Spyro Reignited Trilogy – the joy of replaying a childhood favourite

Three of the greatest family games from the original PlayStation era have been updated and improved for modern kids - and nostalgic children of the 90s

Before he was a member of the Skylanders universe, Spyro the Dragon was one of Sony's leading lights, the plucky protagonist of a trilogy of PlayStation-exclusive platformers developed by Insomniac Games (now perhaps better known for Ratchet & Clank and Marvel's Spider-Man). Nostalgic fans have remained fond of those old adventures, and so two decades since the first game, Skylanders creator Toys for Bob has released this collection of remasters.

I was eight years old when the first Spyro game came out, and my siblings and I played all three over and over again. When I loaded up the first of these remasters it felt so familiar - in the layout of the levels and the precise placement of items within, in the music and sounds and voice acting (despite the fact that Spyro here is voiced throughout by Tom Kenny, who originally only starred in the second and third games) - that my brain was tricked into believing that this was how Spyro had looked all along.