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General discussion (archive)New release: Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc(55 posts)(55 posts)
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Posted July 12, 2011
The last part of the original Rayman trilogy is here to complete the franchise!

Rayman returns in full 3D with breathtaking visuals and unique design in [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/rayman_3_hoodlum_havoc]Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. Whether you’re surfing lightbeams through psychedelic visions or just smashing your way with your powered-up mighty fists, you know you’re rocking it old-school with this French-born superhero extravaganza.

Rayman must once again save his world from peril, but the threat comes from n unusual source this time: Globox, his trusty companion. The Lord of the Dark Lums, Andre, was eaten alive by Globox. Now the Hoodlums (servants of Andre) have sworn to rescue their master in distress and unleash a maelstrom of turmoil ;) Our French hero, valiantly overcoming his chronic limblisness, goes on a quest to find a cure for all this chaos. The game’s admirable design, challenging platforming zones, and a myriad of power-ups all combine with the intelligent humor of this epic franchise! Also, Teensies need Rayman’s help and they will pay you back with more health and a plethora of goodies you can unlock (including mini-games, humorous animations and an homage to the Rayman series:) We also advise to use a gamepad to play Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc because our testers noted that gameplay was substantially more enjoyable with one.

Don’t miss out on this true-school 3D platforming game with a twist. Pick Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc up today for just $5.99 and round off your collection of one of the best PC platforming franchises ever made.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc works with the Xbox 360 pad natively.
Posted July 12, 2011
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Fujek: Uhm. Sorry to hijack this fine thread, but why?
As long as it is legal, like you mentioned, would there be any reason not to expand from a DOS emulation utility to other operating systems as well?
I'm still hoping to see Amiga games on GOG one day in the (far away ;)) future.
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TheJoe: DOSBox is a CPU emulator that runs a DOS environment created from scratch. To emulate a video game console, you would either have to reverse engineer a console operating system (which, as far as Xbox goes is illegal) or copy it directly, which would require ownership of a console so you could flash its BIOS.

Because of those factors, selling console games on GOG would basically be illegal and impractical.

DOSBox is legal because the DOS environment is completely custom and is made only to emulate the behaviour of MS-DOS, but is not a direct copy of it.
Reverse engineering is NOT illegal, even of consoles. As a matter of fact, there is a specific exemption to the DMCA for Reverse Engineering for Compatibility, and there is also case law. See Connectix vs. Sony and also the Lexmark printer cartridge case.

Using ROMs or Copyrighted material from the original product is illegal UNLESS it is specifically required to achieve compatibility and it can be proven that the product was engineered to prevent compatibility. This was also covered in the Lexmark case and the Connectix case.

Here's the decision in Connectix vs Sony:

http://digital-law-online.info/cases/53PQ2D1705.htm

And here's the decision in Lexmark vs. Static Control Case:

http://www.eff.org/cases/lexmark-v-static-control-case-archive#42

Anyhow, this thread should be about Rayman 3, not about whether emulation is legal.
Post edited July 12, 2011 by barleyguy
Posted July 12, 2011
One question, is it possible to somehow add subtitles to the game? (I played this as a kid, but I played czech version...dubbing was horrific but at least I could understand it...the main problem is that I understand sentences but they often mutter the words and I cant understand them...and thanks to this I miss half of the great jokes)
Posted July 12, 2011
Adding to the subtitle question next one. I have this gamepad http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-PP32-PS2700-Rumble-Console/dp/B001EYU1UU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1310497569&sr=1-1 Can I somehow make it work? When I want to rebind the keys it isnt responding, neither it is in menus :( game is acting like it wouldnt exist. I asked on the Rayman GoG forum too, but I figured posting here is allowed too about these things.
Posted July 12, 2011
I know I had this on the gamecube back in the day, but I honestly can't remember playing much of it. I think I might have lost the disc

anyways, will rebuy it here sometime
Posted July 13, 2011
Cool. I've never played any of the Rayman games but all three of them are on my wishlist now. I'll have to wait with buying them, as I'm still playing Crusader: No Remorse, King's Bounty: Crossworlds and Fallout: New Vegas, and there are a bunch of other games in my backlog that deserve some attention in the coming months as well ;-)
Post edited July 13, 2011 by Lorfean
Posted July 13, 2011
Nice release! However I have the game on PS2 so no need to buy it here, personally.

I'm glad this game doesn't actually "complete the franchise!" with Origins coming out. I was starting to think the Rabbids were going to take over forever(although Rabbids Go Home was good imo). XD
Posted July 15, 2011
When GOG got Rayman 2, I was hoping they'd also get Rayman 3. Never got a chance to play it so I'm really excited about this. :D
Posted July 02, 2013
Is it possible to redfine the movment keys in rayman 3? Can I change the movement keys to wasd?
Posted July 02, 2013
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saluk: Rayman 3! I never played this one, it looks interesting. Is it as good as 2?

The other issue with console releases is there are usually more rights to go through. At least with Nintendo, I'm pretty sure they have to get the license from the publisher, as usual, but also from Nintendo. That's not happening. You can already get older console games on virtual console for instance, and other systems have similar backwards compatible things, like the god of war ps3 re-release, or all of the ps1 games to re-buy for psp. Gog will stay pc only I fear.
In my opinion, Rayman 3 bypasses 2. Its witty in some parts, and murphy is no longer that irritating green thingy.
Posted July 02, 2013
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Kraco55: Is it possible to redfine the movment keys in rayman 3? Can I change the movement keys to wasd?
Better place to ask this question.
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