Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2010 15:38:20 GMT -5
(Crossposted from deviantArt)
On June 29th, 2000, Sega released Jet Set Radio on the Dreamcast in Japan.
That's almost ten years ago.
It's no mystery Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio in the US) is My Favorite Game Of All Time Ever; its style was fresh, the music was great, and the graphics were unique and fantastic for its time, being the game to pioneer cell-shaded graphics, which would later be used in, like, every game for the next three years, including Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and, to an extent, Super Mario Sunshine. Let me tell you, if you can influence Zelda and Mario, you've earned yourself some clout. >_>
Unfortunately, Jet Grind Radio never sold all that well in the States or in any of the PAL regions, so the game has become a cult classic. It was popular enough to spurn a sequel on the XBox two years later, Jet Set Radio Future, further exposing people to the series, and a port of dubious quality to the Gameboy Advance that is better off forgotten by the sands of time. There's a really strong showing of JSR fans on deviantArt here, and fans of the game seem to agree that Jet Grind Radio/JSRF are epic games.
On a personal level, Jet Grind Radio really influenced me as a person and shaped me in my high school years; I developed a sense of self-expression, a love of the "streetpunk" style that would make its way into a lot of my original work, a fascination with graffiti writing and street culture, and a taste for underground music, especially west-coast hip-hop thanks to Jurassic 5's Improvise in the US/PAL-exclusive levels. I wouldn't be the person I am today without Jet Grind Radio.
It's hard to believe that all happened ten years ago, and that it still applies to me now. I was fifteen.
Anyway.
Turning ten is kind of a big deal in the video game industry, because not many games have that longevity. JSR stuff still pops up here and there in Sega crossover franchises, so Sega acknowledges that the game happened at least, and I'm willing to take what I can get. There are even rumors that Jet Grind Radio will be coming to either XBox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network, which would be phenomenal. And the least I could do for a game that's influenced me and so many others is draw a picture commemorating the event.
This is where you come in, my fellow Rudies: I want to make this a collaborative effort.
The goal is to make a picture featuring as many of the characters from JGR and JSRF as possible. We'd start with all of the main characters - GGs, rival gangs, Onishima and Hayashi, Professor K, so on, so forth, and if we can garner enough interest, move onto the individual factions of the Keisatsu, Rokkaku Police, and Golden Rhinos. If you're interested, leave a comment here; I don't care about your skill level as an artist, because this is a project about nostalgia and love. And if you know any Jet Set Radio fans, spread the word! The more people we can get in on this, the better.
On June 29th, 2000, Sega released Jet Set Radio on the Dreamcast in Japan.
That's almost ten years ago.
It's no mystery Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio in the US) is My Favorite Game Of All Time Ever; its style was fresh, the music was great, and the graphics were unique and fantastic for its time, being the game to pioneer cell-shaded graphics, which would later be used in, like, every game for the next three years, including Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and, to an extent, Super Mario Sunshine. Let me tell you, if you can influence Zelda and Mario, you've earned yourself some clout. >_>
Unfortunately, Jet Grind Radio never sold all that well in the States or in any of the PAL regions, so the game has become a cult classic. It was popular enough to spurn a sequel on the XBox two years later, Jet Set Radio Future, further exposing people to the series, and a port of dubious quality to the Gameboy Advance that is better off forgotten by the sands of time. There's a really strong showing of JSR fans on deviantArt here, and fans of the game seem to agree that Jet Grind Radio/JSRF are epic games.
On a personal level, Jet Grind Radio really influenced me as a person and shaped me in my high school years; I developed a sense of self-expression, a love of the "streetpunk" style that would make its way into a lot of my original work, a fascination with graffiti writing and street culture, and a taste for underground music, especially west-coast hip-hop thanks to Jurassic 5's Improvise in the US/PAL-exclusive levels. I wouldn't be the person I am today without Jet Grind Radio.
It's hard to believe that all happened ten years ago, and that it still applies to me now. I was fifteen.
Anyway.
Turning ten is kind of a big deal in the video game industry, because not many games have that longevity. JSR stuff still pops up here and there in Sega crossover franchises, so Sega acknowledges that the game happened at least, and I'm willing to take what I can get. There are even rumors that Jet Grind Radio will be coming to either XBox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network, which would be phenomenal. And the least I could do for a game that's influenced me and so many others is draw a picture commemorating the event.
This is where you come in, my fellow Rudies: I want to make this a collaborative effort.
The goal is to make a picture featuring as many of the characters from JGR and JSRF as possible. We'd start with all of the main characters - GGs, rival gangs, Onishima and Hayashi, Professor K, so on, so forth, and if we can garner enough interest, move onto the individual factions of the Keisatsu, Rokkaku Police, and Golden Rhinos. If you're interested, leave a comment here; I don't care about your skill level as an artist, because this is a project about nostalgia and love. And if you know any Jet Set Radio fans, spread the word! The more people we can get in on this, the better.
