Jazz Jackrabbit (computer game)
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Jazz Jackrabbit is a platform game
developed and published by Epic MegaGames
. It was released in 1994 for PC
s operating DOS
, with subsequent Macintosh
and Microsoft Windows
releases in 1995 and 1996.
Jazz Jackrabbit was hugely inspired by the Amiga
game Zool
and such another ongoing success of console classics (such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man
) defining the platform game genre in the 1990s market, and was initially considered to be a pastiche
of Sega
's Sonic the Hedgehog in the computer
world. However, the game did not manage to reach as much popularity as to become PC's mascot
, but did acquire a certain fan audience, especially due to its fast-paced gameplay, advanced graphics and notorious acid jazz
level soundtracks.
In 1995, PC Format
magazine named Jazz Jackrabbit "Arcade Game of the Year". Two other releases originated from it: a sequel named Jazz Jackrabbit 2
in 1998, as well as a reboot
on Game Boy Advance
in 2002.
's "The Tortoise and the Hare
", in which the enmity between tortoise
s and hare
s continues even after three thousand years. An evil mastermind tortoise named Devan Shell begins conquering planets, suppressing any native confrontation. One of such planets, Carrotus, is home to a peaceful hare kingdom that, once confronted by Shell, is able to provide enough resistance to fend him off. Enraged by his loss, Devan decides to kidnap Carrotus princess Eva Earlong and hide her on a distant airbase of unknown location to weaken the hares. In response, the king chooses to send Carrotus' hero Jazz Jackrabbit
, who carries a blue LFG-2000 gun, to various planets conquered by Devan that might contain clues to the location of Eva's imprisonment. As Jazz travels through different worlds, he gains new weapons and meets new enemies in his pursuit to rescue the princess and save Carrotus from Devan Shell and his army of Turtle Terrorists.
Jazz is depicted as a bright green
jackrabbit with a red bandana
, bracers and a blue "blaster" gun that he never loses the hold of.
The initial game is divided into six episodes (with three more episodes added subsequently; see releases section), each of which contains three planets (worlds), with every planet itself consisting of two levels (some planets have an additional secret level). The final level of every episode features a boss that the player must deal with in order to complete the level. Episodes are tied by a single storyline usually progressing after each episode is finished. Like in Jazz 2, levels' difficulty also progresses with every episode, however, unlike it, one does not have to play the previous episode before unlocking the next.
Gameplay mechanics in Jazz are very similar to Sonic the Hedgehogs, with the exception of not being able to destroy the enemies by simply jumping at them (which was not added until the second game). Jazz will run faster and jump higher the longer he runs, avoiding chasms that might lead to spikes or other unwanted objects. Unlike other arcade games, however, there are no abysses and every level bifurcates into subsections that might lead to valuable items (such as weapon pick-ups, score items, etc.) while the direction of general progression is hinted at with occasional arrows. Jazz has a life bar that changes in color based on how much health Jazz has remaining. Jazz can withstand a limited number of hits (5 on Easy mode, 4 on Medium mode, 3 on Hard or Turbo mode) from projectiles or spiked structures before losing a life; one hit's worth of health can be restored by picking up a carrot. Lives can also be accumulated to the maximum number of ten. When killed, Jazz can start further than the level beginning if a checkpoint sign was reached and activated (i.e. shot) before.
Items that the player can pick up usually resemble food, computer hardware components or other familiar shapes, and give 100 score points each. There are also several beneficial pick-ups in the game: a "force shield" that protects Jazz from one or four hits, a sidekick in form of a bird that shoots enemies, a hoverboard that allows to fly in the air, rapid fire/super jump bonuses, a temporary "speed-up" and invincibility, as well as extra lives. Weapons also vary in numbers and consistency and include (besides the initial blaster) bouncing launcher grenades, fireball flame thrower, bi-missile projectiles and TNT sets. Large sets of ammunition, permanent bonuses (with the exception of the hoverboard, rapid fire and super jump) and the speed-up cannot be picked up by moving Jazz over them, and must be shot from their enclosure to be activated.
Unlike its sequel, the first game features a timer that starts at roughly 10 minutes at the beginning of each level (on Easy mode; this decreases to 8 minutes on Medium, 6 minutes on Hard, and 4 minutes on Turbo) and counts down to zero; on Hard and Turbo, another countdown appears at the top of the screen when there is less than a minute left, and if time expires, Jazz dies. If Jazz reaches and shoots the finish sign before time runs out, the player is then provided with additional score points that can furthermore lead to granting entry into a bonus stage, if coupled with 100% level completion (that occurs when all the items and weapons are picked, and all the enemies dealt with). In theses stages, animation switches to a pseudo-3D (third-person shooter
) of Jazz as he runs on a speedway with the purpose of gathering as many blue diamonds as requested before time runs out, while other doodads try to stop him or slow him down. If the task is accomplished successfully, the player is provided with an extra life. Another way to reach bonus stages is to find a big red diamond and "take" it.
Aside from bonuses, Jazz also features secret levels that can be accessed in specific areas of other levels once in every episode. Secret level signs feature the question mark instead of Devan's head portrait that must be shot. The current level is then considered completed and the secret level embarks. Levels themselves consist of an enormous "grant" area with numerous weapons and items to pick up. One level, however, features a mini-boss, while the player assumes control of Jazz in his sidekick bird form. Secret levels also feature a count-up upon completion that provides the player with extra score points. In the C-episode there is a secret level with Jazz in the form of a lizard.
and Microsoft Windows
; there are also ports
to the Dreamcast, GP32
, GP2X
, WIZ
, Dingoo A320, Open Pandora, Wii
, PlayStation Portable
and Windows Mobile based pocket PC/PDA devices.
JCS'94 is a Level editor
for Jazz Jackrabbit. It was started more than two years before the OpenJazz project. Its latest proposed release date was November 2005. The makers of JCS'94 helped resolve some issues in the development of OpenJazz.
J1E is another Level editor
for Jazz Jackrabbit. It was started as a more feature complete alternative to JCS'94. It contains features lacking from JCS'94, including editing possibilities for movements, animations and attacks. This editor is criticized because of its lack of documentation. J1E was written in Java and requires a JVM. It has been tested on Microsoft Windows
.
which this game is based on makes a cameo as a boss called Zoonik
(with purple spiky hair, green overalls, a purple body, and a fox tail) and uses a laser gun as a weapon.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
developed and published by Epic MegaGames
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of...
. It was released in 1994 for PC
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
s operating DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
, with subsequent Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
releases in 1995 and 1996.
Jazz Jackrabbit was hugely inspired by the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
game Zool
Zool
Zool is a video game originally produced for the Amiga by Gremlin Graphics in 1992.Zool was intended as a rival to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. It was heavily hyped upon its initial release, including being bundled with the newly launched Amiga 1200, although not the AGA version with enhanced...
and such another ongoing success of console classics (such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man
Mega Man (video game)
Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It is the first game in the original Mega Man series and the entire Mega Man franchise...
) defining the platform game genre in the 1990s market, and was initially considered to be a pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
of Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's Sonic the Hedgehog in the computer
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
world. However, the game did not manage to reach as much popularity as to become PC's mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
, but did acquire a certain fan audience, especially due to its fast-paced gameplay, advanced graphics and notorious acid jazz
Acid jazz
Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...
level soundtracks.
In 1995, PC Format
PC Format
PC Format is a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and licensed to other publishers in countries around the world. In publication since 1991, it is part of Future Publishing's Format series of magazines that include articles about games, entertainment and how to...
magazine named Jazz Jackrabbit "Arcade Game of the Year". Two other releases originated from it: a sequel named Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games. It was released in 1998 for PCs running Windows, and later for Macintosh computers. It is the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit....
in 1998, as well as a reboot
Jazz Jackrabbit Advance
Jazz Jackrabbit is a platform game developed by Game Titan. It was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, published by Jaleco under license from Epic Games. Despite sharing the name of the original 1994 game, it is a sequel and not a port, remake or retelling of that game...
on Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
in 2002.
Storyline
The game is set in a fantasy world based on AesopAesop
Aesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...
's "The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare is a fable attributed to Aesop and is number 226 in the Perry Index. The story concerns a hare who ridicules a slow-moving tortoise and is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, decides to take a nap midway through...
", in which the enmity between tortoise
Tortoise
Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...
s and hare
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
s continues even after three thousand years. An evil mastermind tortoise named Devan Shell begins conquering planets, suppressing any native confrontation. One of such planets, Carrotus, is home to a peaceful hare kingdom that, once confronted by Shell, is able to provide enough resistance to fend him off. Enraged by his loss, Devan decides to kidnap Carrotus princess Eva Earlong and hide her on a distant airbase of unknown location to weaken the hares. In response, the king chooses to send Carrotus' hero Jazz Jackrabbit
Jazz Jackrabbit (character)
Jazz Jackrabbit is a series of video games featuring the titular character of Jazz Jackrabbit, a green anthropomorphic hare, who fights with his turtle nemesis, Devan Shell, in a science fiction parody of the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare. Created by Cliff Bleszinski and developed by Epic...
, who carries a blue LFG-2000 gun, to various planets conquered by Devan that might contain clues to the location of Eva's imprisonment. As Jazz travels through different worlds, he gains new weapons and meets new enemies in his pursuit to rescue the princess and save Carrotus from Devan Shell and his army of Turtle Terrorists.
Jazz is depicted as a bright green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
jackrabbit with a red bandana
Kerchief
A kerchief is a triangular or square piece of cloth tied around the head or around the neck for protective or decorative purposes...
, bracers and a blue "blaster" gun that he never loses the hold of.
Gameplay
Gameplay mechanics in Jazz are very similar to Sonic the Hedgehogs, with the exception of not being able to destroy the enemies by simply jumping at them (which was not added until the second game). Jazz will run faster and jump higher the longer he runs, avoiding chasms that might lead to spikes or other unwanted objects. Unlike other arcade games, however, there are no abysses and every level bifurcates into subsections that might lead to valuable items (such as weapon pick-ups, score items, etc.) while the direction of general progression is hinted at with occasional arrows. Jazz has a life bar that changes in color based on how much health Jazz has remaining. Jazz can withstand a limited number of hits (5 on Easy mode, 4 on Medium mode, 3 on Hard or Turbo mode) from projectiles or spiked structures before losing a life; one hit's worth of health can be restored by picking up a carrot. Lives can also be accumulated to the maximum number of ten. When killed, Jazz can start further than the level beginning if a checkpoint sign was reached and activated (i.e. shot) before.
Items that the player can pick up usually resemble food, computer hardware components or other familiar shapes, and give 100 score points each. There are also several beneficial pick-ups in the game: a "force shield" that protects Jazz from one or four hits, a sidekick in form of a bird that shoots enemies, a hoverboard that allows to fly in the air, rapid fire/super jump bonuses, a temporary "speed-up" and invincibility, as well as extra lives. Weapons also vary in numbers and consistency and include (besides the initial blaster) bouncing launcher grenades, fireball flame thrower, bi-missile projectiles and TNT sets. Large sets of ammunition, permanent bonuses (with the exception of the hoverboard, rapid fire and super jump) and the speed-up cannot be picked up by moving Jazz over them, and must be shot from their enclosure to be activated.
Unlike its sequel, the first game features a timer that starts at roughly 10 minutes at the beginning of each level (on Easy mode; this decreases to 8 minutes on Medium, 6 minutes on Hard, and 4 minutes on Turbo) and counts down to zero; on Hard and Turbo, another countdown appears at the top of the screen when there is less than a minute left, and if time expires, Jazz dies. If Jazz reaches and shoots the finish sign before time runs out, the player is then provided with additional score points that can furthermore lead to granting entry into a bonus stage, if coupled with 100% level completion (that occurs when all the items and weapons are picked, and all the enemies dealt with). In theses stages, animation switches to a pseudo-3D (third-person shooter
Third-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
) of Jazz as he runs on a speedway with the purpose of gathering as many blue diamonds as requested before time runs out, while other doodads try to stop him or slow him down. If the task is accomplished successfully, the player is provided with an extra life. Another way to reach bonus stages is to find a big red diamond and "take" it.
Aside from bonuses, Jazz also features secret levels that can be accessed in specific areas of other levels once in every episode. Secret level signs feature the question mark instead of Devan's head portrait that must be shot. The current level is then considered completed and the secret level embarks. Levels themselves consist of an enormous "grant" area with numerous weapons and items to pick up. One level, however, features a mini-boss, while the player assumes control of Jazz in his sidekick bird form. Secret levels also feature a count-up upon completion that provides the player with extra score points. In the C-episode there is a secret level with Jazz in the form of a lizard.
Release chronology
- July 30, 1994: the original game first official release on three floppy diskFloppy diskA floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
ettes, featuring MS-DOS support only. The soundtrack was recorded for AdlibAdLibAd Lib, Inc. was a manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval...
, Gravis UltrasoundGravis UltrasoundGravis UltraSound or GUS is a sound card for the IBM PC compatible system platform, made by Canada-based Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd...
and Soundblaster playback. The episodes were unlockable by pairs of three (i.e. the first or the last three) with a special code that was given over the phone during the purchase. However, due to considerable increase in game pirating, the code purchase was later dropped for the original six episodes in one pack release. - August–September 1994: a sharewareSharewareThe term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
version of the first release was made and included as a promo with other Epic's titles. It contains the first episode (with six original and one secret levels) plus three bonus levels. - December 1994: the XmasXmas"Xmas" is a common abbreviation of the word "Christmas". It is sometimes pronounced , but it, and variants such as "Xtemass", originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation...
Edition (also known as the ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Edition in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
) diskette update, which includes all of the original levels plus an extra episode called "Holidaius" that features seven levels and two bonus levels. The installation required the original game to be installed and was a simple update of its files. - April 1995: MacintoshMacintoshThe Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
diskette release (for System 7.5), full original version. It is the only original Jazz released for Mac. - May–June 1995: First CD-ROM release. Among the features, an easter eggEaster egg (media)Image:Carl Oswald Rostosky - Zwei Kaninchen und ein Igel 1861.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Example of Easter egg hidden within imagerect 467 383 539 434 desc none...
was added in which the game would unlock "Holidaius" upon being run with the computer BIOSBIOSIn IBM PC compatible computers, the basic input/output system , also known as the System BIOS or ROM BIOS , is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface....
clock set between November 30 and January 1. - December 1995: Holiday Hare release on CD-ROM, which is an updated version of the Xmas Edition. Unlike its previous add-on, however, the release includes all of the original content and support plus first episode levels taken from the shareware and redesigned to feature Christmas-themed content. The release is also standaloneStandaloneA standalone entity is something that has no dependencies; it can "stand alone". Standalone may also refer to the following topics:*Standalone software*the standalone attribute in XML*a standalone expansion pack for games...
, unlike its predecessor. - Spring 1996: the shareware version of Holiday Hare is released for MS-DOS 7.
- August 1996: CD-ROM release of the original game for Windows 95Windows 95Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products...
. Last official release. This version was also often included in the later Jazz Jackrabbit 2Jazz Jackrabbit 2Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games. It was released in 1998 for PCs running Windows, and later for Macintosh computers. It is the sequel to Jazz Jackrabbit....
releases as a bonus.
Game tools and level editors
OpenJazz is a game engine recreation for Jazz Jackrabbit created by Alister Thomson. Work was started on August 23, 2005, made public on November 28 of the same year, and had its source code released on Christmas Day. It is available for LinuxLinux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
; there are also ports
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
to the Dreamcast, GP32
GP32
The GP32 is a handheld game console developed by the Korean company Game Park. It was released on November 23, 2001, in South Korea only.- Overview :The GP32 is based on a 133 MHz ARM CPU and 8 MB of RAM...
, GP2X
GP2X
The GP2X is an open-source, Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by South Korean company GamePark Holdings. It was released on November 10, 2005, in South Korea only....
, WIZ
GP2X Wiz
The GP2X Wiz is an open-source, Linux-based handheld video game console and portable media player developed by South Korean company GamePark Holdings. It was released on May 12, 2009, and was also the first console from both Game Park and Game Park Holdings to be also released outside South Korea...
, Dingoo A320, Open Pandora, Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
and Windows Mobile based pocket PC/PDA devices.
JCS'94 is a Level editor
Level editor
A level editor is a software tool used to design levels, maps, campaigns, etc and virtual worlds for a video game. In some cases the creator of a video game releases an official level editor for a game, but other times the community of fans step in to fill the void...
for Jazz Jackrabbit. It was started more than two years before the OpenJazz project. Its latest proposed release date was November 2005. The makers of JCS'94 helped resolve some issues in the development of OpenJazz.
J1E is another Level editor
Level editor
A level editor is a software tool used to design levels, maps, campaigns, etc and virtual worlds for a video game. In some cases the creator of a video game releases an official level editor for a game, but other times the community of fans step in to fill the void...
for Jazz Jackrabbit. It was started as a more feature complete alternative to JCS'94. It contains features lacking from JCS'94, including editing possibilities for movements, animations and attacks. This editor is criticized because of its lack of documentation. J1E was written in Java and requires a JVM. It has been tested on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
.
Trivia
The character ZoolZool
Zool is a video game originally produced for the Amiga by Gremlin Graphics in 1992.Zool was intended as a rival to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. It was heavily hyped upon its initial release, including being bundled with the newly launched Amiga 1200, although not the AGA version with enhanced...
which this game is based on makes a cameo as a boss called Zoonik
(with purple spiky hair, green overalls, a purple body, and a fox tail) and uses a laser gun as a weapon.
External links
- Jazz 2 Online (J2O), the hub of the Jazz Jackrabbit community
- JazzJackrabbit Community Forums (JCF), the message board associated with Jazz 2 Online
- Earlong Royal Encyclopedia (ERE), the wiki associated with Jazz 2 Online
- Haze's Hideout JJ1 page
- DOS Games Archive | Jazz Jackrabbit
- OpenJazz JCF thread