Jazz Jackrabbit on PC: OpenJazz

OpenJazz is a free, open-source version of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit games. It can be compiled on a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and BSD flavors, ports are available for some homebrew platforms, consoles and handhelds, and you can even play it in your web browser. With the demise of DOS-based operating systems, emulators became necessary to play these games, and Jazz Jackrabbit deserved more: it would benefit greatly from new features.

Jazz Jackrabbit is a PC platform game by Epic Games (then Epic MegaGames), released in 1994, that won PC Format’s Arcade Game of the Year award. The project was started by AJ Thomson in 2005. To play you need the files from one of the original games. GigaROM hosts neither the engine nor the game; the download comes from the official page.

• Windows, Linux or Android (also macOS and BSD by building it, and browser).
• The files from one of the original Jazz Jackrabbit games.

1. Download the continuous build for your system from the official page (“Go to official project” button).
2. Copy your original Jazz Jackrabbit’s files into the program folder.
3. Open OpenJazz and choose the game.

• It does not work without the files of an original game.
• The project’s platforms page details which systems are supported.

If your computer does not meet the requirements, you do not have the exact version the port asks for, or you prefer the classic route, you can play the original with a console emulator: see emulators and its install and setup guide.