Rayman (1995)
The Masterpiece of Hand-Drawn Animation and French Platforming Virtuosity
Rayman is a landmark 1995 side-scrolling platform video game directed by Michel Ancel and published by Ubisoft. Debuting across the Atari Jaguar, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC, it established Ubisoft's preeminent franchise mascot.
Ingenious Limbless Anatomy
Michel Ancel turned memory constraints into an iconic visual signature: by omitting connecting limbs, Rayman's floating hands and feet enabled dynamic telescopic punches while freeing graphics memory for rich hand-drawn 60fps foreground animation.
Commercial Stardom
Rayman became the best-selling PlayStation game of all time in the United Kingdom, surpassing Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and cementing Ubisoft as a dominant European publisher.