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Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

Jazz Jackrabbit
Jazz Jackrabbit	1994
Jazz Jackrabbit 2	1998
Jazz Jackrabbit 3	Cancelled

General information

Official site for game series (Archived)

Jazz2Online - A fan site for game series

Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The game had two different releases and two standalone expansions. See Version differences and DLC and expansion packs.
GOG.com		Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files bundled with The Christmas Chronicles.

Version differences

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is the original release. It contains four episodes and the shareware demo levels.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files is a 1999 re-release with an additional episode and a new playable character, Lori. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in Europe.

Demo

A demo is available. It contains three single player and two multiplayer levels.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Holiday Hare 98	Standalone Christmas episode, released commercially in 1998. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in the US.
The Christmas Chronicles	2000 re-release of Holiday Hare 98 with a new playable character, Lori. It was only available in limited quantities in Europe.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v1.23. GOG.com version is patched with v1.24.

JJ2+ is a multiplayer-focused unofficial patch/mod which fixes numerous bugs and adds a host of new features. It is included in the GOG.com version as a bonus, see how to apply it here.

Import The Christmas Chronicles levels

If you have both The Secret Files and The Christmas Chronicles, you can just copy over the files without overwriting, resulting in the episode being listed and the levels being playable.

While you can play as Lori, it's likely unintentional and unknown if it's conducive to a good playing experience.

Skip intro videos

Use JJ2+^[2]
Download and install JJ2+. Use the `-menu` parameter.

Use Jazz² Resurrection

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\JAZZ2.CFG^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.***^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game keyboard key map settings.

In-game joystick button map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game general audio settings.

In-game advanced audio settings.

In-game language settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Idle animations with speech are only used when playing in English.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Voices with idle animations only.
Afrikaans				Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.^[3]
Arabic				Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.^[3]
Czech				Fan translation, download.
Dutch
Finnish				Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Local retail release and GOG.com version. Included in JJ2+.^[3]
Romanian				Fan translation, download.
Serbian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Swedish				Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.^[3]
Turkish				Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op, Versus Split-screen.
LAN play	8	Co-op, Versus Up to 32 players when 4 players share one computer in split-screen mode.
Online play	8	Co-op, Versus Up to 32 players when 4 players share one computer in split-screen mode.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	10052, 10053, 10054
UDP	10052

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Unplayable low frame rate in fullscreen mode

Disable Hardware Mode^{[citation needed]}
Go to Options, Video, Advanced. Set Hardware Mode to Off.

Use Jazz² Resurrection

Turn off information shown on screen (level name, resolution, etc.)

Press `F9` in-game

Low frame rate in fullscreen mode on Windows 8/8.1/10 due to DirectDraw

Install ddwrapper into the game directory^[4]

Download ddwrapper and extract ddraw.dll and aqrit.cfg to the game's installation directory.
Edit aqrit.cfg so that ColorFix = 1 and ShowFPS = 15

Notes

If the above fix doesn't work initially, try forcing Jazz2.exe to run in 640x480 resolution under the compatibility properties tab.

In addition, try starting the game in windowed mode and enable fullscreen mode once a level has loaded. Use Alt+Enter to switch between fullscreen and windowed modes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6
OpenGL	2.1	Jazz² Resurrection runs on OpenGL

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Jazz² Resurrection

Open-source re-implementation of the original game's engine, allowing for the importing of the original game's assets.

Supports various versions of the game (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles) and all of them can be imported but the dev recommends to use The Secret Files and install it the latest if more than one version are to be imported.

Renders at fixed resolution 720x405 and cannot be adjusted manually

Partially supports some features of JJ2+ extension and MLLE.

Allows Jazz Jackrabbit 2 to be played natively on Windows, MacOS, and Linux; supports pixel perfect scaling, can be played at unlimited FPS, supports XInput and has widescreen aspect ratio support.

As this is merely a recreation of the original game, the physics differ significantly.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 6 compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7.5.3
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 MB

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Jazz 2 released in mainland Europe - Official website (archived)

[2] JJ2+ Readme

[JJ2.2B_v5.6-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 JJ2+ Readme - Latest Changes - Feb 27, 2018 (5.6)

[5] [1]

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[Note 1]

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[4]

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 |wikipedia    = Jazz Jackrabbit 2
 |winehq       = 14118
+|hltb         = 4820
 |license      = commercial
 }}
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | The game had two different releases and two standalone expansions. See: [[#Version differences|Version differences]] and [[#Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions|Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions]]. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | The game had two different releases and two standalone expansions. See [[#Version differences|Version differences]] and [[#DLC and expansion packs|DLC and expansion packs]]. | | Windows, Mac OS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection | DRM-free | All the expansions are included | | Windows}}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection | DRM-free | Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files bundled with The Christmas Chronicles. | | Windows}}
 }}
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2'' is the original release. It contains four episodes and the shareware demo levels.
+{{ii}} ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files'' is a 1999 re-release with an additional episode and a new playable character, Lori. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in Europe.
+===Demo===
 {{ii}} A [https://archive.org/details/JazzJackrabbit2Demo demo] is available. It contains three single player and two multiplayer levels.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Holiday Hare 98 | Standalone Christmas episode, released commercially in 1998. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in the US. | Windows }}
 {{DLC/row| The Christmas Chronicles | 2000 re-release of ''Holiday Hare 98'' with a new playable character, Lori. It was only available in limited quantities in Europe. | Windows }}
 }}
-===Version differences===
-{{ii}} ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2'' is the original release. It contains four episodes and the shareware demo levels.
-{{ii}} ''Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files'' is a 1999 re-release with an additional episode and a new playable character, Lori. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in Europe.
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-{{ii}} The latest official patch is [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/800-jazz-jackrabbit-2-patch/ v1.23 Patch]. GOG.com version is patched with v1.24
+{{ii}} The latest official patch is [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/800-jazz-jackrabbit-2-patch/ v1.23]. GOG.com version is patched with v1.24.
-{{ii}} [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+] is a multiplayer-focused unofficial patch/mod which fixes numerous bugs and adds a host of new features. It is included in the GOG.com version as a bonus.
+{{ii}} [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+] is a multiplayer-focused unofficial patch/mod which fixes numerous bugs and adds a host of new features. It is included in the GOG.com version as a bonus, see how to apply it [https://gog.jj2.plus/ here].
-===Import Christmas Chronicles levels===
+===Import The Christmas Chronicles levels===
-{{ii}} If you have both The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles, you can just copy over the files without overwriting, resulting in the episode being listed and the levels being playable.
+{{ii}} If you have both The Secret Files and The Christmas Chronicles, you can just copy over the files without overwriting, resulting in the episode being listed and the levels being playable.
 {{ii}} While you can play as Lori, it's likely unintentional and unknown if it's conducive to a good playing experience.
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use JJ2+ -menu parameter|ref=<ref>[http://www.jazz2online.com/jj2plus/plus-readme.html#newcommandlinearguments JJ2+ Readme]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use JJ2+|ref=<ref>[http://www.jazz2online.com/jj2plus/plus-readme.html#newcommandlinearguments JJ2+ Readme]</ref>|fix=
-# Install [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].
+# Download and install [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].
-# Make a shortcut with the <code>-menu</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
+# Use the {{code|-menu}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 105: / Line 109: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF">[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/jazz-jackrabbit-2/en JJ2+ (last updated April 20, 2016) - JazzJackrabbit Community Forums]</ref> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported; uses {{term|pixel-based}} scaling. For widescreen on native resolution use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF">[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/jazz-jackrabbit-2/en JJ2+ (last updated April 20, 2016) - JazzJackrabbit Community Forums]</ref> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported; uses {{term|pixel-based}} scaling. For widescreen on native resolution use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = {{term|Vert-}}. Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF"/> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported. For multimonitor on native resolution use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]
+|multimonitor notes         = {{term|Vert-}}. Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF"/> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported. For multimonitor on native resolution use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Vert-}}. Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF"/> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported. For ultrawidescreen on native resolution use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Vert-}}. Use [http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=19489 JJ2+].<ref name="WSGF"/> Only custom resolutions below 800x600 are supported. For ultrawidescreen on native resolution use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]
 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Enable {{term|pixel-perfect}} scaling in GPU driver, use the borderless fullscreen windowed hack, or use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} in windowed mode for best results.{{note|note=Jazz Jackrabbit 2 does not hide the cursor during gameplay. As such, the paid version of Lossless Scaling is recommended for this approach.|name="WindowCursor"}} . For proper 4K support use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Enable {{term|pixel-perfect}} scaling in GPU driver, use the borderless fullscreen windowed hack, or use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} in windowed mode for best results.{{note|note=Jazz Jackrabbit 2 does not hide the cursor during gameplay. As such, the paid version of Lossless Scaling is recommended for this approach.|name="WindowCursor"}} . For proper 4K support use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} or use <code>-windowed</code> command line parameter. [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]] features an in-game setting to switch between Fullscreen or a resizable window.
+|windowed notes             = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} or use <code>-windowed</code> command line parameter. [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]] features an in-game setting to switch between Fullscreen or a resizable window.
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
 |borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?t=20030 this hack]. Upscales cleanly with mild distortion, includes fullscreen instructions too.
@@ Line 123: / Line 127: @@
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = hackable
-|vsync notes                = Vsync is always on in fullscreen mode. [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]] allows you to switch between Vsync, Adaptive Vsync or Off.
+|vsync notes                = Vsync is always on in fullscreen mode. [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]] allows you to switch between Vsync, Adaptive Vsync or Off.
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = Maximum of 130 FPS in windowed mode. Use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]] to play with uncapped framerate.
+|120 fps notes              = Maximum of 130 FPS in windowed mode. Use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]] to play with uncapped framerate.
 |hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 401: / Line 405: @@
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]]}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]]}}
 ===Turn off information shown on screen (level name, resolution, etc.)===
@@ Line 424: / Line 428: @@
 |directdraw notes       =
 |opengl versions        = 2.1
-|opengl notes           = [[#Jazz 2 Resurrection|Jazz 2 Resurrection]] runs on OpenGL
+|opengl notes           = [[#Jazz² Resurrection|Jazz² Resurrection]] runs on OpenGL
 |glide versions         =
 |glide notes            =
@@ Line 449: / Line 453: @@
 }}
-===[http://deat.tk/jazz2/ Jazz 2 Resurrection]===
+===[http://deat.tk/jazz2/ Jazz² Resurrection]===
 {{ii}} Open-source re-implementation of the original game's engine, allowing for the importing of the original game's assets.
 {{ii}}Supports various versions of the game (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles) and all of them can be imported but the dev recommends to use The Secret Files and install it the latest if more than one version are to be imported.

Developers

	Orange Games
	Epic MegaGames
Mac OS (Classic)	Logicware
macOS (OS X)	Contraband Entertainment
Publishers
	Gathering of Developers
Mac OS	MacPlay
Release dates
Windows	May 7, 1998^[1]
Mac OS (Classic)	February 4, 1999
macOS (OS X)	January 18, 2002