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Several merchandise based on characters and items from the Rayman series have been produced.

Rayman promotional stickers

A sheet of pre-release promotional stickers for the game Rayman.

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    The stickers

Rayman sitting on a cloud keychain

This keychain was given away at E3 in 1995, it depicts Rayman smiling while sitting on a cloud, it is unknown if the keychain was available for selling in other places.

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    The keychain

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Atari Jaguar's Rayman pulse watch

In 1995, it was given away at the release of the Atari Jaguar version of Rayman a promotional pulse watch in the United States of America. It isn't known if more countries gave this pulse watch away and its existence was only known by the community at 29 November 2012. It is one of the rarest Rayman items known.

French LU's Cracotte Craquinette Rayman promotion

In 1995, after the release of the very first Rayman game, a cookie brand named LU promoted a small collection of sixteen "Craq's" about Rayman as a freebie in the Cracotte Craquinette product packages to collect. This promotion was only done in France and these "Craq's" are not findable for sale anywhere.

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    The 16 "Craq's" were one of the very first products of merchandising of Rayman.
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    A misprinted pog

Rayman watch

This watch was given away in French supermarket called Carrefour. This was a special pack with the PlayStation or Saturn version of Rayman. The watch strap is in leather and the case in metal. It came in a watch box and the whole pack was a special blister.

Rayman keychain

A French videogame magazine named Picsou Magazine gave away a Rayman keychain in the edition of December 1998. It is unknown if the keychain was available for selling in other places and in other countries.

Guillemot's DualShock Rayman controller

A French company named Guillemot released a quadripack for the PlayStation, including Rayman's game copy, a writing pen, a memory card and a controller with Rayman drawn on one of the handlers. It was available in France and in other countries.

Rayman cap

This is a cap depicting Rayman logo and head embroided probably from Rayman 1 version on the front. The back get "Ubisoft" embroided.

Rayman coin wallet

It's a Rayman coin wallet depicting Rayman as he looks in Rayman or its Game Boy Color adaptation. There is no brand label so it could be a promotional item.

Rayman Advance super jumpy ball

A ball depicting an antitoon from Rayman Advance. Not much is known about the ball's history or its distribution. The ball allegedly had lights according to an eBay listing.

Rayman clip-on earring

A Rayman clip-on earring with the Ubisoft logo engraved on it was given to promote Ubisoft's "The Live Rayman Show" event at E3 1998. It was contained in a see-through package featuring Rayman's Rayman 2 render and advertising the event's time and place.

Rayman 2 promotional statue

A promotional statue for Rayman 2 that was shown off at a japanese trade show, alongside with the Rayman 2 mascot costume.[1]

Rayman 2 promotional slinky

According to an eBay listing, this item was intended to be given out in retailers to promote Rayman 2 Forever for Game Boy Color.

Rayman 2 altoids tins

During the release of Rayman 2, altoids tins were given to select members of the press.

Rayman stickers

Several newer copies of the Game Boy Color version of Rayman in Europe came with a small sticker booklet and some stickers based on Rayman 2 and the animated series artwork. The rest of the stickers could be obtained at the now-defunct official Rayman 2 website, Rayman2.com.

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.[2] It is unknown if the yo-yo was available for selling in other places and in other countries.

French McDonald's Happy Meal's Rayman 2: The Great Escape promotion

 
The official McDonald's stand
 
The French McDonald's Rayman 2 collection

The French restaurants of McDonald's did a Happy Meal promotion of six Rayman 2 figures between the 17th May 2000 and the 13th June 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. It was discovered in 11 April 2014 that existed a silver coloured and golden coloured variants of the "Rayman sitting on a plum" figure. Whoever was getting the silver figure, he/she would be awarded with a PC copy of Rayman 2: The Great Escape and whoever was getting the golden figure, he/she would be awarded with a top-range computer along with the PC copy of Rayman 2: The Great Escape". This contest was described in the Happy Meal bags, that contained and a Rayman 2 artwork of Rayman riding a Walking Shell. If a person was getting a Happy Meal bag with Rayman blinking an eye in the artwork, he/she would get a power card with tips and tricks of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. It is currently unknown how the power card looked like.

The collection has got the following figures:

  • Rayman sitted in a plum: This figure measures (approximately) 10 cm of height, 5 cm of length and 7 cm 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 (approximately) 9 cm of height, 11,5 cm of length and 7,5 cm 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 occasionally turning to the sides in circles.
  • Ly the Fairy with a Silver Lum: This figure measures (approximately) 9,5cms of height, 4,5 cm of length and 6 cm 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 (approximately) 9 cm of height, 4,5 cm of length and 8 cm 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 (approximately) 11,5 cm of height, 8 cm of length and 11 cm 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 repeatedly, the chest will glow with sparks.
  • Robo-Pirate cage: This figure measures (approximately) 8 cm of height, 8,5 cm in length 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. It also has a black suction cup on the bottom, to hold it in place.
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    The front of the instructions panflet
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    The back of the instructions panflet
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    A lot of sealed bags, exclusively red coloured with the artwork of the corresponding toy inside
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    A lot of sealed bags, exclusively red coloured with the artwork of the corresponding toy inside
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    A lot of the Happy Meal bags
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    The front of the Happy Meal bag
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    The normal version of the back of the Happy Meal bag, promoting the contest
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    The rarer version of the back of the Happy Meal bag, characterized by Rayman blinking an eye. The person getting this bag would win a power card with tips and tricks of Rayman 2.
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    The rare silver version of the figure of Rayman sitting in a plum.

Rayman standing beside a bush

This PVC figure with approximately 9 cm 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 bought 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.

Rayman 2 PlayStation shoulder bag

A French company named Guillemot released a mega pack for the PlayStation, including Rayman 2's game copy, a memory card, a VHS of Rayman: The Animated Series and a shoulder bag with Rayman embroidered on it. It was available in France and in other countries.

Rayman 2 phone covers

Rayman phone covers were made for Nokia the 3310 and Nokia 3330.

Rayman 2 pen

An official Rayman 2 pen from Ubisoft which was never commercially available according to the seller on eBay.[3]

Rayman 2 Dreamcast T-shirts

Rayman 2 T-shirts came packaged with the game for the Sega Dreamcast.

Rayman Revolution レイマン レボリューション！ PlayStation 2 memory card stickers

Stickers for the PlayStation 2 memory card were released in Japan.

Rayman Junior controller

A Rayman Junior controller.

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    CE2 edition box art featuring the controller.

Rayman 3 bag

The official RaymanZone magazine included a black Rayman 3 bag as a freebie, depicting Rayman attacking with a LockJaw. Since the magazine was only released in the United Kingdom, the bag wasn't available anywhere else.

Rayman 3 Black lum plush

This official Black lum plush was first made for E3 2002, as shown in some pictures and it was later given away in some raymanzone contests along other items such as pens, magnets, stickers and a rubik cube. It is a very hard to find item nowadays.

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    The plush

Rayman Yoplait Petits Filous stickers

Promotional stickers were included with Yoplait's Petits Filous yogurts in 2003, featuring characters from Rayman and Rayman 2.

Rayman 3 Yoplait Petits Filous stickers

Promotional stickers for Yoplait’s Petits Filous yogurts.

Rayman 3 Yoplait promotional bag

Promotional bag offered by Yoplait for their collaboration with Ubisoft for Rayman 3.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc flask

This promotional Rayman 3 flask was given away in some Rayman 3 contests with other goodies such as pens, magnets, shirts and an Oxmox Rayman 3 statue of Rayman holding himself on the Leptys scepter.

On the front of the flask, there's a Rayman 3 logo and a plum. There isn't anything on the back of the flask.

At least one flask is known to be owned by a member of the fanbase.

Rayman 3 mug

A promotional Rayman 3 mug could be obtained as a prize for entering the codes from the game that registered your top score in the Hall of Fame from the RaymanZone official website.[4]

Rayman 2 promotional watch

This electronic watch was a promotional gift from Ubisoft for the release of Rayman 2. It could be obtained in some game stockist (at least in Germany, where the one known piece originates from).

Rayman 2 beach ball

In the year 2000, the Sony PlayStation North American release of Rayman 2 came with a beach ball.[5]

Rayman 2 radio

This fully usable radio is simply labelled Rayman 2. Turning the left wheel sets it on and turns up the volume while the top wheel changes the radio frequency. It works with two batteries. Underneath the radio, the label refers to "Addex Design", a communication company that sells multiple kinds of objects to other companies. It is possible that Ubisoft contracted them to make a Rayman 2-labelled object for their employees.

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    Frequency wheel
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    Power and volume wheel
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    Below the radio

Rayman doing a grimace on a mushroom

This resine figure with approximately 15 cm of height is a recreation of an artwork depicting the Grimace power in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - at least three statues are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is said that few hundreds of units were created worldwide for the Rayman 3's Press Kit, which contained some straw, a costumized box, a press dossier, two press discs and an artwork book. It is one of the rarest Rayman items that are known to exist. The statue was briefly found for selling in Pix 'N' Love's online store but it quickly sold out as soon as it was discovered. This little statue also makes a cameo in the "Fact number 2 of Bunnies very useful scientific facts: Bunnies don't do vacuum cleaning".

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    This figure was made to promote the release of Rayman 3

Rayman doing a grimace on a mushroom (M6 Interactions version)

This figure is approximately 9 cm tall and was created by M6 Interactions. It was released in 2004 as part of an unknown promotion in Quick restaurants, alongside other video game character figures. Much like the resin Rayman 3 statue, it depicts Rayman grimacing on top of a mushroom, which stands on a green base with "RAYMAN" sculpted on the front, with the bottom of the figure reading "Métropole collections/M6 Interactions, Designed by Neamedia". The material it is made out of is unknown, although it is fairly heavy and solid, much like clay or polystone. It is a considerably rare piece of Rayman merchandise, with appearances on eBay being extremely infrequent and only three members of the fanbase known to own one.

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    This figure bears a strong resemblance to the Press Kit Rayman 3 figure.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc promotional Rubik's Cube

This Rubik's cube was given away in some contests in the Raymanzone forums with some other goodies, it has 6 faces depicting various Rayman 3 characters including André and an Hoodboom.

Plush of Rayman on 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.

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    The small version of the plush
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    The medium version of the plush

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. The statue was also displayed at the following museums:

  • Computerspielemuseum (Berlín, Germany)[6]
  • Nationaal Videogame Museum (Zoetermeer, Netherlands)[7]

Rayman 3 stamp

On the 14/11/2015, this stamp was released in France along with a collection of stamps called "Collection jeunesse : 2005 Héros de jeux vidéo". This collection portrayed other iconic video games heroes. Since 3 million Rayman stamps were produced, it is a common item to collect.[8]

Rayman 3 Game Boy Advance sticker

A promotional sticker was included in rare Italian copies of the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3. It only fits on an original Game Boy Advance, not the SP version.

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    The sticker itself, made only to decorate the original Game Boy Advance
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    The version of the game that came with the sticker

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.

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    The Dutch pocket
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    The French pocket

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 was the last figuring based on Rayman himself to have been manufactured until the Youtooz figure released in 2023; in the meantime, a large amount of Rabbids merchandise became available.

Plunger gun Wii Remote holder

To promote the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids, Mad Catz released a collector's edition plunger gun made to hold the Wii Remote (or Wiimote for short) and Nunchuck. It was primarily meant for use in the shooting minigames in the Wii versions of Rayman Raving Rabbids and its sequel, with a working trigger that functions the same as the Wii Zapper. They can still be found on online stores like eBay.

Rayman Raving Rabbids Cheese Heads promotional ruler

During the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids, Saputo Cheese Heads released a promotional ruler that included artwork from the game. It has a 3D effect with an image that changes depending on the viewer's orientation.

"The Art of Rayman Origins" book

This art book contains 50 illustrated pages of high quality. The hardcover variant was available in North America via a pre-order of Rayman Origins on Amazon, and in Europe through the Collector's Edition, exclusive to the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 consoles. This edition also came with the official soundtrack and a 3D cardboard pop-up display. A paperback version of the art book was released exclusively in Russia as part of the Rayman Origins Collector's Edition for the PC, with most of the text in the book translated into Russian.

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    "The Art of Rayman" book is part of the Collector's Edition of Rayman Origins

Rayman Origins headphones

Headphones with the Rayman Origins logo could be found at the Ubisoft booth at E3 2011 in Los Angeles.

Rayman Origins keychain

This keychain was a promotional item given away at gaming conventions in Birmingham at the time of the release of Rayman Origins. As well as a few other conventions across Germany and France.

Rayman Origins desktop slapping bag

Before the release of Rayman Origins in 2011, Best Buy offered a small "slapping bag" as a pre-order bonus.[9] One side features Globox with the game's logo, while the other side features Rayman himself.

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    The slapping bag

Rayman Origins slapping gloves

As part of the promotion for the release of Rayman Origins, slapping gloves were given at various events.

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    The slapping gloves

Rayman Legends steelbook

This steelbook was only released along the Rayman Legends game copies for a limited period of time in France and Germany. These were also available as a pre-order bonus from some retailers.

Pinny Arcade PAX Prime 2013 Rayman Legends Pin

The Pinny Arcade Rayman pin was released as part of a promotion by Penny Arcade, alongside other pins from a variety of different games. This particular pin was given out at the PAX Prime event in 2013 to attendees who pre-ordered Rayman Legends at the Ubisoft booth. This pin is just under 4 cm tall and less than half a millimetre thick, coloured with silver outlining. It resembles Rayman's head, drawn in the style of Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends.

Rayman Legends surfboards

In 2013, during the Surfboard Auction for Child's Play Charity held at eBay, Rayman Legends-themed surfboards designed by the street artist Chase, were made available. One of this designs could also be seen in one of Michel Ancel's Instagram posts.

Rayman 20th anniversary medallion

The Rayman 20th anniversary medallion is one of the prizes of the “I love Rayman” contest. It could also be gained by sending “!raffle” in the chat of the Rayman 20th anniversary live stream. Ubisoft's employees have all received this medallion.

The medallion is made out of metal. Above, “Rayman 20th Anniversary” is written on the edges. Below, “1995 - 2015” is written, still on the edges. On the right and left edges, there are stars. The medallion contains Rayman, who's wearing sunglasses, and a palm tree. On the back of the medallion, there is the Ubisoft logo. On the edges, stars have been replaced by circles, above “Rayman 20th Anniversary” is again written and below it is written “Ubisoft Studios in France”.

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    The Rayman 20th anniversary medallion.
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    The back of the Rayman 20th anniversary medallion.

Rayman Adventures medallion

The Rayman Adventures medallion is a product which was manufactured for members of the development team who worked on the game.

Rayman Paris GamesWeek T-Shirt

This official T-shirt was given away at the Paris GamesWeek in 2015, it depicts Rayman in his original style with the text: Rayman Vintage, your hero est 1995. It is extremely rare and it was given away to very few people. The T-shirt has also been released in the mystery box "Wootbox" of July 2016, along other officially licensed retro videogame merchandise.

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    The T-shirt

Rayman Insert Coin Clothing product range

In March 2016, Insert Coin Clothing announced the arrival of a new Rayman range of products,[10] which included various T-shirts designs and a hoodie.

Rayman Mini shirt

This simple black shirt has a pocket printed with the Rayman Mini logo, along with Rayman, Globox and Barbara on the bottom of the pocket. It was available to purchase for Ubisoft employees at their internal store in Montpellier.

Rayman Mini beanies

Rayman Mini beanies were offered exclusively to Ubisoft employees.

"Rayman Legends" T-shirt range

In 2021, a range of 11 T-shirts (33 with all colors) was made available on the Ubisoft Store at merch.ubisoft.com/rayman-legends, and named "Rayman Legends" despite all items referring to the series rather than the game Rayman Legends.

Rayman Youtooz figure

In June 2023, the official Youtooz Twitter account teased the release of a new Rayman figure.[11] In July 1 the figure was fully revealed and the release was set to July 7 at 3pm EST.

Rayman Youtooz pins

In April 2024, Youtooz revealed on their Twitter account a Rayman pin set.[12] It was released on April 12 2024.

Rayman: The Board Game

Main article: Rayman: The Board Game

In April 2024, FLYOS revealed a Rayman-themed board game, designed by FLYOS Games and Maxime Tardif. Its Kickstarter campaign began on September 17th 2024 and ended on October 8th 2024.[13] [14]

"In Rayman we trust" T-shirt

On September 6 2024, a Rayman-themed art contest was announced for the launch of the online shooter game Captain Laserhawk: the G.A.M.E.. The rewards included a T-shirt with the words "In Rayman we trust". This T-shirt was previously only available to Ubisoft employees at their internal store.

Rayman Youtooz plush

In November 2024, the official Youtooz X account teased the release of a new Rayman plush.[15] It was made available from November 30 2024 to December 28 2024.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Twitter, @Ryemanni, https://twitter.com/Ryemanni/status/1211962241941159936
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991013201725/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/
  3. ↑ eBay, Rayman 2 The Great Escape---Pen/Kugelschreiber/ballpoint pen---Rar---Selten, https://www.ebay.ca/itm/393501494965
  4. ↑ Twitter, @RABtoons, https://twitter.com/RABtoons/status/1298198398718349312
  5. ↑ Twitter, @BirdDogGaming, https://twitter.com/BirdDogGaming/status/1316153253218922496/
  6. ↑ Facebook, Computerspielemuseum, https://www.facebook.com/Computerspielemuseum/photos/a.181606541851591/781452741866965/?type=3
  7. ↑ Twitter, @NaVGMuseum, https://twitter.com/NaVGMuseum/status/935834841114972161
  8. ↑ WikiTimbres, Timbre : 2005 Rayman, https://www.wikitimbres.fr/timbres/1197/2005-rayman
  9. ↑ Destructoid, Rayman Origins gets ‘slap bag’ with Best Buy pre-order, https://www.destructoid.com/rayman-origins-gets-slap-bag-with-best-buy-pre-order/
  10. ↑ Facebook, Insert Coin Clothing, https://www.facebook.com/InsertCoinClothing/photos/rayman-range-now-livewe-are-very-pleased-to-announce-the-arrival-of-our-brand-ne/1084933184882543
  11. ↑ Twitter, @youtooz, https://twitter.com/youtooz/status/1666215588249706498
  12. ↑ Twitter, @youtooz, https://twitter.com/youtooz/status/1776297286013730986
  13. ↑ Official website for Rayman: The Board Game, https://www.raymanboardgame.com/
  14. ↑ Rayman: The Board Game Kickstarter page, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flyosgames/rayman-the-board-game
  15. ↑ X, @youtooz, https://x.com/youtooz/status/1860730892622201200
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