Because of the art style the devs went with, JSR stands up graphically as pretty damn good in 2023. With support for 1440 resolution that only takes it to the next level and while textures can still appear stretched or washed out, it's still a good feeling to boot up a 20 year old game and have it actually look the way you remember playing it when you were a kid. The soundtrack is unparalleled, although it would have been a nice feature when added to steam to allow for selection of music as sometimes you'll get stuck listening to the same song over and over for the entirety of a stage. Some minor grievances aside, for 7$ I can't think of another game that fills the nostalgia void as well as jsr while also providing a very unique gameplay experience that's extremely fun, goofy, and has so much personality. Myself and others are desperate for jsrf to be brought to steam, as that took everything good about jsr and expanded on it in a major way.

Because of the art style the devs went with, JSR stands up graphically as pretty damn good in 2023. With support for 1440 resolution that only takes it to the next level and while textures can still appear stretched or washed out, it's still a good feeling to boot up a 20 year old game and have it actually look the way you remember playing it when you were a kid. The soundtrack is unparalleled, although it would have been a nice feature when added to steam to allow for selection of music as sometimes you'll get stuck listening to the same song over and over for the entirety of a stage. Some minor grievances aside, for 7$ I can't think of another game that fills the nostalgia void as well as jsr while also providing a very unique gameplay experience that's extremely fun, goofy, and has so much personality. Myself and others are desperate for jsrf to be brought to steam, as that took everything good about jsr and expanded on it in a major way.