''. It is known to be accessible in the PC, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and the [[Rayman 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] versions of the game. In the [[Rayman DS|Nintendo DS]], [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] and [[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2]] versions the hidden area is available, but can't be accessed, either due to the respective buttons not being available to press or because the cheat was disabled. In the [[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation version]] it does not appear at all. In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, three [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are given to the player in the secret area.

== History ==

The cheat was originally created by the developer "Ritchy", real name Arnaud Guyon, for the Nintendo 64 version. Upon porting the game to PC the cheat got named to "playjeff", which was the key combination needed to access it there. Ritchy posted details about this cheat on his website back in 2002,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020330184649/http://ritchy.free.fr/</ref> although it wasn't discovered by the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community until 2019. There he lists other cheats as well, most which appear to be named as references to his friends. In 2020, Jeff, also known as François ~~Quiennec~~, confirmed that the person playing the guitar was in fact a depiction of himself.

The cheat was originally created by the developer "Ritchy", real name Arnaud Guyon, for the Nintendo 64 version. Upon porting the game to PC the cheat got named to "playjeff", which was the key combination needed to access it there. Ritchy posted details about this cheat on his website back in 2002,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020330184649/http://ritchy.free.fr/</ref> although it wasn't discovered by the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community until 2019. There he lists other cheats as well, most which appear to be named as references to his friends. In 2020, Jeff, also known as François Queinnec, confirmed that the person playing the guitar was in fact a depiction of himself.

==Description==

The entrance to the secret area in hidden in the final phase of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]], outside the door to the [[Technical Check-up]] where [[Rayman]] fights [[Clark]]. In each version, the area can be accessed by pressing certain buttons or keys while [[Rayman]] is standing in front of the [[Technical Check-up]] door.

* Nintendo 64: Hold L + R while pressing A, B, A, B, A, B

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* Nintendo 3DS: Press B, Y, D-Pad Right, D-Pad Left, D-Pad Right and D-Pad Left

If successful, a puff of dust will appear on [[Rayman]]'s left and a wooden crate will materialise. [[Rayman]] can then climb onto the crate, and use it to reach a previously inaccessible tunnel whose entrance is hidden in the shadows high on the wall. The walls of the tunnel are decorated with the engraved coffins and [[skull]]s typical of the level. At the very end of the tunnel, [[Rayman]] encounters an impassable net, but the player is treated to a unique view: a small forested glade with a campfire at its center lies beyond the net, and surrounding it are two [[baby Globox]]es playing stones as if they were drums, a [[Grand Minimus]] dancing, and another large character~~, being~~ a depiction of ~~Jef,~~ can be seen playing a guitar. The scene is very similar to the one shown during ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'''s end credits, which may have been based on it.

If successful, a puff of dust will appear on [[Rayman]]'s left and a wooden crate will materialise. [[Rayman]] can then climb onto the crate, and use it to reach a previously inaccessible tunnel whose entrance is hidden in the shadows high on the wall. The walls of the tunnel are decorated with the engraved coffins and [[skull]]s typical of the level. At the very end of the tunnel, [[Rayman]] encounters an impassable net, but the player is treated to a unique view: a small forested glade with a campfire at its center lies beyond the net, and surrounding it are two [[baby Globox]]es playing stones as if they were drums, a [[Grand Minimus]] dancing, and another large character (a depiction of Jeff) can be seen playing a guitar. The scene is very similar to the one shown during ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'''s end credits, which may have been based on it.

In the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] version, the area itself is accessible. The net can be breached due to [[List of glitches in Rayman 2|a glitch]] where the player can get through the bottom right corner. [[Rayman]] must keep trying to walk into the right corner between the net and wall until he starts glitching. Eventually [[Rayman]] will glitch through the corner of the net and fall into the secret area.

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==[[List of ~~glitches~~ in Rayman 2|Cheats]]==

==[[List of cheats in Rayman 2|Cheats]]==

In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, as [[Rayman]] makes his way through the tunnel, he will come across three [[Robo-Pirate]] signs, one after another, each bearing a different message. The first sign says ‘To gain life points, try to shoot on a bridge’, the second says ‘To gain 3 [[Power Fist|Mega-Shoots]], try to jump under a well’, and the third says ‘To recover full life, try to push a tree’. Each of three messages [[Rayman]] reads as he makes his way through the secret tunnel in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] is in fact a cryptic clue to one of three [[List of ~~glitches~~ in Rayman 2|cheat]] codes which [[Rayman]] can activate in various locations throughout the game. It is not necessary to enter the secret area and read the messages in order to use these [[List of ~~glitches~~ in Rayman 2|cheats]]; however, they only function in the Dreamcast version of the game and its derivatives, the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] and [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] versions. In [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]], this area cannot be accessed due to the lack of buttons, but the [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] function properly. The words do not flash across the screen when these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are used in [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]].

In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, as [[Rayman]] makes his way through the tunnel, he will come across three [[Robo-Pirate]] signs, one after another, each bearing a different message. The first sign says ‘To gain life points, try to shoot on a bridge’, the second says ‘To gain 3 [[Power Fist|Mega-Shoots]], try to jump under a well’, and the third says ‘To recover full life, try to push a tree’. Each of three messages [[Rayman]] reads as he makes his way through the secret tunnel in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] is in fact a cryptic clue to one of three [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheat]] codes which [[Rayman]] can activate in various locations throughout the game. It is not necessary to enter the secret area and read the messages in order to use these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]]; however, they only function in the Dreamcast version of the game and its derivatives, the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] and [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] versions. In [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]], this area cannot be accessed due to the lack of buttons, but the [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] function properly. The words do not flash across the screen when these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are used in [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]].

===Fahrenheit===

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[[fr:Secret du Tombeau des Anciens]]

[[de:Der Geheim Bereich im Grab der Alten]]

[[pl:~~Skrytka~~ w ~~Grobowcu Starożytnych~~]]

[[pl:Sekret w grobowcu starożytnych]]

[[zh:幽秘古墓密室]]

== References ==

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-[[Image:Tomb of the Ancients secret.png|320px|thumb|right|The clearing at the end of the tunnel.]]
+[[File:Tomb of the Ancients secret.png|320px|thumb|right|The clearing at the end of the tunnel.]]
 The '''Tomb of the Ancients secret''' refers to an unnamed secret area found in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] in ''[[Rayman 2]]''. It is known to be accessible in the PC, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and the [[Rayman 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] versions of the game. In the [[Rayman DS|Nintendo DS]], [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] and [[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2]] versions the hidden area is available, but can't be accessed, either due to the respective buttons not being available to press or because the cheat was disabled. In the [[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation version]] it does not appear at all. In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, three [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are given to the player in the secret area.
 == History ==
-The cheat was originally created by the developer "Ritchy", real name Arnaud Guyon, for the Nintendo 64 version. Upon porting the game to PC the cheat got named to "playjeff", which was the key combination needed to access it there. Ritchy posted details about this cheat on his website back in 2002,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020330184649/http://ritchy.free.fr/</ref> although it wasn't discovered by the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community until 2019. There he lists other cheats as well, most which appear to be named as references to his friends. In 2020, Jeff, also known as François Quiennec, confirmed that the person playing the guitar was in fact a depiction of himself.
+The cheat was originally created by the developer "Ritchy", real name Arnaud Guyon, for the Nintendo 64 version. Upon porting the game to PC the cheat got named to "playjeff", which was the key combination needed to access it there. Ritchy posted details about this cheat on his website back in 2002,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020330184649/http://ritchy.free.fr/</ref> although it wasn't discovered by the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' community until 2019. There he lists other cheats as well, most which appear to be named as references to his friends. In 2020, Jeff, also known as François Queinnec, confirmed that the person playing the guitar was in fact a depiction of himself.
 ==Description==
 The entrance to the secret area in hidden in the final phase of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]], outside the door to the [[Technical Check-up]] where [[Rayman]] fights [[Clark]]. In each version, the area can be accessed by pressing certain buttons or keys while [[Rayman]] is standing in front of the [[Technical Check-up]] door.
 * Nintendo 64: Hold L + R while pressing A, B, A, B, A, B
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 * Nintendo 3DS: Press B, Y, D-Pad Right, D-Pad Left, D-Pad Right and D-Pad Left
-If successful, a puff of dust will appear on [[Rayman]]'s left and a wooden crate will materialise. [[Rayman]] can then climb onto the crate, and use it to reach a previously inaccessible tunnel whose entrance is hidden in the shadows high on the wall. The walls of the tunnel are decorated with the engraved coffins and [[skull]]s typical of the level. At the very end of the tunnel, [[Rayman]] encounters an impassable net, but the player is treated to a unique view: a small forested glade with a campfire at its center lies beyond the net, and surrounding it are two [[baby Globox]]es playing stones as if they were drums, a [[Grand Minimus]] dancing, and another large character, being a depiction of Jef, can be seen playing a guitar. The scene is very similar to the one shown during ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'''s end credits, which may have been based on it.
+If successful, a puff of dust will appear on [[Rayman]]'s left and a wooden crate will materialise. [[Rayman]] can then climb onto the crate, and use it to reach a previously inaccessible tunnel whose entrance is hidden in the shadows high on the wall. The walls of the tunnel are decorated with the engraved coffins and [[skull]]s typical of the level. At the very end of the tunnel, [[Rayman]] encounters an impassable net, but the player is treated to a unique view: a small forested glade with a campfire at its center lies beyond the net, and surrounding it are two [[baby Globox]]es playing stones as if they were drums, a [[Grand Minimus]] dancing, and another large character (a depiction of Jeff) can be seen playing a guitar. The scene is very similar to the one shown during ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'''s end credits, which may have been based on it.
 In the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] version, the area itself is accessible. The net can be breached due to [[List of glitches in Rayman 2|a glitch]] where the player can get through the bottom right corner. [[Rayman]] must keep trying to walk into the right corner between the net and wall until he starts glitching. Eventually [[Rayman]] will glitch through the corner of the net and fall into the secret area.
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 </gallery>
-==[[List of glitches in Rayman 2|Cheats]]==
+==[[List of cheats in Rayman 2|Cheats]]==
-In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, as [[Rayman]] makes his way through the tunnel, he will come across three [[Robo-Pirate]] signs, one after another, each bearing a different message. The first sign says ‘To gain life points, try to shoot on a bridge’, the second says ‘To gain 3 [[Power Fist|Mega-Shoots]], try to jump under a well’, and the third says ‘To recover full life, try to push a tree’. Each of three messages [[Rayman]] reads as he makes his way through the secret tunnel in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] is in fact a cryptic clue to one of three [[List of glitches in Rayman 2|cheat]] codes which [[Rayman]] can activate in various locations throughout the game. It is not necessary to enter the secret area and read the messages in order to use these [[List of glitches in Rayman 2|cheats]]; however, they only function in the Dreamcast version of the game and its derivatives, the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] and [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] versions. In [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]], this area cannot be accessed due to the lack of buttons, but the [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] function properly. The words do not flash across the screen when these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are used in [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]].
+In the Dreamcast and [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] versions, as [[Rayman]] makes his way through the tunnel, he will come across three [[Robo-Pirate]] signs, one after another, each bearing a different message. The first sign says ‘To gain life points, try to shoot on a bridge’, the second says ‘To gain 3 [[Power Fist|Mega-Shoots]], try to jump under a well’, and the third says ‘To recover full life, try to push a tree’. Each of three messages [[Rayman]] reads as he makes his way through the secret tunnel in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] is in fact a cryptic clue to one of three [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheat]] codes which [[Rayman]] can activate in various locations throughout the game. It is not necessary to enter the secret area and read the messages in order to use these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]]; however, they only function in the Dreamcast version of the game and its derivatives, the [[Rayman 3D|3DS]] and [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|iOS]] versions. In [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]], this area cannot be accessed due to the lack of buttons, but the [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] function properly. The words do not flash across the screen when these [[List of cheats in Rayman 2|cheats]] are used in [[Rayman 2 (iOS)|the iOS version]].
 ===Fahrenheit===
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 [[fr:Secret du Tombeau des Anciens]]
 [[de:Der Geheim Bereich im Grab der Alten]]
-[[pl:Skrytka w Grobowcu Starożytnych]]
+[[pl:Sekret w grobowcu starożytnych]]
+[[zh:幽秘古墓密室]]
 == References ==