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The '''''Spyro''''' franchise is a series of platforming games starring [[Spyro the Dragon]]. 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 [[Digital Eclipse]]. 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> | |||
The '''''Spyro''''' franchise is a series of platforming games starring | |||
For the first three games, Spyro became a mascot for the PlayStation alongside | 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 publishers and 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 (series)|Skylanders]]'' series, which contributed to the ''Spyro'' series' abandonment. However, in 2018, [[Activision]] published the ''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' on [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]], a whole decade since a game has been released in the ''Spyro'' series. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
===Main series=== | ===Main series=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
!Console(s) | !Console(s) | ||
!Year released | !Year released | ||
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro the Dragon (game)]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro the Dragon (game)|Spyro the Dragon]]'' | ||
|[[PlayStation]] | |[[PlayStation]] | ||
|align=center|1998 | |align=center|1998 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]'' | ||
|PlayStation | |[[PlayStation]] | ||
|align=center|1999 | |align=center|1999 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Year of the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Year of the Dragon PS1 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Year of the Dragon]]'' | ||
|PlayStation | |[[PlayStation]] | ||
|align=center|2000 | |align=center|2000 | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Enter the Dragonfly PS2 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Enter the Dragonfly PS2 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly]]'' | ||
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] | |[[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|align=center|2002 | |align=center|2002 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro A Heros Tail GC US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro A Heros Tail GC US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: A Hero's Tail]]'' | ||
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] | |[[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|align=center|2004 | |align=center|2004 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Reignited Trilogy PS4 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Reignited Trilogy PS4 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Reignited Trilogy]]'' | ||
|[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]],<br>[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | |[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]],<br>[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
|align=center|2018 (PS4, Xbox One),<br>2019 (Windows, Switch) | |align=center|2018 (PS4, Xbox One),<br>2019 (Windows, Switch) | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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!Name | !Name | ||
!Console(s) | !Console(s) | ||
!Year released | !Year released | ||
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Season of Ice GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Season of Ice GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]'' | ||
|[[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|align=center|2001 | |align=center|2001 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 Season of Fire GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro 2 Season of Fire GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro 2: Season of Flame]]'' | ||
|[[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|align=center|2002 | |align=center|2002 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Attack of the Rhynocs GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Attack of the Rhynocs GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs]]'' | ||
|[[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|align=center|2003 | |align=center|2003 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Orange GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Orange GBA US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy]]'' | ||
|[[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|align=center|2004 | |align=center|2004 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:Spyro Shadow Legacy DS US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'' | |align=center|[[File:Spyro Shadow Legacy DS US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'' | ||
|[[Nintendo DS]] | |[[Nintendo DS]] | ||
|align=center|2005 | |align=center|2005 | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===''The Legend of Spyro'' series=== | ===''The Legend of Spyro'' series=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
!Console(s) | !Console(s) | ||
!Year released | !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]]'' | |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 | |Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2,<br>Xbox, Nintendo DS | ||
|align=center|2006 | |align=center|2006 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:LoS The Eternal Night Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]'' | |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 | |Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii | ||
|align=center|2007 | |align=center|2007 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|align=center|[[File:LoS Dawn of the Dragon Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon]]'' | |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 | |Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | ||
|align=center|2008 | |align=center|2008 | ||
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|} | |||
===''Skylanders'' series=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!Name | |||
!Console(s) | |||
!Year released | |||
!class="unsortable"|Synopsis | |||
|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders Spyros Adventure Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure]]'' | |||
|N-Gage, iOS, Zeebo | |||
|align=center|2011 | |||
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|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders Giants Wii US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: Giants]]'' | |||
|Blackberry | |||
|align=center|2012 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders Swap Force Wii U US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: Swap Force]]'' | |||
|iOS | |||
|align=center|2013 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders Trap Team PS4 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: Trap Team]]'' | |||
|iOS | |||
|align=center|2014 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders SuperChargers PS4 AUS cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' | |||
|iOS | |||
|align=center|2015 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders SuperChargers Racing Wii AUS cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing]]'' | |||
|iOS | |||
|align=center|2015 | |||
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|- | |||
|align=center|[[File:Skylanders Imaginators X360 US cover.jpg|150px]]<br>''[[Skylanders: Imaginators]]'' | |||
|iOS | |||
|align=center|2016 | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
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The ''Spyro'' franchise had several flash games in the 2000s. | 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 | 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: 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> | 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> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] |