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*''This article is about the early production ~~of the~~ of the game. For the SNES prototype, see [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)]].''

*''This article is about the early production of the game. For the SNES prototype, see [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)]].''

[[File:Rayman 1 - Japanese back cover 2.jpg|240px|thumb|right|An early version of [[Candy Château]] can be seen in the Japanese PC back cover.]]

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GamePro Issue 64 (October 1994).png|The early plot which is mentioned in ''GamePro'' issue 64

Kevin.jpg|Another version of the early plot, but Jimmy is instead called Kevin

Die Hard Game Fan Issue 21 (August 1994) page 083.jpg

Joypad Issue 38.png|A preview article of [[Rayman (Atari Jaguar)|the Atari Jaguar version of the game]], with unused enemies and levels, as shown in ''Joypad'' issue 38

Diehard GameFan Vol 2 Issue 10 (October 1994).png|A preview magazine article, showing a lot of early versions of levels and characters which do not appear in the final game

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Mega Fun (September 1994).png

Rayman Jaguar Beta 2.png|An early version of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' for the Atari Jaguar showing a [[little Livingstone]] mounting a [[Spider (Rayman 1)|spider]] along with a [[hunter]] and [[Rayman]] in an unknown environment.

BetaEnemies.jpg|These unidentified enemies in the early Atari Jaguar version of the game are holdovers from [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)|the game's cancelled SNES version]].

BetaEnemies.jpg|These unidentified enemies in the early Atari Jaguar version of the game, possibly early versions of [[Antitoon]]s, are holdovers from [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)|the game's cancelled SNES version]].

Rayman-1-early-Jaguar-designs.png|A very early Atari Jaguar version showing an early design of [[Rayman]] and the [[~~Electoons~~]].

Rayman-1-early-Jaguar-designs.png|A very early Atari Jaguar version showing an early design of [[Rayman]] and the [[Electoon]]s.

Mega Force 41.png

Console Plus No 39.png

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) (November 1995).png

Saturn Fan Issue 11 (November 1995).png

Rayman Jaguar Beta 1.png

Rayman Jaguar Beta 3.png

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Rayman 1 25th Concept Art 2.jpg

Rayman 1 25th Concept Art 3.jpg

Rayman concepts.png

Rayman-1-concept-art-1.jpg

Rayman-1-concept-art-2.png

Rayman-1-concept-art-2.jpg

Concept art Hamac.png

Archives-10.jpg

RAYMAN A CLASSER113-min.jpg

Concept 10.jpeg

R1 collage.jpg

RaymanConcepts.jpg

Archives-07.jpg

Magician's House.png

Band Land concept art.png

Backscan.jpg

Misterdarkoriginal.jpg

</gallery>

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Unused R1 Anim - Plum360.gif|A [[plum]] which swings around in a full circle.

Unused R1 Anim - RayHang.gif|An unused animation for when [[Rayman]] jumps from [[hanging]] on a platform.

Unused R1 Anim - RedMonsterAttack.gif|An unused animation for the [[~~red monster~~]].

Unused R1 Anim - RedMonsterAttack.gif|An unused animation for the [[mad drummer]].

</gallery>

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On 25 August 2008, a YouTube video showing an early prototype of [[Rayman (Atari Jaguar)|the Atari Jaguar version]] was uploaded. Two months later, this was leaked to the public along with 19 prototypes or other Jaguar titles. Along with this leaked prototype, there is also an early demo version, which displays even more differences between the final version.

This version begins with [[Rayman]] dropping down in a [[~~the~~ Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] level, and getting stunned the second he hits the ground, which he does when falling from great heights. Not all objects have collision detection, such as [[hunter]]s and [[Moskito]]. Interestingly, [[Rayman]] can also perform handstands and attack with his feet, and his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] can be charged up to be more powerful, which is displayed with an icon at the bottom left corner with the word ‘Nova’ next to it.

This version begins with [[Rayman]] dropping down in a [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] level, and getting stunned the second he hits the ground, which he does when falling from great heights. Not all objects have collision detection, such as [[hunter]]s and [[Moskito]]. Interestingly, [[Rayman]] can also perform handstands and attack with his feet, and his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] can be charged up to be more powerful, which is displayed with an icon at the bottom left corner with the word ‘Nova’ next to it.

There is also a very early looking heads-up display which is centered rather than to the left and right, there are more hit points than normal and the word ‘POW’ is between that and the [[Life|lives]] counter. An icon of an [[Antitoon]] is displayed instead of the [[Ting]]s icon, and apparently it counts and represents how many enemies have been defeated. Only the [[Life|lives]] counter and five of the hit points made it into the final game. No game over system has been implemented either, meaning that when all [[Life|lives]] are lost the counter cycles back to 99.

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== Atari Jaguar early demo ==

This version is a later build from the prototype, now including proper collision and all the worlds in the ROM as in the final version. Functions to load levels from all worlds exist, but only the first two have actual maps. Leftover graphics and other data is however available for other worlds.

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== Atari Jaguar ==

=== Unused animations ===

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* When falling from high places [[Rayman]] will appear stunned.

* The [[Life|lives]] counter displays a single digit.

* Rather than getting [[Electoon]] markers on a [[medallion]] upon breaking a [[cage]] the player now has to collect the [[Electoon]]s from it with a separate counter being available for that, replacing the [[ting]]s.

* Rather than getting [[Electoon]] markers on a [[Cage|medallion]] upon breaking a [[cage]] the player now has to collect the [[Electoon]]s from it with a separate counter being available for that, replacing the [[ting]]s.

* The [[Big Power]]s use an incorrect palette for parts of their animation.

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RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Jungle 01.png|The [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] map from the vol. 3 demo

RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Mountain 01.png|The [[~~The Blue Mountains|~~Blue Mountains]] map from the vol. 3 demo

RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Mountain 01.png|The [[Blue Mountains]] map from the vol. 3 demo

RaymanPS1DemoVol6Japan - Jungle 13.png|The [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] map from the vol. 6 demo

</gallery>

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R1 JP Demo - Blue Mountain Splash Screen.png|The loading screen used for the [[Blue Mountains]].

R1Demo - BigLavaBall.png|The same as unused giant [[lava rock]] as has been found in ''[[Rayman Designer]]'' was found in higher quality in the files.

R1Demo - Scroll.png|An unused scroll which was meant to be given to [[Rayman]] by [[the Magician]].<ref>YouTube, ''sm21657890 + sm21628083 + sm21657890 -【非売品】ブルートプレス Vol 17 1994年12月号'', https://~~www~~.~~youtube.com~~/~~watch?v=W4VN~~-~~nHzyEk&t=3305~~</ref>

R1Demo - Scroll.png|An unused scroll which was meant to be given to [[Rayman]] by [[the Magician]].<ref>YouTube (via archive.org), ''sm21657890 + sm21628083 + sm21657890 -【非売品】ブルートプレス Vol 17 1994年12月号'', https://archive.org/download/gpuv_20200514_202005/sm21657890%20%2B%20sm21628083%20%2B%20sm21657890%20-%E3%80%90%E9%9D%9E%E5%A3%B2%E5%93%81%E3%80%91%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%20Vol%2017%201994%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7.mp4</ref>

R1 Vol3 Demo Unused Electoon Font.png

</gallery>

=== Unused animations ===

Unused R1 Demo Anim - Magician Scroll 1.gif

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== PlayStation ==

=== Unused animations ===

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== PC ==

=== Maps ===

The following maps are from a demo for ''[[Rayman Gold]]''.

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==''Rayman Designer'' hacking==

''Main ~~article: [[~~Rayman Designer hacking~~]]''~~

[[Rayman Designer hacking|''Rayman Designer'' hacking]] allowed players to find unused textures and events which were probably meant to be in the final version but soon removed. Such sprites include a giant [[lava rock]], [[cloud]]s with a face and a strange portal.

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[[fr:Rayman (développement)]]

[[pl:Rayman (wczesna produkcja)]]

[[zh:雷曼（早期开发）]]

[[Category:2D platform games]]

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-*''This article is about the early production of the of the game. For the SNES prototype, see [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)]].''
+*''This article is about the early production of the game. For the SNES prototype, see [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)]].''
 [[File:Rayman 1 - Japanese back cover 2.jpg|240px|thumb|right|An early version of [[Candy Château]] can be seen in the Japanese PC back cover.]]
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 GamePro Issue 64 (October 1994).png|The early plot which is mentioned in ''GamePro'' issue 64
 Kevin.jpg|Another version of the early plot, but Jimmy is instead called Kevin
+Die Hard Game Fan Issue 21 (August 1994) page 083.jpg
 Joypad Issue 38.png|A preview article of [[Rayman (Atari Jaguar)|the Atari Jaguar version of the game]], with unused enemies and levels, as shown in ''Joypad'' issue 38
 Diehard GameFan Vol 2 Issue 10 (October 1994).png|A preview magazine article, showing a lot of early versions of levels and characters which do not appear in the final game
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 Mega Fun (September 1994).png
 Rayman Jaguar Beta 2.png|An early version of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' for the Atari Jaguar showing a [[little Livingstone]] mounting a [[Spider (Rayman 1)|spider]] along with a [[hunter]] and [[Rayman]] in an unknown environment.
-BetaEnemies.jpg|These unidentified enemies in the early Atari Jaguar version of the game are holdovers from [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)|the game's cancelled SNES version]].
+BetaEnemies.jpg|These unidentified enemies in the early Atari Jaguar version of the game, possibly early versions of [[Antitoon]]s, are holdovers from [[Rayman (cancelled prototype)|the game's cancelled SNES version]].
-Rayman-1-early-Jaguar-designs.png|A very early Atari Jaguar version showing an early design of [[Rayman]] and the [[Electoons]].
+Rayman-1-early-Jaguar-designs.png|A very early Atari Jaguar version showing an early design of [[Rayman]] and the [[Electoon]]s.
+Mega Force 41.png
+Console Plus No 39.png
+Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) (November 1995).png
+Saturn Fan Issue 11 (November 1995).png
 Rayman Jaguar Beta 1.png
 Rayman Jaguar Beta 3.png
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 Rayman 1 25th Concept Art 2.jpg
 Rayman 1 25th Concept Art 3.jpg
+Rayman concepts.png
 Rayman-1-concept-art-1.jpg
 Rayman-1-concept-art-2.png
 Rayman-1-concept-art-2.jpg
+Concept art Hamac.png
+Archives-10.jpg
+RAYMAN A CLASSER113-min.jpg
+Concept 10.jpeg
+R1 collage.jpg
+RaymanConcepts.jpg
+Archives-07.jpg
+Magician's House.png
+Band Land concept art.png
+Backscan.jpg
+Misterdarkoriginal.jpg
 </gallery>
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 Unused R1 Anim - Plum360.gif|A [[plum]] which swings around in a full circle.
 Unused R1 Anim - RayHang.gif|An unused animation for when [[Rayman]] jumps from [[hanging]] on a platform.
-Unused R1 Anim - RedMonsterAttack.gif|An unused animation for the [[red monster]].
+Unused R1 Anim - RedMonsterAttack.gif|An unused animation for the [[mad drummer]].
 </gallery>
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 On 25 August 2008, a YouTube video showing an early prototype of [[Rayman (Atari Jaguar)|the Atari Jaguar version]] was uploaded. Two months later, this was leaked to the public along with 19 prototypes or other Jaguar titles. Along with this leaked prototype, there is also an early demo version, which displays even more differences between the final version.
-This version begins with [[Rayman]] dropping down in a [[the Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] level, and getting stunned the second he hits the ground, which he does when falling from great heights. Not all objects have collision detection, such as [[hunter]]s and [[Moskito]]. Interestingly, [[Rayman]] can also perform handstands and attack with his feet, and his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] can be charged up to be more powerful, which is displayed with an icon at the bottom left corner with the word ‘Nova’ next to it.
+This version begins with [[Rayman]] dropping down in a [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] level, and getting stunned the second he hits the ground, which he does when falling from great heights. Not all objects have collision detection, such as [[hunter]]s and [[Moskito]]. Interestingly, [[Rayman]] can also perform handstands and attack with his feet, and his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] can be charged up to be more powerful, which is displayed with an icon at the bottom left corner with the word ‘Nova’ next to it.
 There is also a very early looking heads-up display which is centered rather than to the left and right, there are more hit points than normal and the word ‘POW’ is between that and the [[Life|lives]] counter. An icon of an [[Antitoon]] is displayed instead of the [[Ting]]s icon, and apparently it counts and represents how many enemies have been defeated. Only the [[Life|lives]] counter and five of the hit points made it into the final game. No game over system has been implemented either, meaning that when all [[Life|lives]] are lost the counter cycles back to 99.
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 == Atari Jaguar early demo ==
-[[File:R1ProtoMap.png|frame|right|class=sprite|[[the valley|The world map]], as seen in the early Atari Jaguar prototype.]]
+[[File:R1ProtoMap.png|frame|right|class=sprite|[[The valley|The world map]], as seen in the early Atari Jaguar prototype.]]
 This version is a later build from the prototype, now including proper collision and all the worlds in the ROM as in the final version. Functions to load levels from all worlds exist, but only the first two have actual maps. Leftover graphics and other data is however available for other worlds.
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 == Atari Jaguar ==
 === Unused animations ===
 <gallery class="sprite">
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 * When falling from high places [[Rayman]] will appear stunned.
 * The [[Life|lives]] counter displays a single digit.
-* Rather than getting [[Electoon]] markers on a [[medallion]] upon breaking a [[cage]] the player now has to collect the [[Electoon]]s from it with a separate counter being available for that, replacing the [[ting]]s.
+* Rather than getting [[Electoon]] markers on a [[Cage|medallion]] upon breaking a [[cage]] the player now has to collect the [[Electoon]]s from it with a separate counter being available for that, replacing the [[ting]]s.
 * The [[Big Power]]s use an incorrect palette for parts of their animation.
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 <gallery widths="800" heights="80">
 RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Jungle 01.png|The [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] map from the vol. 3 demo
-RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Mountain 01.png|The [[The Blue Mountains|Blue Mountains]] map from the vol. 3 demo
+RaymanPS1DemoVol3Japan - Mountain 01.png|The [[Blue Mountains]] map from the vol. 3 demo
 RaymanPS1DemoVol6Japan - Jungle 13.png|The [[The Dream Forest|Dream Forest]] map from the vol. 6 demo
 </gallery>
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 R1 JP Demo - Blue Mountain Splash Screen.png|The loading screen used for the [[Blue Mountains]].
 R1Demo - BigLavaBall.png|The same as unused giant [[lava rock]] as has been found in ''[[Rayman Designer]]'' was found in higher quality in the files.
-R1Demo - Scroll.png|An unused scroll which was meant to be given to [[Rayman]] by [[the Magician]].<ref>YouTube, ''sm21657890 + sm21628083 + sm21657890 -【非売品】ブルートプレス Vol 17 1994年12月号'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4VN-nHzyEk&t=3305</ref>
+R1Demo - Scroll.png|An unused scroll which was meant to be given to [[Rayman]] by [[the Magician]].<ref>YouTube (via archive.org), ''sm21657890 + sm21628083 + sm21657890 -【非売品】ブルートプレス Vol 17 1994年12月号'', https://archive.org/download/gpuv_20200514_202005/sm21657890%20%2B%20sm21628083%20%2B%20sm21657890%20-%E3%80%90%E9%9D%9E%E5%A3%B2%E5%93%81%E3%80%91%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%20Vol%2017%201994%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%88%E5%8F%B7.mp4</ref>
 R1 Vol3 Demo Unused Electoon Font.png
 </gallery>
 === Unused animations ===
 <gallery class="sprite">
 Unused R1 Demo Anim - Magician Scroll 1.gif
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 == PlayStation ==
 === Unused animations ===
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 == PC ==
 === Maps ===
 The following maps are from a demo for ''[[Rayman Gold]]''.
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 ==''Rayman Designer'' hacking==
-''Main article: [[Rayman Designer hacking]]''
+{{Main|Rayman Designer hacking}}
 [[Rayman Designer hacking|''Rayman Designer'' hacking]] allowed players to find unused textures and events which were probably meant to be in the final version but soon removed. Such sprites include a giant [[lava rock]], [[cloud]]s with a face and a strange portal.
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 [[fr:Rayman (développement)]]
 [[pl:Rayman (wczesna produkcja)]]
+[[zh:雷曼（早期开发）]]
 [[Category:2D platform games]]