Space radio is a feature in A Crack in Time. It allows Ratchet to tune into radio stations on board the Aphelion to select music. The player can choose which music they listen to while exploring the sectors of the Breegus System, and the music will continue while using ships.
In addition to background music, space radio also plays in-universe news reports from Kip Darling and Pepper Fairbanks, along with a number of in-universe commercials. The news reports update the player based on their progression in the story.
See also: A Crack in Time script § Space Radio
Stations[]
| Station | Description |
|---|---|
| Polaris Classical | The default station, with no DJ host. It plays ambient classical music. |
| Deep Space Jams | Hosted by D.J. Maximilian Zane, an alien with a smooth tone of voice. It plays smooth smooth jazz and salsa, including tracks from the instrumental album Stars Burn Brighter Just Before Dying by a group named Haley and the Comets, an artist named Sly Werb, a group named Stardust, and a group named Orion's Belt. Maximilian Zane takes requests for songs from Talwyn Apogee for Ratchet, from Dr. Nefarious for Cassiopeia, and other named but unseen characters.[1] |
| House of Synth | Hosted by D.J. Discobot, a robot who greets organic listeners as "carbon-based lifeforms".[2] It plays electronica music, reminiscent of music from earlier Ratchet & Clank games. |
| Pirate Radio | Hosted by Captain Slag and Rusty Pete. The two banter with each other between tracks, and at one point play a song dedicated to Ratchet from Talwyn.[3] The station primarily plays rock music, including a cover of Symphony No. 5. |
Commercials[]
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| Lance and Janice | A trailer for the Lance and Janice tenth season finale, teasing a big reveal.[4] |
| My Blaster Runs Hot | A trailer for Captain Qwark's new holo-film.[5] |
| Unicop | A trailer for a holo-film starring Captain Qwark, about a Meridian City police officer who is half-unicorn, half-cop.[6] |
| A Boy and his War Grok | A trailer for a holo-film about a boy named Timmy O'Shay from Veldin, who owns a pet war grok.[7] |
| Q-Pore | An advertisement for a Captain Qwark product designed to erase pimples, though it is untested.[8] |
| Decapitated Villains | An advertisement by Captain Slag about a charity for villains who were decapitated, including himself, the agorian Osiris the Malevolent, and Flint Vorselon.[9] |
| Rusty Pete's School of Piracy | A Rusty Pete advertisement for his new school to teach one to become a pirate.[10] |
| Big Al's re-opening | The re-opening of Al's Roboshack as Big Al's Roboshack and Gaming Superstore. The offer, however, is not valid outside the Solana Galaxy.[11] |
| Pollyx Omnitech | A Pollyx Industries launch for terachnoid tech support.[12] |
| Agorian Battleplex | A commercial for the Agorian Battleplex.[13] |
| Mac Mackeroy | A series of commercials by Mac Mackeroy, advertising his comedy at the Agorian Battleplex's Moonlight Lounge.[14] |
Behind the scenes[]
Discobot was voiced by Jon Lipow, and Maximilian Zane by Dave Fennoy.
Citations[]
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Deep Space Jams"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "House of Synth"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Pirate Radio"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Lance and Janice Tenth Season Finale"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "My Blaster Runs Hot (Trailer)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Unicop (Trailer)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "A Boy and his War Grok (Trailer)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Q-Pore"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Decapitated Villains"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Rusty Pete's School of Piracy"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Big Al's Roboshack and Gaming Superstore"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Pollyx Omnitech"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Agorian Battleplex (1)"
- ↑ A Crack in Time script § "Mac at the Moonlight Lounge"