Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

Argh. Argh. Argh.

This isn’t rocky roads. This is a bunch of brown ground, a sun and cloud, ripped poles, destruct blocks and BG, and, well, nothing else. There is no:

Water(Well, you can use the JJ2 water, but that’s not what I meant)
Mud
Bridges
Eye candy (no trees, no rocks, no nothing)

Possibly some more detail on the ground would be nice, too.

You should use a better program than MS paint. I’m sure a lot of people would be happy to reccomend them, while I myself reccomend Paint Shop Pro, if you can buy it.

The mario tilsets is most of the time hard to use. but this one is actually so easy to use that the levels using it are almost guaranteed too sucsses.
The few things that really irritated me is that all the “flowers” and that kinds of stuff cant hurt u! so when u make a mario tilset, please mask the flowers and fire things etc.

But the flowers have almost no effect on the ratings . its just that I dont like the mario tilestes as much as the others. Whort to download? Yes, Yes, Yes!!

It wasn’t generally bad. :P The enemy placement was odd at times, but not unbearably. The weapon placement I really did not like. Powered up bouncies are fine in their own way, but you put too many bouncy ammos in. The seeker ammo was ok, though I didn’t use it really. The tileset useage was OK, though you didn’t have nearly enough eyecandy. Beyond that, good for being the first level I’ve ever seen by you.

Umm, you just said everything but the gameplay and layout is bad and you give it a really high rating.. Okay.
Anyway, there eyecandy wasn’t good, the layer usage was bad. Enemy placement was okay, and it was challenging. You should definetely download this level, but it’s kind of boring to play because it has sort of a linear feeling to many parts.

Exellent? Give a better reason for that kind of rating, Flash.

This level was at least above average, and rather big. There were a tiny bit to much ennemies, and there was a bad weapon placement. Eyecandy was also bad. But the layout was great! And there was a good gameplay. To bad there’s no background scenery on layers 5-7.

Anyway, a good level, worth a download, just to see it.

I give 8.2.

after all those poor reviews, I feel scared to review this :P
man i hate j2o smileys. turn them off.

now, as a side note, the review.
The first thing i thought when i saw this was ‘ugh, another poor Mario tileset’. So, i instantly clicked ‘download’. But i was very wrong. this tileset is not bad at all. It is a very, very good conversion of the classic game. However, i would suggest that, in order to improve graphics and the tileset in general, the author should have used the Super Nintendo version of this game. however, the graphics aren’t Spaztic’s fault at all; it’s an OLD game. The tileset includes all i want to make a perfect foo race. And i’ve already started making a foo race with it. expect that out soon. But i’m not here to talk about foo races. since i’ve talked about how good it is, it’s time to talk about Spaztic’s flaws. There aren’t any, although i still want some Koopas (not just Bowser).
All in all, this tileset is very good, and is definitely worth a download. Get it. Get it now.
[This review has been edited by Black Ninja]

Eh, I don’t like it. It’s too hard to see yourself with all the foreground stuff..

Please include some documentation. This has the looks of a very (overly, in fact) complicated level, but you give no instructions whatsoever, so it’s a little hard to review/rate.

(Poor Review)

Newspaz: Rating nullification.
[This review has been edited by Newspaz]

Give some credit to mikeejimbo.

[Response by a random person: mikeejimbo did not create this gametype. It was created long ago in a hotel level. -Trafton][This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

Don’t put passwords on your levels. No one will try to edit them. Anyway, I can’t rate this. It doesn’t appear in my homecooked level list. And I can’t look at it in JCS.

—Try launching it using the command line
[This review has been edited by Newspaz]

(Poor Review)

Derby: Rating nullification. If you are to review anything on this site, make sure you do so fairly. Do not do this again.[This review has been edited by Derby]

Violet:
“Ok, correct me if I’m wrong, but is this much different from saying “This level has horrible gameplay, so don’t rate the gameplay.”? “
Er… you’re kinda right there Violet.
Though I believe this is a bit different…

“The tilesets are small, so you can not rate the eyecandy of the levels (but you CAN rate the tileset use…. hmmm).”
You mean tileset use goes with eyecandy?

“No hook in the smaller one, only one type of block.”
Actually, the vine can be used as a hook. But I understand that you don’t consider it as a hook… Maybe I had to show it in the levels. I’m not asking you to change what you said, since you’re more or less right.

I’m not annoyed with reviewers. Are you saying that because of my article? I wrote that article more for the others than for me, I already said that. I made these cuz I like small tilesets. And I suddenly felt like making some.

Ok, so much for the comments on your review for now.

Say, you’re not going to actually give the rating, are you? You rated the theme of the tilesets. And, as I asked in the text file, ONLY rate by following what I said. In case you wouldn’t, I asked you not to rate. That’s my right, isn’t it?

[This review has been edited by Waz]

It was a good level. Funny story, some jokes also. Good ideas, good gameplay, no long paths, so in overall: Realy download reccomend.

Good lvl pack with intersting levels. The tileset choosage, the enemys the ammo, the other goodies.. everything is super! It’s good that you had chosen good tilesets with good graphics.

It would be better if you would build 6 levels and use three tilesets, it would be like a real jj2 episode!! [This review has been edited by SD]

I think the answer to jazz fans question is to put the main downloaded program into the jazz folder and put a shortcut to it on the desktop. see if that works =D
Me i downloading this right now so i rate later.

The most complete super mario bros 3 tileset ever. Pretty much any tile you can think of is in there. Every one of the 8 worlds are covered and all the exciting and non-exciting animations and non-animations are there at your fingertips (or mousetips). And the masking is perfect. There are only two thing really wrong with it and that is:

1) There is no animations or still shots of any of the bosses. Granted, big icons of people aren’t generally accepted as the norm in most levels, but bosses tend to be liked in levels or packs that have themes to them. Any diehard SMB fan WANTS those figures. Also, the famous “wand” is missing.

2) There is simply no bacon in this tileset. I can’t figure out for the life of me why anyone would leave such an important thing out.

Good job! I, in all my mercy and consideration, give you a low 9!

EDIT: Ok, some great stuff has been added to the tileset, but a few problems are still there. The biggest part, which is not your fault, is that the colors for some of the objects could have been better retained. The next not so big problem is that the flowers have no masking so it can’t hurt you by just being there with an event over it. In conjunction with these two problems, along with the fact that I tend to overrate peoples stuff, I change my score to a 9.5.[This review has been edited by AtomicFeline]

First of all, I would like to congratulate Spaztic on being the 10 million, seven hundred sixty second thousand, eight hundred third person to create a conversion of the classic Super Mario Brothers 3 game. I am sure this will not soon be forgotten. And, while your princess may be in another castle, this is probably a superior version compared to even the best Marionic offerings out there, even though it has been some time since I last played a level featuring Hellraiser’s current Mario Brothers 3 standard set. Even though I have not exactly played every single little part of Super Mario Brothers 3, I have a general idea of it. And I know that this is missing Giant World or whatever, which is pretty much the only thing that it is missing. Still, this is one of the best Mario sets out there.

THEME: Well, uh, let us see…Mario is the theme. Wow. There is not much more to say here. It is the Mario games in a tileset. The theme is Mario, and the entire set is Mario. Specifically, if I was to classify this beyond “Mario,” it would probably be as a platformer-based 8-bit tileset. Graphics quality is not great, but that is no fault of Spaztic.
Pros: One minute into testing: It’s Mario!
Cons: Ten minutes into testing: Oh. It’s Mario.
Rating: N/A.

GRAPHICS: The graphics are, to put it nicely, not the focus of this tileset. Then again, they do not necessarily need to be. This is, pure and simple, a base conversion. I will evaluate for my final score the quality of graphics compared to the original, but for this, I unfortunately have to make due with what it offers compared to other tilesets. And that is not much. While everything looks passable, it is all really low-color and bad. Just like the original game is. Oh well.
Pros: Good for a Mario conversion.
Cons: Bad for nearly everything else.
Rating: 6.7

INVENTORY: This is a conversion. As a conversion, it lacks most of the things that Jazz 2 needs but Mario does not have. This includes, but is not limited to, hooks, sucker tubes, and the like. I suppose you could use those flower tubes for sucker tubes, but for the rest of everything else, you are pretty much stuck. There is not much added by the conversion – little more than the author’s name.
Pros: Everything that was in Mario that is relevant is here. And Spaztic’s name, here, for you freaky Spaztic cult people.
Cons: If something was not in the original Mario, you are out of luck.
Rating: 7.0

ORIGINALITY: To be honest, there is really very little that is all that original about the tileset. It is a Mario set and by nature, turns out looking a bit ugh. At least it covers many areas that the other various Mario tilesets do not. That is the main thing that saves it from a low score here.
Pros: N/A
Cons: N/A
Rating: 7.5

COMPETITION: Hellraiser’s Mario tileset was also pretty good, although not as good as this.
Rating: 8.5

EASE OF USE: This is really, really, really, really easy to use. After all, it is a Mario tileset. How can you get any more simple? There are a few small inconsistincies, and many of the things are difficult to use without looking tacky, but mostly everything is both easy to use and nicely done. This tileset is quite easy to use, and often is very hard to make look bad. As such, it is great for teaching new people how to use JCS.
Pros: Really easy to use.
Cons: Does nothing to make the tileset any easy to use than it already is, not that this is a huge downfall, since only people without opposable thumbs will have problems using this tileset.
Rating: 8.5

MASKING: Generally good. There were a few small things that I noticed, but not enough to detract from the score all that much. Jaggies are not a major problem, although a minority of the tiles do suffer from small little holes in the mask that could theoretically cause a few insignificant problems. It was difficult to get stuck during testing.
Pros: Few, if any, errors.
Cons: None to mention.
Rating: 8.2

OVERALL (not an average): Overall, this tileset’s scores do average out to something significantly lower than my final rating. Why did this happen? Because this is a conversion. Unfortunately, little was done to improve the conversion beyond baseline importing of the tiles and the addition, of course, of a graphic featuring the author’s name. It would have been nice to see such things as poles, hooks, and the like, but this is good enough. I am sure that anyone who is even half a Mario fan will be all over this one. It is a tough choice between this tileset and Hellraiser’s, but so far, without extended road testing, it does appear like this one is in the lead. Well done, Spaztic face.
Pros: Very good.
Cons: Adds no new tiles, which could be a major problem down the road.
Rating: 8.2

SCORECARD
Bugs: A
Eyecandy: A
Background Eyecandy: A
Foreground Eyecandy: A -
Masking: A
Tile Variaty: A
Tiles Included: A -
Added Tiles: B+
Quality: A -
Conversion Strength: A
OVERALL: B+

Pros: Very good.
Cons: Poor graphics quality. Not that that is Spaztic face’s fault.

FINAL SCORE: 8.2

- Trafton

EDIT: My mistake. Hooks and everything are in there.[This review has been edited by Trafton AT]

Ok, this pack has a few rules regarding how you are allowed to review it:
The tilesets are small, so you can not rate the eyecandy of the levels (but you CAN rate the tileset use…. hmmm).
The tilesets are small, so you can not rate the size of the tilesets.

Ok, correct me if I’m wrong, but is this much different from saying “This level has horrible gameplay, so don’t rate the gameplay.”? Continues list

The tilesets are small, so you can not rate the theme of the tilesets.
You are not allowed to have an “Overall” category in your review. (Actually, I’m not sure about this one, but it wasn’t listed in either of the category listings…)

Anyway, as you might guess, I have decided to review these things on their merits, and not what Waz says is irrelevant. Because eyecandy is important, and a theme is important, and the other stuff is kind of relevant.

TILESETS:
THEME: None of them have any apparent theme. Like several of Waz’s tilesets, they seem to be an area composed of bricks in the background, with solid blocks and gradient pillars in layer 4. This is getting kind of old. With no apparent theme, there’s not all that much to talk about here.
Pros: N/A
Cons: No apparent theme.
Rating: 3.0

GRAPHICS: Graphics are, also, pretty much standard Waz. A few ok looking blocks, some gradients, a few bricks, and some nice looking extra eyecandy stuff (at least in the 30 tile). Ok, but not too realistic, and not paticularly incredible, either.
Pros: All about the same level of quality, tiles look right sitting next to each other, some stuff looks cool, even.
Cons: Could be better.
Rating: 6.5

INVENTORY: 10 tiles: Block, tubes, vine, spikes. 30 tiles: Block, tubes, hook, vine, spikes.
Pros: Some things are there, sucker tube in the bigger one looks cool.
Cons: No hook in the smaller one, only one type of block.
Rating: 7.0

ORIGINALITY: Other then some of the graphics, there is nothing much original about these. They feel incredibly rehashed, and give me a feeling of deja vu. The */!/? block is kind of interesting, but it’s a bit hard to make out, and it would make more sense to just have it be a ? block.
Pros: Some original things.
Cons: Not too many, block could be better.
Rating: 6.0

COMPETITION: Once again, it’s hard to list competition without a definite theme. However, feel free to look through Waz’s other tilesets and decide which combination of the same types of tiles you like the most.
(No pros given)
(No cons given)
(No rating given)

EASE OF USE: As you might expect, small tilesets like these are quite easy to use, especially when the walls are blocks and not something more complicated. I do have a complaint, though. The vertical gradients in Waz17 don’t have enough possibilities – they fit onto one side of the diagonals, but not the other, and there’s no tile to shift from flipped to unflipped.
Pros: Mostly good.
Cons: A missing tile or two.
Rating: 7.2

MASKING: Masking seems fine, though it strikes me the mask for the spikes could go up a Little higher…
Pros: N/A
Cons: N/A
Rating: 7.2

OVERALL: These are some ok tilesets, though nothing special. They seem to have been created more because Waz has gotten annoyed with reviewers then anything else.
Pros: not bad! :=D
Cons: A few flaws.
Rating: 6.7

Average rating for the tilesets: 6.2

I shall finish this review by reviewing the levels as well later. In the meantime, this is left N/A.

Rather bad, it took me 2 minutes to beat, and there are hardly any bad guys. It’s the shortest level I’ve ever played. Eyecandy is not special, and it’s just not a good level. No download reccomendation.