JCS Awards 2025

[PurpleJazz]

VOTE USING THE GOOGLE FORM (https://forms.gle/8gJQkbLpyz8TFTvV6) HERE
(or see other options below)

The world may be in a chaotic state of affairs right now politically, but one thing that's remained consistent is that the passage of another year means another round of JCS awards!

You must read the rules before voting. They are as follows:

1) You can vote for your first, second and third choices, which respectively have x1, x0.5 and x0.25 the weighting of your main vote. You do not have to vote in every category if you wish not to do so. However you can vote for up to five choices in the Best Single Player release category, with the weighting for first through fifth place being x1, x0.5, x0.4, x0.3 and x0.2 respectively.

2) You are not limited to voting within the nominations, but you are advised to at least check these levels if you haven't already, in order to make your vote fair. Also, unreleased/unfinished levels cannot be voted for; they must be available for public download on Jazz2Online.

3) Votes are to be kept private until announcement of the overall results. This is to raise the tension, and also to prevent bandwagoning. In order to vote, use the following Google Form, or post in response to this thread then delete your post, or you are also allowed to DM them to me. Any votes left public on the JCF will be forcibly deleted by moderation. If you vote using the Google Form (https://forms.gle/8gJQkbLpyz8TFTvV6), you must confirm with me afterwards that you voted by sending me a DM on JCF or Discord, or replying to this thread to confirm that you have submitted your votes, else they may be considered null and void during the final count. This is to prevent people from claiming to be someone else when voting.

4) Voting closes on 8th March at 23:59 GMT+1. Votes made promptly after this deadline may still be counted but as soon as a moderator undeletes the posts, any subsequent votes will be ignored.

5) lol

Without further ado:

Best Battle Level

Castlevania (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9494/castlevania/) - cooba and Snooze
Lockjaw (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9502/lockjaw/) - DoubleGJ
Mausoleum (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9467/mausoleum/) - FawFuL
Ocean Sailing Trip (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9479/ocean-sailing-trip/) - Dragusela
Outrun (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9440/outrun/) - Mr. Sinister
Rivellon (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9443/rivellon/) - Warren
Spyros Temple (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9474/spyros-temple/) - Spyro

Best CTF Level

Battleships CTF (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9460/battleships-ctf/) - Spyro
Bloody Bunny's Lair (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9496/bloody-bunnyand039s-lair/) - Violet CLM
Erosion (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9503/erosion/) - Loon
Falkelope (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9501/falkelope/) - cooba
Heinous Heights (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9448/heinous-heights/) - cooba
Nightfall in Swampland (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9457/nightfall-in-swampland/) - Dragusela
Pinball Duel 2k25 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9489/pinball-duel-2k25/) - Slaz
Starlight Canyon (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9438/starlight-canyon/) - Warren
Spyros City (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9493/spyros-city/) - Spyro
Vector Zenith (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9459/vector-zenith/) - Warren
Yharguul, The Shadowed Wharf (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9464/yharguul-the-shadowed-wharf/) - PurpleJazz

Best Single Player Release

A Mostly Finished Episode 2 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9491/a-mostly-finished-episode-2/) - sonicnathan1
Castle Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9497/castle-plus-damn-ultimate/) - DoubleGJ
Cloudy Winter (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Lynx and FawFuL
Dragon RF Test 2 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9442/dragon-rf-test-2/) - Dragon
Jungle Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9439/jungle-ultimate/) - DoubleGJ
Koen D is JARIG! (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9446/koen-d-is-jarig/) - Dx
Lori Land - More Mori (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9475/lori-land-more-mori-modded-lori-32bit-tileset/) - jjturbo9
Misty Lake (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Slaz
Mysterious Tunnel (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Smoke and PurpleJazz
Shivering Stronghold (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - PurpleJazz and FawFuL
The Snow Whispers (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Koralyx and PurpleJazz
Toyed Wonderlands (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Primpy
Transantarctic Mountains (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) - Seren

As mentioned above in the rules, you may vote for up to five choices in this category only. Please note that the Holiday Hare 24 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/) episode has been split up into its individual levels due to being a community episode.

Best Tileset

Castle Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9497/castle-plus-damn-ultimate/) - DoubleGJ
Damn Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9497/castle-plus-damn-ultimate/) - DoubleGJ
Jungle Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9439/jungle-ultimate/) - DoubleGJ
Outrun (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9440/outrun/) - Mr. Sinister
Planet Esion (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9472/planet-esion/) - happygreenfrog

Best JCSer

cooba - Castlevania (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9494/castlevania/), Falkelope (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9501/falkelope/), Heinous Heights (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9448/heinous-heights/)
DoubleGJ - Castle + Damn Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9497/castle-plus-damn-ultimate/), Jungle Ultimate (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9439/jungle-ultimate/), Lockjaw (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9502/lockjaw/)
Dragusela - Nightfall in Swampland (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9457/nightfall-in-swampland/), Ocean Sailing Trip (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9479/ocean-sailing-trip/)
FawFuL - Cloudy Winter (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/), Mausoleum (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9467/mausoleum/), Shivering Stronghold (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/)
PurpleJazz - Mysterious Tunnel (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/), Shivering Stronghold (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/), The Snow Whispers (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/), Yharguul, The Shadowed Wharf (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9464/yharguul-the-shadowed-wharf/)
Slaz - Misty Lake (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9451/holiday-hare-24/), Pinball Arena 2k25 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9489/pinball-duel-2k25/)
sonicnathan1 - A Mostly Finished Episode 2 (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9491/a-mostly-finished-episode-2/)
Spyro - Battleships CTF (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9460/battleships-ctf/), Spyros City (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9493/spyros-city/), Spyros Temple (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9474/spyros-temple/)
Warren - Rivellon (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9443/rivellon/), Starlight Canyon (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9438/starlight-canyon/), Vector Zenith (https://www.jazz2online.com/downloads/9459/vector-zenith/)

Happy voting, and good luck to you all!

[Slaz]

Didn't really play a lot of MP lately and played none of the nominated maps, well except for my own but I won't pull an Obama on it. I'll skip voting those categories, and let's make these maps available in the Bash playlist!

Best Single Player Release: 1: Jungle Ultimate, 2: Castle Ultimate, 3: Toyed Wonderlands, 4: Shivering Stronghold, 5: Transantarctic Mountains

DoubleGJ's Ultimate conversions include SP content that feels like the dream DLC that JJ2 never got. To me they're a league of its own. I do however really, really like all of the HH24 levels, they're all special in their own right but I can't put them above the Demon Dash stuff.

Best Tileset: 1: Outrun, 2: Jungle Ultimate, 3: Castle Ultimate

Well, I already voted the excellent Demon Dash stuff in the SP category and Castle+Damn Ultimate technically belong together due to its JJGBA affiliations. So let's make Outrun shine here. It's technically pretty straightforward and even relies a lot on 'clipart' for eyecandy, but it captures the neon city aesthetic really well and it gives me the Cyber City (from Deltarune) vibes so that's cool.

Best JCSer: 1: DoubleGJ, 2: FawFul, 3: PurpleJazz

DoubleGJ for DD effort, Faw & PJ for their tremendous work and coordination on HH24.

[Violet CLM]

Spaceboy and I would benefit from some extra days, I haven't had much free time lately that I could dedicate to JJ2, and I thought this week would be good, but then it turned out to be steam next fest :(

[PurpleJazz]

I've decided to extend the deadline until Sunday 8th March, 23:59 GMT+1.

[Violet CLM]

Thanks PJ! I just voted using the google form.

[PurpleJazz]

Best Battle Level of 2025

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_gold_3.png Mausoleum - FawFuL [7.5]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png Castlevania - cooba and Snooze [4.25]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_bronze_2.png Lockjaw - DoubleGJ [3.5]

Runners up: Rivellon - Warren [2], Outrun - Mr. Sinister [1.25]

Best CTF Level of 2025

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_gold_3.png Yharguul, The Shadowed Wharf - PurpleJazz [7]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png Vector Zenith - Warren [3]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_bronze_2.png Erosion - Loon [2.5]

Runners up: Bloody Bunny's Lair - Violet CLM [2], Starlight Canyon - Warren [1.75], Spyros City - Spyro [1.25]

Best Single Player Release of 2025

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_gold_3.png Shivering Stronghold - PurpleJazz and FawFuL [7.5]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png Jungle Ultimate - DoubleGJ [4.5]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png Castle Ultimate - DoubleGJ [4.5]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_bronze_2.png Transantarctic Mountains - Seren [3.1]

Runners up: Toyed Wonderlands - Primpy [2.4], Cloudy Winter - Lynx and FawFuL [2.2], Mysterious Tunnel - Smoke and PurpleJazz [1.5]

Best Tileset of 2025

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_gold_3.png Jungle Ultimate - DoubleGJ [7.5]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png Castle Ultimate - DoubleGJ [6.25]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_bronze_2.png Damn Ultimate - DoubleGJ [3.25]

Runner up: Outrun - Mr. Sinister [2.5]

Best JCSer of 2025

http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_gold_3.png DoubleGJ [8.75]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_silver_1.png PurpleJazz [5.25]
http://www.jazz2online.com/J2Ov2/media/icons/award_star_bronze_2.png FawFuL [3.75]

Runner up: Warren [1.75]

Many congratulations to all of this year's winners, especially to DoubleGJ, our standout JCSer of 2025! Thank you to all who voted, and here's hoping 2026 sees another wave of excellent new uploads!

[Violet CLM]

Congratulations to all, and thanks PJ for all the totaling!

[FawFul]

Congrats to all the winners!