<s>
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1994	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
MegaGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS-based	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
along	O
with	O
Jazz	B-Application
Jackrabbit	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Jazz	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Zool'''s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
enemies	O
by	O
simply	O
jumping	O
at	O
them	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
added	O
until	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
Aesop	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Tortoise	O
and	O
the	O
Hare	B-Application
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
enmity	O
between	O
tortoises	O
and	O
hares	B-Application
continues	O
even	O
after	O
three	O
thousand	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
evil	O
mastermind	O
tortoise	O
named	O
Devan	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
begins	O
conquering	O
planets	O
,	O
suppressing	O
any	O
native	O
confrontation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
such	O
planets	O
,	O
Carrotus	B-Application
,	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
a	O
peaceful	O
hare	B-Application
kingdom	O
that	O
,	O
once	O
confronted	O
by	O
Shell	O
,	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
enough	O
resistance	O
to	O
fend	O
him	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
by	O
his	O
loss	O
,	O
Devan	O
decides	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Carrotus	B-Application
princess	O
Eva	B-Application
Earlong	I-Application
and	O
hide	O
her	O
on	O
a	O
distant	O
airbase	O
of	O
unknown	O
location	O
to	O
weaken	O
the	O
hares	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
chooses	O
to	O
send	O
Carrotus	B-Application
 '	O
hero	O
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
,	O
who	O
carries	O
a	O
blue	O
LFG-2000	O
gun	O
,	O
to	O
various	O
planets	O
conquered	O
by	O
Devan	O
that	O
might	O
contain	O
clues	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Eva	O
's	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Jazz	O
travels	O
through	O
different	O
worlds	O
,	O
he	O
gains	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
meets	O
new	O
enemies	O
in	O
his	O
pursuit	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
princess	O
and	O
save	O
Carrotus	B-Application
from	O
Devan	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
and	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
Turtle	B-Application
Terrorists	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jazz	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
bright	O
green	O
hare	B-Application
with	O
a	O
red	O
bandana	O
,	O
bracers	O
and	O
a	O
blue	O
"	O
blaster	O
"	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
greatly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
Zool	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ongoing	O
success	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
classics	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
)	O
defining	O
the	O
platform	O
game	O
genre	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pastiche	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
in	O
the	O
computer	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
manage	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
acquire	O
a	O
sizable	O
audience	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
and	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
titled	O
"	O
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
CD	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
six	O
original	O
episodes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
3	O
additional	O
ones	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Lost	O
Episodes	O
"	O
listed	O
as	O
episodes	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
C	O
.	O
In	O
episode	O
C	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
with	O
Jazz	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
lizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
shareware	O
Christmas	O
edition	O
titled	O
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
:	O
Holiday	O
Hare	B-Application
1994	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
3-level	O
holiday-themed	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
pressings	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
edition	O
added	O
Holiday	O
Hare	B-Application
as	O
episode	O
X	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
episode	O
count	O
to	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
shareware	O
Christmas	O
edition	O
titled	O
Jazz	B-Device
Jackrabbit	I-Device
:	O
Holiday	O
Hare	B-Application
1995	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
1995	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
holiday	O
episode	O
with	O
2	O
new	O
holiday-themed	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
named	O
Jazz	B-Application
Jackrabbit	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	B-Device
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
kickstarted	O
the	O
career	O
of	O
its	O
co-creator	O
,	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
a	O
key	O
force	O
behind	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	B-Application
and	O
Gears	O
of	O
War''	O
.	O
</s>
