If you missed it, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is out now

Ubisoft’s limbless cartoon hero is back in action. Rayman has returned for a 30th anniversary celebration on consoles and PC.

Happy anniversary Rayman

There hasn’t been a new Rayman game in a while. Well, unless you count Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope’s DLC anyway. From the looks of things too, that’s going to stay as the status quo, at least for the foreseeable future. But even so, there’s still a new(ish) experience out there, and it actually landed last week. We completely missed it at the time, but the platforming series has reemerged with Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition.

A celebration of the original Rayman title, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition includes a host of variations on that singular release. And yes, for those of you who didn’t live through the 90s debut of the character, there were a lot of them.

Ubisoft‘s Rayman was pretty easily one of the most colorful and well-animated platformers of the day. With that in mind, pretty much every platform had its own rendition. This collection nails all the ones that come to mind, with PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, MS-DOS, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance versions all included. Even cooler though, is that the prototype for the never-released SNES version is onboard too.

No limbs, plenty of content

So yeah, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is pretty packed already, with all of those versions of the original game. But hang on, because there’s more. According to Ubisoft, the new offering also includes a host of additional features and upgrades.

Here’s the full word on what you can expect:

• Five versions of the 1995 classic, including PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, MS-DOS, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance 
• Never-before-playable SNES prototype  
• 120 additional levels from bonus level packs 
• Reimagined soundtrack by composer Christophe Héral 
• Enhanced gameplay features including 60-second rewind, infinite lives, and invincibility 
• Exclusive interactive documentary 

Ubisoft press release

That included documentary might actually be worth watching too, as it’s almost an hour long (50 minutes). It’s loaded up with “new interviews with the original developers”, according to the publisher, as well as “never-before-seen concept art, early sketches, and design documents that show the origins and evolution of Rayman.” Sounds kinda neat.

As mentioned too, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is out right now. The title can be found on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC, via either the Ubisoft Store or Steam. It’s also a part of Ubisoft+, so if you’re a subscriber, you’re already in.