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Michael,

>I must say that I am very disappointed with Epic MegaGames' decision to make
>Jazz Jackrabbit a Windows 95 only game.  I did enjoy what I saw of the original
>Jazz Jackrabbit, and was definately looking forward to a sequel.  But I don't
>intend to install Windows 95 on my system to simply play a few games.

I think you're underestimating just how many games will be developed
as native Windows '95 products. I hope you reconsider because over the
next year I think you'll find the best games will be native to Windows
'95 and DOS-based gaming will disappear.

>Will Epic consider an OS/2, DOS, or UNIX port at any time in the future?

Obviously if DOS continues to be a key market we'll be there but we
honestly don't see that being the case. One of the important facts of
computer game sales is that the majority of game buyers are people who
have bought new computers within 180 days preceeding their purchase.
Knowing that Windows '95 is going to be preloaded on most of the PCs
sold in the world it only makes sense that if want to be in the
mainstream then Windows '95 is a must.

As for OS/2 and UNIX - I seriously don't think we as a company have
enough resources to provide support and development for those smaller
markets. And, to be totally frank, I don't see any financial
justification for developing for OS/2 or UNIX at this point.



Mark Rein,
Epic MegaGames.

Check out the Epic Web Site at http://www.epicgames.com