r/jakanddaxter Nov 20 '24

What is OpenGOAL? [How to play the Jak games natively on PC]

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OpenGOAL is a fan-developed way to play the PS2 Jak and Daxter games (created by Naughty Dog) natively on PC. This means they take full advantage of your PC's hardware and do not require emulation software. You must own copies of the games in order to use it, OpenGOAL does not include game data. Please use the following links to download and use OpenGOAL, read their install guide + FAQ, and access their discord where you can get support and communicate with the developers and other players.

Official OpenGOAL links:

Website

FAQ

Install guide

OpenGOAL discord

Other links:

OpenGOAL Getting Started Tutorial 2023 (video)

Steam Deck setup guide by Deck Wizard (video)


r/jakanddaxter Mar 13 '26

Discussion Join the /r/jakanddaxter Discord server!

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r/jakanddaxter 1h ago

Voice actor had bills to pay

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r/jakanddaxter 8h ago

My Jak and Daxter rankings

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188 Upvotes

r/jakanddaxter 3h ago

Is Jak & Daxter the BEST PS2 game?

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r/jakanddaxter 19h ago

Happy 48th birthday, Mike Erwin! | Monday, August 31, 2026

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235 Upvotes

Same voice actor, featuring Mike Erwin, who’s best known as the voice of Jak, one of the two protagonists (alongside Daxter) in the eponymous video game series, “Jak & Daxter” (2001-2009), as well as him providing the voice of Speedy (Roy Harper) in “Teen Titans” (2003-2006)! Happy 48th birthday! 🎂

Birthday: August 31, 1978 📆

Featured Content:
“Jak II” (video game, 2003) 🎮

“Teen Titans” (TV series, 2003-2006) 🦸

Good night, everybody! 🌃


r/jakanddaxter 21h ago

Hellcat loads the map. Dream come true! 🔥🔥 : jak 4 Story mode project

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Here's a feature I think a lot of people have always dreamed of having in Jak 3 or Jak 2!

The ability to fly between areas without having to go through loading gates, and to see Jak's world from very high up.

This will probably be my last mod, and it has a huge number of features!

Blood, vehicle spawning anywhere, Daxter, flute, etc., improved graphics directly through the game's engine, spawning special allies or enemies, at night a giant Precursor robot attacks us with a horde of Metal Heads, different flight modes for all the zoomers, improved and modified missions, the ability to skip missions, etc.

My future ultimate mod, which I'll probably release this month.

I’ve already created mods like this for Jak 1 and Jak 2, which you can check out here.

Jak 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCot-OOsS0

Jak 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ibh8nRARc


r/jakanddaxter 19m ago

New theory - jak2 haven palace was built apon precursor citadel from jak1 tpl

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What yall think? Am i close?

As in jak3 cutscene we see precursor ruins under the tower.

So it has to be, and what we saw was probably the silo


r/jakanddaxter 23h ago

Why did they have to get the fisherman's permission to go to Misty Island after having already used the boat to get there the first time?

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119 Upvotes

As far as I know, the fact they seemingly stole the fisherman's boat to get to Misty Island at the start of the first game is never brought up again. The fisherman clearly didn't know or he would've mentioned it when they found him later on.

What was stopping them from just stealing the boat again? If it was because he had a power cell to give them, they didn't know that until they met with him. Was it just because Samos wouldn't have approved? Didn't stop them before lol


r/jakanddaxter 1d ago

Toggle goatee (art by me)

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208 Upvotes

I only started playing the games recently, so I found the secrets menu very funny.


r/jakanddaxter 11h ago

¿Have someone tried DLSS 5 over Jak and Daxter Trilogy on OpenGoal?

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I would love to see how the game looks with DLSS 5 visual enhancements!


r/jakanddaxter 1d ago

If Jak could speak in the first game, do you think he would've taken the blame for what happened to Daxter?

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In the Precursor Legacy, despite the fact that it was Jak's idea to go to Misty Island and it was Jak who accidentally knocked Daxter into the pit, Daxter got the brunt of Samos' anger. Sure, Samos initially singled both of them out, but Daxter definitely got more of the heat. I couldn't help wondering if things would be different if Jak had been able to speak in the first game.

Like Jak and Daxter are best friends and basically brothers. Whether they were raised together or not, they're the only teenaged boys in the village and it's clear they do everything together. While Jak has been known to roll his eyes at Daxter's antics and laugh at his expense, he obviously cares about him to some extent, otherwise why would he even try to find Gol in the first place?

But had Jak been able to speak, do you think he would've told Samos not to blame Daxter? That it was his (Jak's) idea to go to Misty Island and Daxter didn't even want to go? Would he have thrown Daxter under the bus? Or would he just have not cared that much about who got in trouble?


r/jakanddaxter 2d ago

Eroded Coast mod gameplay

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I wanted to create this video with the aim of making Italians (or even foreigners) aware of this fantastic mod created by CuttleFish (thanks again, because I liked it so much!!!) Well, nothing, I'm here because I wanted to share the video with you all, maybe someone had never seen it before!!


r/jakanddaxter 3d ago

TPL: Does anyone else think Volcanic Crater is missing *something*

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356 Upvotes

On yet another playthrough and after completing everything in Volcanic Crater I find it to be a little bit lacking.

It has 2 very memorable levels, and the lava tube is fun, but:

• There are no other ways to collect power cells other than pay the miners/oracle with the exception of the hidden power cell

• There are only 2 levels (Spider Cave and Snowy Mountain) in comparison to the other sages (Green has Sentinel Beach, Misty Island, Forbidden Jungle and Blue has Precursor Basin, Boggy Swamp and Lost Precursor City)

Still one of, if not my favourite game of all time but always find this section isn’t as strong as the others.


r/jakanddaxter 2d ago

Were Samos and the villagers overly hard on Daxter?

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89 Upvotes

In one of my last posts, I asked about why Samos doesn't treat Jak and Daxter equally to Keira despite them all seemingly being his adopted children, and it sparked a ton of discussion over Samos' treatment of Daxter.

We know from the games that though Samos is known to get angry at Jak and Keira on occasion, he seems to really have it out for Daxter. This is in spite of the fact Samos knows Dax will be important to Jak's future and will also be partially responsible for helping him become a sage.

The villagers seem in on it too, at least to a certain extent. Jak's supposed uncle refers to Daxter as "small, annoying and miserably-ugly." Harsh man.

Lest we forget that Daxter is a CHILD. He's only 15 YEARS OLD in the first game. I know most might not consider that still being a child but he's still a kid.

I know Dax says whatever comes to mind, likes to mock people, acts tough but is a coward most of the time, and based on dialogue is also a prankster and doesn't bathe much, but did he really deserve to be talked down to so often? He's still only a kid.


r/jakanddaxter 3d ago

What Subtitle Would You Give Jak 3's Title?

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r/jakanddaxter 3d ago

How did Jak know how to ride the Jetboard?

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292 Upvotes

Jak never rode a Jetboard or a skateboard or even a surfboard in TPL as far as we know. So how would he know how to use one in Jak 2 and 3?


r/jakanddaxter 3d ago

Promotional Japanese placemat with map?

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Does anyone have information about this promotional Japanese placemat for Jak 1?

I found this image hosted here:

https://jakanddaxterarchive.home.blog/2019/11/26/jak-and-daxter-other/

Does anyone have more info on this? Would be awesome to see an HD scan of this!


r/jakanddaxter 3d ago

Even without accidental reveal, the Precursors are ottsels secret was about to be revealed

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I find it weird that the Precursor ottsels in Jak 3 are embarrassed that Jak, Daxter and Veger found out they are ottsels considering that they offered Jak to become a Precursor (which Veger stole) before the door accidentally opened. So if Jak had gotten the gift and then turned into an ottsel, they would have found out anyhow that Precursors are ottsels. Lazy writing?


r/jakanddaxter 4d ago

Assuming Daxter was also raised by Samos, why is Keira more his daughter than Jak and Dax are his sons?

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560 Upvotes

Samos adopted Keira. This much is obvious considering he didn't have her when he was living in Haven City, and she's a year younger than Jak who was definitely older than one in Jak II. I know Samos refers to Keira's mother in Jak X, but someone theorized her mother was a sage or a close friend of Samos' who died, hence why he knew her. That theory makes sense to me personally.

We know he raised Jak between Jak II and TPL. We can infer he probably raised Daxter too, given how he's always ordering Daxter to do chores and Dax has no family in Sandover.

If Samos raised all three as his children, why does he favor Keira enough to call her his daughter but doesn't call Jak and Daxter his sons? He literally raised Jak longer than Keira. He also seems to genuinely hate Daxter a bit. Like seriously, what's the difference?

Keira isn't always the obedient child by any means as seen by how they bicker in Jak X and how annoyed he seemed when Keira offered to help Jak and Dax in the opening of TPL.

Also, if Jak and Dax are like his sons, should we be weirded out by Jak x Keira?


r/jakanddaxter 4d ago

Talvez sea una tontería pero me hace ilusión

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65 Upvotes

La verdad jack and Dexter siempre fue uno d emis juegas favoritos y uno de los que llegue a jugar en toda mi vida, la verdad nunca tuve la oportunidad de sacar el 100 del juego y ahora que tengo la PSVita pues pude hacer, me hacía ilusión enseñarlo talvez juegue Lost Frontier pero no sé si es muy bueno


r/jakanddaxter 5d ago

Just completed my first playthrough of Boggy Swamp on hard mode because I didn't realize this jump takes you through the entire area in reverse

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74 Upvotes

r/jakanddaxter 4d ago

I platinumed Jak and Daxter, the precursor Legacy for the second time.

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It was fun to relive this game again and get all the trophies by the way the trophies were different compared to the old ps4 version and PS3 version


r/jakanddaxter 6d ago

Jak and Daxter Setup Update

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193 Upvotes

r/jakanddaxter 5d ago

Drone flight through the Precursor Legacy

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Not my video, but I thought I'd share this video with y'all