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[[File:Spyro logo.png|thumb|200px|The logo for the ''Spyro'' series]]
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===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Year released
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro the Dragon]]''
|[[PlayStation]]
|align=center|1998
|
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''
|[[PlayStation]]
|align=center|1999
|
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Year of the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]''
|[[PlayStation]]
|align=center|2000
|
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Enter the Dragonfly PS2 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]]
|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]]
|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]]
|align=center|2018 (PS4, Xbox One),<br>2019 (Windows, Switch)
|
|}

===Portable games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Year released
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Season of Ice GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]''
|[[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]]
|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]]
|align=center|2003
|
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Orange GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|align=center|2004
|
|-
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Shadow Legacy DS US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|align=center|2005
|
|}

===''The Legend of Spyro'' series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Console(s)
!Year released
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis
|-
|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
|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
|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
|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]].

==References==
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