A good game to mod would be Pekka Kana 2 (Pekka The Rooster 2). It has a similar engine and the author even mentions he took some inspiration from Jazz Jackrabbit.

Looks like Carrotus Night!

yay finnish

The eye candy in that Pekka game looks fairly good (other than maybe the background). I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it before. Or if anyone has, why no one seemed to notice. From the other screenshots I've seen, the game could make for some good tileset conversions for JJ2, and maybe something could be arranged.

Here is a link for anyone else who wants to learn about the game.

indeed, the tileset r0x but it looks hard do put together

The tiles from it looks like 32x32 pixels, the same as JJ2 I think. Does it use the same engine as Jazz2 or something?

Originally Posted by Jazzofsun

Does it use the same engine as Jazz2 or something?

Originally Posted by DoubleGJ

It has a similar engine and the author even mentions he took some inspiration from Jazz Jackrabbit.

 

Pretty nice This can be our first step Mod it! Now, we need someone who wants to mod that game. I really like this idea. If possible, we can implement the sprites and sounds of JJ2 into it (yep.. sprite ripper..!), and then we have the 4 most important things: a beginning to expand, an engine, sprites and sounds. We only need levels, tilesets (-support?) and some skills to make it look even more like JJ2! Does that game have a multiplayer (online..) function? And, even more important, is its source code released? (that will help!)

Maybe you should start doing work for your mod: http://koti.mbnet.fi/kiwi/pistegamez/pk2/index.htm

This is called research.

The game you linked to has some things related to Jazz2. Not that I would like it and I'm not going to download it. The graphics and tilesets are nice anyway!

PK2 source code and sprite/event editor are coming, but there's no online play. Oh, and it has custom tileset support!
EDIT: OMG OMG OMG TUBELECTRIC TILESET!!!!!!

Click here! Cool, huh?

The palette is so-so, but otherwise it's a nifty find. =]

awsome found....

Wheee... lets wait for the source code and then we can finally do something! Nice Tubelectric tileset out there, I dont care about the baaad (sorry) palette used! It is fun to see Jazz2 live in onother game already anyways!

http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snap1296oo.jpg

So many stolen stuff. ;P I can see a bat, lollipops, many ripped tiles and a rabbit.

We have a monopoly for bats, lollipops and rabbits?

Hehehe. Excellent.

Originally Posted by White Rabbit

So many stolen stuff. ;P I can see a bat, lollipops, many ripped tiles and a rabbit.

Umm... yes. It's a conversion tileset.


EDIT: the tiles are from JJ1, not JJ2.

Where did I have seen those tiles before? When did I see a rabbit in a game, before this one? And the bat? I really can't remember. I have a headache of thinking! It looks so, so... recognizable!

Oh wait, it is from Jazz2!

Argh, I'm having a rather bad graphic glitch over here. Whenever any sprite faces left (flips) it becomes invisible. As you can guess, it can make the game much less enjoyable. I don't think I want to play it until some solution rises.

...Whenever any sprite faces left (flips)... well, what are you talking about here? PK2 or Jazz2?

Isn't it rather obvious? Look in my sig and see if you can spot the glitch. It's not in JJ2. It's in PK2 where I'm having the sprite glitch. Don't act silly now.

It's apparently only happening to you, so you might want to redownload/install it, or contact the people who made it.

I don't think it's corrupt. It only has graphics for when it's facing right. To make them face left, they are flipped. But somehow there's some weird glitch that makes them disappear. I joined the forums but their retarded system makes you wait until you're approved by a staff member before your account is created. I could do e-mail but the address is hidden.

I dont see a glitch. Please make some sort of screenshot of it. Would be helpful.

WR- I'm sure JJ2 isn't the first game to have a bat as an enemy. So technically we're stealing from someone else.
And a rabbit is to general. Jazz Jackrabbit is stealing from Reader Rabbit if we used the logic at hand.

But compare the Pekka bat to the JJ2 bat. >|

It doesn't have the same huge nose and doesn't have that intense purple color, so no.

Originally Posted by White Rabbit

But compare the Pekka bat to the JJ2 bat. >|

The JJ2 bat looks like something Witch Hazel from Looney toons would cook inher Rabbit Stew, the Pekka bat looks like it could fit in the game Okage: The Shadow King.

So no, it didn't steal from us.

Originally Posted by MissingPako

THE SOURCE IS WRITTEN IN FINNISH!!!

Quote of the Year.

Originally Posted by MissingPako

Click it, please Cool, huh?

That forum is annoying. I registered on the 1st and my account still isn't approved for posting.

EDIT: For the record, it was eventually approved on January 18th, about three and a half months later. Such service.

Originally Posted by MissingPako

THE SOURCE IS WRITTEN IN FINNISH!!!

Omg, this goes to my sig!

Derby: Acronym clearance.

ehm...

-I know you were talking about the PK2 sourcecode, bcouse thats a finnish game.
-I like sousages too.
-I dont say you are stupid.

Were really not getting anywhere are we? I think we should stop playing with chickens, and start trying to get the Jazz 2 source off Epic Megagames!

Originally Posted by Hellomoto

Were really not getting anywhere are we? I think we should stop playing with chickens, and start trying to get the Jazz 2 source off Epic Megagames!

Gee, we've only failed miserberly at your suggestion for the past 5 years, one more try couldn't make the situation anymore pitiful.
You say we're not getting anywhere, and thats good as from not going we can easily get on track. Your suggestion will only drive this train into the ground. And it's really hard to make a train move when it's in flames and busted up.

* still waits for Jerry's 1.25 *

still waiting for help to make it

Try starting it on your own, and then show off your work. People will care and help you when they see the possibility of this happening.

as said on page 1: I cant. I imply cant. I dont know how, and it will take years for me to learn that. Sorry. Im someone who thinks some nice (and less nice...) ideas, but I cant do it myself. If someone would like to start, I can help getting the sounds and sprites, but I dont think that I can do more.