

However, in Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Insomniac worked to create enemies that would react to Spyro. Games in that time had enemies with one simple function. In addition to the revolutionary gliding mechanics, the enemies in Spyro Reignited Trilogy were ahead of their time on release. He will be returning to the role in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Tom Kenny, famous for playing SpongeBob, Heffer in Rocko’s Modern Life and Ice King in Adventure Time, voiced Spyro in the second and third games. Cute Purple Guyįans of the original PlayStation games will know that the original voice actor for Spyro was replaced in the latter two games. These will be making a welcome return to show new players just what platforming should be. Some classic levels included in the originals are Skelos Badlands and Fireworks Factory. This means that when Spyro Reignited Trilogy is released later this year, players will once again have over 100 levels to play. Byrd, Bentley the Yeti, and Agent 9.Īcross the three original games, there were over 100 levels for players to explore and complete. This includes Hunter, Elora, the Professor, Zoe, Sheila the Kangaroo, Sgt. Something that fans may be keen to know is that all characters who originally appeared in the games will appear in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The characters who were playable will be playable again. For example, Beast Makers Hub was inspired by Apocalypse Now while Cliff Town was inspired by Star Wars. What some fans may not know is that each of the levels in Spyro Reignited Trilogy was originally inspired by classic cinema. Together, they made the glide look and feel right and like it would in the real world. To make the gliding authentic and feel right, Insomniac worked with a NASA scientist with experience in flight control. When Spyro was released in 1998, it was revolutionary that he was able to glide around the world map. One of the truly remarkable facts that Activision and Toys for Bob have shared about Spyro Reignited Trilogy is that Spyro’s glide is powered by rocket science. Gnorcs are a combination of gnomes and orcs and not just orcs as some fans may believe. In the first game of Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the main antagonist, Gnasty Gnorc, sends his hordes of gnorcs to terrorise the land. Thus, Spyro was changed from green to purple. However, due to the low-resolution graphics of the day, and the smaller range of colours, the development team at Insomniac feared he would blend in with the grass. In addition to having a different name, Spyro was also originally supposed to be green. Plus, there’s already Pete’s Dragon, which could have been confusing.

The reasons his name was changed from Pete to Spyro is unknown, but thankfully it was as Spyro is a much better name.

While he’s known as Spyro, his original name was Pete. With Spyro Reignited Trilogy being released later this year, it’s a nice way to celebrate his twentieth birthday. Originally released in 1998, Spyro The Dragon was available on PlayStation and was the first adventure for the little purple dragon. The first fact, although not a big secret, is that Spyro is 20-years old this year. Activision and Toys for Bob have compiled a list of interesting facts about Spyro and Spyro Reignited Trilogy. However, there is always trivia and tidbits for fans to learn. Spyro is one of those cherished franchises that fosters fond memories and great feelings of nostalgia.īeing a trilogy of classic games, players have spent years playing, dissecting and learning everything there is to know about Spyron Reignited Trilogy. When Spyro Reignited Trilogy was being teased, fans were going wild.
