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Project Carrot is a clone of the 1998 Windows and Mac video game Jazz Jackrabbit 2 by Epic MegaGames that aims to replicate the original game in spirit and functionality while embracing modern design choices and attempting to be extensible on its later stages.
Originally started in 2013, Project Carrot was in works for about half a year before its development first slowed down and ultimately ground to a halt for a good while. In 2016, development resumed once again. Up to this point, Project Carrot has been entirely a single person project.
The Project Carrot family comprises of the main game and several utilities that are more or less essential for running it. Project Carrot Anim Extractor (PCAE) is used to extract the required graphic and sound resources from the original game files, while Project Carrot Level Converter (PCLC) and Project Carrot Tileset Converter (PCTC) convert .j2l and .j2t level and tileset files to Project Carrot's native formats. Additionally, a native level editor, Carrot Creator, has been planned.
Project Carrot is still very much an in-progress project, and thus only a fraction of the features of the original game are supported. The current features include:
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 works as intended in 8 bit color mode, but as soon as I swith to 16 bit color mode, the screen goes black. Other than that, it seems like only the graphics got lost; the sound and gameplay are somehow still intact (like playing a videogame while being blind). I used the supplied Jazz Jackrabbit 2.dxw file as a template.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Pcgamingwiki
Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files is a 1999 re-release with an additional episode and a new playable character, Lori. It also includes the shareware demo levels. It was only available in Europe. Essential improvements Patches. The GOG.com edition of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 can also come pre-bundled with the incredible JJ2+ mod. Packing years of dedication from the Jazz Jackrabbit community, expanded multiplayer features and game modes, tons of fixes, as well as tools to play (and create) the huge library of community-made content.
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Patches
- Basic single-player gameplay with one of the three official characters
- Close to complete JJ2 tileset and layer configuration compatibility
- Most level traversal events, like vines, springs, warps, and destructible scenery implemented
- Four of the nine official weapons available at varying stages of completion
- Five of the ~35 enemy types present
- Open source code with dependency libraries available to all three major desktop platforms