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
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Tricks
Sports	Skating
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Stylized
Themes	Japan

Jet Set Radio is a singleplayer action game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega.

Originally released on Dreamcast in 2000, Jet Set Radio was ported to Windows by BlitWorks and released on Steam on September 19, 2012.

On November 6, 2024, it was announced that Jet Set Radio would be delisted from Steam on December 6, 2024. The game was delisted three days later than the announced date on December 9, 2024.

The PC port of Jet Set Radio is missing the songs "Yappie Feet" by Deavid Soul and "Many Styles" by O.B. One from the NTSC and PAL Dreamcast versions. There are music mods that restore those and make adjustments according to this release's critiques.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
(unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)		Delisted on December 9, 2024.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use Sega Heritage Video Skip
Extract the contents to <path-to-game>\DATA\VIDEOS and overwrite if prompted.

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/

Custom Graffiti Manager

A save data editing tool that allows custom images to be used in the custom graffiti slots.

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.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

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

Edit hex code
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. Type 01 in offset #19. Save the changes.

Revert to the original launcher
Notes Key remapping is limited in the original launcher.

Input

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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		The original version's rumble support has been omitted.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only BGM volume can be controlled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
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. Lower resolutions, such as 1336x768, causes text to overflow and become unreadable.

Revert to the original launcher
Notes Key remapping is limited in the original launcher.

Use JSRHDNewSetup
Notes Doesn't have support for keybind remapping.

Set Windows text scaling to 100%

Random crashes

Most of the crashes occur in the following cases: Shibuya GG ending, Love Trap ending, and Grind Square ending.
There have been crashes during cutscenes and level transitions in Chapter 3.

Read Malumick's Crash Reducer[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Settings application not launching

Install the DirectX End-User Runtimes

Save games cannot be loaded

Sometimes, if the game is closed and then restarted, attempting to load a save triggers the first tutorial and overwrites the save.
This happens due to an issue of case sensitivity.

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

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Modifications

• Early game textures - Restores textures from earlier builds, that were found in the demo version of the game.
• JP Cube for Jet Set Radio HD - Restores the original look of Cube from the first Japanese Dreamcast release.
• Stage Score Graphic Restoration - Restores "PJ-X" icon on the "Stage Score" screen from the first Japanese Dreamcast release.
• HD Playable Characters - Retextures all playable characters (including all secret ones) using redrawn 4x resolution textures.
• Dreamcast Graffiti - A restoration of the original graffiti textures from all of the regional (JP, US, EU/De La) Dreamcast releases.
• Mew/Bis Fix - In the garage and in-game Mew/Bis textures come from different regional releases. This mod allows to use original Japanese or international ones.
• Remove SEGA Heritage Splash - Removed SEGA Heritage screen.
• Original Loading Icons and Smilebit Loading Screen - Replaces Professor K's portrait while saving/loading the game with the original Dreamcast icons and BlitWorks logo on boot with the Smilebit one.
• Jet Grind Radio! Combo Title - Replaces Japanese and PAL/De La title screen Professor K's shout with the US specific one.
• Region Free Music - Restores the cut music from the Japanese & PAL/De La versions of the game, replaces international version of the "'Bout The City" track with the Japanese version and makes "O.K. House!!!!!?????" a Benten-Cho specific song, like in the original Japanese release.
• Music Restorations, Tweaks & Additions - Restores the cut music from the Japanese & PAL/De La versions of the game, combines both Japanese and international versions of the "'Bout the City" track, uncensors "Just Got Wicked" track and provides special BigMac version adds songs never actually featured in the game anywhere.

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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible