Created by Arjan Brussee and Cliff Bleszinski and developed by Epic Games, the series debuted on MS-DOS in 1994 with Jazz Jackrabbit.

Jazz had to rescue Carrotus princess Eva Earlong, who was kidnapped by his nemesis, Devan Shell.

[1] Jazz and his siblings, Spaz and Lori, attempt to retrieve Eva's stolen wedding ring from Devan.

Spearheaded by Dean "Noogy" Dodrill (an animator for Jazz Jackrabbit 2) and coded by World Tree Games, it was being developed for the Unreal Engine 1 in 1999.

[2] Following the events of the preceding game, Jazz Jackrabbit and Eva Earlong settle down in Carrotus Castle and become parents.

Devan Shell kidnaps their children, taking them into an alternate universe via a modified time machine.

As a reboot to the series, several changes were done in overall design, oriented towards cosmic science fiction inspired by Star Wars.

Jazz, Devan and Eva make guest appearances in One Must Fall: 2097 in single-player tournament mode.