Jazz Jackrabbit

Player notes

About this game

Jazz Jackrabbit puts a fast green rabbit, a blaster and a collection of alien worlds into a DOS platform game. Run through the scenery, collect useful items and use the extra height of a running jump to reach places that are easy to miss. The original manual also recommends checkpoints and caution when jumping into unseen areas.

Use Left and Right to run, Alt to jump and Space to shoot. Up looks upward; Down makes Jazz duck and look down. Ctrl changes weapons when suitable ammunition is available. P pauses, Esc opens the menu and T switches to slow motion. These are the original manual’s defaults, not the Ctrl/Alt pairing used by some other DOS platformers.

This is Epic MegaGames’ original 1.3 DOS shareware package, with Turtle Terror and the included Holiday Hare episode rather than the registered game. All self-extractor contents and the licence are retained. The sound card was configured through the original SETUP utility. Startup and first-episode running, jumping and pause were checked; the complete episodes, audible quality and real-phone play have not been certified.