About
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a 1998 side-scrolling platform game by Epic MegaGames for Windows (later Macintosh), known for its multiplayer options including LAN and internet play; it was re-released on GOG.com in 2017. Project Carrot is a from-scratch reimplementation of the Jazz Jackrabbit 2 engine, built with Qt, SFML, and BASS, and compilable on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It's described by its author as a 'slowly progressing' spiritual clone still in development.
How it differs from the original
It doesn't include any original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 assets — players must extract graphics, sounds, tilesets, levels, and music from their own copy of the original game using separate companion tools before the engine can use them.
Getting started
After building the engine, extract the original Jazz Jackrabbit 2 assets, tilesets, levels, and music using the project's companion extraction and conversion tools, then place the converted files into the appropriate folders alongside the executable before launching it.