Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)

Debug Mode#

By changing Hex address 0x0860820c to 01 in the ROM, a hidden Debug mode can be enabled. When enabled, it does the following:

The intro is skipped and goes straight to the main menu (European version only).
Selecting New Game skips the opening cutscene and goes straight into the first level (European version only).
A version number is displayed on the lower left and coordinates on the lower right.
Press the Select button to hide displayed information. It also marks the current level as completed and returns to the hub world.
Press A+R will mark all levels as complete.

(Source: RayCarrot)

Unused Enemies#

Fat Rabbid#

This enemy is almost fully functional, suggesting it was scrapped late in development. It appears out-of-bounds in the level Infernal Escape.

Small Livingstone#

A redesigned enemy from Rayman 1 meant to appear in the Forest world, like the Big Livingstone and the Hunter.

Candy Fly#

An unused enemy meant to appear in the Sweets world.

Skull Bat#

No palette or animations for this enemy exist.

(Source: RayCarrot, Droolie)

Other Unused Graphics#

Early Costumes#

A few leftover frames and animations that depict costumes that were originally meant to appear in Phoenix's Rayman 4, though no color palettes remain.

From left to right they are Gum, Invisible, Spotlight, Boxer, Big Foot, Bubble, and Mole. In the final game, Mole and Big Foot became Gangster, Bubble and Invisible became Granny, Boxer became Rocker, Spotlight became Disco, and Gum became Punk.

The Gum costume also comes with a projectile.

Keg Flying#

A slightly modified sprite for the keg flying from the GBA version of Rayman 3. There is no level in the final version with a keg flying section.

Shocked#

An animation from the GBA version of Rayman 3 of Rayman being hit by the tesla coils.

Crouching on a Plum#

An animation from the GBA version of Rayman 3 where Rayman crouches on a plum while standing on it. In the final version, Rayman's animation doesn't change while crouching on a plum. Notably, this sprite is lifted completely without adapting to the art style of Raving Rabbids.

Gangster Attack#

The Gangster costume was meant to have an attack, but that was cut in the final version.

Crate Tile?#

To do:
Is this used?

An unused tile depicting a crate.

Magic Pen#

An unused animation for the Magic Pen enemy.

Shoe Kart#

Early versions of the vehicle used in the racing levels exist, where Rayman drives in his shoe just like in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. There are no fully rotating sprites.

Pencil#

An obstacle meant to appear in the unused fourth race level.

(Source: RayCarrot, Droolie)

Name Entry#

Unused artwork exists for an early name entry screen.

Miscellaneous#

Leftover graphics from a few of Visual Impact's previous games: Ford Racing 3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, and the unreleased The Berenstain Bears Karting. It's worth noting that the art for Downhill Jam doesn't appear in that game.

A leftover map from Downhill Jam also exists.

(Source: RayCarrot, Droolie)

Unused Music#

Enemy Music#

Judging from their internal names, these songs, one for each world, were likely meant to play when encountering certain large enemies, similar to the GBA version of Rayman 3.

Internal Name	Audio
childhood_enemy
forest_enemy_kalimba
organic_caves_enemy
candy_enemy_2
jail_enemy

Jingles#

23 (!) unused jingles exist in the game's files.

Internal Name	Audio	Notes
J_boss_victory1
J_boss_victory1_New
J_boss_victory_1_New_V2
J_cunning1
J_cunning2
J_cunning3
J_cunning4
J_cunning_6		No, this isn't an error, there isn't a "J_cunning_5".
J_cunning_6_New
J_cunning_7
J_gameover2		This is an extended version of the (used) Game Over theme.
J_nextlevel1
J_nextlevel2		This jingle is based on the opening of the Candy world theme.
J_nextlevel3
J_nextlevel5		Again, this is not an error, there's no "J_nextlevel4".
J_nextlevel5_New
J_nextlevel6
J_timeout1(mode7)		Only "J_timeout_4" is used. Judging from the amount of "Time Out" jingles, it seems every world was intended to have a racing level at some point.
J_timeout2
J_timeout_3
J_timeout_5
J_victory2(continue_oui)		Judging from the name, this jingle was meant to be used when confirming in the Continue screen, as the Game Over jingle is called "J_gameover2b(continue_non)" internally. Instead, the Win Race jingle is reused for that purpose.
J_victory3

Unused Sound Effects#

To do:
This needs to be double checked; this game's sound effects are a mess to go through.

There are a surprising amount of unused sound effects, most of them high-quality leftovers from Rayman 2.

Audio	Notes

	Used in the Globox Disc minigame from the Dreamcast version of Rayman 2.

	Used in Rayman 2.
	Used in Rayman 2.
	Used in Rayman 2.
	Used in Rayman 3 for GBA.









	Used in Rayman 2. In the final version, Rayman doesn't say anything when finding Globox.

	Used in Rayman 2 when grabbing a Golden Fist.
	Used in Rayman 2 when Robo-Pirates walk.
	Rayman 3's helicopter sound.
	Used on helicopter bombs in Rayman 2.




	Used on helicopter bombs in Rayman 2.



	Teensie speech sounds from Rayman 2.
	Teensie speech sounds from Rayman 2.

Unused Levels#

Dummy Race Levels#

Every race level has a platformer dummy map associated with it. It has the same layout for every world, with just the tileset being changed. It's possible to access them in-game by pressing A while on a Mode 7 level and quickly moving to another level icon before the screen completely fades out.

There are two invisible door objects at the top and bottom of the map respectively, which are fully functional and will take you to the other door.

Unused Racetrack#

An unused racing level meant for Toy World. It's stored in the data as a 2D level, suggesting it's using an older version of the level format. It uses the backgrounds of the finished Toy Chase level.

(Source: RayCarrot, Droolie)

Unused Level Select#

Editing value 055d3e to 05 in the European version loads an unused level select that also uses an unused background.

(Source: RayCarrot)

5th World Leftovers#

Evidently, the final boss was supposed to be in its own world. First, the sixth archstone in the hub world checks to see if the penultimate level "Spikes and Yikes" has been beaten in order to take you to the final boss' world. The final boss level is hardcoded to check if it's in World 5, something that no other level does. Furthermore, there is an empty world map in the game's data with the palette for Toy World.

(Source: RayCarrot)

Regional Differences#

Watch on YouTubeThe US version has a lot of bugs, from sprites not animating correctly to throwable objects flying in the wrong direction. There's also an infamous bug in one of the final levels that corrupts all of the graphics, due to the game failing to load a death animation for the Rabbid Robot.

These bugs were fixed in the European version.

Level Changes#

There were quite a few level changes between the two versions.

Child's Play#

The color of the second hangable notebook was changed to purple.

US	Europe

The decorative wall was removed in the European version.

US	Europe

The decorative elements at the bottom were removed in the European version.

US	Europe

Kid's Hamlet#

The spikes next to the cage were removed.

US	Europe

The letter block was changed to an eraser.

US	Europe

Dream Forest#

The decorative tree at the first Green Lum was removed.

US	Europe

The ground below the level was extended to hide the abrupt cutoff.

US	Europe

Stomach Circuit#

A Lum was moved.

US	Europe

Gastric Rivers#

The first secret room was made smaller.

US	Europe

The second secret room's entrance was moved to line up with the ground.

US	Europe

The room itself was also made larger.

US	Europe

Not a Piece of Cake!#

A coil of licorice was added.

US	Europe

Filthy Corridors#

Rayman's starting position was changed.

US	Europe

(Source: RayCarrot)

v · t · e The Rayman series
SNES	Rayman
Jaguar	Rayman (Prototypes)
PlayStation	Rayman (Prototypes) • 2: The Great Escape (Prototype) • Rush
Sega Saturn, DOS	Rayman
Nintendo 64, Dreamcast	2: The Great Escape (Prototype)
Windows	2: The Great Escape (Prototype) • Origins • Legends
Mac OS X, tvOS	Mini
PlayStation 2	2: Revolution • 3: Hoodlum Havoc (Prototypes) • Arena
GameCube	3: Hoodlum Havoc (Demo)
Xbox	3: Hoodlum Havoc
Game Boy Color	Rayman • Rayman 2: The Great Escape (Prototype)
Game Boy Advance	Advance • Rayman 3 (Prototypes) • Hoodlum's Revenge
Nintendo DS	DS
Nintendo 3DS	3D • Origins
iOS	Jungle Run • Fiesta Run • Adventures • Mini
Android	Jungle Run • Fiesta Run • Adventures
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	3 HD • Origins • Legends (Prototypes)
PlayStation Vita	Origins • Legends (Prototypes)
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Stadia	Legends (Kiosk Demo)

Raving Rabbids
Windows	Raving Rabbids • Raving Rabbids 2 • Coding
PlayStation 2, Xbox 360	Raving Rabbids (Prototype)
Wii	Raving Rabbids • Raving Rabbids 2 (Prototype) • Channel • Go Home • Lab • Travel in Time
Game Boy Advance	Raving Rabbids
Nintendo DS	Raving Rabbids (Prototype) • Go Home
Wii U	Land
Nintendo Switch	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo 3DS	Travel in Time 3D
Android, iOS	Coding • Legends of the Multiverse

Related Games
Nintendo 64	Tonic Trouble (Prototype)

Debug Mode#

Unused Enemies#

Fat Rabbid#

Small Livingstone#

Candy Fly#

Skull Bat#

Other Unused Graphics#

Early Costumes#

Keg Flying#

Shocked#

Crouching on a Plum#

Gangster Attack#

Crate Tile?#

Magic Pen#

Shoe Kart#

Pencil#

Name Entry#

Miscellaneous#

Unused Music#

Enemy Music#

Jingles#

Unused Sound Effects#

Unused Levels#

Dummy Race Levels#

Unused Racetrack#

Unused Level Select#

5th World Leftovers#

Regional Differences#

Level Changes#

Child's Play#

Kid's Hamlet#

Dream Forest#

Stomach Circuit#

Gastric Rivers#

Not a Piece of Cake!#

Filthy Corridors#

References#