OpenJazz
OpenJazz is an open sourced re-implementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 1 made by Alister Thomson, also known as Toxic Bunny. It was started on the 23rd of August, 2005.
Table of Contents
Reasons
There are a couple of reasons to develop OpenJazz:- You can compile it on a wide range of OSes.
- Runs directly without the use of a emulator.
Current OS versions
OpenJazz is compiled for the following OS’s:
How To Use It
You need 3 things:
- An installation of Jazz Jackrabbit 1. (shareware or full version)
- SDL Library
- OpenJazz for Windows
SDL.dll, ModPlug.dll, OpenJazz.000 and OpenJazz.exe must be in the same directory.
You can place them in your Jazz Jackrabbit™ directory, and OpenJazz will be ready to run.
You can also run it from another directory using your Jazz Jackrabbit™ directory as a command-line option.
Features
- Runs Jazz Jackrabbit levels from all episodes, including both Holiday Hare releases and the CD version.
- Customizable controls.
- High-quality music playback.
- Preliminary multiplayer support (cooperative, battle and team battle)