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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.
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
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 |
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Holiday Hare 98 |
Standalone Christmas episode, released commercially in 1998. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in the US. |
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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. |
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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
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Input
In-game keyboard key map settings.
In-game joystick button map settings.
- May not be needed when using JJ2+ & definitely not needed when using Jazz² Resurrection.
- Adds full DirectInput controller support for modern XInput-based controllers.
- Restores haptic feedback.
Installing Xidi
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- Works with Xidi library in WinMM form, but requires drop Xidi's
winmm.dll into the game directory.
- Ensure the system is running Windows 10 or 11. Xidi is built to target Windows 10 or 11 and does not support older versions of Windows.
- Ensure the Visual C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2022 is installed. Xidi is linked against this runtime and will not work without it. If running a 64-bit operating system, install both the x86 and the x64 versions of this runtime, otherwise install just the x86 version.
- Download the latest release of Xidi from here.
- Install one of the forms of Xidi into the same directory as the game executable:
<path-to-game> .
- Optionally supply configuration settings to Xidi: config.
- Run the game.
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Audio
In-game general audio settings.
In-game advanced audio settings.
In-game language settings.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and Sound FX. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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All dialogue, except that which is played during idle animations, is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
- Idle animations with speech are only used when playing in English.
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Voices with idle animations only. |
Afrikaans |
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Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.[4] |
Arabic |
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Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.[4] |
Czech |
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Fan translation, download. |
Dutch |
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Finnish |
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Fan translation, download. |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Local retail release and GOG.com version. Included in JJ2+.[4] |
Romanian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Serbian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Fan translation, download. Included in JJ2+.[4] |
Turkish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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4 |
Co-op, Versus Split-screen. |
LAN play |
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Co-op, Versus Up to 32 players when 4 players share one computer in split-screen mode. |
Online play |
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Co-op, Versus Up to 32 players when 4 players share one computer in split-screen mode. |
Connection types
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]
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- Go to Options, Video, Advanced.
- Set Hardware Mode to Off.
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Turn off information shown on screen (level name, resolution, etc.)
Low frame rate in fullscreen mode on Windows 8/8.1/10 due to DirectDraw
Install ddwrapper into the game directory[5]
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- 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.
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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- 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 | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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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 |
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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
References