Discovering Rayman 4 (2006 Rabbids Prototype)
6,153I apologize for my awful attempt at pronouncing places, names and phrases in French. The Rayman Raving Rabbids prototype has puzzled us for years. This video seeks to provide some form of closure to the questions we may never get officially answered.
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0:00 - Not what we expected...
1:47 - The Rabbid History / Story
3:54 - Rayman 4 by Phoenix Studios
4:22 - Moving to Ubisoft Montpellier
7:06 - Where are the Rabbids?
8:24 - Was Rayman 4 a Collaboration?
9:34 - The Rabbid Invasion
10:18 - A Silent Return
10:54 - Death of Phoenix Studios
11:41 - To Port a Rabbid
12:13 - Was this Always a Party Game?
16:54 - This Wasn't a Party Game
18:17 - Cancelled Ports
19:03 - Piecing Together a Storyline
21:10 - Dissecting the Nintendo Power Issue
22:16 - Interview with the Issue's Author
23:26 - Closing the Party Game Argument (Pt. 1)
26:39 - Rare Commercial
27:14 - Closing the Party Game Argument (Pt. 2)
29:03 - Costumes and Disguises
31:23 - Promotional Materials
32:32 - Michel Ancel's Disappointments
35:07 - Story Theories & Speculations
36:46 - Inspector Rabbids / Elephant Demons?
37:23 - Story Theories & Speculations (cont. 1)
39:05 - Rayman 3 Continuity
39:25 - Story Theories & Speculations (cont. 2)
40:13 - The Betrayal of the Bunnies
40:58 - A Mechanical Invasion
42:41 - Rayman Conquers Nature
43:54 - Plot Solved? Maybe.
44:25 - Is Nintendo to Blame?
45:35 - Michel Ancel Leaves the Project
46:18 - A Development Crunch
48:14 - The Legacy of the Party Games
49:34 - Personal Notes
51:11 - Concluding Remarks
Huge thank you goes out to all of those who contributed footage of various Rayman games over the years. Also, that title screen at the beginning was created for promotional purposes. It is not genuine capture footage from the Rayman Raving Rabbids 2006 prototype.
PokGOT4N is still investigating the files for more unused concepts, check him out: https://www.youtube.com/user/PokGOT4N
Rayman 1 was played on the Atari Jaguar by user "Evelyn Chickentalk". Here is their video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgS8HSZ-NoY
Rayman 3 was played on the PC by user "GotneIFHD". Here is their video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiBj_uBgvhk
RRR DS was played by "NPI" and archived to the Wayback Machine.
Unseen 64's video (referenced): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CvVT8cWWUY
The entirety of this video's soundtrack is from the Rayman series of games; including Rayman (PS1), Rayman 2, Rayman 3, Rayman Raving Rabbids and Rayman Advance.
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