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- Jazz Jackrabbit FAQ
- ===================
-
- Arjan hasn't replied about the FAQ yet, so I'll go ahead and post what I
- have, and any changes he suggests will be in the next one.
-
- Quick word about the Christmas Jazz: It IS out, at least on Compuserve.
- I, however, am not on Compuserve. Last I checked, it is not on the net yet.
- It won't show up for quite some time on uml, as he has disabled uploads (and
- not touched a thing in the incoming directory for quite some time, meaning
- it will never be open again...ALL submissions must be arranged). It might
- show up on uwp or wustl. However, in the meantime if someone on CIS will
- grab it (GO EPIC) and send it to me, I can make it available.
-
- Now, with no more introduction...
-
- My apologies for the format of this FAQ. My first priority is CREATING
- it. Someday I might make it pretty.
- This FAQ can be found on ftp site: wcl-l.bham.ac.uk in /pub/djh/faqs.
- Games Domain Web Site: http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain/games.html
-
-
- Legal junk:
-
- For some reason, all FAQs seem to have legal junk at the beginning, so
- what the heck, I'll do it as well. This FAQ is NOT copyrighted. I
- have severe moral problems attempting to claim copyright on something
- that is nothing more than a compilation of information which can be
- found elsewhere. I didn't create a single byte of this information, I
- merely wrote it up. That being the case, this FAQ is now yours to do
- with as you please. Feel free to repost it, mail it to your friends,
- print it out and line the bird cage with it, I really don't care.
-
- More legal junk:
-
- Epic does not officially support this FAQ. That's MY name up there,
- not Epic's, and I'm not an employee of Epic. They may/may not have it
- on their BBS/FTP site/whatever, but that doesn't mean a single byte
- found here is representative of Epic's opinions.
-
- One more thing:
-
- I never really intended to make a FAQ...it started out as a list of cheat
- codes and just snowballed. There is no 'contributions' section, mainly
- because I got most of the info directly from the net, usually from
- postings from the authors. Submissions can be made to stile@ionet.net,
- but you don't get your name in lights or anything. This also stops
- arguements between people of who told me something first and who didn't.
- If you see your words here, YOU know you did it, take pride.
-
- Table of contents:
-
- [1] What is Jazz Jackrabbit?
- [2] Where to get Jazz Jackrabbit:
- [2.1] I can't connect to those sites!
- [3] What to do if you have problems running jazz:
- [4] How do I cheat at JAZZ?
- [4.1] Those cheats don't work for me!!!
- [5] Problems installing Jazz:
- [6] What's this about a Jazz CD?
- [7] Where are the secret areas?
-
- [1] What is Jazz Jackrabbit?
-
- Jazz Jackrabbit is a game similar to Sonic the Hedgehog, in which an
- animal can run fast. But the similarity pretty much ends there. The
- animal in this case is a rabbit, and there is an even bigger difference.
- This guy packs heat.
-
- [2] Where to get Jazz Jackrabbit:
-
- Epic's official distribution site is:
-
- ftp.uml.edu /msdos/Games/Epic/1jazz.zip
-
- There is an echo of that site at:
-
- ftp.uwp.edu /pub/msdos/games/uml/Epic/1jazz.zip
-
- [2.1] I can't connect to those sites!
-
- Keep trying. It is probably on other sites as well, use archie to
- hunt for it. Both uml and uwp will refuse logins, or fail to recognize
- anonymous users when full.
-
- [3] What to do if you have problems running jazz:
-
- 99.9999999% (cool...nine 9's) of the problems people think they have
- with jazz are because you didn't use a clean boot. Even if you DO have
- enough memory to run it, it often will benefit from a clean boot (hit F5
- when Starting MSDos 6.x...use a boot disk otherwise). If you DON'T have
- enough memory, use a clean boot to get it. If you STILL don't have
- enough, think about upgrading to 4 meg.
-
- Some other problems (which I don't yet have solutions for) are SOMETIMES
- it won't work with the Gravis Gamepad. I've had reports (as well as
- experienced it myself) of the program going wild if you have the
- gamepad plugged in, yet it works with other programs. Other people
- have had no problems.
-
- [4] How do I cheat at JAZZ?
-
- Hey, ya came to the right place. This FAQ had its start as a cheat list.
- I do not claim to have the complete list of cheats, but this is what
- I have discovered and what has been reported to me. If you know of one
- not listed, send me mail and I'll add it.
-
- To activate the cheats, press 'p-backspace-<codeword>'.
-
- arjan : HAHAHA displayed on the screen
- gunhed : Gives you all the weapons.
- tim : AWESOME displayed on the screen
- check : Displays some numbers on lower left of screen
- greetz : Displays an "Arjan Greetz" window
- doom : Makes monsters FASTER and HARDER.
- lamer : Jump to the next level
- mark : Will lose a life, and start over. Useful if trapped.
- bouf : Invincibility (for a while)
- sable : Super Sonic Speed (sorry...couldn't resist)
- cstrike: Airboard
- hooker : Takes you to the Bonus Level when current scene is done.
- Same as collecting red gem.
- bad : Gives you the bird (I won't say it...)
- ken : Boss key.
- hocus : Teleports. MUST have an enemy above or below you.
-
- Soon to come...a cheat to jump REALLY high.
-
- Also, to see the ending animations, hit F10-F11-F12 while in the
- Episode Select screen.
-
- [4.1] Those cheats don't work for me!!!
-
- If the above method doesn't work for you, your copy is probably 1.1.
- Type 'p-backspace-dd<codeword>' to use the cheats.
-
- [5] Problems installing Jazz:
-
- Some people have had some problems with Jazz doing funny things.
- When you install it, remember a few things:
-
- 1> The manual says you need 10 meg to run/load Jazz. First, it is
- wrong. (Specs ALWAYS change right after you finish the manual...it's
- Federal Law). You need 13 meg. DOUBLE that (around 20ish) to do a
- proper installation, and as most Stacker users know, double that again
- to compensate for the estimated compression.
-
- 2> It IS possible you got a bad disk. If you try everything, and it
- still won't load properly, call Epic and report the problem.
-
- [6] What's this about a Jazz CD?
-
- It's out! Registered users contact Epic for special pricing. The
- regular price is $49.
-
- A few more words on the Jazz CD from Mark Rein:
-
- The CD has three new levels. Including bonus stages, each episode has 10
- levels. They're the best Jazz episodes yet. They've got the best graphics
- and they're the most challenging of any Jazz levels. Plus there are new
- enemies, new music and new (and larger) cartoons sequences. A bonus stage
- selector is also included that allows you to directly play just the bonus
- stages if you are so inclined.
-
- Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM is fully playable off CD. Your hard disk is only
- used for storing configuration information and any new sound drivers you
- might require if they become available in the future.
-
- If you want a good idea of how good the graphics are in Jazz CD, check
- out "Holiday Hare" a special episode of Jazz with a Christmas theme that
- will be released December 5th. It's our way of saying "thanks" to our
- loyal customers and supporters and wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
-
- [7] Where are the secret areas?
-
- So far, I know of only one. Near the end of world one scene two, look
- for an area that look roughly like this:
-
-
- WALL | |
- | / \ / \ / \ | WALL
- --------------+ | | | |
- ARROWS |
- ======= ======= ======= |
- SPRINGS -> III III III |
- -------------------------------------------------------------+
-
- Rather than going where you usually do, try to go into the wall.
-
- That's the end of the FAQ for now. Any questions/answers, send them to
- stile@ionet.net. Thanks to Arjan Brusse, Mark Rein, all the others at
- Epic, and the fine people who read the action group!
-
-
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- I speak for no one but myself, | lies floating on the floor, shall be
- and no one else speaks for me. | lifted --- nevermore! - The Raven
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