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== Legacy == ''Jet Set Radio'' is recognized as one of the first games to feature [[Cel shading|cel-shaded graphics]], with exaggerated shapes, thick lines, and flat, bright colors.<ref name="Vice" /> [[Insomniac Games|Insomniac]] owner [[Ted Price (businessman)|Ted Price]] credited it as an influence on their game ''[[Sunset Overdrive]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=September 28, 2014 |title=Sunset Overdrive: the Ted Price interview |website=[[Eurogamer]] |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/sunset-overdrive-the-ted-price-interview |url-status=live |access-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104227/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-28-sunset-overdrive-the-ted-price-interview |archive-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> Numerous indie developers have cited ''Jet Set Radio'' as a major influence on their games,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-08-jet-set-radio-may-be-no-more-but-its-influence-is-everywhere|title=Jet Set Radio may be with us no more, but its influence is everywhere|newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=8 September 2019|access-date=December 21, 2020|via=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> the most notable being the successfully [[crowdfunded]] ''Hover: Revolt of Gamers'', ''[[Lethal League]]'', and ''[[Bomb Rush Cyberfunk]]'', all of which draw heavy inspiration from ''Jet Set Radio''{{'}}s visuals and music and feature contributions from its composer, [[Hideki Naganuma]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hover : Revolt Of Gamers|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/midgarstudio/hover-revolt-of-gamers|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Kickstarter|date=September 18, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caldwell|first=Brendan|date=2018-09-11|title=Lethal League Blaze strikes out in October, with Jet Set Radio vibes|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/09/11/lethal-league-blaze-strikes-out-in-october-with-jet-set-radio-vibes/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetfeld|first=Malindy|date=2020-07-22|title=Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an indie ode to Jet Set Radio, with the original composer|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/bomb-rush-cyberfunk-is-an-indie-ode-to-jet-set-radio-with-the-original-composer/|access-date=2020-09-25|website=PC Gamer|language=en-US}}</ref> The game has also been [[speedrun]] at [[Games Done Quick]] multiple times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff__FhmNlJw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Ff__FhmNlJw |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Jet Set Radio HD - Speed Run in 1:01:30 by trihex live for Awesome Games Done Quick 2013 [360]|date=May 4, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gdqvods.com/game/jet-set-radio|title=GDQ VODs - Jet Set Radio|access-date=December 20, 2020|via=gdqvods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3stcpJrYSs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/T3stcpJrYSs |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Jet Set Radio by Maxylobes in 0:41:09 - SGDQ2016 - Part 49 [1440p]|date=September 17, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWycHrKNiK4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/hWycHrKNiK4 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Jet Set Radio by kitcarsonn in 37:08 - Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online|date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=December 20, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Other fan community-based ''Jet Set Radio'' projects include ''Jet Set Radio Live'', a 24/7 [[Internet radio|browser-based radio station]] based on the fictional radio station in-game created in January 2016<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Lucas |date=29 November 2018 |title=Tuning in to the real-life Jet Set Radio will instantly make your day 90% better (and 200% funkier) |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/tuning-in-to-the-real-life-jet-set-radio-will-instantly-make-your-day-90-better-and-200-funkier |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 11, 2018 |title=Jet Set Radio Live: how an 18 year old game broke through into real life |url=https://www.videogamer.com/features/jet-set-radio-live-how-an-18-year-old-game-broke-through-into-real-life |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=VideoGamer.com}}</ref> and the albums ''Memories of Tokyo-To'' released on February 20, 2018 and ''Sounds of Tokyo-To Future'' by American musician 2 Mello on August 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=[Album Review] 2 Mello β Memories of Tokyo-To |url=https://www.altwire.net/2018/02/27/album-review-2-mello-memories-tokyo |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=AltWire.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilbur |first1=Brock |date=March 11, 2018 |title=This Jet Set Radio tribute album will graffiti itself on your heart |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/this-jet-set-radio-tribute-album-will-graffiti-itself-on-your-heart |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2022 |title=Creating Sounds of Tokyo-To Future Part 1: Intro and 'Break Down Break Up' |url=https://2mello.net/blog/2021/12/28/creatingsttf-1 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=2 Mello |language=en-US}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'', was released for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2002, early in the system's life cycle. Two main characters, Beat and Gum, are playable characters in ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' and ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'', and the former appears in ''[[Sonic Universe]]'' issue #45, an adaptation of the game along with ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''.<ref name="Allstar-tennis">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=January 18, 2008 |title=SEGA Superstars Tennis |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/fi-segatennis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192021/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fi_segatennis_ |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |access-date=September 28, 2019 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref><ref name="JSR-Allstar-comics">{{cite web |last=Ponce |first=Tony |date=September 20, 2012 |title=Exclusive: Danica Patrick to guest star in Archie Sonic |url=https://www.destructoid.com/exclusive-danica-patrick-to-guest-star-in-archie-sonic-235365.phtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922054035/https://www.destructoid.com/exclusive-danica-patrick-to-guest-star-in-archie-sonic-235365.phtml |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=September 28, 2019 |website=[[Destructoid]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|url=https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Sonic-Universe/Issue-45?id=21679&readType=0#5|title=Sonic Universe|issue=45|date=December 2012|publisher=[[Archie Comics]]|page=5}}</ref> In 2009, an early antagonist in the game, Captain Onishima, was ranked 95th in IGN's "Top 100 Videogame Villains" list.<ref name="Top 100">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/95.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909004711/http://www.ign.com/videogame-villains/95.html |title= Top 100 Video Game Villains: No.95 - Captain Onishima |website=[[IGN]] |date= September 9, 2010 |archive-date= September 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref> ''Jet Set Radio'' and ''Jet Set Radio Future'' are highly requested games to be ported to the [[List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox One|Xbox One]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Pearce |first=Alanah |date=10 November 2017 |title=10 Original Xbox Games We Want Backward Compatible |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/10/10-original-xbox-games-we-want-backward-compatible |access-date=December 20, 2020 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="thegamer">{{cite web |last=Sammut |first=Mark |date=3 November 2020 |title=10 Original Xbox Games That Still (Desperately) Need Backwards Compatibility |url=https://www.thegamer.com/original-xbox-games-backwards-compatible-wishlist |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=TheGamer.com}}</ref> the [[Xbox Series X and Series S#Backward compatibility|Xbox Series X/S]],<ref name=thegamer/> and the [[Nintendo Switch]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fischer |first=Tyler |date=September 24, 2018 |title=Sega Fans Really Want The 'Jet Set Radio' Series on Nintendo Switch |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/jet-set-radio-nintendo-switch-sega-ages |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |quote=If there is one thing we, as a world, can all agree on, it is: ''Jet Set Radio'' and ''Jet Set Radio Future'' are some of the best games of all-time. And Sega fans realize this, and that's why they want the pair of games on Nintendo Switch.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://switchwatch.co.uk/3-more-game-franchises-we-would-love-to-see-on-switch|title=3 More Game Franchises We Would Love to See on Switch|first=James|last=Thompson|newspaper=Switchwatch |date=April 10, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2020|via=switchwatch.co.uk}}</ref> In 2021, Sega teased the possibility of a ''Jet Set Radio'' reboot,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-13|title=Sega Considering Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio Reboots, and Working On a 'Super Game'|url=https://za.ign.com/jet-set-radio-future/152982/news/sega-considering-crazy-taxi-jet-set-radio-reboots-and-working-on-a-super-game|access-date=2021-08-20|website=IGN Africa|language=en-za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi Reboots Being Considered By Sega|url=https://screenrant.com/jet-set-radio-crazy-taxi-reboots-sega/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref> and announced Beat as a playable character for ''[[Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |title=Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania |url=http://sega.com/bananamania |access-date=2021-08-09 |website=SEGA.com |language=en}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Sega announced a new ''Jet Set Radio'' game at [[the Game Awards 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyles |first=Taylor |date=2023-12-08 |title=New Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, and More Are In Development {{!}} Game Awards 2023 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/new-jet-set-radio-crazy-taxi-golden-axe-and-more-are-in-development-game-awards-2023 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
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