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The best known OEM version of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is the unfinished 1.00g/h release. However, there was another company who made a deal to include a copy of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 with one of their products. That company was Logitech, that product was the Wingman Gamepad and that copy was version 1.23se, Logitech Special Edition.
Since this version was part of another product, there isn't much in terms of art. You get the box of the Wingman Gamepad itself, with a sticker on the front mentioning a limited 2 scenario version of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is included. That is all in regards to Jazz Jackrabbit 2 being mentioned, apart from the disc itself. The disc is blue with the yellow Jazz Jackrabbit 2 logo on it, as well as the logo for two other games, Fly! And Railroad Tycoon II. This is a bit confusing, because these last two only have a trailer included on the disc, while Jazz 2 is actually playable. Both these trailers are alo included in the 1.22 release of the game, so they aren't exclusive to this version.
While the game is called a special edition, it actually has less content than the full game. It contains the shareware episode, as well as the first episode of the full game, Formerly a Prince. While it was normal at the time to include the first episode of the game in a shareware release, this is the only version that includes this episode as part of a demo version of the game.
Surprisingly, this copy of the game did seem to have gotten some attention by the developers, as little as it might be. As mentioned, the version number for this release is different, 1.23 se. The readme file included mentions this version as "v1.23 Logitech". The Order Info section of this version also mentions this version distinctly, as the "Logitech Special Edition" and the title bar in windows mode mentions the game as "Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Special Edition".
Full Game:
You can download and play the shareware version by downloading it here. Get the full final game by purchasing Jazz Jackrabbit 2 from GoG - you will be supporting game preservation done correctly.
Since this version was part of another product, there isn't much in terms of art. You get the box of the Wingman Gamepad itself, with a sticker on the front mentioning a limited 2 scenario version of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is included. That is all in regards to Jazz Jackrabbit 2 being mentioned, apart from the disc itself. The disc is blue with the yellow Jazz Jackrabbit 2 logo on it, as well as the logo for two other games, Fly! And Railroad Tycoon II. This is a bit confusing, because these last two only have a trailer included on the disc, while Jazz 2 is actually playable. Both these trailers are alo included in the 1.22 release of the game, so they aren't exclusive to this version.
While the game is called a special edition, it actually has less content than the full game. It contains the shareware episode, as well as the first episode of the full game, Formerly a Prince. While it was normal at the time to include the first episode of the game in a shareware release, this is the only version that includes this episode as part of a demo version of the game.
Surprisingly, this copy of the game did seem to have gotten some attention by the developers, as little as it might be. As mentioned, the version number for this release is different, 1.23 se. The readme file included mentions this version as "v1.23 Logitech". The Order Info section of this version also mentions this version distinctly, as the "Logitech Special Edition" and the title bar in windows mode mentions the game as "Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Special Edition".
Full Game:
You can download and play the shareware version by downloading it here. Get the full final game by purchasing Jazz Jackrabbit 2 from GoG - you will be supporting game preservation done correctly.
