Jazz Jackrabbit 1 Alpha Build Released
- Posted:
- 22 Nov 2024 at 20:31
- Source:
- archive.org
The Dutch article from our last news post has been updated with a huge addition: the original engine made by Arjan Brussee that was turned into Jazz Jackrabbit! Many files are included with the engine, including a level editor and a program for creating tileset and sprites files.
The engine version is from March 1993, a year and a half before the game was released, so there are definitely format changes. For example, here the levels are 512×32 tiles, whereas JJ1’s levels are 256×64. Most of the graphics are unfamiliar, but several of the tiles from Megairbase in JJ1 turn out to have come directly from this alpha. But this release is barely an hour old, so who knows what’s in there to discover?
Video of the game engine
Video of the level editor
Forum thread for listing findings, reactions, etc.
The download link again
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This is so cool
Holy shit. When that interview came out I was actually idly wondering, "I wonder if there are any development materials still lying around that Arjan would be willing and able to release?" I had no idea it would actually happen!