When discussing the PS1 cult classic Jackie Chan Stuntmaster , most retro gamers praise its fluid motion-capture and slapstick combat. However, a dark, obscure footnote exists in the PAL region: the . Hunting this disc isn’t about finding a better game—it’s about finding a historical car crash in copyright law.
Topic: The Censored Crash Game: Jackie Chan Stuntmaster (2000, Midnight/Sony) Region: Europe (PAL) Status: Physically Recalled & Reissued Jackie Chan Stuntmaster -Europe- -Recalled-
7/10 (Points for legal absurdity and rarity. Lost points for being functionally inferior to the standard release.) When discussing the PS1 cult classic Jackie Chan
In 2000, developer Radical Entertainment shipped the European version of Stuntmaster with a seemingly innocent asset: the main menu background music. It was a low-key, atmospheric loop of Chinese-inspired trip-hop. Unfortunately, that track was an unlicensed sample of "Time is the Enemy" by Quantic (then known as Quantic Soul Orchestra). Within weeks of release, the legal cease-and-desist landed. Sony and Midnight had to pull every unsold copy from UK and EU store shelves immediately. Topic: The Censored Crash Game: Jackie Chan Stuntmaster