LGR - Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - PC Game Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2014
- After the success of the 1994 shareware platformer, Epic Megagames followed it up with a well-deserved and excellent sequel! Watch and learn about the main game, spin-offs, expansions, and more.
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Hey. Thanks for the compliment on the soundtrack :) Great review!
Great music. My childhood was awesome because of you. Thank you so much.
Alexander Brandon you created my childhood
Thank you Alexander, for the sweet memories
Thanks alot for enlightening my childhood man. This was really a blast playing it with my friends!
holy.. this game still looks pretty good even to this day
D Bechtel
Quality art is timeless, soulless number-pushing photorealism ages rapidly
You can compare it to other pixelated 2D style games like Undertale or Sonic Mania and it looks very nice
@@ciprianpasca7738 Undertale looks ugly. I mean, not because it's pixelated, but because the sprites are ugly.
Yes, it was ahead of its time. I remember my grandmom letting me play this 20-25 years ago. Insane memories
this game will always be in my memory i will always remember it and it's music i played it as a kid and it's the game i remember the most i think as a kid
I remember having this game on one of our school computers and being more of an idiot that I was in those days, I thought all I needed to do to copy the game and play it at home was to just move the desktop shortcut onto a floppy disk and that was it.
It baffled me how it didn't run on my pc. :I
This is too good. Too good
"ahah stupid programmers, you shipped your game in 3 diskettes, i cracked the system and everygame fits in only one! waitaminute...."... dont worry, i think everyone of us has done something similar! Oh the old days,,, i remember finish the doom shareware and when you drop in the pit and start the screams, i put the god mode in order to continue..... fail
Wait...Freako! Your the one who did that last of us rule 34 thing.....
Reminds me of WAY back when, when I got my first computer, a Dell pile of shit... Still have it... Anyways, I remember it could run The Sims 1, very roughly, and when 2 came out, it looked like balls and ran VERY slowly, but my friend had it on his (at the time) beastly computer, and ran it tn times better than mine. Later on, when Gmod was very popular on the internet scene, I tried getting a pirated version of it, and it actually worked, but it was laggy and unplayable... Oh... those were the days: have a a computer? Well, it can run ANYTHING! RIGHT!? Oh, how I've aged...
haha, remind me when my mom told me that it was time for me to stop using the itnernet. all she did was remove the shortcut from the desktop LOL
I loved this game so much as a kid. I’d spend so much time wandering around instead of actually getting through the level because the world was just so curious and creative. I spent too much time imagining what it would be like to be in their world hahaha
I did the same...
my childhood
Jazz 2 is on GOG now!
The graphics aged really well
Brings back so many good memories,used to play the shit out of this with my older brother.
***** Same here, exactly the same here
***** same here too, exact same with older brother and stuff.
my older brother intrduced me to this game.used to play with him.The games that time were too good
I played pvp with my younger brother on this game
@@L3nora. me too i loved it
Remember my whole family sitting around playing this. Me and my younger brother especially used to compete in how far we could get through a map without dying. I never saw it again til this week but it had such an impact on me as a child that I still remember all the maps and episode artwork.
8:34 awesome!
Thats my level i've designed years ago. :-)
Dude, nice!
Really? Awesome! I've played this game for years during my childhood. So in a way, you're somewhat the creator of my nostalgia. And therefor: You Rock.
Explosivenothingness Yup, no.. thank YOU for playing it!
@@ins0mnia656 Wait.. Really no kidding ? Wow the internet sure is a great place man , if that's indeed true I could have NEVER thought I'd be able to comment to a guy who contributed to my childhood memories so much man ! You're a legend
Thanks man. I loved this game
This and Captain Claw were one of the awesome games in the late 90s for kids and adult alike, EVERYONE had tons of fun with those time wasters. Ahh good memories :)
Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files was my very first game, being born in holland in 1995.Still love it to this day. Great video dude.
and didn't you know that Lori's creator is same one who made Dust: An Elysian Tail.
Dang, I didn't own the secret files version but I was stuck playing the original jackrabbit 2!
When I was 5 years old, I was in hospital for month becouse of eye surgery. I was in room with an older probably 15 years old and we both had laptop. He instaled Jazz on my pc and man I loved that game. The memories are strong even 15 years later.
I'm sitting here reading this as I recover from eye surgery and anxious about how things will turn out. I'm also wondering how you ended up needing eye surgery at five years old. Don't know if you'll ever see this.
Here's one GOG.com can add to the catalog.
Stolken, dont want to bother you or anything, but damn you have a really fucking nice taste brah, seeing you everywhere
Radu287 Source?
Radu287 Irrelevant - You don't need the source code for a game that runs out of the box on modern systems...
***** There is _still_ no such concept as
Abandonware. Piracy is piracy - even when the software is twenty or more years old.
***** Allow me to cite a quote for you.
All works published in the United States before 1923 are in the public domain. Works published after 1922, but before 1978 are protected for 95 years from the date of publication. If the work was created, but not published, before 1978, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years.
So call me up in... oh... a couple of decades and we'll talk shop.
It's so awesome see you doing reviews of this short franchise since I've played when I was little and never would have guessed someone on the web would make an awesome review of it so many years later. Cheers for nostalgia and kickass games from the past.
Apparently Jazz taught us the great lesson of "Don't walk on grass, smoke it"
Alexander Brandon also worked in Deus Ex. His music has a very particular feel to it.
He also voice acted in Skyrim, Amazing.
@@Pax.TH-camwhat? Wow, I didn’t know he did voice work too.
This WAS my childhood. Thank you LGR, thank you. :)
me too.
This game brings me back so many good memories! I keep playing this game over and over again on my home PC back then!
THE NOSTALGIA
Oh damn. This was a nostalgia bomb, remembered playing this back in primary school.
Ahhh this was my childhood... Ohhh the memories 😣
Love the frequent LGR videos and loved this game way back on my old grey PC. Cheers!
Glad you're enjoying!
Glad to hear you enjoyed the games, Clint! And thanks for the shout-out! Here's hoping someone gets to work on a digital re-release of at least the base game some time soon.
I amazed how many current game designers started in the industry working on these great shareware games.
Back when Epic Megagames were well-worthy of their title; an absolute classic with a stellar soundtrack.
I can't describe the inspiring atmosphere and great memories that came from playing this game with friends back in elementary school.
Still one of my favorite games, I'm so happy that you also love it and did a rewiev of it. :)
Thank you for your hard work!
I was wondering when someone would review my childhood.
So now 5 more years (and a half) passed and I have my old CD in my hands (well, put it down to write). No idea if it still works though. I really loved this game. Single player was good for some time, but multiplayer with my two friends was just so much fun for months and years.
Enjoyed watching your video, it brought back good memories.
hey LGR, thanks for uploading this; it brought back great memories for me, when life was simpler and happiness could be found in shareware CDs.
OMG I LOVE you for this! My favorite platformer of all time, and one of the most underrated games I've ever seen. And that music... is just awesome. Haven't seen the review yet because I'm still at work but as soon as I get home, I'll watch it right away.
Wait, Alex Brandon?!? I need to play this. Like, right now.
DO IT. Great game, amazing soundtrack by him.
there was a studio making Jazz Jackrabbit 3 in 3D but it got cancelled and they didn't finished it.
A playable demo of the game was leaked and it can be downloaded from the internet in many places. I think Epic doesn't care about Jazz Jackrabbit and they don't take down the links.
I played that demo, it's fun but still isn't as polished like a finished game and also it's short.
I hope you review Claw someday, it was also a great platformer for the PC.
I have a copy and I'd like to!
Sorry for the late response, but both Claw and Jazz jackrabbit were my favorite 90s platformers :D Would be awesome if LGR reviews it.
Claw and Jazz jackrabbit. Things that belong to my childhood and that sadly doesn't seem to be happening again.
Nacho Romero There was a leaked Jazz Jackrabbit 3 alpha with 3D graphics alike Banjo Kazooie, also in the Claw ending credits they hinted at a sequel, also to be made in 3D, but both never happened.
aruan7sp sadly, the game cancelled and stopped making it
I was searching this game for about 3 years, glad I found it, just hit with immense nostalgia from just seeing the thumbnail.
Thank you. As someone who used to play and cherish the franchise. I am glad you have done this game justice by reviewing it and showing details from the previous video (JJ1) that I wasn't aware off like that bonus stage. Really I can't thank you enough for showing this on TH-cam and even made me realized that the game I used to play back then was rad and till this day still is.
My. Childhood
The nostalgia!!! Thank you 😍
....im glad I still have these lying around on my PC. The childhood feels! Think I’ll replay them ASAP
I cannot thank you enough for posting this, this game has been lost in my memory for almost 20 years.
Thank you!
I loved this game as a kid, especially the local multiplayer. I've spent countless hours racing and battling my brother in this game.
As a collector I'm stoked to have all the games in big box, even the Christmas Chronicles that you showed :)
Wait, hold on...the intro was made by the same guy who made Dust: an Elysian Tail? Oh god the connections!
Niko the Grunt If Jazz 3D ever gets made and Dean animates that too, one wonders if there will be Nimbats...
Ah! So many good memories! Thank you for another great review!
FINALLY! I was looking for so long, but could not find the cd, and didn't remember the name of this nostalgic game I played 10 years ago! thanks for existing video!
WHY WOULD ANYONE DISLIKE THIS VIDEO!
Marshall Mathers Everybody has haters, sadly LGR is no exception
Romani la LGR xdd
I used to have Jazz 2 and The Secret Files (I think the're still around somewhere), somehow I modded Jazz 2 and put both games together so I could play all the levels from both games and choose all 3 characters, but I can't remember how I did it now.
No need to mod anything, you just install it to the same directory, and the result is as shown in this video.
I'm thoroughly addicted to your channel and haven't played games for years.
omg I had a demo for this when I was younger and I loved it soo much, I need to play this again
I found a copy a couple of months ago at a thrift store. SO glad I did!
EDIT: Actually, I just realized it was Holiday Hare.
I really like this game. Nice review! I wonder if you own a copy of Claw, a really good platform game by Monolith from 1997. It would be nice if you review it. Keep up with these amazing videos!
Thank you! And yep, I hope to review Claw at some point, just looking for a boxed copy.
Oh boy, I've been waiting a long time for this!
Finally, the review I was waiting for!!
The christmas chronicles is rare? Had no idea. I got one somewhere, gotta find it and marvel at it.
The Jazz Jackrabbit games are excellent pieces of software for sure! Wish we'd see a proper remake or all together new instalment. After the debacle of the GBA game... I can't really blame Epic for forgetting about this little green guy though. Still, it's about time they revive the franchise!
HalfBlindGamer Nah fam, thier too busy jacking off as the Fortnite cash-cow milks itself...
I have such fond memories of this game great video LGR!
From playing multiplayer with my brother and the fun game play shame that there never was a follow up...
I remember having a cd with various games on it. Jazz jackrabbit, duke nukem, and lots of other 2d sidescrollers.
old memories... :D
Damn it, saw that Christmas edition mint-in-box on a flea market few years ago for 5 euros and gave it a pass! More the fool me.
Oh man! Yeah it's quite valuable and even more rare, never even seen a copy on eBay.
Lazy Game Reviews
there is a christmas version on the Dutch ebay just checked it for fun.
Not with box though. Don't think the guy knows he selling the christmas since he doesn't even mention it.
www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/software-overige/m820946041-jazz-jackrabbit-2-pc-game.html?c=8c285449651fa109c354bbabe740c1b&previousPage=lr
Met Arjan Brussee twice and loved this game as a kid.
Great video as always.
It is ultra rare because Project2 were bankrupt before the release and there were limited copies sold to some counties. Since the CC'99 edition is incompatible with regular editions, you still need a regular copy to play online multiplayers and/or use the plus patch.
i still love this game.
We always played multiplayer with splitscreen the whole day long and enjoyed it so much!!
Thanks for bringing back those adorable memories.
I've been waiting for your to do a JJ2 review, it was one of my favorite games growing up and to this day has one of the coolest soundtracks, characters, and weapons.
I LOVED THIS GAME :3
Donwload JAZZ2+ Community patch for Jazz Jackrabbit 2/ The Secret Files, you can play multiplayer!!
I'm really glad someone finally made good review of this game. Jazz 2 was the very first 2D platformer i played and it makes me happy there are still people who remembers it. Even now i remember how much fun i had with this game, especially once i activated jjfly.
This games art style, visual effects and music are so amazing! Definetly wanna try to play this someday
I used to have The Christmas chronicles original box as a child. But nobody knew that it's gonna be rare so now it's lost :( somewhere
Vojtěch Kunc Aww :c
I far preferred playing Jazz2 on the lower resolutions. That way it actually maintains a character-to-environment scale more comparable to the kind of console and arcade platformers Epic was trying to imitate. While you do lose a bit of situational awareness, I simply find it much more pleasing (and less stressful) to the eye.
On higher settings, it all just looks really out of whack to me. All that lovely extra detail and animation is kind of wasted when everything is so needlessly small, preventing you from even appreciating it properly. It also hurts the environment design as the repetitive tiling of the background graphics becomes far more obvious.
Zycyzyx It's getting better again. Try playing it on a 40" display.
Such a classic game. I recently went on a nostalgia binge and this was the first game I went looking for.
I loved loved loved this game!!!! Just gave me the nostalgia awesomeness feel just watching your review!
I run this awesome game on Windows 8.1 :D. WORKS!
what the hell is up with Jazz's voice? He sounds like he's been smoking 10 packs a day.
He's not human.
HeY! HeY CoMe On WhAt'S uP?
I agree. He sounded cute in a badass way in Jazz 1 and that's the voice he should always have. I hate his voice in Jazz 2 because it is shrill and annoying. "HEY! HEY COME ON! WHASSUP!" Jesus Christ Jazz SHUT UP and fix your damn vocal cords already!
What is doom 2 final boss doing here?
Sound like Gilbert godfrey
Instantly subscribed :D finally i found a channel of old dos games :D
I forgot what it was called, I typed in "old game with rabbit turns into frog" and found it ! I loved this game as a kid. The characters, the music, and the frog level was my favorite. They should totally make a modern version of it. The possibilities are exciting. But you're right, they might not ever :( And it will just be a great 90s game that is remembered fondly.
Cliff and Arjan should make a spiritual successor to Jazz
Or maybe some fans should. I'm not sure how popular Jazz was, but I would've expected at least one popular (indie) game heavily inspired by it. I don't think there's a game like that yet, although there are plenty of Metroidvania games.
They made Lawbreakers and Radical Heights instead. XD
No, let's not use an IP people want to play... let's rip off whats popular and go bankrupt doing it!
That was an insanely great review. I really enjoyed that video my man. You're very well spoken and don't have an annoying voice. This was my favorite game as a young lad. It made me happy to see you pay it such great homage! Bravo friend.
Free on gog right now
why oh why is this game missing from gog :(
ahmed kabbary So is it okay to just find a download of this game online? Since they have pretty much abandoned the series...
its on gog now
Andrew Dupuis Really? I have to get it :)
+MadameSprixie
Yep. Games like this can easily be found through pirated means because the developer doesn't care about it anymore like one person said on here and because it's old and doesn't make them money anymore like the new games they make now. Same thing goes for most other 'dead' media out there including movies.
Just so you know, I do watch these episodes, while laying down getting ready to go to sleep. Lol. ( I'm speaking of course about the ending to your video in which case you mention us staring into pixels or just sleeping when watching your videos).
I love these videos. My favorite subscription actually.
I’m working on a run n gun, and videos like this have been inspirational. Thanks!
11:13 Until now! www.gog.com/game/jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection
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Remembering this all of a sudden and looking at it after all these years makes me feel old now
I got JazzJackRabbit 2 Christmas Chronicles in 1998 as a present from a friend, never thought it would turn out to be a classic game I would love sooo much. Gold!
IIRC Epic said they actually lost the source code for JJ2, so a re-release is probably... kinda... impossible :/
Why's that? Source code isn't needed for a release on things like GOG or Steam, games are released on there all the time that lack original source code. Now, to port it to another system like the Xbox One or PS4, sure, but not a simple re-release.
Lazy Game Reviews
Yeah, but they'd probably re-release it with all the original bugs and stuff. With source code they could release a full on HD version of it, with modern resolutions and aspect ratios or something.
Source?
onetruepurple
My bad, it's only speculation that it is lost:
www.jazz2online.com//wiki/Jazz+Jackrabbit+2+Source+Code
ThatRatGuy You just destroyed my dream of seeing it on GOG... I check the site everyday hoping to see this game added...
This game was the tits.
Happy 25th Anniversary to Jazz Jackrabbit 2. 🐇
Thank's for joining and playing on my Server, I hope you had some fun there ;)
Please do Microsoft bob, all versions, LGR
Hehe. Stick around.
Lazy Game Reviews Thank You Man! XD
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Kinda hard to believe that once upon a time Cliff "All PC gamers are Pirates" Blazinski not only made PC games, but made PC games with colors besides shit brown and gunmetal gray.
Man has Cliff utterly ruined his reputation, and he has nobody to blame but himself.
Whoever let that guy talk on a live mic really needs to be fired. >__>
I was playing this game during new years 2000. I can still remember the spring platforms and the fireworks
Great stuff. Thanks for making the video
That resolution looks horrible. Everything is far too small and too zoomed out. Thankfully changing the resolution fixes it somewhat but it's not perfect. Especially as the example given of a lower resolution does indeed have the exact same problems as Jazz 1.
LGR, I'm kinda wondering what you think about pirating this sort of game?
Personally, I think it's fine since Epic is such a big company right now and buying it used wouldn't profit them in anyway, but I kind of wonder what your stance on it is.
Well, as you might guess by my game collection, I am all about buying the original games, even if it doesn't support the creators directly. But while I don't condone piracy as a whole, I don't see it hurting anyone to download a piece of software that is longer even available for sale _anywhere_ legitimately.
Downloading what is essentially abondonware isn't piracy.
Epic quietly gave a warez website the green light to host it (until the website died), so you're probably safe to pirate it.
***** Abandonware is technically illegal I think some 75 years must pass before going to public domain. But most companies don't care.
Eric Revollo it is illegal, but no one cares anymore. That's what makes it abandonware. :P Like US is having many unusual and outdated laws, still up but never followed and never being punished. Like one game designer was asked about his game put in net as abandonware. He said, that it is good his game is still remembered ;) Keeps old good stuff alive,,,
hell yeah, thanks for this video clint :)
still one my favorite games, just perfect music and awesome levels
OMG It's finally here!! :)
I remember over 2 and a half years ago, I asked you to do a vid on JJ2. You said something like don't worry, it's coming !. The waiting is over. :D
This brings back so much memories.
:D - a great review as always!
I remember this!!! I used to love this as a kid 😍
Cool review as usual, LGR!
Soo many memories came back to me... This is a video about my childhood