Jazz Jackrabbit 1 question
 

Hi guys,

I couldn't find anywhere else to post this question, so forgive me if it's where it shouldn't be.

I was reading the Wikipedia article on Jazz Jackrabbit 1 earlier and was wondering about some information under "Release chronology".

Firstly, it claims an "Xmas Edition" floppy disk version update of Jazz was released featuring Holidaius (so I can only assume they're referring to Holiday Hare 1994) that "features seven levels and two bonus levels". However, Holiday Hare 94 only has 3 levels, 2 bonus levels, and 1 secret level. Is this information correct? Are they referring to something else?

Secondly, it also claims another Christmas version "Holiday Hare" was released in 1995 (so I can only assume they're referring to Holiday Hare 1995) that has "first episode levels taken from the shareware and redesigned to feature Christmas-themed content". Do they mean Turtle Terror levels? If so, I've never seen them. As far as I know, Holiday Hare 95 has completely new content.

Could a Jazz expert clarify these things for me? It'd be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Duke

I was going to guess that the HH95 entry referred to the shareware release as containing both the original shareware content (Turtle Terror) and Bloxonius/Candion, but they break HH95 into separate commercial and shareware releases, so no, I have no idea. All your objections look sound.

Looking further at the release chronology, now I'm curious about this Mac version of JJ1...

*kinda goes a bit off topic* Wikipedia isn't always a reliable source of info, any user can edit it, in a JJ3 article on wikipedia, it said there were lost voiceclips of Jazz saying vulgar words...where did that come from anyway?

lol voiceclips aren't lost, he says vulgar words.

Blame whoever put that in wikipedia *rolls eyes*.

Yeah, I was just looking for someone more in tune with the particulars of our green friend to corroborate or deny what I'd read. I vaguely remember playing the first level in Jazz 1 with a Christmas theme when I was younger, but it's more likely that reading the article put the idea in my head.

Maybe the voice clips are from "Conker's Bad Fur Day" with Jazz Jackrabbit slapped on the title. I can imagine Jazz and Conker with the same voice actor.

Djazz hosted a server with some of the rare JJ3 sounds. They did swear. However the best sound was "go for a swim".

I've always been a bit confused, too. I got JJ1 a while ago, and I'm assuming it's the last version listed. I was dissapointed that I missed out on Candion and Bloxonius, though.

Don't worry, they're free to download.

Wow, that was quick. Thanks a bunch.