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To this end, it has been revealed by Michael Ancel — the creator of Rayman — that the first Rayman game is getting a remaster sometime this year. This follows the Australian rating board rating Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition for release on PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Ancel doesn’t refer to this release by this name, nor does he say anything about platforms; he just confirms the existence of the project. He also says it is being “rebooted,” which implies something different and more evolved than just a remaster, but it doesn’t appear that this is exact, literal language. Further, Ancel is French, which means English is not his primary language, so it’s never worth looking too much into his exact phrasing. That said, it is worth noting he specifically uses the term “rebooted.”
A Ubisoft Classic
The original Rayman is a Ubisoft classic that dates back to 1995, and which was notably a PS1 exclusive game when it released, though it did end up coming to Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Palm OS, Nintendo DSi, and mobile devices. The latest of these releases was the mobile port in 2016.
As you may know, the original Rayman is one of the best-selling PS1 games of all time, and is often associated with the console, despite ultimately being a multi-platform release. Many also consider it one of the best games of 1995.
