Sega Jet Grind Radio User manual

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Thank you for purchasing Jet Grind
Radio. Please note that this software is
designed only for use with the
Dreamcast console. Be sure to read
this instruction
manual before you start playing.
Jet Grind Radio is a memory card [Visual Memory Unit (VMU) sold separately]
compatible game. See below for details regarding game files.While saving,
never turn the Dreamcast OFF, or remove the memory card, controller or other
peripheral devices.
SYSTEM FILE
[JETRADIO_SYS]
ORIGINAL GRAFFITI FILE
[JETRADIO_SMA]
ORIGINAL GRAFFITI FILE
[JETRADIO_LAR]
ORIGINAL GRAFFITI FILE
[JETRADIO_XLA]
VMU ACTIVE FILE
[JETRADIO_VM]
GRAFFITI FILE (SMALL)
[JETRADIO_SOO]
GRAFFITI FILE (LARGE)
[JETRADIO_LOO]
GRAFFITI FILE (X LARGE)
[JETRADIO_XOO]
PROLOGUE 2
CONTROLS 6
STARTING UP 7
STREET 9
GRAFFITI 17
SYSTEM 24
RADIO 25
INTERNET 25
VMU FILE 29
CREDITS 31
4
18 max
34 max
30
34 max
66 max
18 max
66 max
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PROLOGUE
This signals goin’ over buildings, across railways traveling at the
speed of sound out into the streets of Tokyo-to. This is Professor
K, the an with the sounds, DJ of the underground and captain of
the pirate station Jet Grind Radio!!!
There’s a 3-way stand off happenin’ down in Tokyo-to.
In the west is the freaky cyber high tech dudes, the Noize Tanks.
In the east the Poison Ja , a scary bunch of perverts with crazy
asks. In Shibuya-cho to the south is the GG’s, a bunch who see
to be treading on everybody’s toes. Each tea has their own
graffiti tag arking their turf.
Since the Tokyo-to govern ent and the Rokkaku Construction
Group started the “21st Century Project,” Captain Onishi a and
the police have been trying to increase their grip on
the city.
Oh an! What's that! So e crazy fool’s sprayed
their tag in Shibuya-cho. I’ve got a bad feeling that
Tokyo-to’s about to turn into a warzone. I don’t like it
but there’s nothing I can do to stop it.
IN TOKYO-TO, A CITY IN ASIA SIMILAR TO TOKYO..
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This team hangs out in Shibuya-
cho.Their policy is one of “no
policy.”Their hideout is a
garage located in the
backstreets of central
Shibuya. Because this is the
coolest place in Tokyo-to,
they are often challenged by
other gangs.Their pet dog is
mad because they never take it
for walks.
These weirdos with horror masks
hang out in
Kogane-cho.Their
trademark is the fishy
masks that they wear.
They’re looking to buryTokyo
in fear. They’re not the most
intelligent guys.The pretty girl
they kidnapped turned out to be a
mannequin. Apparently, they can
speak to cats and crows.
THE GG’s
THE POISON JAM
THE NOISE TANKS
Their turf is Benten-cho.They
are able to travel at night with
their special glasses.They
record the sounds of the city
with the tape recorders they
have strapped to their
bodies.With their
knowledge of electronics,
they are manipulating power
facilities to cause panic.
Height: 5’. Shorty. With a five o’ clock
shadow, dirty hair, and a creased suit,
this joker’s obviously been
watching too many 70’s police shows.
Watch out when he loses it ‘cause he’ll
start shooting rubber bullets. His catchphrase is “I’m the judge
and the jury and I’m gonna send you down the river.” Maybe
the reason he hates young people so much is because of
some past trauma.
Height: 6’1”. African American. At the center
of Tokyo-to street culture is Professor K, a
superstar DJ spinning a mix of
non-stop tunes from all genres on the pirate
radio station,“Jet Grind Radio.” He’s lived in
Tokyo-to for 13 years and is known by his
super funky afro
dreads.There’s nothing he doesn’t know
about Tokyo-to. But there’s lots that's not
known about him
TAB
PROFESSOR K
CAPTAIN ONISHIMA
GUM BEAT
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Analog Thumb Pad
D-Pad
Start Button
A
B
L
R
Select
Select
Garage
Enter
Cancel
GRAFFITI
Spray graffiti
Move
Pause
Jump
Camera/Graffiti action
Speed up
MODE SELECT
Start Button
Analog Thu b Pad D-Pad
Button
Button
Button
Trigger R
Trigger L
Button
❋ Xand Yare not used
❋Never touch the Analog Thumb Pad or L/Rwhile turning the Dreamcast power ON. Doing
so may disrupt the controller initialization process and result in malfunction.
Jet Grind Radio is compatible for
use with the Jump Pack. Insert the
Jump Pack into Expansion Socket
2 of the Dreamcast Controller.
Adjust camera/graffiti
action (see p.13)
Play the game from the beginning. After
watching the Opening Movie, you will have to
complete the First Challenge. Once the First
Challenge is completed, the Garage will be
displayed (p.8).
Continue the game from a saved memory file.
Use $^ to select a memory card and press A
to load a game file. Once the file has been
loaded, the Garage will be displayed (p.8).
Learn how to skate! Follow the commands on screen to
master all the cool things you can do in the game!
Press the Start Button and use $^ to return to the
Title Screen or continue practicing.
NEW GAME
LOAD
TUTORIAL
FIRST CHALLENGE
If you selected “New Game” you must
first complete the First Challenge.
Copy Gum and Tab’s moves to clear
this stage. Success in copying a
character’s moves will allow you to
use them in the game. If you fail to
copy their moves, or if the Stamina
Gauge/Time counter falls to 0 then it’s
game over.
CONTROLSSTARTINGUP
Jet Grind Radio is a 1 player game. Connect a controller to Control Port A before turning the
power ON.To return to the Title Screen at any point during game play, simultaneously press
and hold A, B, X, Yand the Start Button simultaneously on the Dreamcast Controller.
JUMP PACK (Sold separately)
Press the Start Button once the Title Select Screen appears. Use @* to select
“New Game”, “Load” or “Tutorial” and press Ato enter.
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STREET
GRAFFITI
SYSTEM
INTERNET
P. 9
P.17
P.24
P.25
The Garage. Use $^ to select a item and press Ato enter.
Cruise the streets spraying graffiti and doing
cool tricks.There are 3 areas to roam:
Shibuya-cho, Kogane-cho and Benten-cho.
Select the graffiti you wish to spray or create
an original tag. The amount of damage the
character can sustain. If the
gauge reaches 0 then it’s game
over!
If it reaches 0 then – game
over.
The number of spray cans
you have.
The graffiti and the amount of
tricks the character performs
determine this.
@Red: necessary to clear the stage
@Green: not necessary to clear the stage
Press Lat the point indicated by the
arrow to spray graffiti. Some Graffiti
Points are necessary to clear the stage
and some aren’t.
Appear when there are
enemies or at the stage exits.
Run Away: Run in the
direction of the arrows when
being attacked to avoid enemy
attacks.
Exit: Move in the direction of
the arrow to go to the stage
exit and return to the Garage.
Save the game or check rankings. Adjust the
game options.
RADIO
P.25 Listen to the game’s background music.
Access the official Jet Grind Homepage and
upload/download original graffiti or view
rankings.
1 STAMINA GAUGE
2 SCORE
3 GRAFFITI POINT
4 TIME LIMIT
5 SPRAY CANS
5 ARROWS
RULES
Within the time limit, spray graffiti at the places shown by the arrows (Graffiti Points). The
character will receive damage from attacks by the police and falling from high places.If
the Stamina Gauge or the Time Gauge reaches 0 then – game over!
STREET
Here’s the lowdown on Street Mode.The rules and controls are simple!
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STORY PROGRESS
First select a stage. At the beginning, there is only one
stage to choose from. However, clearing stages opens
up other areas. Use *@$^ to select and press Ato
enter.Then select a character. At first, there are only 3
characters to select. However, winning challenges from
other characters will allow you to use them. Use $^ to
select a character and press Ato enter.
To spray graffiti, you’re gonna need some cans of paint.
Cans are scattered around the city streets.The number
of cans you’ve collected is displayed in the bottom left
corner of the screen. The amount of cans a character
can carry is determined by the Graffiti Gauge.There are
also cans of first aid spray which are used to recover
stamina.
1 can equals 1
frame of graffiti.Equivalent to
5 yellow
cans.
Find the arrows that mark the Graffiti Points. See p.9
regarding the color of the arrows.When the graffiti bubble
appears, press L. If you’ve got paint you can spray graffiti.
There are 3 sizes of graffiti, small, large and x-large.
For large graffiti, the graffiti command icon will appear.
Move the Analog Thumb Pad in the direction indicated.
Follow the commands without making mistakes and rack
up the points. Enter the commands with no error and
receive a 50 point bonus.
POWER the amount of stamina
TECHNIQUE the larger the gauge, the smaller the
turning circle
GRAFFITI the larger the gauge, the more difficult the
graffiti and the less amount of cans you
can carry, but the greater amount of points
STAGE/CHARACTER SELECT
1
2
3
4
SPRAY CANS
Yell w! Blue! Rec ver!
Without spray cans you won’t be able to do any graffiti!
The bigger the graffiti size, the more cans you’ll need!
Press Lwhen this sign
appears!
These are the graffiti
command icons!
Get the Graffiti Soul items scattered around the street and increase
your selection of graffiti designs. Extra graffiti designs will be listed
under the Graffiti List, see p.18.You must clear the mission you are
on before you are able to use the new graffiti design.
ITE
MGRAFFITI SOUL
FIND A GRAFFITI POINT
SPRAY GRAFFITI
There are two sizes of
first aid spray.The
amount of stamina
recovered depends on
the size of the can.
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Don’t just roll around the street, do some tricks! Use the
sides of walls, guardrails or get some air! When you do a
trick the trick name will appear on-screen. Combo tricks
will earn you bonus points.Watch out that you don’t hit
any obstacles ‘cause you’ll lose your bonus.
Sometimes your wristwatch radio will intercept police
radio transmissions.If your wristwatch appears on
screen, be careful, the police or the army may be
around.
If the “!” mark appears, lookout! The enemy has you in
their sights. If the mark is flashing they’re shooting!
Press Rwhile running to speed up and escape.
Immediately after pressing R, you’ll do a dash. During
this dash, the bullets can’t hit you.
Watch out for the arrows, which appear on-screen. When “RUN
AWAY” appears follow the direction of the arrow. The arrows
indicate a direction where you can get away from your pursuers.
The blue arrows will show you how to get there.
Use rail surfaces to do grinds. Guardrails, power lines,
hand rails, gutters…..these can all be used. Use rails to
escape from enemies when they are chasing you.Also
bullets cannot hurt you when you are doing a grind!
Get some air
while in the
halfpipe or when
you’ve got some
speed.You can
jump really far!
Touch the wall
momentarily. Use
this trick to jump
higher and farther.
Without using tricks, it is impossible to get to some Graffiti Points and items.
ou can use tricks to get away from enemies and earn bonus points. So
come on, do some tricks….
Press Lto change the
camera viewpoint. Changing
the viewpoint will help you
spot Graffiti Points and
enemies.When you’re near
a Graffiti Point arrow press
Lto start spraying.
When
you’re next
to a wall
press L
to get an
overhead
view.
SPEED UP TO ESCAPE!
WATCH OUT FOR ARROWS!
CHANGE THE VIEWPOINT
5 6
DO SOME TRICKS! EVADE ENEMIES
Points and the trick
name!
The wrist radio
Run Away!
Follow the arrows!
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After you clear a stage and the stage results are
displayed, you will be asked whether or not to save
the game. Select and enter “OK” to display the Save
Screen (p.24).
Ranking:
Jet, Nitro, Turbo,
Engine, Motor,
Spring
When “Rival Arrives” appears on screen, you can go head to
head with a rival skater.These rival skaters will test how
good you are.Win the challenge and you will be able to use
these skaters in the game.You will also be able to spray new
graffiti. Follow the movements of the rival in the “Technique”
sections, or beat the rival to the Graffiti Point in the “Race”
sections.When the rival throws down a challenge, use $^
to select “YES” and press A to enter. If you want to chicken
out, select and enter “NO”. You will return to the Stage
Select Screen. After failing a challenge once, press A to
skip the rival’s demonstration.
Clear the “Street” and “Rival Showdown” areas and you will
be able to take part in “Trials.”You will be able to select
these areas from the Stage Select Screen.There are 3
kinds of trials:
While moving forward, pull back on the Analog Thumb Pad to
brake and then immediately push it forward again.The
character will skate backwards. It is easier to do this if the
character is skating fast. Press Awhile performing the
backward skate technique and the character will jump and
skate backwards. (It’s not possible to dash while skating
backwards.)
TC
EHNIQUE SKATING BACKWARDS
Conditions for clearing the game are listed below. Read
the message at the beginning of each stage carefully.
●Spay graffiti at the Graffiti Points marked by
the red arrows
●Spray graffiti on the backs of the rival gang members
Move forwards Reverse and brake Forwards again!
RIVAL SHOWDOWN
TRIAL
Jet Graffiti Get to all the Graffiti Points and spray within the time limit.
Jet Tech Get the top score within a set time.
Jet Crash Reach the goal and spray before the other skater.
STAGE CLEAR
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PAUSE MENU
GAME (TIME) OVER SCREEN GRAFFITI CONTROLS
Press the Start Button while playing to display the Pause Menu. Check the map or
adjust the volume of the radio.
Press $^ to adjust the
volume of the radio.
Game over? Come on, don’t give up yet. Use $^ to select an item and press Ato
enter. Sometimes there will only be one item choice. In this case, press Ato return
to the Garage.
Return to the game.
Try the stage again Return to the Garage Return to the Title Screen
▲ If you run out of time “TIME OVER” will be displayed
Return to the Garage.
The stage map.Locate where
the Graffiti Points you haven’t
sprayed yet are.
Select which graffiti to
use in the game.
Make an original graffiti
design.
#For details regarding the required
amount of memory blocks, see p.23
1 RADIO VOLUME
2 RESUME PLAY
3 RETURN TO GARAGE
4 MAP
RETRY GARAGE TITLE SCREEN
Select from
list
Create
Graffiti
p.18
p.19
Analog Thumb Pad
D-Pad
Start Button
A
B
Y
L
R
Move Cursor
Select
Return to Garage
Enter
Select “Back”
Undo (1 step)
Move Spray
Select Palette
Return to Garage
Enter
Select “Back”
Undo
Small Spray
Large Spray
LETTER SELECT PAINT MODE
GRAFFITI
Make your own original graffiti design. Use your designs in the game and register them
on the Jet Grind Radio official home page.Try and make them as cool as you can. Use
$^ to select an item and press Ato enter.
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SELECT GRAFFITI FROM LIST CREATE GRAFFITI
Check graffiti designs and select which one to use in the game. Use *@ to select
a size and press A.The graffiti list for that size will be displayed. Use the cursor to
select an icon and press A. This will display the graffiti in the graffiti window.This
graffiti is now selected for use in the game. Press the Start Button to return to the
Garage.
Select a graffiti size. Use $^ to select “SMALL,” “LARGE” or
“X-LARGE” and press Ato enter.
ENG Enter English text
JPN Enter Japanese text
^Move the cursor to the left
$Move the cursor to the right
Delete Delete a letter
Return Return to the previous screen
Next Alter the Shape (p.20)
Paint Mode Go to Paint Mode (p.22)
Enter the graffiti text. Up to 7 letters can be entered. Use the
D-Pad to move the cursor and press Ato enter.
1 WINDOW
2 TITLE/COMMENT
3 LIST
It is only possible to use JPEG
format picture files. Some
pictures in JPEG format cannot
be used. In this case “This data
cannot be used” will be
displayed
Displays the selected graffiti.
From the top: small, large
and x-large.
Shows the list of graffiti for
the selected size.
Graffiti acquired
from the Graffiti
Soul (p.11) and the
Rival Showdown
(p.15).
Original graffiti
designs.
Pictures down-
loaded from the
Internet* or graffiti
downloaded from
the Jet Grind
Radio home page.
When a graffiti design is
selected, the title (top) and
comment (bottom) will be
displayed. In the case of a
picture file, press L/Rto
select the “Erase” setting.
Erase the color from
picture files. Press L/R
to select the “Erase”
setting and you’ll be
able to erase parts of
the picture. Increase the
number value of the
Erase setting to
increase the amount
erased from the picture.
* The filename, “PASSPORT_POO” will be displayed.
PICTURE FILE “ERASE” SETTING
ICONS
G
E
DL
“Start Over?” SCREEN
Select and enter “Return” to display the Start Over? Screen.
Use $^ to select and item and press Ato enter.
OK Return to the previous screen NO Continue with name entry
SELECT SIZE
ENTER TEXT
Insert a memory card to
Expansion Socket 1 of the
controller connected to
Control Port A to load
saved graffiti designs.
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