One of the things I liked about
Edgar Wright's
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was that
Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Ramona, with her neon-colored hair, long legs, peculiar wardrobe and fancy for roller skating, is like a character pulled right out of
Jet Grind Radio.
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There's one scene in particular where she's wearing these aviation goggles on top of her head and suddenly the reference just slapped me across the face.
Both
Jet Grind Radio (Dreamcast; released in 2000) and its sequel
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; released in 2002) were two of my favorite games growing up. Essentially free-skate graffiti-art racers, they were some of the first cel-shaded video games I can remember and they always had these goofy yet catchy soundtracks that I can still remember to this day - I believe I still have a copy in my closet.
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