<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
title	O
released	O
by	O
developer	O
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
and	O
publisher	O
989	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
in	O
the	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
sequels	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2124	O
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
:	O
SOLAR	O
,	O
were	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
cars	B-Application
or	O
motorcycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
bikes	O
are	O
adorned	O
with	O
logos	B-Device
of	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Mountain	O
Dew	O
and	O
Doritos	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
real-life	O
sponsored	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
new	O
stunt	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physics	O
of	O
the	O
jet	B-Application
moto	I-Application
bikes	O
were	O
also	O
changed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
bikes	O
reaching	O
much	O
higher	O
speed	O
than	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
jet	B-Application
moto	I-Application
riders	O
racing	O
in	O
the	O
rain	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
weathered	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
released	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
title	O
by	O
developer	O
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
and	O
publisher	O
989	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingleTrac	O
had	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
had	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
doing	O
a	O
third	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
989	O
Sports	O
president	O
Kelly	O
Flock	O
,	O
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
was	O
"	O
nearby	O
and	O
cheap	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Don	O
Traeger	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
formerly	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
studio	O
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
supported	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
game	O
only	O
supported	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
controller	I-Device
with	O
Rumble	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
developer	O
toolkit	O
were	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
by	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Ming	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
he	O
decomposed	O
the	O
opcodes	B-Language
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
rewrote	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
library	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
essence	O
allowed	O
Lee	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
as	O
he	O
saw	O
fit	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
optimize	O
his	O
code	O
specifically	O
to	O
his	O
hardware	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
broke	O
compatibility	O
with	O
first	O
generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
caught	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
programmer	O
Matt	O
Gaston	O
focused	O
his	O
energies	O
on	O
AI	O
,	O
physics	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
noted	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Museum	O
that	O
rain	O
particles	O
"	O
actually	O
streak	O
in	O
3D	O
according	O
to	O
your	O
camera	O
speed	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
other	O
games	O
used	O
a	O
2D	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
HUD	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
rain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colored	O
fog	O
was	O
also	O
shown	O
in	O
one	O
level	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
could	O
not	O
do	O
natively	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
only	O
previously	O
been	O
seen	O
in	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
also	O
use	O
CGI	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introduction	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Johnson	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
a	O
vast	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
grainy	O
,	O
somewhat	O
choppy	O
visuals	O
of	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jay	O
Boor	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
vastly	O
improved	O
framerate	O
and	O
draw	O
distance	O
than	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
praised	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
"	O
notoriously	O
bug-ridden	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Trueman	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
a	O
season	O
with	O
relatively	O
few	O
worthwhile	O
PlayStation	B-Device
racing	O
games	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
proves	O
to	O
be	O
fast	O
,	O
furious	O
racing	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Boba	O
Fatt	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
with	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
funk	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
falls	O
short	O
of	O
speederbike	O
nirvana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
989	O
Studios	O
and	O
Pacific	O
Coast	O
Power	O
&	O
Light	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
fourth	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
title	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2124	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
3	I-Application
showed	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
2124	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
over	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
:	O
SOLAR	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
RedZone	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOLAR	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
