Jazz Jackrabbit title screen

Jazz Jackrabbit is a platform game produced by Epic MegaGames, now known as Epic Games. It was released in 1994 for the PC. Titlescreen from Jazz Jackrabbit. ... A screenshot of the original Donkey Kong. ... Epic Games, formerly known as Epic MegaGames and also known as Epic, is a computer game development company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ...

Inspired by classic console games such as Super Mario Bros., Mega Man, and especially the fast-paced Sonic the Hedgehog, the game was the brainchild of Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee. At the time, the game's vibrant graphics and speedy gameplay were something of a novelty on the PC. Named Arcade Game of the Year by PC Format magazine, Jazz Jackrabbit was so popular that in 1998 a sequel, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, was released. Computer and video games A screenshot of Tetris for the Nintendo Game Boy A console game (better known as a video game) is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment, which consists of a moveable image displayed on a screen that is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld... Super Mario Bros. ... Mega Man firing his weapon while in Shadow Mans stage from Mega Man 3 (NES). ... Sonics character has been redesigned with age through the years. ... Cliff Bleszinski, frequently known online as CliffyB, is a lead designer for the successful game development company Epic Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... Arjan Brussee is a Dutch computer game programmer. ... PC Format is a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom and South Africa by Future Publishing. ... Jazz Jackrabbit 2 title screen, showing Jazz and Spaz. ...

Production team

• Programming, Game engine: Arjan Brussee
• Central design and graphics: Cliff Bleszinski
• Character design & animation: Nick Stadler
• Music: Robert A. Allen
• Cybersound Music System: Joshua Jensen
• Sound effects: Nando Eweg
• Additional artwork: Joe Hitchens, Tomisa Starr & James Schmalz
• Additional design: Robert Allen & Arjan Brussee
• Producers: Tim Sweeney & Mark Rein

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Storyline

3000 years after the events of Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare, the enmity between tortoises and hares continues. The game saw Jazz Jackrabbit, a hybrid of Bugs Bunny and Rambo, visiting a number of planets in order to rescue Eva Earlong and save Carrotus from the villainous Devan Shell, a megalomaniac turtle. Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle. ... The Tortoise and the Hare or The Hare and the Tortoise is a fable attributed to Aesop. ... Genera Chersina Dipsochelys Furculachelys Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Testudo The tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile which is of the order Testudines. ... Species Many, see text Hares and jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus. ... Jazz Jackrabbit in Diamondus (Jazz Jackrabbit 1) Jazz Jackrabbit is the title character of a series of platform games. ... In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... Bugs Bunny, as seen in the Looney Tunes short Rabbit Transit. ... Rambo is a trilogy of popular action films based on the characters created by David Morrell in his novel First Blood. ... Families See text. ...

Similarities between Jazz and Sonic the Hedgehog

Jazz Jackrabbit is very heavily influenced by Sega's mascot. The game contains many very recognizable elements from the Sonic games, including: Sonics character has been redesigned with age through the years. ... Sega (セガ) (pronounced seh-gah (IPA: seɪ.gə) in the U.S, see-gah (IPA: siː.gə) elsewhere ** elsewhere = where? Japan = [sega]) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Sonic might refer to: A sonic boom Supersonic and Hypersonic speeds. ...

• Emphasis on speed (which is less in the game's later levels).
• Destroyable monitors that contain powerups.
• A shield power-up that protects Jazz from harm, a shoe powerup for speed, and an invincibility powerup which engulfs Jazz in stars.
• Sign-posts at the end of levels, with the villain's face, which, when flipped, displays the hero's face.
• A 3-D mini-game (Also called a bonus level or a special stage).
• Some levels contain tubes which Jazz can jump into to be taken quickly to another part of the level.
• Chinese Translation is similar with Sonic. Jazz Jackrabbit is called "光速免崽子" (A rabbit in the speed of light) and SONIC game is "音速小子" (A boy in the speed of sound).

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Other references

• One of the bosses in the CD version's levels is named "Zoonik" and is clearly a hybrid of Sonic and Zool.
• The game's instruction manual, which includes a comic detailing the game's story, shows a character that is obviously supposed to be Sonic.

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Episodes and planets

Jazz Jackrabbit featured six episodes, each comprising three worlds and one boss level. Each world consisted of two levels and an extra 3D bonus level. Originally, the game was sold on floppy disk, and one could purchase the first three episodes, the final three episodes, or all six. Later, a CD version was released containing all six episodes, plus three complete new episodes, and the 1994 Christmas episode, which featured three Christmas-themed levels. A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a ring of thin, flexible (i. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ...

Episodes 1-3

1. Turtle Terror

Jazz Jackrabbit on Diamondus

• Diamondus
• Tubelectric
• Medivo

2. Ballistic Bunny In-game screenshot of Jazz Jackrabbit. ...

• Letni
• Technoir
• Orbitus

3. Rabbit's Revenge

• Fanolint
• Scraparap
• Megairbase

Episodes 4-6

4. Gene Machine

• Turtemple
• Nippius
• Jungrock

5. The Chase is on

• Marbelara
• Sluggion
• Dreempipes

6. The Final Clash

• Pezrox
• Crysilis
• Twin Mega Battleships

Episodes A-C (CD version)

A. Outta Dis World

• Exoticus
• Industrius
• Muckamok

B. Turtle Soup

• Raneforus
• Stonar
• Deckstar

C. Wild Wabbit

• Ceramicus
• Deserto
• Lagunicus

Shareware releases

Three promotional shareware games were also produced. Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed in advance and without payment, as is common for proprietary software. ...

Jazz Jackrabbit: Shareware Edition

Released in 1994, the shareware edition consisted of the first episode (Turtle Terror). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

• Diamondus
• Tubelectric
• Medivo

Jazz Jackrabbit: Christmas Edition

Released in 1994, the Christmas edition featured the three aforementioned Christmas-themed levels. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ...

• Holidaius

Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare '95

Released in 1995, this second Christmas edition had two new Christmas-themed worlds, each with two levels. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Candion
• Bloxonius

Other Releases

OpenJazz is a game engine recreation of 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 Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Sega Dreamcast, and there are ports for GP2X and GP32. Game Engine Recreations are engine interpreters for video games that replace the original engine binary that came with the original game. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Microsoft Windows is a series of operating environments and operating systems created by Microsoft for use on personal computers and servers. ... Tux is the official Linux mascot. ... Mac OS X is the operating system which is included with all shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets. ... The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Blackbelt, Dural and Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... The GP2X is a 2xAA battery-powered handheld game console, media player, and video game device, created and sold by GamePark Holdings of Korea. ... The GP32 (GamePark 32) is a hand held console built by the Korean company GamePark. ...

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
• OpenJazz website