My favorite type of videos, the best of its genre on the Internet, hard to make because it takes a lot of time. You deserve much more views, thanks JurassicNinja!!!
If I remember what Michel Ancel said in an interview, they actually started development on the Dreamcast version first but had to restart development on the N64 after Ubisoft execs informed him of an exclusivity contract they had just signed with Nintendo which angered him because he was going to have to put the big beautiful version they had already started on onto a system with a smaller color palette and with less space to work with. To him, the DC version is the definitive version as he excludes any version he did not work on (PS1, PS2, DS, 3DS) and because he and his team put a lot more effort into that version than the others they made where the DC version was maybe 50% done when order came down. He's stated that Revolution is somewhat of a port of the DC version and that he somewhat liked what they attempted with expanding things but did not appreciate not being consulted on the many unnecessary additions and changes made to what he already considered a great game that didn't need any changes.
@@RookerVision, some of this is covered in a video series Tim Schafer (Psychonauts, Grim Fandango) did with the devs of various games that influenced Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2. Here is the Rayman 2 epsiode, and, full disclosure, its been since the video was uploaded since I last watched it so I may have misquoted some info as I didn't have time to fact check the video (and various articles I've read over the years) and my memory could be off to way off. Still, it's cool to hear this stuff from the source and Michel Ancel even did another episode for Beyond Good and Evil. th-cam.com/video/l6AgSHT8Ve0/w-d-xo.html
I played the DC version and i think its a perfect port. When the game was release on pc i have to play the game with a keyboard and mouse....rrrrrg. Thats not fun. In this time you had not any tools or a xbox pad. The DC version is a dream. It was a wonder that Ubi Soft made a PS1 version possible. Exellent review here.
If you weren't around back then you may not know the Dreamcast had the best texture filtering of that generation. It was one of the few things it always beat the Ps2 in. This is the reason why the grass looks the best on that version.
Adding minor things like the globox village in the dreamcast version is cool. Changing levels and shortening them just to fit voice acting like the ps1 version though... pretty lame
Maybe the first Donkey Kong was somehow impressive... Later... Not so much... Slopy coding, low frame rates, wierd plots and level designs. They released Donkey Kong 64 with the memory pack included, not in sake of quality but rather to hide huge memory leaks... The game was unplayable on regular hardware...
@@markippo Um, Banjo? Conker? Doesn't stop the fact that besides Nintendo, Rare was the best developer on the SNES and N64. So few third parties made something of that caliber, and Ancel's team at Ubisoft was one of them.
@@nintyfan1991 Yeah these games were good but Banjo-tooie was released at the wrong time. They should of have waited for the GameCube. They had put too much in a cartridge.
@@anapaularochacampos6738 It wouldn't have went to the GameCube, it would've went to the XBOX due to Nintendo and Rare ending their relationship and selling their assets to Microsoft, to the point where SOMEONE at Nintendo seemed to throw Rare under a bus for giving Eternal Darkness the credit Perfect Dark and Conker deserved. And if they waited ANY longer, we would've had a "Duke Nukem Forever/Last Guardian/Beyond Good and Evil 2" situation. You do know that Rare only released one game on the Cube right, and it's one a lot of it's former members at the time disliked in how it turned out? Also "too much on a cartridge"? Really? Because, that's more impressive than anything else. Resident Evil 2 on N64 was "too much for a cartridge", Star Wars: Battle for Naboo was "too much for a cartridge". Even the Switch with the likes of Doom 2016 and Witcher III are "too much for a cartridge".
PC version had unlocked framerate and since even low-end monitors worked in 85 Hz at their recommended resolution, many PC owners played this game at 85-120 FPS. Especially those who had PCs from 2000+. This game like many others on PC scaled really well for higher resolutions and framerates. I've played R2 in 2002 for the first time and I remember how super smooth it was. Of course as with all PC games you experience might vary. Users on low-end or older hardware might got only 15 fps or even less.
For anyone who plays the 3DS version, you'll found it has a lot of framerate drops. But if you're using an New model, you can enhance the performance activating the new processor via CFW
i just discovered this yesterday and i was blown away, before the performance hack it wasnt just running sluggish, sometimes it hit close to 60 FPS in weird areas, there was more going on than just the complexity on screen. to think this works on all old 3DS games....i wonder how smooth Pokemon X/Y wouldve been
RookerVision - Gaming Videos I wouldn’t say it’s the first. Rayman 2 appears to be dual developed for both PC and N64. US and Canada got the PC version a day before the N64 version, but this could be due to magazine info differing.
@@theobserver4214 Another comment here said that Michel and his team developed it for the Dreamcast first, but Ubisoft had an exclusivity contract with Nintendo and they had to downgrade it for N64
What a work you did with this, awesome , i still remember playing this game in my old PS1 with my neighbour, i was amazed when i heard Raymans voice the first time
Now THIS is a nicely done video! The amount of work and care you put into making this comparison is commendable. Your channel is an example to be followed by other comparison channels. +1 subscriber, my guy!
Thanks for actually pointing out the differences in the game's ports instead of just showing gameplay of them. It helped a lot more to know which versions are better.
I’ve always enjoyed comparisons of all the different versions of this great game because of how they differ in both design and technical tweaks. There’s no definitive version even to this day but I’d say the Dreamcast one seems to be the closest. Thanks for going so in-depth! Great comparison!
Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe the PS3 was the only system that had every single Rayman game playable on it, mostly through digital classics. It also had both the PS1 and PS2 versions of Rayman 2.
Thanks for making this vid, and reminding us how awesome this game still is. I myself have played the PC and PS1 version and Revolution on the PS2. A thing I had to say, was that the PS1 version also added the darktoons for some reason! You run into them a couple of times. It's pretty cool to have that throwback to Rayman 1 in the PS1 version, which only that one has. I enjoyed Revolution the most and played again last year with my PS2 with HDMI converter for 480p. I think that version has the most to offer, because so many things like the hub world and the upgrades were added. Definitely my favourite version! Cheers man!
At 3:44 I think you got those two swapped around. What you have displayed as the Dreamcast Version is in fact the PS2 Version, I'm almost 100% positive. I speed run Rayman 2 via Rayman 2 Revolution on PS3 so I'm well acquainted with this particular version. All in all great video
Definitely right. I have an dchdmi/DC Digital modded Sega Dreamcast and regularly play this game. I can confirm that the segment on the right is, in fact, DC - the high-resolution textures, texture filtering, particles, and colors just pop like no other version, especially if being played with that mod and using the 480p resolution - I also have the PS2 version and the textures are lower resolution and muddier than those found on DC. The textures on the PS2 conversion are reminiscent of those in the N64 version, but slightly better texture filtering and a bump in resolution.
The Dreamcast one is visually gorgeous. It's my favorite mainly because of the controller preference. I grew up playing on the Saturn and my mind has been programmed to work naturally with that type of control to this point on the Xbox. I just suck with the PlayStation controller but those visuals for the PS2 are right up there (perhaps better). Most of my nostalgia stays with the Dreamcast though.
Well LoK Soul Reaver 1 on Dreamcast looks better than Soul Reaver 2 or LoK Defiance on PS2. Dreamcast is a strange machine. It's like it's better but only if given to developers that know its inside outs.
@@justdev8965 I'd argue it's the other way around. The PS2 was much more powerful than the Dreamcast but also much more difficult to develop for. That's the reason many early games look and run better on the Dreamcast even though they shouldn't on paper. It's similar to the Xbox 360 vs PS3 situation.
@@koerel nope Dreamcast could do things ps2 couldnt do like beautiful textures from mip mapping Ps2 was always terbbile in graphics Dreamcast never had a chance to show off with only 2years
That was a lot more in-depth than I thought! For me it's between the PS2 and Dreamcast, I'd like to see more examples of the differences there because I can't decide what's better vs just different. Great video!
As someone who has 100% both, it's almost a Mario 64 to Mario 64 DS type of difference; Revolution essentially "remixes" parts of the game, so while the base gameplay is the same, some elements are presented differently. I feel it's probably worth playing both.
Very thorough video. Just the kind of bitesized videos I'm looking for when my mind goes off wondering about differences in releases of the same game on different platforms. Sometimes I just test them out myself, but this saves some of my time, thanks!
I liked how PS1 put actual 3D creatures into the cages unlike all the other versions where you pretty much free blue lums from the cages (also how the creatures healed you for whatever reason). It was very mindblowing to me when I played all the other versions for the first time. It was like playing 4 different Rayman games despite being the same in general.
One little detail in intro in Pc version (no idea about the rest). When we are shown how many prisoners robo pirates captured the number rises. It was great because it gives the feel of urgency. In revolution it was just stationary 19000.
@Honudes Gai yes Well no. I have an Android phone so no Smartphone game for Me...and to be honest I don't want to play such an awesome game on my smartphone. Its just mit the Real rayman experience :) so no 2020 for me and only corona :'D
I'm so glad someone actually mentioned the Gameboy Color version of Rayman. It was the only game I played in the series and wondered why my brother didn't have the first and third games for the Gameboy.
Great video. I happen to be playing Rayman Revolution right now. I seriously miss when games on different consoles were actually really different to each other. Nowadays if you put a PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC game side by side you have to have a very keen eye to notice the differences. It's normally only things like the framerate. Never anything to the extent of Rayman were completely new levels or sections were added or modified :)
I think the Sega Dreamcast version is the superior way to experience Rayman 2. The Sony PlayStation 1 version is good too, even though entire levels were missing altogether, and one thirds of the remaining levels were completely cut too because of voice acting and sound files bloating up space on the disc.
The ps1 version will always have a special place in my heart as it’s the version I grew up with. It might not look the best and there were some things left out, but it’s the version I prefer because of the changes they made, like fighting Ninjaws in the sanctuary of stone and fire, the voice acting to this day still makes me chuckle despite it not being very good and the final boss is.... well, it’s different, it feels like Razorbeard is actually putting up more of a fight instead of either sending homing projectiles or raising the lava level.
Let me start by saying, thank you for making a video about Rayman 2. Rayman 2 happens to be one of my favorite games of all time! I've played EVERY single version of this game (For the exception of the iOS port) However I did notice a small error. I couldn't help but notice at 3:44, You accidentally mixed up the footage for Rayman 2 Revolution and Rayman 2 (Dreamcast) It's totally not a big deal but just something that I noticed. Otherwise, this is a great video! Lots of research went into it and it was very informative and kept things brief when needed. Love the content, keep up the fantastic work!
No problem! It would be nice but TH-cam’s video editor is pretty basic and they decided to kiss annotations goodbye. Either way, I still loved the hard work you put into this video!
I thought I'll just take a quick look at the differences, but then I watched the entire video to the end. Great job at describing different aspects of these games and not just graphical changes. And the editing was point on. It always matches what're talking about. It may seem obvious, but some creators don't even do that. Great attention to details!
I remember as a kid I played the N64 version and used to be completely against ports. When I went to buy it, I had a dreamcast and thought well, surely this is the better version? I was so right! Ended up getting GTA2 and another multiplat game on it. The differences were huge back then.
A very accurate video about the first game I have ever played, and also one of my favourite, what a great thing! I played the PS1 version, I think that the presence of spoken dialogues made the characters and story more interesting than other versions.
It's a shame there is no "definitive" version of this game. Some platforms have the best controls, while others have the best visuals or added gameplay elements and features. I played the N64 version first, but never got to beat it because I had borrowed it from a friend. Played the Windows version so much that the computer would overheat and it changed the color of my disc. When I bought the PSone version on PS3, I was surprised at how much of the levels' layouts were changed/removed from the N64 version.
Actually there is and it's the Dreamcast. It's the one the lead Dev believes is definitive and he's right. It has the most detail and highest framerate. Playstation versions totally redesign the game and N64 is just rubbish compared to PC and Dreamcast
I know right, Rayman is SOO forgettable that it's not even worth talkin' bout him at all, the continuity, the powers, the EVERYTHING, It's legit played out in the wrong way especially when those Rabbids killed his career, turning him back to 2D AGAIN.
Hey actually, considering how many versions this game has, and how different they are, maybe you should show us the rest of your footage, this video IS really well made : efficient montage and even someone who has a terrible english level like me Can understand what's being discussed ! Not to mention that you said it was hard getting all this footage, so it'd be a shame to let so much stuff go to waste, besides i'd love to see more Rayman stuff on your Channel !
Keep up the awesome vids man. This game looks great. I love Rayman Origins, Legends, and the newest mobile games. I need to go back and give the classics a go.
this is an amazing video. I love these side by side comparisons. I like how back in the day we got consoles with different hardware (cpu/gpu/memory size) so multi platform games looked different or got upgraded from console to console. today it is all x86 and only the frame rate is different
@@seife41 love the ps2 as well. N64 kind of hits a special spot since it was my first console. I can definitely understand the weirdness. When I was introduced to it, it was the only reference I knew.
Don't forget that the PS1's Final Boss is the only version that's different while all the rest of the platform has you ride the rocket in 3D movement and is shorter.
PS2 is the version I grew up on and prefer, mostly cause the hub worlds really make the levels feel like a part of a world. Ive played quite a few versions of Rayman 2, but not all of them. Its really cool to see the changes across the board, wonderful work!
I first played Rayman 2 on the Nintendo 64 when it came out back in the 90s, so it holds a special place in my heart. And on an HDMI modded N64 it still looks pretty good. I go back and play it every so often. However, the Dreamcast version is my favorite. It just looks stunning on Dreamcast and sounds gorgeous (again on an HDMI modded console). Excellent video. So thorough and well put together.
If you were to build the ultimate Rayman 2 which would it be?.. For example take the Dreamcast version, with the PCs upscaling.. With some parts replaced by the PS1 parts.. Whist using some the the model improvements from the PS2 version.. Maybe adopting texture or skybox changes from the DS/3DS versions... And then put all together to make the ultimate Rayman 2 for modern platforms.. To me its kind of wild they havent done it already honestly.
Mistake: the left one is not the dreamcast but the PS2 and the right one is the dreamcast, you notice it bt the texture in rayman on the left, i noticed it when i played on the PS2
I got this video randomly recommended to me and it's from one of my favorite childhood games that I didn't beat until I was a teenager. There's no other platform, adventure game out there like Rayman 2. I've also have played quite a handful of all these releases and have never actually noticed the differences. I think the DC version is the one I noticed the most at the time simply because of the added content, but didn't even know a PS2 version existed.
Thank you and congratulations for the excellent work! I miss those comparisons, man. Could you make a comparative video of the game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus? thanks.
I knew I wasn’t crazy!!! I always remembered playing my buddy’s Dreamcast version always being different from the hall of doors. I just never found proof again 😂
The DC version was always my personal favorite version and I still play it to this day. Sharp, beautiful, & smooth was just the 3 things to describe it but the was more to it than anything.
Love Rayman 2 great game Recently finished the PS2 Version (Nice Version beside the many Bugs and Crashes) I play it from time to time. My favourite Version is the 3ds Version. But i will get the Dreamcast Version in the Future.
Thanks for the video, so many differences, it obviously would have taken a long time to research and determine which version is the "best". Great work!
"I could go on all day, like a 200 hour video on all the differences". And I'd watch that! Amazing job and great video. Thank you for this detailed breakdown!
One of the most amazing things about the N64 game is the textures. The textures are HUGE, larger than any textures on any N64 game before. To this day I still don't know how they pulled it off. I know the N64 can "stack" textures, but the backgrounds are incredibly detailed even up close. The PS1 has its own impressive feature: there's very little texture warping, and 3D animation is about as smooth as it's EVER been on the system. The PS1 is not great for 3D platformers, which is why so many titles use a fixed camera to hide the fact that the system has no z-buffer. Every port is good.
The 3DS version did have one bug that I'd call game-breaking. The secret 1000th lum was hidden in a room with a trampoline that you needed to exit. However, the trampoline functioned as a regular floor, which left me stuck in that one room, never able to fully complete the game. 😭
I do not understand this trend of better, more detailed graphics needing to be less colorful, less vivid. Like, the pirate robots on the Dreamcast have RED clothing, while on the PC they have pink, pale-red.
Man your study is THOROUGH, that's the least that can be said about it! That was an informative plunge into childhood nostalgia if I ever had the chance to go down one, thanks a lot! Comparing every platform each with the best possible hardware and software respectively for maximum objectivity ROCKS! Edit: played on PS1 as a child and just now realized how inferior my version was :D and also remembered why my best friend and I argued on the number of Lums you could grab in the game (1000 him on PC, 800 me, told ya I had the inferior version!)
One thing worth mentioning, due to the hardware of the N64 and DS, they all have completely different soundtracks (sequenced like midi as opposed to looping sound files). While most tracks are the same, save for some extra effects and layers, there's also completely different jingles (flipping a switch, blasting a door, dying) It's worth mentioning because some levels get a slightly different feeling to them
One of my favourite video games, I knew the ps1/n64 were different but never knew basically every version was different, I am happy that I got to experience the dreamcast version way back, i loved this game so much!
My favorite type of videos, the best of its genre on the Internet, hard to make because it takes a lot of time. You deserve much more views, thanks JurassicNinja!!!
You are Extremely welcome. I work for comments like this. Thank you again
@JUNIORFAKE yea i think he changed his name
He also has to own a lot of versions of the games
If I remember what Michel Ancel said in an interview, they actually started development on the Dreamcast version first but had to restart development on the N64 after Ubisoft execs informed him of an exclusivity contract they had just signed with Nintendo which angered him because he was going to have to put the big beautiful version they had already started on onto a system with a smaller color palette and with less space to work with. To him, the DC version is the definitive version as he excludes any version he did not work on (PS1, PS2, DS, 3DS) and because he and his team put a lot more effort into that version than the others they made where the DC version was maybe 50% done when order came down. He's stated that Revolution is somewhat of a port of the DC version and that he somewhat liked what they attempted with expanding things but did not appreciate not being consulted on the many unnecessary additions and changes made to what he already considered a great game that didn't need any changes.
This is great to know. Wish I came across this for the video
@@RookerVision, some of this is covered in a video series Tim Schafer (Psychonauts, Grim Fandango) did with the devs of various games that influenced Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2. Here is the Rayman 2 epsiode, and, full disclosure, its been since the video was uploaded since I last watched it so I may have misquoted some info as I didn't have time to fact check the video (and various articles I've read over the years) and my memory could be off to way off. Still, it's cool to hear this stuff from the source and Michel Ancel even did another episode for Beyond Good and Evil.
th-cam.com/video/l6AgSHT8Ve0/w-d-xo.html
Typical Ubisoft
Sadly even in 2000 they started to kill Dreamcast with cancelling many great games
I played the DC version and i think its a perfect port. When the game was release on pc i have to play the game with a keyboard and mouse....rrrrrg. Thats not fun. In this time you had not any tools or a xbox pad. The DC version is a dream. It was a wonder that Ubi Soft made a PS1 version possible. Exellent review here.
"And the Dreamcast has the best grass"
wtf has my humour devolved to, I absolutely lost it when he said that
Well..... you're not alone in that.
Just wanted to let you know 😂
If you weren't around back then you may not know the Dreamcast had the best texture filtering of that generation. It was one of the few things it always beat the Ps2 in. This is the reason why the grass looks the best on that version.
So weird that they kept adding changes. It's like George Lucas directed these ports
Adding minor things like the globox village in the dreamcast version is cool. Changing levels and shortening them just to fit voice acting like the ps1 version though... pretty lame
The sheer volume of differences between each version is staggering!
It's like they made 3 games
The N64 version is almost Rareware level quality.
It really is
Maybe the first Donkey Kong was somehow impressive... Later... Not so much... Slopy coding, low frame rates, wierd plots and level designs. They released Donkey Kong 64 with the memory pack included, not in sake of quality but rather to hide huge memory leaks... The game was unplayable on regular hardware...
@@markippo Um, Banjo? Conker? Doesn't stop the fact that besides Nintendo, Rare was the best developer on the SNES and N64. So few third parties made something of that caliber, and Ancel's team at Ubisoft was one of them.
@@nintyfan1991 Yeah these games were good but Banjo-tooie was released at the wrong time. They should of have waited for the GameCube. They had put too much in a cartridge.
@@anapaularochacampos6738 It wouldn't have went to the GameCube, it would've went to the XBOX due to Nintendo and Rare ending their relationship and selling their assets to Microsoft, to the point where SOMEONE at Nintendo seemed to throw Rare under a bus for giving Eternal Darkness the credit Perfect Dark and Conker deserved. And if they waited ANY longer, we would've had a "Duke Nukem Forever/Last Guardian/Beyond Good and Evil 2" situation.
You do know that Rare only released one game on the Cube right, and it's one a lot of it's former members at the time disliked in how it turned out?
Also "too much on a cartridge"? Really? Because, that's more impressive than anything else. Resident Evil 2 on N64 was "too much for a cartridge", Star Wars: Battle for Naboo was "too much for a cartridge". Even the Switch with the likes of Doom 2016 and Witcher III are "too much for a cartridge".
Dreamcast version is the only one that runs at 60 fps. That makes it somewhat superior to the other ones.
Yeah, I forgot to talk about frame rate, and it upsets me. lol
PC version had unlocked framerate and since even low-end monitors worked in 85 Hz at their recommended resolution, many PC owners played this game at 85-120 FPS. Especially those who had PCs from 2000+. This game like many others on PC scaled really well for higher resolutions and framerates. I've played R2 in 2002 for the first time and I remember how super smooth it was.
Of course as with all PC games you experience might vary. Users on low-end or older hardware might got only 15 fps or even less.
It is the superior one... Rayman 2 for ps2 has an empty hubworld where you cannot do anything other than to go from level to level. Very tedious...
The exklusive Bosses on the ps2 version are at least great though, Imo. But that is about it.
Leeki85 I have played every version, and yet the PC version always ran at 30 FPS.
For anyone who plays the 3DS version, you'll found it has a lot of framerate drops. But if you're using an New model, you can enhance the performance activating the new processor via CFW
Even some cutscenes like entering a level in the hub are way too fast haha
i just discovered this yesterday and i was blown away, before the performance hack it wasnt just running sluggish, sometimes it hit close to 60 FPS in weird areas, there was more going on than just the complexity on screen.
to think this works on all old 3DS games....i wonder how smooth Pokemon X/Y wouldve been
I actually really liked original Hall of Doors. It felt physical and cosmic at the same time.
You have a voice that's really easy on the ears. Keep up with these great videos
Thank you. To me it sucks hahaha. But everyone generally hates hearing their own voice
@@RookerVision it sounds so different from the head
His voice has natural EQ, lol
Was waiting on this tbh, rayman 2 had allot of ports
Hope you liked it
Lovely video, I loved seeing the comparisons and learning a thing or two as you went along. Great job!
Thank you
The PS1 port is impressive, considering the fact that it is a 32 bit system with the weakest hardware.
I agree. Very impressive
@@RookerVision and it’s based on the beta 1998
Um the n64 is actually the weakest
@@bigmandanproductions7239 Wrong it's almost 3x more powerful than PS1.
@@wizzgamer but runs on cartridges
I like the lighting and colors in some of the darker levels in the N64 version.
It is the original. So nothing wrong with like it best.
RookerVision - Gaming Videos I wouldn’t say it’s the first. Rayman 2 appears to be dual developed for both PC and N64. US and Canada got the PC version a day before the N64 version, but this could be due to magazine info differing.
@@theobserver4214 Another comment here said that Michel and his team developed it for the Dreamcast first, but Ubisoft had an exclusivity contract with Nintendo and they had to downgrade it for N64
What a work you did with this, awesome , i still remember playing this game in my old PS1 with my neighbour, i was amazed when i heard Raymans voice the first time
Thank you. Yeah it is a great game to remember playing
Now THIS is a nicely done video! The amount of work and care you put into making this comparison is commendable. Your channel is an example to be followed by other comparison channels. +1 subscriber, my guy!
11:05 dont worry, we all fail this jump on the first try, whatever the port
We do!
i feel like gliding is slow in the game. also the camera kinda fucked me over a few times during that section
Thanks for actually pointing out the differences in the game's ports instead of just showing gameplay of them. It helped a lot more to know which versions are better.
I’ve always enjoyed comparisons of all the different versions of this great game because of how they differ in both design and technical tweaks. There’s no definitive version even to this day but I’d say the Dreamcast one seems to be the closest.
Thanks for going so in-depth! Great comparison!
Man i miss these obviously this was worth the wait
This video is going on my liked vids and playlist
Appreciate it. Thank you
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I think 3DS is my favorite version. The pixelation really isn't bad since it's on such a small screen, and the 3D effect is really good
Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe the PS3 was the only system that had every single Rayman game playable on it, mostly through digital classics. It also had both the PS1 and PS2 versions of Rayman 2.
Thanks for making this vid, and reminding us how awesome this game still is. I myself have played the PC and PS1 version and Revolution on the PS2.
A thing I had to say, was that the PS1 version also added the darktoons for some reason! You run into them a couple of times. It's pretty cool to have that throwback to Rayman 1 in the PS1 version, which only that one has.
I enjoyed Revolution the most and played again last year with my PS2 with HDMI converter for 480p. I think that version has the most to offer, because so many things like the hub world and the upgrades were added. Definitely my favourite version! Cheers man!
At 3:44 I think you got those two swapped around. What you have displayed as the Dreamcast Version is in fact the PS2 Version, I'm almost 100% positive. I speed run Rayman 2 via Rayman 2 Revolution on PS3 so I'm well acquainted with this particular version. All in all great video
Definitely right. I have an dchdmi/DC Digital modded Sega Dreamcast and regularly play this game. I can confirm that the segment on the right is, in fact, DC - the high-resolution textures, texture filtering, particles, and colors just pop like no other version, especially if being played with that mod and using the 480p resolution - I also have the PS2 version and the textures are lower resolution and muddier than those found on DC. The textures on the PS2 conversion are reminiscent of those in the N64 version, but slightly better texture filtering and a bump in resolution.
It's secretly better version Michel Ancel is wrong.
The Dreamcast one is visually gorgeous. It's my favorite mainly because of the controller preference. I grew up playing on the Saturn and my mind has been programmed to work naturally with that type of control to this point on the Xbox. I just suck with the PlayStation controller but those visuals for the PS2 are right up there (perhaps better). Most of my nostalgia stays with the Dreamcast though.
Well LoK Soul Reaver 1 on Dreamcast looks better than Soul Reaver 2 or LoK Defiance on PS2. Dreamcast is a strange machine. It's like it's better but only if given to developers that know its inside outs.
@@justdev8965 I'd argue it's the other way around. The PS2 was much more powerful than the Dreamcast but also much more difficult to develop for. That's the reason many early games look and run better on the Dreamcast even though they shouldn't on paper.
It's similar to the Xbox 360 vs PS3 situation.
@@koerel are you sure the ps2 was more powerful? The xbox was had the best hardware in this Gen, but idk about the Dreamcast.
@@koerel nope Dreamcast could do things ps2 couldnt do like beautiful textures from mip mapping Ps2 was always terbbile in graphics Dreamcast never had a chance to show off with only 2years
@@alecatttheman896 Yup, dreamcast had a much much better gpu whereas the ps2 had a better cpu. Kinda like the whole 360/ps3 gen.
There is mistake on 3:49 - PS2 picture is signed as Dreamcast and vice versa. Great material btw. Best Rayman game
Yeah. Was a bad mistake for sure. Wish I could fix it. But too late. Nice catch though.
Amazing job, having to play all those ports and compare them side by side is a really hard work
keep it up
That was a lot more in-depth than I thought! For me it's between the PS2 and Dreamcast, I'd like to see more examples of the differences there because I can't decide what's better vs just different. Great video!
As someone who has 100% both, it's almost a Mario 64 to Mario 64 DS type of difference; Revolution essentially "remixes" parts of the game, so while the base gameplay is the same, some elements are presented differently.
I feel it's probably worth playing both.
Just noticed how few views this has. That was quite unexpected
I am glad you enjoyed it
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Very thorough video. Just the kind of bitesized videos I'm looking for when my mind goes off wondering about differences in releases of the same game on different platforms. Sometimes I just test them out myself, but this saves some of my time, thanks!
I liked how PS1 put actual 3D creatures into the cages unlike all the other versions where you pretty much free blue lums from the cages (also how the creatures healed you for whatever reason). It was very mindblowing to me when I played all the other versions for the first time. It was like playing 4 different Rayman games despite being the same in general.
One little detail in intro in Pc version (no idea about the rest). When we are shown how many prisoners robo pirates captured the number rises. It was great because it gives the feel of urgency. In revolution it was just stationary 19000.
3:44 Dreamcast and PS2 logos are reversed. PS2 is on left, DC is on right.
I wish the switch would get this game again :(
HD Remaster
@Honudes Gai yes Well no. I have an Android phone so no Smartphone game for Me...and to be honest I don't want to play such an awesome game on my smartphone. Its just mit the Real rayman experience :) so no 2020 for me and only corona :'D
THIS GAME NEEDS AN N SANE TRILOGY STYLE REMAKE!!
This game has already had a thousand ports, though.
I agree with you
No.
Even though this game already has a ton of ports, I'd love a proper remake.
Yeah that'd be great. Also, I wish they'd make a new 3D Rayman without the rabbids and make it the same as the new Ratchet and Clank.. 😍😍😢
I'm so glad someone actually mentioned the Gameboy Color version of Rayman. It was the only game I played in the series and wondered why my brother didn't have the first and third games for the Gameboy.
Great video. I happen to be playing Rayman Revolution right now. I seriously miss when games on different consoles were actually really different to each other. Nowadays if you put a PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC game side by side you have to have a very keen eye to notice the differences. It's normally only things like the framerate. Never anything to the extent of Rayman were completely new levels or sections were added or modified :)
I think the Sega Dreamcast version is the superior way to experience Rayman 2. The Sony PlayStation 1 version is good too, even though entire levels were missing altogether, and one thirds of the remaining levels were completely cut too because of voice acting and sound files bloating up space on the disc.
Rayman 2 revolution ps2 is available on ps3 store exclusively to the USA store. I recently got it and playing through
Ps3 can Play the Rayman 2 ps1 Version too
The ps1 version will always have a special place in my heart as it’s the version I grew up with. It might not look the best and there were some things left out, but it’s the version I prefer because of the changes they made, like fighting Ninjaws in the sanctuary of stone and fire, the voice acting to this day still makes me chuckle despite it not being very good and the final boss is.... well, it’s different, it feels like Razorbeard is actually putting up more of a fight instead of either sending homing projectiles or raising the lava level.
Is just a nostalgia thing.. n64 or dreamcast for me
Let me start by saying, thank you for making a video about Rayman 2. Rayman 2 happens to be one of my favorite games of all time! I've played EVERY single version of this game (For the exception of the iOS port)
However I did notice a small error. I couldn't help but notice at 3:44, You accidentally mixed up the footage for Rayman 2 Revolution and Rayman 2 (Dreamcast) It's totally not a big deal but just something that I noticed. Otherwise, this is a great video! Lots of research went into it and it was very informative and kept things brief when needed. Love the content, keep up the fantastic work!
Oh Man, you are right. Thank you for spotting that. I wish TH-cam allowed edits.
No problem! It would be nice but TH-cam’s video editor is pretty basic and they decided to kiss annotations goodbye. Either way, I still loved the hard work you put into this video!
I thought I'll just take a quick look at the differences, but then I watched the entire video to the end. Great job at describing different aspects of these games and not just graphical changes. And the editing was point on. It always matches what're talking about. It may seem obvious, but some creators don't even do that. Great attention to details!
Thanks for this! So much nostalgia and so great to see that they all are different. Not the simple copy-paste we see today.
I only appreciate nowadays, that the PSX port of Rayman 2 really is a ridiculously great technical feat.
This game deserves a remastered from the ground up
hold up...
YOU??
Yes a definitive version of all the Rayman games would be great
@@KetwunsGamingPad
Rayman 1 => Rayman Redemption
Rayman 2 => Rayman Revolution
Rayman 3 => Rayman Re
@@lexibigcheese Resurrection or Resolution lol
Remaster?
In current year, no less?
How cruel. I wouldn't wish that fate on even my most hated games.
The PS2 Version had a free-roaming hub world - Made the entire thing feel a lot more like an adventure.
Dreamcast was a dream! What an ahead of its time system!
I recently bought Rayman 2 on GOG Galaxy for PC. They did a great job porting old games for Modern Hardware and it even has 1080P and 4K support.
Dremcast versions of the games from these years are ALWAYS WINNING...
It's to close with PS2 with has higher resolution and better graphics.
Did not expect a 20-Minute video about the graphics of Rayman 2 to have me so gripped yet here i am
I remember as a kid I played the N64 version and used to be completely against ports. When I went to buy it, I had a dreamcast and thought well, surely this is the better version? I was so right! Ended up getting GTA2 and another multiplat game on it. The differences were huge back then.
God thank you for breaking down all of the differences between the versions
A very accurate video about the first game I have ever played, and also one of my favourite, what a great thing!
I played the PS1 version, I think that the presence of spoken dialogues made the characters and story more interesting than other versions.
I too prefer the spoken dialogue. Thanks for watching
This game is why I bought a Dreamcast. One of only a few where I played it all the way to the end. The colors, the sound, all of it was just superb.
It's a shame there is no "definitive" version of this game. Some platforms have the best controls, while others have the best visuals or added gameplay elements and features.
I played the N64 version first, but never got to beat it because I had borrowed it from a friend. Played the Windows version so much that the computer would overheat and it changed the color of my disc. When I bought the PSone version on PS3, I was surprised at how much of the levels' layouts were changed/removed from the N64 version.
PS1 é um lixo.
Dreamcast
Rayman 2 Revolution PS2 director cut
@@RobertK1993 Its Just Rayman 2 Revolution.
Actually there is and it's the Dreamcast. It's the one the lead Dev believes is definitive and he's right. It has the most detail and highest framerate. Playstation versions totally redesign the game and N64 is just rubbish compared to PC and Dreamcast
I've always played the 3DS one, the graphics are actually pretty good when you play. Old times.
Another great side by side
Rayman is seriously underrated
I know right, Rayman is SOO forgettable that it's not even worth talkin' bout him at all, the continuity, the powers, the EVERYTHING, It's legit played out in the wrong way especially when those Rabbids killed his career, turning him back to 2D AGAIN.
The bad guys with guns in the 2D prototype are like the hoodlums from Rayman 3! They held onto that idea.
I really hope Rayman comes to SMASH
With the ARMS character getting in I think I've completely lost hope of Rayman making it.
Rayman is in Brawlhalla, we got partnership with Ubisoft, not coming to Smash ever
@@lucapacucci285 so? Are different games, your logic it has no sense
Luca Pacucci Pac-Man was in Street Fighter x Tekken, and is also in smash
@@lmao1018 Akuma was also in this game and now repeats in tekken 7
I have this for n64 and recently got it for my 3ds and man I think it’s incredible on 3ds I’m having so my fun! The 3d effect works really well.
Hey actually, considering how many versions this game has, and how different they are, maybe you should show us the rest of your footage, this video IS really well made : efficient montage and even someone who has a terrible english level like me Can understand what's being discussed !
Not to mention that you said it was hard getting all this footage, so it'd be a shame to let so much stuff go to waste, besides i'd love to see more Rayman stuff on your Channel !
Yeah Revolution never shuts up about saving. And eventually your realise it's created a new save file every time.
Keep up the awesome vids man. This game looks great. I love Rayman Origins, Legends, and the newest mobile games. I need to go back and give the classics a go.
Thank you. Rayman is a great franchise.
this is an amazing video. I love these side by side comparisons. I like how back in the day we got consoles with different hardware (cpu/gpu/memory size) so multi platform games looked different or got upgraded from console to console. today it is all x86 and only the frame rate is different
So glad they had this on my favorite console of all time. The N64.
Good console, Iam a ps2 guy for many reasons. Maybe it's because I never had a N64 as a kid, but the controller is sooo weird :D
@@seife41 love the ps2 as well. N64 kind of hits a special spot since it was my first console. I can definitely understand the weirdness. When I was introduced to it, it was the only reference I knew.
Don't forget that the PS1's Final Boss is the only version that's different while all the rest of the platform has you ride the rocket in 3D movement and is shorter.
PS2 is the version I grew up on and prefer, mostly cause the hub worlds really make the levels feel like a part of a world. Ive played quite a few versions of Rayman 2, but not all of them. Its really cool to see the changes across the board, wonderful work!
I first played Rayman 2 on the Nintendo 64 when it came out back in the 90s, so it holds a special place in my heart. And on an HDMI modded N64 it still looks pretty good. I go back and play it every so often. However, the Dreamcast version is my favorite. It just looks stunning on Dreamcast and sounds gorgeous (again on an HDMI modded console).
Excellent video. So thorough and well put together.
Dreamcast version is amazing. It's very crisp and fast.
PS2 graphically better but drops below 60FPS a times.
If you were to build the ultimate Rayman 2 which would it be?..
For example take the Dreamcast version, with the PCs upscaling.. With some parts replaced by the PS1 parts.. Whist using some the the model improvements from the PS2 version.. Maybe adopting texture or skybox changes from the DS/3DS versions... And then put all together to make the ultimate Rayman 2 for modern platforms.. To me its kind of wild they havent done it already honestly.
3:44
Dreamcast: Uhh?
PS2: Sorry
Mistake: the left one is not the dreamcast but the PS2 and the right one is the dreamcast, you notice it bt the texture in rayman on the left, i noticed it when i played on the PS2
I got this video randomly recommended to me and it's from one of my favorite childhood games that I didn't beat until I was a teenager. There's no other platform, adventure game out there like Rayman 2. I've also have played quite a handful of all these releases and have never actually noticed the differences. I think the DC version is the one I noticed the most at the time simply because of the added content, but didn't even know a PS2 version existed.
Next you should do a graphics comparison of LEGO Star Wars
Good idea
@@RookerVision can you do one for hydro thunder ?
Good idea. Love that game
Sorry to keep you waiting. Been wanting to watch this.
Thank you and congratulations for the excellent work! I miss those comparisons, man. Could you make a comparative video of the game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus? thanks.
I will eventually. No problem
I knew I wasn’t crazy!!! I always remembered playing my buddy’s Dreamcast version always being different from the hall of doors. I just never found proof again 😂
Strange that the narrator for the intro is a man. I never played the Dreamcast version, and I imagined it was Ly calling out to Rayman.
The DC version was always my personal favorite version and I still play it to this day. Sharp, beautiful, & smooth was just the 3 things to describe it but the was more to it than anything.
michael ancel 💀
Love Rayman 2 great game
Recently finished the PS2 Version (Nice Version beside the many Bugs and Crashes)
I play it from time to time.
My favourite Version is the 3ds Version.
But i will get the Dreamcast Version in the Future.
Waiting for the Rayman 2 port for the toaster...
Thanks for the video, so many differences, it obviously would have taken a long time to research and determine which version is the "best". Great work!
And he’s wearing Ray Ban shades
*The man*
My personnal favorite is the Dreamcast one....I don't know, this game feels just so natural with that console !
the ps2 version is realy huge for the other version i my opinion is the best version of this game
DC version is best. Ps2 version suffers from horrible loading and odd pallet change
@@kamilpotato3764 im joke to you idiot
"I could go on all day, like a 200 hour video on all the differences". And I'd watch that! Amazing job and great video. Thank you for this detailed breakdown!
All versions rated from worst to best for me:
9. iOS
8. PS1
7. GBC
6. 3DS
5. DS
4. N64
3. PC
2. DC
1. PS2
One of the most amazing things about the N64 game is the textures. The textures are HUGE, larger than any textures on any N64 game before. To this day I still don't know how they pulled it off. I know the N64 can "stack" textures, but the backgrounds are incredibly detailed even up close.
The PS1 has its own impressive feature: there's very little texture warping, and 3D animation is about as smooth as it's EVER been on the system. The PS1 is not great for 3D platformers, which is why so many titles use a fixed camera to hide the fact that the system has no z-buffer.
Every port is good.
Dreamcast has the best grass you say? Well its clearly the best version then, no contest there.
A belated 1 year anniversary to this video
Dreamcast best version.
Correction the N64 runs at 320 x 240, not 640 x 480. Maybe it runs that resolution in the menu.
The 3DS version did have one bug that I'd call game-breaking. The secret 1000th lum was hidden in a room with a trampoline that you needed to exit. However, the trampoline functioned as a regular floor, which left me stuck in that one room, never able to fully complete the game. 😭
3ds version is bad
I do not understand this trend of better, more detailed graphics needing to be less colorful, less vivid. Like, the pirate robots on the Dreamcast have RED clothing, while on the PC they have pink, pale-red.
Man your study is THOROUGH, that's the least that can be said about it! That was an informative plunge into childhood nostalgia if I ever had the chance to go down one, thanks a lot! Comparing every platform each with the best possible hardware and software respectively for maximum objectivity ROCKS!
Edit: played on PS1 as a child and just now realized how inferior my version was :D and also remembered why my best friend and I argued on the number of Lums you could grab in the game (1000 him on PC, 800 me, told ya I had the inferior version!)
One thing worth mentioning, due to the hardware of the N64 and DS, they all have completely different soundtracks (sequenced like midi as opposed to looping sound files).
While most tracks are the same, save for some extra effects and layers, there's also completely different jingles (flipping a switch, blasting a door, dying)
It's worth mentioning because some levels get a slightly different feeling to them
Great video. It's kinda of frustrating that there isn't really a clear "definitive" version since all of them seem to have a give-and-take.
Yeah. True.
Very well put together, this video is top quality. You deserve more views my dude, keep up the good work!
Damn. Thank you. I work for comments like this. Thank you so much.
One of my favourite video games, I knew the ps1/n64 were different but never knew basically every version was different, I am happy that I got to experience the dreamcast version way back, i loved this game so much!
8:06 "Rayman, look what the pirates have done to our world" IDK if that was intentional but it was hilarious.