Jet Set Radio

Jet Set Radio

Developers
	Smilebit
Windows	BlitWorks
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	September 19, 2012
Reception
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Tricks
Sports	Skating
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Stylized
Themes	Japan

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Install Sega Heritage Video Skip
Extract the provided .7z file with 7-Zip or WinRAR. Go to <path-to-game>\DATA\VIDEOS. Replace the original Heritage.ogv file with the one from the extracted .7z file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205950\local\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205950/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205950\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205950/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher options menu.

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Vert-. Flawless Widescreen works but causes visual issues.
Ultra-widescreen			Vert-. Flawless Widescreen works but causes visual issues.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA. Can force SSAA/SGSSAA via drivers; AA bit for Nvidia is 0x000000C1.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Game logic, physics, and animations run at exactly 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

The updated launcher removed support for the borderless fullscreen windowed option.

Revert to Jet Set Radio original launcher
Key remapping is limited in the original launcher.

Hex edit setup.dat
Make sure (normal) windowed mode is already set up Go to the configuration files location. Open setup.dat with a hex editor such as HxD. Write 01 in offset #19. Save the change.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Maps to Xbox 360 controls; mouse can't be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput + DirectInput
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		The original version's rumble support has been omitted.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only BGM volume can be controlled.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Always on
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Russian				Fan translation is available here.
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Launcher unreadable at low resolutions

The launcher is unreadable at 1336x768 and lower resolutions.

The updated launcher was made for 1920x1080. Low resolutions, such as 1336x768, causes text to overflow and become unreadable.

Revert to Jet Set Radio original launcher
Key remapping is limited in the original launcher.

Change text scaling in Windows to 100%

Random crashes

Most common crash areas are Shibuya GG ending, Love Trap ending, and then Grind Square ending but there have been crashes on cutscenes, level transitions in ch.3

Follow Malumick's Crash Reducer[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Saved games cannot be loaded

Game creates saves normally; however for some people, if JSR is closed, next time the game is opened, attempting to load a save will result in starting at the first tutorial and overwriting the save. It happens due to an issue with case sensitivity in the program.

Rename save folder
Go to the save game data location. Rename SAVE to save or vice versa.

Hex edit jetsetradio.exe[citation needed]
Open jetsetradio.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset 21D80C. Change SAVE to save. Save the changes.

Game fails to launch

Install Microsoft Visual C++

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Mods

• Early game textures - Restores textures from earlier builds of the game, that were found in the demo version of the game.
• HD Playable Characters - Retextures all playable characters (including all secret ones) using redrawn 4x resolution textures.
• Original Japanese Graffiti Restoration - A restoration of the original Japanese graffiti textures from the Japanese Dreamcast release.
• Region Free Music - This mod adds in the cut music from the Japan & PAL versions of the game.
• Jet Grind Radio Loading/Saving Icons - Replaces Professor K's portrait while saving/loading the game with the original Dreamcast icons.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible