🚧 The game was fully rewritten since version 1.0.0, please use deathkiller/jazz2-native instead. This repository will contain only new Releases. For more information, visit the official website.
Jazz² Resurrection is reimplementation of the game Jazz Jackrabbit 2 released in 1998. Supports various versions of the game (Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files and Christmas Chronicles). Also, it partially supports some features of JJ2+ extension and MLLE. Further information can be found here.
- Download the game
- Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to
‹Game›\Source\
- Run
‹Game›\Jazz2.exe
,‹Game›\Jazz2_avx2.exe
or‹Game›\Jazz2_sdl2.exe
application
‹Game›
is path to Jazz² Resurrection. The game requires Windows 7 (or newer) and GPU with OpenGL 3.0 support. Cache is recreated during intro cinematics on the first startup, so it can't be skipped.
- Download the game
- Install dependencies:
sudo apt install libglew2.2 libglfw3 libsdl2-2.0-0 libopenal1 libvorbisfile3 libopenmpt0
- Alternatively, install provided
.deb
or.rpm
package and dependencies should be installed automatically
- Alternatively, install provided
- Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to
‹Game›/Source/
- If packages are used, the files must be copied to
~/.local/share/Jazz² Resurrection/Source/
instead
- If packages are used, the files must be copied to
- Run
‹Game›/jazz2
or‹Game›/jazz2_sdl2
application- If packages are used, the game should be visible in application list
‹Game›
is path to Jazz² Resurrection. The game requires GPU with OpenGL 3.0 or OpenGL ES 3.0 (ARM) support. Cache is recreated during intro cinematics on the first startup, so it can't be skipped.
Alternatively, you can use package repository for your Linux distribution:
- Download the game and install provided
.dmg
application bundle - Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to
~/Library/Application Support/Jazz² Resurrection/Source/
- Run the newly installed application
Cache is recreated during intro cinematics on the first startup, so it can't be skipped.
Alternatively, you can install it using brew install --cask jazz2-resurrection
- Download the game
- Install
Jazz2.apk
orJazz2_x64.apk
on the device - Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to
‹Storage›/Android/data/jazz2.resurrection/files/Source/
- On Android 11 or newer, you can Allow access to external storage in main menu, then you can use these additional paths:
‹Storage›/Games/Jazz² Resurrection/Source/
‹Storage›/Download/Jazz² Resurrection/Source/
- On Android 11 or newer, you can Allow access to external storage in main menu, then you can use these additional paths:
- Run the newly installed application
‹Storage›
is usually internal storage on your device. Content
directory is included directly in APK file, no action is needed. The game requires Android 5.0 (or newer) and GPU with OpenGL ES 3.0 support. Cache is recreated during intro cinematics on the first startup.
- Download the game
- Install
Jazz2.nro
package (custom firmware is needed) - Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to
/Games/Jazz2/Source/
on SD card - Run the newly installed application with enabled full RAM access
Cache is recreated during intro cinematics on the first startup, so it can't be skipped. It may take more time, so white screen could be shown longer than expected.
- Go to http://deat.tk/jazz2/wasm/
- Import episodes from original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory in main menu to unlock additional content
The game requires browser with WebAssembly and WebGL 2.0 support – usually any modern web browser.
- Download the game
- Install
Jazz2.cer
certificate if needed (the application is self-signed) - Install
Jazz2.msixbundle
package - Run the newly installed application
- Copy contents of original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 directory to destination shown in the main menu
- Alternatively, copy the files to
\Games\Jazz² Resurrection\Source\
on an external drive to preserve settings across installations, the application must be set toGame
type,exFAT
is recommended or correct read/write permissions must be assigned
- Alternatively, copy the files to
- Run the application again
The game was fully rewritten since version 1.0.0, please build deathkiller/jazz2-native instead. This repository will contain only new Releases. For more information, visit the official website.
This project is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0.