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==North American Game Boy Advance's ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' special pack== | ==North American Game Boy Advance's ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' special pack== | ||
[[File:Rayman10thAnniversary-WalmartPack.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Some of the content of the pack]] | |||
A special pack was sold in the United States of America and Canada, in Walmart shops. The pack contained the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' and school materials all costumized in the North American style of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. The materials were one pencil case, three pencils, one rubber, a notebook and a portfolio. | A special pack was sold in the United States of America and Canada, in Walmart shops. The pack contained the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' and school materials all costumized in the North American style of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. The materials were one pencil case, three pencils, one rubber, a notebook and a portfolio. | ||
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Several merchandising based on characters and items from the Rayman series have been produced.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Yo-yo
The online store of Ubisoft from the United States of America did a pre-order campaign that gifted the people who pre-ordered the game, a Rayman 2 yo-yo. [1]
French MacDonald's Happy Meal's Rayman 2: The Great Escape promotion
The French restaurants of MacDonalds did a Happy Meal promotion of six Rayman 2 figures between the 17th May of 2000 and the 13th June of 2000 - at least one complete collection is known to be owned by a member of the fanbase. Its exclusive limited distribution in the Metropolitan France territory makes this collection very hard to find nowadays; despite of some of the figures being found in the French eBay.
The collection has got the following figures:
- Rayman sitted in a plum: This figure measures (aproximately) 10cm of height, 5cm of lenght and 7cm of width. When the wheels of the plum drag in the floor, Rayman's hair spins like a helicopter.
- Rayman riding a Walking Shell: This figure measures (aproximately) 9cm of height, 11,5cm of lenght and 7,5cm of width. When the chess-paterned exhaust system of the Walking Shell is turned clockwise and the figure itself is putted in the floor, it will walk forward and ocasionally turning to the sides in circles.
- Ly the Fairy with a Silver Lum: This figure measures (aproximately) 9,5cms of height, 4,5cm of lenght and 6cm of width. Ly's arms can be moved up or down, but if the right arm is moved up, the transparent globe in her legs will glow into red.
- Globox: This figure measures (aproximately) 9cm of height, 4,5cm of lenght and 8cm of width. Globox's arms can be moved up or down. When the clockwork, located in the down-right side of the figure, is turned his mouth will open and close alternately and Globox will walk slowly step by step.
- Red-ranked Henchman 800: This figure measures (aproximately) 11,5cm of height, 8cm of lenght and 11cm of width. The Henchman's arms can be moved up and down, while the belt and the hook can be turned. When the lever, located in his back, is pressed slowly and repeteadly, the chest will glow with sparks.
- Robo-Pirate cage: This figure measures (aproximately) 8cm of height, 8,5cm in lenght and 8cms of width. It has got a black Robo-Pirate symbol in his top and the cage shape is equal to the in-game model. When a clockwork is turned clockwise, some random glowings can be seen in the center of a red sphere located in the front of the cage.
Rayman standing side to a bush
This PVC figure with aproximately 9cm of height has got Rayman standing side to a bush, with the yellow logo of "RAYMAN" written behind it - at least two figures are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is known to have been bundled with some copies of Rayman 2: The Great Escape in France and Germany. It could be boughtable in the boutique section of the official website of French Ubisoft. The M6 Multimedia pack of the PC version of the game is one of the most known packs that bringed this rare figure, hard to find nowadays. It can be spotted through the European eBay.
Rayman doing a grimace on a mushroom
This resine figure with aproximately 15cm of height is a recreation of an artwork depicting the Grimace power in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - at least two statues are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is said that few hundreds of units were created worldwide, and a very limited ammount came with a box and an artbook containing conceptual art of the game. It is one of the rarest Rayman items that exist, however the statue can be found for purchase in Pix 'N' Love's online store (it does not bring the box and the said artbook). This little statue also makes a cameo in the "Fact number 2 of Bunnies very useful scientific facts: Bunnies don't do vacuum cleaning".
Plush of Rayman in a Walking Shell
This plush is known to have been sold in the United Kingdom, France and in Spain during the Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc's release. It was available in a small and medium size and they are rare items to find nowadays - at least five plushes are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. Both versions of the plush have different facial expressions: the small version represents a neutral expression of Rayman while the medium version represents an angry expression of Rayman.
Oddly enough, the cloth tag at the rear end of the plush bears the Rayman 3 logo, yet the only feature that is based on the style in said game is the red hood - the rest of the plush's features are based on the Rayman 2 design.
They are believed to have been distributed by Play By Play, a plush toy company based in Spain, according to the cloth tag.
Rayman holding himself in Leptys' scepter
This real-life sized statue of 1,80m of height is one of the most rare items of the entire merchandise. It could be found commonly in gaming shops during the release of Rayman 3, as this statue had purposes of promoting the game's release. Ubisoft did a contest in the RaymanZone Magazine in which one of the prizes was the statue of Rayman holding himself in Leptys' scepter. It can be found ocasionally in French eBay being sold for hundreds of euros.
Rayman DS pocket for the Nintendo DS
This pocket was included as a gift to the people who pre-ordered Rayman DS in the aderent shops of Netherlands and France - at least one pocket is known to be owned by one member of the fanbase.. Both countries' pockets have different designs, but both are designed to store and protect an original Nintendo DS.
North American Game Boy Advance's Rayman 10th Anniversary special pack
A special pack was sold in the United States of America and Canada, in Walmart shops. The pack contained the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 10th Anniversary and school materials all costumized in the North American style of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. The materials were one pencil case, three pencils, one rubber, a notebook and a portfolio.
"Bunny Gonzales" figurine
This figurine was once available to buy from the now defunct Ubi Art store as a means to promote the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids in 2006, until 2009 when it became unavailable before the store disappeared - at least two statues are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is a resin figurine that depicts Rayman riding on the back of a large Rabbid, while wearing the Goth costume from said game. It is the last figuring based on Rayman himself to have been manufactured, before a large amount of Rabbids merchandise became available.
External links
- French MacDonald's Happy Meal publicity (30 seconds version)
- French MacDonald's Happy Meal publicity (10 seconds version)