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A port of [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] was being developed for Sega's 32X add-on for the Sega Genesis before quietly being shelved. This port was one of two planned ports that were cancelled, the other being a port to the 3DO. It was mentioned in magazines in the first half of 1995, as well as in promotional material for [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] touting it as one of five ports [[Ubisoft]] had planned for the at-the-time next generation of gaming consoles.  
A port of [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] was being developed for Sega's 32X add-on for the Sega Genesis before quietly being shelved. This port was one of two planned ports that were cancelled, the other being a port to the 3DO. It was mentioned in magazines in the first half of 1995, as well as in promotional material for [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']] touting it as one of five ports [[Ubisoft]] had planned for the at-the-time next generation of gaming consoles.  


==E3 1995 booth==
==E3 1995 booth==
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The most noticeable feature in this port is that the background has two unique layers of artwork with parallax scrolling that are not seen in any other versions of the game.  
The most noticeable feature in this port is that the background has two unique layers of artwork with parallax scrolling that are not seen in any other versions of the game.  


==Magazine previews==
==Magazine previews==
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Although the 32X port was mentioned in several previews, there is no way to determine if any of the screenshots shown really are from the port or not.
Although the 32X port was mentioned in several previews, there is no way to determine if any of the screenshots shown really are from the port or not.


<div><ul>  
<gallery>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[Image:Rayman32x-preview.jpg|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/File:Rayman32x-preview.jpg|thumb|left|A French magazine preview showing an a unfinished black background in one shot.]] </li>
Rayman32x-preview.jpg|A French magazine preview showing an a unfinished black background in one shot
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[Image:Ray32x-egm.png|link=https://raymanpc.com/wiki/en/File:Ray32x-egm.png|thumb|left|A small blurb from EGM magazine.]] </li>
Ray32x-egm.png|A small blurb from EGM magazine
</ul></div>
</gallery>
 


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfORz2VfW1c Video of the game at E3 1995 (first 30 seconds only, the rest of the footage showing an HUD appears to be the Jaguar version due to the music that can be heard.)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfORz2VfW1c Video of the game at E3 1995 (first 30 seconds only, the rest of the footage showing an HUD appears to be the Jaguar version due to the music that can be heard)]


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