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May 2nd, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Today 2D side scrolling action platform titles are a regular occurrence. They are still not as popular they were on consoles 20+ years ago. Jazz Jackrabbit was not perfect but it was light years ahead of similar titles on personal computers of the time. Fans of action platform titles who only owned a computer knew the name of Jazz Jackrabbit quite well. This is the first game in a series of titles created for Epic MegaGames by Arjan Brussee and Cliff Bleszinski.
A little Jazz Jackrabbit trivia
Did you know that, for a period of time, this game was the mascot of Epic MegaGames?
Jazz Jackrabbit was a colorful title, this was quite a standout against PC titles of the time. During this period first person shooters were taking over and so were real time strategy games. Neither of those genres were known for producing colorful titles. This game was a standout for both the style and the color scheme chosen. It did help that it was a quality title that was known by many console gamers. Even though it never was released on a console, that cross pollination is interesting.
Other appearances
Interestingly, several Jazz Jackrabbit characters appear in One Must Fall: 2097 on personal computers. Pay attention to the pilots of certain mechs and see if you recognize any familiar faces. Also, there were One Must Fall: 2097 cameos in the first Jazz Jackrabbit game – how cool is that?
Remembering their history
Epic has not forgotten their former mascot in recent times either. When they released the development kits they included a homage to the jumping rabbit. Contained within the tutorials for the Unreal Engine is an overhead dual stick shooter version of their classic platformer. Pretty neat.
There has been a series of titles in the Jazz Jackrabbit library. Spanning personal computers and at least one appearance on the Game Boy Advance, this rabbit got around. Head over to eBay or check Amazon
For more mascot games, check out these articles.
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