History VideoGame / JazzJackrabbit

** The cheat code "APOGEE"[[hottip:*:The shareware developer/publisher Apogee, later known as 3D Realms, was Epic's main competitor at the time.]] reduces the color palette to 16 colors, reduces the speed by half, and displays the text "apology mode".

** Three level cards in ''[=JJ2=]'', [[http://www.oldgames.sk/images/oldgames/action/Jazz.2/jazz2-007.png one copying]] ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II'', [[http://lparchive.org/Jazz-Jackrabbit-2/Images/39-ep1.png another]] ''[[{{Prince}} Purple Rain]]'', and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8ANZlh0Uyok/TNRR0QB326I/AAAAAAAAANU/HpT5ssC5nIU/s400/Jazz_Jackrabbit2.png another]], ''BackToTheFuture''.

* DidNotDoTheResearch[=/=]CompletelyMissingThePoint - Devan Shell. He engaged in his campaign of terrorism because he was so incensed about the attitude of the lagomorphic antagonist of ''TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', [[HoistByHisOwnPetard but he didn't notice that the attitude that got him so fired up is the same thing that cost the hare the race, thus teaching said mammal a valuable lesson about hubris.]]

** Also from the JJ 1 comic: A turtle acquaintance of Devan's tells Jazz that they studied martial arts together. Jazz says that he's heard rumors that Devan was trained as a ninja, to which the turtle responds that he wanted to, but there were strict copyright laws regarding [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ninja turtles]].

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* CuteBruiser[=/=]HotAmazon: Lori Jackrabbit.

** The last boss of the final episode of Jazz Jackrabbit 1 is [[spoiler: an evil gray huge superpowered version of Jazz]] which you fight on a spaceship. I wonder if that [[{{Sonic2}} sounds familiar.]]

* AscendedExtra - Lori Jackrabbit, the nameless yellow rabbit Spaz fell in love with at the end of ''[=JJ=]2'', was made a playable character in ''The Secret Files''. She was originally going to be Spaz's girlfriend, but the game's publisher goofed and dubbed her Jazz and Spaz's long lost sister, thus [[ShipSinking killing all romantic intentions]]. ''[=JJ=]2'''s ending was never fixed to reflect the change.

Developed by EpicMegagames, who would eventually rise to further fame as just EpicGames and go on to develop games like the ''{{Unreal}}'' series and ''GearsOfWar'', these games starred the titular rabbit hero with quick feet and a big gun, crossing galaxies to butt heads with the evil Devan Shell and to free the captured princess of his home planet. Once considered PC gamers' response to the likes of ''SonicTheHedgehog'', the Jazz games sold on fast-paced run-and-gun action (with bonus levels surprisingly similar to Sonic's) and the titular MascotWithAttitude. The first two games in the series received many expansion sets, including Christmas-themed ones, [[VaporWare and the franchise ground to a halt when the third game failed to ship]]. Surprisingly the games still maintain an active online community, and Jazz 2 is still actively played online by the proud and the few to this day.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Jazz Jackrabbit, of course. The AlliterativeName feature also adds a nice touch as a bonus.

** That's just in Jazz Jackrabbit 2 though. The first game could actually be quite difficult in the later episodes, and goes right up to [[NintendoHard Nintendo Hard]] on the higher difficulty settings.

** Also, Princess Eva is basically [[{{Super Mario Bros}} Princess Peach]] if she were turned into a blue anthropomorphic rabbit.

** Princess Eva Earlong's dress and design is pretty similar to another [[{{SuperMarioBros}} famous princess.]]

** Three level cards in ''[=JJ2=]'', [[http://www.oldgames.sk/images/oldgames/action/Jazz.2/jazz2-007.png one copying]] ''{{Doom}} II'', [[http://lparchive.org/Jazz-Jackrabbit-2/Images/39-ep1.png another]] ''[[{{Prince}} Purple Rain]]'', and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8ANZlh0Uyok/TNRR0QB326I/AAAAAAAAANU/HpT5ssC5nIU/s400/Jazz_Jackrabbit2.png another]], ''BackToTheFuture''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''{{Sonic The Hedgehog}}'' plus ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' equals Jazz Jackrabbit.

** The last boss of the final episode of Jazz Jackrabbit 1 is [[spoiler: an evil gray huge superpowered version of Jazz]] which you fight on a spaceship. I wonder if that [[{{Sonic2}} sounds familiar.]]

* XtremeKoolLetterz - A few planet names like Dreempipes and Raneforus

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* ShoutOut - [[CommanderKeen Spaz ate the Dopefish.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''{{Sonic The Hedgehog}}'' plus ''{{Bucky O Hare}}'' equals Jazz Jackrabbit.

* {{Expy}}: Jazz is a green anthropomorphic rabbit with a gun who travels around space. [[{{Bucky O Hare}} Now where have I seen that before?]]

* GreenHillZone - the planet Diamondus, where Episode 1 begins in.

* EverythingsBetterWithBunnies: This one's a given.

* AttackDrone: If you free a caged bird, it will follow you around and shoot whenever an enemy is near. [[spoiler:In the first secret level, you play as one of these birds.]]

* AttackDrone: If you free a caged bird, it will follow you around and shoot whenever an enemy is near. [[spoiler:In the secret levels, you play as one of these birds.]]

* AttackDrone: If you free a caged bird, it will follow you around and shoot whenever an emey is near. [[spoiler:In the secret levels, you play as one of these birds.]]

* TheCameo: In the secret level in Diamondus, there are several Katana robots from ''VideoGame/OneMustFall2097'' which act as platforms / walls.

** Three level cards in JJ2, [[http://www.oldgames.sk/images/oldgames/action/Jazz.2/jazz2-007.png one copying]] ''{{Doom}} II'', [[http://lparchive.org/Jazz-Jackrabbit-2/Images/39-ep1.png another]] ''[[{{Prince}} Purple Rain]]'', and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8ANZlh0Uyok/TNRR0QB326I/AAAAAAAAANU/HpT5ssC5nIU/s400/Jazz_Jackrabbit2.png another]], ''BackToTheFuture''.

** In one level of Jazz Jackrabbit 2, he goes straight to [[{{AliceInWonderland}} Wonderland.]]

* AllThereInTheManual - The first two games' plots were only explained in the comics in the manuals, so if you didn't read them you'd have no idea what was going on.

* BarefootFunnyAnimals - Lori, and Jazz when his outfit includes pants.

* AllThereInTheManual - ''[=JJ2=]'''s plot was only explained in the comic in the manual, so if you didn't read it you'd have no idea what was going on.

** Two level cards in JJ2, [[http://www.oldgames.sk/images/oldgames/action/Jazz.2/jazz2-007.png one copying]] ''{{Doom}} II'' and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8ANZlh0Uyok/TNRR0QB326I/AAAAAAAAANU/HpT5ssC5nIU/s400/Jazz_Jackrabbit2.png another]], ''BackToTheFuture''.