JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 2 TM 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. PROLOGUE CONTROLS STARTING UP STREET GRAFFITI SYSTEM RADIO INTERNET VMU FILE CREDITS 2 6 7 9 17 24 25 25 29 31 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] 4 18 max 34 max 66 max VMU ACTIVE FILE [JETRADIO_VM] GRAFFITI FILE (SMALL) [JETRADIO_SOO] GRAFFITI FILE (LARGE) [JETRADIO_LOO] GRAFFITI FILE (X LARGE) [JETRADIO_XOO] 30 18 max 34 max 66 max JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 4 PROLOGUE IN TOKYO-TO, A CITY IN ASIA SIMILAR TO TOKYO.. 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 man 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 them freaky cyber high tech dudes, the Noize Tanks. In the east the Poison Jam, a scary bunch of perverts with crazy masks. In Shibuya-cho to the south is the GG's, a bunch who seem to be treading on everybody's toes. Each team has their own graffiti tag marking their turf. Since the Tokyo-to government and the Rokkaku Construction Group started the "21st Century Project," Captain Onishima and the police have been trying to increase their grip on the city. Oh man! What's that! Some 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. 2 3 JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 6 THE POISON JAM PROFESSOR K 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 These weirdos with horror masks hang out in Kogane-cho. Their trademark is the fishy masks that they wear. They're looking to bury Tokyo 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 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. GUM THE GG's This team hangs out in Shibuyacho. 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. 4 BEAT TAB 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. CAPTAIN ONISHIMA 5 JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 8 CONTROLS 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, Y and the Start Button simultaneously on the Dreamcast Controller. Trigger L Trigger R JUMP PACK (Sold separately) TM STARTING UP Press the Start Button once the Title Select Screen appears. Use @* to select "New Game", "Load" or "Tutorial" and press A to enter. 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 Start Button Analog Thumb Pad D-Pad Button Button Button Button Jet Grind Radio is compatible for use with the Jump Pack. Insert the Jump Pack into Expansion Socket 2 of the Dreamcast Controller. LOAD X and Y are not used TUTORIAL Analog Thumb Pad D-Pad Start Button A B L R MODE SELECT Select Select Garage Enter Cancel Move Pause Jump Camera/Graffiti action Speed up GRAFFITI Spray graffiti 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. 7 Adjust camera/graffiti action (see p.13) 6 Never touch the Analog Thumb Pad or L/R while turning the Dreamcast power ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization process and result in malfunction. JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 10 The Garage. Use $^ to select a item and press A to enter. STREET Here's the lowdown on Street Mode. The rules and controls are simple! 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 P. 9 Cruise the streets spraying graffiti and doing cool tricks. There are 3 areas to roam: Shibuya-cho, Kogane-cho and Benten-cho. GRAFFITI P.17 Select the graffiti you wish to spray or create an original tag. 1 STAMINA GAUGE The amount of damage the character can sustain. If the gauge reaches 0 then it's game over! 4 TIME LIMIT If it reaches 0 then ­ game over. SYSTEM P.24 Save the game or check rankings. Adjust the game options. 5 SPRAY CANS The number of spray cans you have. 2 SCORE The graffiti and the amount of tricks the character performs determine this. 5 ARROWS 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. 9 RADIO P.25 Listen to the game's background music. 3 GRAFFITI POINT INTERNET P.25 Access the official Jet Grind Homepage and upload/download original graffiti or view rankings. Press L at the point indicated by the arrow to spray graffiti. Some Graffiti Points are necessary to clear the stage and some aren't. @Red: necessary to clear the stage @Green: not necessary to clear the stage 8 JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 12 STORY PROGRESS 1 3 FIND A GRAFFITI POINT 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. Press L when this sign appears! STAGE/CHARACTER SELECT 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 A to 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 A to enter. 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 Without spray cans you won't be able to do any graffiti! The bigger the graffiti size, the more cans you'll need! 4 2 SPRAY GRAFFITI 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. These are the graffiti command icons! SPRAY CANS 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. I TEM GRAFFITI SOUL Yellow! Blue! Equivalent to 5 yellow cans. Recover! 1 can equals 1 frame of graffiti. There are two sizes of first aid spray. The amount of stamina recovered depends on the size of the can. 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. 11 10 JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 14 5 DO SOME TRICKS! 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. Points and the trick name! 6 EVADE ENEMIES 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. The wrist radio lines, ils, power ils to ra s. Guardra to do grind n all be used. Use . Also rfaces Use rail su gutters.....these ca asing you ! re ch , hen they a re doing a grind hand rails enemies w ua scape fromot hurt you when yo e n bullets can air Get some e while in th when r halfpipe o some you've got can speed. You far! jump really all uch the w Use To ly. momentari jump trick to this farther. higher and SPEED UP TO ESCAPE! If the "!" mark appears, lookout! The enemy has you in their sights. If the mark is flashing they're shooting! Press R while running to speed up and escape. Immediately after pressing R, you'll do a dash. During this dash, the bullets can't hit you. Run Away! WATCH OUT FOR ARROWS! 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. Follow the arrows! Press L to change the camera viewpoint. Changing the viewpoint will help you spot Graffiti Points and enemies. When you're near a Graffiti Point arrow press L to start spraying. CHANGE THE VIEWPOINT Without using tricks, it is impossible to get to some Graffiti Points and items. You can use tricks to get away from enemies and earn bonus points. So come on, do some tricks.... When you're next to a wall press L to get an overhead view. 12 13 JET G RADIO5 00.8.31 6:44 PM Page 16 7 STAGE CLEAR 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 Conditions for clearing the game are listed below. Read the message at the beginning of each stage carefully. q Spay graffiti at the Graffiti Points marked by the red arrows q Spray graffiti on the backs of the rival gang members RIVAL SHOWDOWN 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. T ECHN I QUE SKATING BACKWARDS 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 t ...