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==Availability==
 
==Availability==

Revision as of 02:13, 24 February 2016

Jazz Jackrabbit
Jazz Jackrabbit cover
Developers
Epic Games
Release dates
DOS July 30, 1994
Jazz Jackrabbit on Wikipedia
Jazz Jackrabbit
Jazz Jackrabbit 1994
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 1998
Jazz Jackrabbit 3 Cancelled

Key points

Use DOSBox SVN Daum on Windows 8 and later to avoid temporary pauses during transitions.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Use DOSBox (see Run in DOSBox).
DOS
A shareware episode was released.
Two free Christmas episodes were released: Holiday Hare and Holiday Hare 1995.

Version differences

Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM includes three bonus episodes and additional animated cutscenes.[2]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Holiday Hare
DOS
Holiday Hare 1995
DOS

Essential improvements

Run in DOSBox

To run correctly in DOSBox set cycles=max, gus=true and timed=false. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[3]

Use DOSBox SVN Daum on Windows 8 and later to avoid temporary pauses during transitions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game temporarily pauses during transitions

This issue occurs with the official DOSBox builds in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later due to the game changing the resolution and refresh rate between menus and levels.
Instructions

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU) 386
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA

References