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[[File:Spyro logo.png|thumb|200px|The logo for the ''Spyro'' series]]
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The '''''Spyro''''' franchise is a series of platforming games starring a purple dragon named [[Spyro]]. The games were originally developed by [[Insomniac Games]] for the [[PlayStation]], starting with the release of ''[[Spyro the Dragon (game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'' in 1998, and published by [[Univeral Interactive]]. It is the sister franchise of the ''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot (franchise)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' series. The whole series has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, as of October 2007.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081219033912/http://kotaku.com/gaming/toys/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals-310244.php Spyro Invades Wendy's Kid's Meals]</ref> In an interview, Ted Price said that Insomniac stopped developing ''Spyro'' games after ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' because Spyro could not hold anything in his hands, therefore limiting his actions.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081203172108/http://www.gamedaily.com/games/resistance-2/playstation-3/game-features/resistance-2-interview-with-ted-price/ Resistance 2 Interview with Ted Price]. Game Daily (archived).</ref> 

For the first three games, Spyro became a mascot for the PlayStation alongside [[Crash Bandicoot]], both of whom appeared in several games together. In the 2000s, the ''Spyro'' series has switched between various developers. Since 2008, when [[Activision]] acquired the rights to the franchise, the ''Spyro'' series has entered a long hiatus. In 2011, the ''Spyro'' series spawned a large spin-off series, the ''[[Skylanders (franchise)|Skylanders]]'' franchise, which contributed to the ''Spyro'' series' abandonment. Eventually, in 2018, Activision published the ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' on [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]], a whole decade since the previous ''Spyro'' game was released.

==Games==
===Main series===
The main ''Spyro the Dragon'' series consists of six mainline games in the original series, four GameBoy Advance portable games and ''The Legend of Spyro'' trilogy (which belongs to different continuity). Although the sixth game, ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'', was released for Nintendo DS instead for major platforms, it is considered to be a part of the main series storyline since it is a direct sequel to ''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Developer
!Year released
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro the Dragon (game)]]''
|[[PlayStation]]
|[[Insomniac Games]]
|align=center|1998
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''
|PlayStation
|Insomniac Games
|align=center|1999
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Year of the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''
|PlayStation
|Insomniac Games
|align=center|2000
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Enter the Dragonfly PS2 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Equinoxe Digital Entertainment]], [[Check Six Studios]]
|align=center|2002
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro A Heros Tail GC US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Eurocom]]
|align=center|2004
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Reignited Trilogy PS4 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]''
|[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]],<br>[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Toys For Bob]], [[Sanzaru Games]], various
|align=center|2018 (PS4, Xbox One),<br>2019 (Windows, Switch)
|}

===Portable games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Developer
!Year released
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Season of Ice GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]''
|[[Digital Eclipse]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|align=center|2001
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 Season of Fire GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Digital Eclipse
|align=center|2002
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Attack of the Rhynocs GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Digital Eclipse 
|align=center|2003
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Orange GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Vicarious Visions]]
|align=center|2004
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Shadow Legacy DS US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|[[Amaze Entertainment]]
|align=center|2005
|}

===''The Legend of Spyro'' series===
::'''''[[The Legend of Spyro (series)|The Legend of Spyro]]'''''
The Legend of Spyro series is a reboot of the ''Spyro'' franchise that features a separate continuity different from the existing ''Spyro'' universe of the previous games (1998-2005). It stars [[Spyro (The Legend of Spyro)|a different version of Spyro]] along with a few familiar cast of characters and new ones created for the reboot.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Developer
!Year released
|-
|align=center|[[File:LoS A New Beginning GC US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning]]''
|Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2,<br>Xbox, Nintendo DS
|[[Krome Studios]], Amaze Entertainment
|align=center|2006
|-
|align=center|[[File:LoS The Eternal Night Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]''
|Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii
|Krome Studios, Amaze Entertainment
|align=center|2007
|-
|align=center|[[File:LoS Dawn of the Dragon Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon]]''
|Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
|[[Étranges Libellules]], [[Tantalus Media]]
|align=center|2008
|}

===Flash games===
The ''Spyro'' franchise had several flash games in the 2000s.

The promotional websites for ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' and ''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' had flash minigames. The latter game had a downloadable flash game in executable format, [[Spark's Pond]]. The promotional website for ''[[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]]'' had a flash game called [[Super Spyro Speedway]].

In 2004, {{wp|Kraft Foods}} held a promotion on {{wp|Candystand}} named [http://web.archive.org/web/20040701064229/http://www.candystand.com/adventureworld/ Crash and Spyro Adventure World], which promoted the two games, ''[[crashbandicootwiki:Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage|Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage]]'' and ''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]''. The promotion had seven flash games, and six of them were unlockable. To unlock them, consumers had to enter a special code found on trading cards that came with Nabisco Fruit Snacks and Jell-O Pudding Bites. Every trading card had one of six codes, each of which unlocked one of the minigames.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040610162235/http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/spyro-orange-the-cortex-conspiracy/516661p1.html  Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and Kraft (GBA)]. GameSpy (Wayback Machine). Published May 18, 2004.</ref>

{{wp|Neopets}} had several promotional flash games on their site. There were three known flash games, all of which could be played without a login: [[Spyro: Power Blast]], [[Crash and Spyro]], and [[Spyro Shadow Legacy: Magic Attack]].

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