Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SPECIAL THANKS TO TERI BERTRAM, SENIOR PROGRAMMER OF R2R AND R2R2 FOR RECOVERING THIS TAPE! @teri1337/@teritek-it7jm
On November 4th 1999, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno would air a recurring segment known as Virtual Jay, where Jay Leno would be sucked into his computer and travel across Cyberspace.
In this episode, Jay would wind up in the game 'Ready 2 Rumble Boxing' where he would be boxing the game character 'Afro Thunder'. Jay would get brutalised through the game as it was revealed John Tesh, a musician Jay usually light-heartedly mocked, was controlling Afro to teach him a lesson.
Until today, the footage of this event was lost to time, left behind by sound files in the sequel "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2", a render in a prototype, and a magazine showing off a screenshot. However, thanks to Teri Bertram, Senior Programmer and FX Wizard of Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and Round 2, the entire segment has been recovered, digitised, and now made available publicly for you all with her permission.
As a bonus, I've also added in those sound files after the segment, including some of the raw audio, and some alternative takes.
Please enjoy!
SPECIAL THANKS TO TERI BERTRAM, SENIOR PROGRAMMER OF R2R AND R2R2 FOR RECOVERING THIS TAPE! @teri1337/@teritek-it7jm
On November 4th 1999, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno would air a recurring segment known as Virtual Jay, where Jay Leno would be sucked into his computer and travel across Cyberspace.
In this episode, Jay would wind up in the game 'Ready 2 Rumble Boxing' where he would be boxing the game character 'Afro Thunder'. Jay would get brutalised through the game as it was revealed John Tesh, a musician Jay usually light-heartedly mocked, was controlling Afro to teach him a lesson.
Until today, the footage of this event was lost to time, left behind by sound files in the sequel "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2", a render in a prototype, and a magazine showing off a screenshot. However, thanks to Teri Bertram, Senior Programmer and FX Wizard of Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and Round 2, the entire segment has been recovered, digitised, and now made available publicly for you all with her permission.
As a bonus, I've also added in those sound files after the segment, including some of the raw audio, and some alternative takes.
Please enjoy!
