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Epic Meganews #1 - May 18th 2014

Source: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

Twenty years ago, May 18 1994, the first Epic Meganews issue was emailed out to Epic’s subscribers. It heavily promoted the upcoming One Must Fall 2097, advertised some new tables for Epic Pinball, gave some warnings about Epic Baseball’s development, and oh yes, snuck in one little sentence toward the very end:

“In the next edition, we’ll tell you about Jazz Jackrabbit, the fastest and most stunning scrolling action game ever on the PC.”

You can read the entire issue here, where it was soon forwarded by Joe Siegler.

It’s not the anniversary of the game yet — that’ll come in August, with the third Meganews issue — but it’s been twenty years since that first almost-invisible teaser.

Diamondus Warzone Remake Contest - May 5th 2014

Source: JCF thread

Hey guys, I’m holding a JCS contest with a monetary prize for the winner. The premise of the contest is to remake the classic level “capture3.j2l” in order to make it more playable in any way you deem fit.

More guidelines and information available on the thread on JCF!

Jazz Jackrabbit 1 & 2 featured on Gamer.nl - April 21st 2014

Source: gamer.nl

With the easter in mind and that they have specials about older games. The most popular Dutch gaming website Gamer.nl has written a special about our green hare.

They talk about what happend with the JJ2 dev crew, what the game is about and what you can do.

Also they applaud that the game still works in 2014 and that there is even a dedicated webpage/community in JJ2.

It’s pretty neat and if you are Dutch go give it a check.

Flat circle - April 9th 2014

Today is the 16th anniversary of Jazz Jackrabbit 2! Time is a cruel mistress indeed. FQuoth the Quist, from 10 years ago:

The Jazz2Online staff is happy that the game has lived for so long and wishes Jazz Jackrabbit 2 a happy birthday and of course hopes for many more to come.

Remember to join the Anniversary Bash, starting this Friday! If you do, make sure you have JJ2+ installed, since it is a requirement.

Anniversary Bash 16 - April 2nd 2014

Source: JCF Thread

It’s that time of year again! This year we’re celebrating the sixteenth anniversary of Jazz Jackrabbit 2. The details are not totally finalized yet, but Bash is tentatively scheduled to start at 16 GDT on Friday the 11th and last through sometime on Monday the 14th. No word on whether the Battle and CTF servers will be running simultaneously or not (doubtful?), but if you have suggestions for the level list, make them here or in the appropriate thread. Set aside some time on your calendar for the next weekend… Bash is traditionally a time for seeing players you don’t see every day, and even if that doesn’t happen, there should be good levels and good fun to be had all weekend long. Or if you have your own ideas for how to spice up the event beyond two multiplayer servers alone, it’s not too late to suggest things!

JJ2+ teaser screenshot - April 1st 2014

King applies for "rabbit" trademark - April 1st 2014

Source: GAME_JAM season 0 episode 0 airdate 1970-01-01

Beloved gaming titan King©®™ have purchased all rights to Atari/Starpath Supercharger game Rabbit Transit (1983), previously notable for featuring substantially more mammalian reproduction than Custer’s Revenge (1982). Based on this acquisition, King©®™ are presently applying to trademark the term “rabbit” in all gaming-related endeavors, in order to sue Arkedo and Sega over Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (2012).

However, a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed intern at King©®™ noticed that there exist other games with the word “rabbit” in their titles made after their 1983 game, and so King©®™ threatened Epic Games with litigation if they did not immediately cease selling any and all games in the Jazz Jackrabbit series.

A spokesman from Epic Games eventually explained to King©®™ that Epic have not sold any games in that series at any time in the present millennium. At this point, all threats were abandoned.

Also, Rabbit Transit probably ripped off Q*Bert or something but I mean who cares.

Obscure and unpopular tileset contest - March 20th 2014

Source: JCF Thread

incandescentembers is holding a contest for “the most OBSCURE / RARE / UNPOPULAR tileset”!

What that means is that he wants you to take an old and/or underused tileset, tweak it a bit to your liking and use it in an interesting way. You’re allowed to work with both tilesets you made yourself and old tilesets found elsewhere (if the original author would be okay with that, of course).

There’s no deadline yet as the contest details are being finalized, but some seasoned JCS veterans have already announced their participation, so this is looking to be an interesting contest. Head over to the JCF thread for more details!

JCS Awards 2013: Results - March 12th 2014

Source: JCF Thread

Awkward as it is for me to be the one to post this…
Best Battle Level:
Three-way tie for winner (Go vote in the thread — poll closes this Sunday!)

Best CTF Level:
Stronghold by Superjazz

Best Other MP:
Forest Wheel by Violet CLM

Best SP Release:
Ozymandius by Violet CLM

Best JJ1 Level:
Bad Seed by cooba

Best Use of Angelscript:
Ozymandius by Violet CLM

Best JCSer:
Violet CLM

This isn’t over yet! Alcatraz, Cerulean Comet, and Gloom all tied for best battle level, so remember to go to cast some tie-breaking votes. Otherwise, keep on making (and reviewing!) stuff for 2014!

TIME FOR A NEW POLL - February 28th 2014

If Eva weren't Eva, who would she be?

Ava Armsakimbo	2 votes (5%)
Enid Elbowpointy	1 vote (2%)
Hava Heartwarm	4 votes (11%)
Myisha Mouthkissable	3 votes (8%)
Tansy Tongueforked	4 votes (11%)
Vida Okilledtheradiostar	6 votes (17%)
Zoe Cottontail	14 votes (41%)
Total votes: 34

An unexpected win for what’s essentially an inferior version of Eva herself, Zoe Cottontail (though her name is pretty cool, I have to admit).

Sonic With A Gun was just released and it’s pretty impressive; if you like either Sonic or JJ1, give it a try! But why stop there? It’s not like Sonic is especially suitable for a crossover remake in JJ1, is it*? In our new poll, you can let the world know what you think would be the second best idea for a Jazz-[insert other game series] crossover!

* actually, it is