The “Earthbound / Xenogears / Jet Set Radio / Donkey Kong Country fan excited to finally play the game” meme, but it’s me and Ridge Racer Type 4. As a big DnB fan, I’ve been moving in circles to this soundtrack for well over ten years, but for some reason never had the wherewithal to actually spend 5 minutes downloading the ISO and experiencing the free video game this classic album came with. Getting the disc was one thing - configuring DuckStation to a satisfactory specification was a whole other. I’m generally not too picky about how my games emulate, but something about Type 4 just demanded I tune my machine to neon-smooth sheen, and it paid off by miles - I got my shaders and filters and scaling playing just right for the pixels to bleed together and brake-light after-images to leave a lasting impression. Few games this short can stick around for so long - you can breeze through this in an afternoon, and will come back for more afternoons in the future. It’s the one for me!