*sorry for it being too large*
YES, THIS IS REAL AS IT CAN GET.
Back in 1993, Michal Ancel (the creator of Rayman) had the idea of Rayman back before the Atari Jaguar and PS1 was developed.
Remember the idea with the boy named Jimmy who had to go save Hereitscool land? This is what it looked like before it was scrapped. You play as either Rayman or the other character (who's name was identified, but it is a girl.)
If you can't read French, this is the translation:
Long before the Jaguar and PlayStation versions, Michel Ancel and his team were working on Rayman for the SNES. Even if it was in advanced development, the game was stopped in favor of the CD support. As exclusives, here are a few pictures from this aborted version.
This was actually a interview with Michel Ancel after Rayman 2 was released. He talked about this idea back when he started his years working at Ubisoft. It was in a French game magazine called Pix'N'Love.
That's all of the info gathered.
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