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[edit] Record & Golden Rhino's Role in the Plot

I changed a few things in the article - notibly the Noise Tanks and Poison Jam were not "weapons" but rival gangs. I had a good chuckle at the thought of the police attacking with poisoned jam.

In any case, the Golden Rhino's role needs revised - they were searching for parts of an evil vinal record, I can't remember the name of it though or what it was supposed to do, but beating the Golden Rhinos to it was a central part of the plot. and the ending took place on top of the record with Grace & Glory playing in the background.

[edit] Story Parallels

i think its worth noting that the story of Jet Grind Radio is very similar to the movie "The Warriors". I am however unsure where to put this infromation and how far to expound upon it, possibly a "Trivia" section..

Unless you can find a published article that mentions that parallel, any mention of it would be considered original research and be in violation of Wikipedia's no original research policy. 68.229.166.111 (talk) 06:08, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] glitches

the last two glitches might have to be removed, due to them being original research... a video of them on google video would be great. that migth be all it takes to substantiate that. i guess the game itself could be the source, but again, slippery slope there about verifiability and original research. i'll leave it, but it might be worth noting.

"By grinding on a railing near the elevated train tracks and jumping upward to a rooftop behind the building, the avatar can then oversee the level's exit and motion onward to seemingly impervious space. This glitch has been tested and is claimed to have occurred in some instances."

I can understand editing it to denote how it's yet to be verified, but this wording choice violates the english linguistic checksum - "the building" is no longer specific, "impervious space" is anachronistic, "oversee" is incorrect, and so forth. I'd edit it, but I'm planning on breaking out my dreamcast and seeing if I can record those glitches to render the issue moot. Fdgfds 00:53, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Several months ago I attempted to reconstruct portions of this article due to an onslaught of meager explanations and inadequate linguistics. Due to the fact that I have only commenced gameplay several times, it was an arduous task for me to personally verify any of the glitches listed--ergo, I kept them as is. Also keep in mind that all of the glitches listed are ostensibly in reference to the first NTSC North American release.
Nevertheless, the use of "impervious space" is not veritably anachronistic, although it could be classified as paradoxal. As far as "overseeing", the user does have the ability to examine the exit or "oversee" the exit--an area which is ordinarily impalpable. A daily use of pyschoactive drugs may hinder one's ability to classify the real from unreal. Salluste 04:27, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I've re-added the glitch I was talking about, and provided a link to a YouTube video of it. I've also added/added video for another glitch which is somewhat related.Fdgfds 01:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re-Write

This article needs a lot of help. There's large sections that can be merged and there's a lot of needless dividing. I may be a good idea to put in a reccomendation for gaming collaboration of the weekGrzesik 23:29, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I concur, yet I sadly have no idea how to do that.Fdgfds 18:38, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
Did a bit yesterday. More ideas on what needs to be done? -Dwiki 19:33, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where are they now?

Somewhat OT, but in researching the soundtrack for this game, I reached a dead-end trying to figure out who or what "The Reps" are, and what they're doing today. Does anybody have a clue?

I'd heard that they were assembled solely for this game, but I can't verify that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.230.53.232 (talk) 02:46, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] PAL Version

I think the European version is different to the other, at least in as much as the soundtrack: Off the top of my head, there is a track called "Recipe for the perfect afro." Can anyone contribuite to this? 81.86.34.245 16:42, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

The European soundtrack removed Dragula(and possibly some of the other tracks?) in favour of 'Recipe For The Perfect Afro' by Feature Cast, 'Many Styles' by O.B. One, and 'Funky Plucker' by Semi Detatched.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010626081945/segadreamcast.ugo.com/reviews/europe/jetset/

Stx 08:48, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marketing - Jet Set vs. Jet Grind

I'd like to hear if anyone has some story behind the renaming of the game for the USA market. Were they going for a more "Xtreme" name by using "grind"? Navstar 06:02, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Nope, it seems some Jet Set Radio does already exist in USA ; so copyrights stuff, I guess.

[edit] Roller Skates

What was the name of the roller skates they used...I remember them being magnetic over drive or something like that.

Far as I can recall, they were powered by "neutrium batteries" J-Kama-Ka-C 23:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

They were "magnetic in-line skates powered by netrium batteries"

"THE NAME OF THE RECORD IS THE DEVIL'S CONTRACT, WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE THE POWER TO SUMMON A DEMON!" I just thought that if you were looking for information on the record you could use the stuff Proffessor K says as a reference.

I also wish to add that Pots the dog is a playable character and he is unlocked after you do the 'Simon Says' style trick missions in Benten Cho as not all the playable characters are listed. The ones missing are Love shocker, Poison Jam, Noise Tank, Gouji Rokkaku and Proffessor K himself. (Patmancav66)

Hidden characters can be unlocked by collecting Graffiti souls besides the usual methods. I think the article should state some of this sadly you do not get many sources on the internet that can be used as references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patmancav66 (talk • contribs) 16:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

They were Overdrive Magnetic-Motor Skating Shoes,(OMMSS) fLOOTURES —Preceding unsigned comment added by Flootures (talk • contribs) 01:13, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character List?

Isn't there enough characters that appear in the franchise to justify a separate article listing everyone and a simple description of them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sega Uranus (talk • contribs) 23:44, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Well if they make another JSR I think it would be worthwile and I can name every single character in the game series and their alternate names if you need help with it. As for now I think we should concentrate on the current Jet Set Radio game articles and try to improve them. (Patmancav 66)

[edit] Jet Set Radio Advance

I just came across Jet Set Radio Advance and gave it a cleaning- perhaps an editor familiar with the subject matter would like to clean it a little further? Cats, refs and an infobox would be improvements. Thanks! J Milburn (talk) 22:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)