Jet Set Radio

Key points

Using a gamepad is highly recommended.

Locked to 30 FPS. Game speed is tied to frame rate, therefore, this cannot be easily fixed.

Launcher unreadable at 1336x768 and lower resolutions.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205950\local\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205950/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205950\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205950/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher options menu.

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert-. Flawless Widescreen works but causes visual issues.^[1]
Ultra-widescreen		Vert-. Flawless Widescreen works but causes visual issues.^[1]
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)	Supports MSAA only (can force SSAA/SGSSAA via drivers, AA bit for Nvidia is 0x000000C1)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	On by default.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. Game speed is tied to frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Game used to support borderless window, but in a recent update this option has been removed from the launcher so must be set manually.

Hex edit setup.dat^[2]
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. Write `01` in offset #19. Save the change.

Input

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

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		The original version's rumble support has been omitted.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only BGM volume can be controlled.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Always on
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Launcher is unreadable

The launcher is unreadable at 1336x768 and lower resolutions.

The updated launcher was made for 1920x1080. The lower your resolution, the lower will be the available space for text; at 1336x768 and below, the text is so overflowed to become unreadable.

A workaround is to start up jetsetradio.exe directly, though obviously, you won't get the chance to edit the settings.

If you have this issue even at 1920x1080, change your text scaling options in Windows back to 100%.^[3]

Saved games cannot be loaded

Game creates saves normally; however for some people, if JSR is closed, next time the game is opened, attempting to load a save will result in starting at the first tutorial and overwriting the save.

The issue is due to an issue with case sensitivity in the program.

Fix loading function^{[citation needed]}
Open `jetsetradio.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset `21D80C`. Change `SAVE` to `save`. Save the changes.

Alternative fix^{[citation needed]}
Rename the "save" folder in folder 205950 (steam folder) to "SAVE".

Random crashes

Most common crash areas are Shibuya GG ending, Love Trap ending, and then Grind square ending but there have been crashes on cutscenes, level transitions in ch.3

Crash Reducer^{[citation needed]}
Follow Malumick's guide at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iT0ivTQrlL3f5Zs0NuOqyb0hGD2hrYlZSVJfHgAjqgo/.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

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
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/205950/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (205950) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/205950/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (205950) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[WSGF-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Jet Set Radio | WSGF

[3] Get Borderless Fullscreen Mode - Steam Community Guides

[4] The new settings screen is bugged for me - Steam forums

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Developers

	Smilebit
Windows	BlitWorks
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	September 19, 2012
Reception
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Tricks
Sports	Skating
Art styles	Cel-shaded, Stylized
Themes	Japan