MS-DOSExcellentFree
Jazz Jackrabbit
Epic MegaGames' answer to Sonic the Hedgehog
Epic MegaGames / Arjan Brussee1994Platform, Action
Emulator
DOSBox-X
Quality
Excellent
Notes
Shareware episode bundled with Velocity.
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Included with Velocity
Shareware Episode 1 (Holidaius) freely distributable.
The Story
Clifford Bleszinski — then 17 years old, later the designer of Gears of War — co-designed Jazz Jackrabbit for Epic MegaGames. It was Epic's answer to the platform wars: a fast, colorful, PC-exclusive side-scroller that could compete with Sonic on Sega. Jazz runs. Jazz jumps. Jazz shoots things with a blaster. The shareware episode was downloaded millions of times. It's the earliest evidence of what Cliffy B would spend his career building: games that feel good to move through at speed.
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