I made one of my best friends due to Jazz 2. Many of you may know AtomicFeline. I met him in real life (Our fathers work together, and we went to his house.) We got to talking, and before long discovered that we already knew each other from JJ2. Since then we've been great friends, but if it weren't for JJ2 we would never have become friends. That is one of the cooler things that have happened to me.

Jazz 2 is a great game. What I like especially is the freedom you have to create levels and tilesets. I always liked games with level editors, but before JJ2 they were rare and the level editors weren't very good (like in Skunny). I had played Jazz1 (which I had heard about from my best friend, who is still my best friend). I used to rarely go on the internet (once every several months). Whenever I did, I liked to check Epic's website. When Jazz 2 was announced, I was very excited. But the release date came and went several times. I knew that there was a message board, but didn't join until much later, when I started frequently going online. I thought "why not?". Before then I had only been in the Redwall community (I am not anymore). And so, I joined the Epic Mega Message Board a few months before the release of the shareware. Back then the board was frequented by the creators of Jazz 1 (like Jeh), and there were great people like Onag, Dethman, Wakeman, ZZTPyro (now Buster), Gizmo, Captain Spam, Bluez, and many many more, a few who are still here. I am still here now, and more active than ever before (there were times when I didn't post very much). This game is great, the community is even greater, I hope it lives forever. It certainly is a defining part of my life.

Let us also take a moment to be thankful for what we have. We are very fortunate to have a great site, like J2O, and this wonderful message board. Thanks to all those who made this community possible, and everyone else who keeps it alive. While we may never see another Jazz game or patch, I feel that this community will last. It is because it is a small one, unlike popular game communities like Epic's other game (not the I have anything against Unreal, although it is the reason we were abandoned). We are much closer than many other communities. To Jazz 2! *raises a carrot beer*

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