Vertigo build released (Arjan Brussee's demo that became Jazz Jackrabbit)

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Vertigo build released (Arjan Brussee's demo that became Jazz Jackrabbit)

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Huge news in DOS gaming yesterday

Gameplay video (of only one of the levels)
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Re: Vertigo build released (Arjan Brussee's demo that became Jazz Jackrabbit)

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Nice find! So it turns out Jazz 1 wasn't copying Sonic, but rather Turrican?
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Re: Vertigo build released (Arjan Brussee's demo that became Jazz Jackrabbit)

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Now, that's been an unexpected release. Albeit quite early at this stage, at least a few hints of what would find itself in JJ1 may be observed.
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Re: Vertigo build released (Arjan Brussee's demo that became Jazz Jackrabbit)

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Roobar wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 22:28 Nice find! So it turns out Jazz 1 wasn't copying Sonic, but rather Turrican?
I wonder if the jazz/sonic direction came from Tim Sweeney. I heard that he bought Allen Pilgrim (Xargon creator) a Sega Genesis with Sonic and told him to play it to consider what makes a fun and popular game. He also wasn't averse to recommending detailed game concepts to people, like directing James Schmalz to make Epic Pinball based on a Finnish demo of a pinball game from Future Crew.
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