Generative AI 'was only used as a reference,' Crazy Taxi creator says: Artists would 'look at that generated image and draw the actual thing'
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Crazy Taxi
- Released
- Mar 4, 2011
- Platforms
- Windows
- Last updated
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- Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Hark! Sega's mysterious and vague "Super Game" is dead, though its Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi reboots live on
Oh now! Say it ain't so! Sega's mysterious and vague "Super Game" is… dead? I'm afraid so, kiddo, so bust out the shovel. This Super Game has been a part of Sega's long-term strategy for a while now, in fact it was even meant to be out by the end of the last fiscal year. That did
Original postOh now! Say it ain't so! Sega's mysterious and vague "Super Game" is… dead? I'm afraid so, kiddo, so bust out the shovel. This Super Game has been a part of Sega's long-term strategy for a while now, in fact it was even meant to be out by the end of the last fiscal year. That didn't happen! Sega even said their goal was to "create a game so revolutionary that it attracts far more active users than any of the Group’s games to date." Except as of the studio's latest financial results, this is all coming to a head, as the game has been cancelled.
- PC Gamer
One coder's 'winter madness project' was making the Dreamcast-era cityscapes of Crazy Taxi explorable in our browsers
Do you ever wonder if Crazy Taxi is just a little too crazy? Wouldn't it be nice to explore those beautiful Dreamcast-era cityscapes at your own pace, practically feeling the sun on your skin as you pass every Pizza Hut, KFC, and Fila sportswear store? If your response to that is
Original postDo you ever wonder if Crazy Taxi is just a little too crazy? Wouldn't it be nice to explore those beautiful Dreamcast-era cityscapes at your own pace, practically feeling the sun on your skin as you pass every Pizza Hut, KFC, and Fila sportswear store? If your response to that is 'yes' and not 'wow, that game sure had a lot of product placement,' then I have great news for you: Will at wretched.computer has you covered...
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Speedrunning Crazy Taxi with a live band is an inventive way to dodge a DMCA takedown
It was an unusually musical Awesome Games Done Quick this year, with an Elden Ring hitless boss showcase performed using an electric saxophone controller , followed by a Crazy Taxi speedrun with a live backing band... Read more.
Original postIt was an unusually musical Awesome Games Done Quick this year, with an Elden Ring hitless boss showcase performed using an electric saxophone controller, followed by a Crazy Taxi speedrun with a live backing band...
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SEGA Classics Delisting December 6th
Greetings, SEGA fans! We've got some news to share regarding our Classics bundles. As of December 6th, 2024 we'll be saying farewell to new purchases of the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics & Dreamcast Classics. Both of these great bundles and select individual games will
Original postGreetings, SEGA fans!
We've got some news to share regarding our Classics bundles. As of December 6th, 2024 we'll be saying farewell to new purchases of the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics & Dreamcast Classics. Both of these great bundles and select individual games will be delisted on Steam December 6th.
No worries if you already own a game or bundle. These gems will still live in your Steam library. You can download and play SEGA Classics games whenever you want, as long as you own them before December 6th.
Read more in our FAQ: (https://support.sega.com/hc/articles/29776767664145) So, if you've been thinking about picking up a SEGA Classics game or bundle, there's no time like the present!
- PC Gamer
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz dusts off his controller to stream Crazy Taxi on Twitch: 'The Republicans will accuse me of never having a Dreamcast or something'
Tim Walz, the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, made an appearance on the Twitch channel of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez today. The two primarily discussed the upcoming election, but also took some time to play Madden NFL '25 and Walz's av
Original postTim Walz, the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, made an appearance on the Twitch channel of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez today. The two primarily discussed the upcoming election, but also took some time to play Madden NFL '25 and Walz's avowed favorite, Crazy Taxi...
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Tim Walz loves Crazy Taxi, so thanks to modders you can now play Crazy Taxi as Tim Walz
This year's US presidential election has, as ever, brought a hitherto-unknown degree of scrutiny to certain of its key players. One person who seems to have come out of it fairly well is the Democratic nomination for vice president, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, whose biography is
Original postThis year's US presidential election has, as ever, brought a hitherto-unknown degree of scrutiny to certain of its key players. One person who seems to have come out of it fairly well is the Democratic nomination for vice president, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, whose biography is basically a folksy paean to public service, on top of which he comes across as an actual human being rather than an Onion character...
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Sega's upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot will be a 'triple-A' game
Crazy Taxi fans, get your hopes high: In an interview with The Japan Times (via Eurogamer ), Sapporo Studio president Takaya Segawa said the upcoming new game in the series will be "a triple-A game.".. Read more.
Original postCrazy Taxi fans, get your hopes high: In an interview with The Japan Times (via Eurogamer), Sapporo Studio president Takaya Segawa said the upcoming new game in the series will be "a triple-A game."..
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Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio to return in 'big-budget' reboots, report says
Garish colours, The Offspring, kerrr-razehhh voices, and the vibrant final years of coin-op arcades before they went Supernova and made way for the inky emo blackness of the early 2000s. Sega's cool and comicky driving and rollerblading games Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio were sym
Original postGarish colours, The Offspring, kerrr-razehhh voices, and the vibrant final years of coin-op arcades before they went Supernova and made way for the inky emo blackness of the early 2000s. Sega's cool and comicky driving and rollerblading games Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio were symbols of this innocent time, and now it looks like they're circling back round for new outings...
Read more. - Eurogamer
Crazy Taxi on Steam now has original Pizza Hut, KFC and FILA destination names - thanks to modders
Modders have restored the original destination names to Crazy Taxi on Steam. Sega's wonderful 1999 arcade racing game first launched with prominent product placement, including destinations modelled after real-life brands such as Pizza Hut, KFC, Tower Records and FILA. Remember F
Original postModders have restored the original destination names to Crazy Taxi on Steam.
Sega's wonderful 1999 arcade racing game first launched with prominent product placement, including destinations modelled after real-life brands such as Pizza Hut, KFC, Tower Records and FILA. Remember FILA? There was a time FILA trainers were all the rage. I remember.
The original arcade version of Crazy Taxi and its initial ports to Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube and PC included this product placement, but when it came to the 2010 release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the 2011 release on Steam, the brands were replaced by fakes. Pesky video game re-licensing strikes again!
- PC Gamer
Mods restore Crazy Taxi's analog controls, product placement, and more
When the 1999 arcade game Crazy Taxi was rereleased on Steam it was missing some features of the original game that had been present in the previous PC port, as well as the Dreamcast version. Namely, a bunch of rad songs by Bad Religion (and also some tunes by The Offspring I gue
Original postWhen the 1999 arcade game Crazy Taxi was rereleased on Steam it was missing some features of the original game that had been present in the previous PC port, as well as the Dreamcast version. Namely, a bunch of rad songs by Bad Religion (and also some tunes by The Offspring I guess), product placement from various real-world brands, and analog controls that actually worked...
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Have You Played Crazy Taxi?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. I love its style even if I find playing Crazy Taxi a chore. …
Original postHave You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time.
I love its style even if I find playing Crazy Taxi a chore.
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Patch Notes - 15/09/2014
- Fixed an issue where the launcher would fail to save settings. - Added support for v-sync and FXAA. - Now renders correctly at higher resolutions (above 720). - Added Steam Achievements. - Improved button prompts—now supports gamepad button prompts, and keyboard prompts are sen
Original post- Fixed an issue where the launcher would fail to save settings.
- Added support for v-sync and FXAA.
- Now renders correctly at higher resolutions (above 720).
- Added Steam Achievements.
- Improved button prompts—now supports gamepad button prompts, and keyboard prompts are sensitive to user configurations.
- Keyboard controls can now be reconfigured.
- Implemented gamepad support across the game and launcher
- Developer post
Patch Notes - 15/09/2014
- Fixed an issue where the launcher would fail to save settings. - Added support for v-sync and FXAA. - Now renders correctly at higher resolutions (above 720). - Added Steam Achievements. - Improved button prompts—now supports gamepad button prompts, and keyboard prompts are sen
Original post- Fixed an issue where the launcher would fail to save settings.
- Added support for v-sync and FXAA.
- Now renders correctly at higher resolutions (above 720).
- Added Steam Achievements.
- Improved button prompts—now supports gamepad button prompts, and keyboard prompts are sensitive to user configurations.
- Keyboard controls can now be reconfigured.
- Implemented gamepad support across the game and launcher
- Announcement
Weeklong Sale - SEGA Dreamcast Collection and Genesis/Mega Drive Classics Collection
For one week only, SEGA's Dreamcast Collection bundle will be available at 50% off while SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Classic Collections 1 through 4 will be bundled up in one neat package and offered at an incredible discount. All offers end Friday, April 1st at 10am Pacific Time. SE
For one week only, SEGA's Dreamcast Collection bundle will be available at 50% off while SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Classic Collections 1 through 4 will be bundled up in one neat package and offered at an incredible discount.
All offers end Friday, April 1st at 10am Pacific Time.
SEGA Dreamcast Collection
Experience four of SEGA’s classic hits from the Dreamcast era in this must-have collection. Speed through uncharted territories in Sonic Adventure DX™, zip around town in Crazy Taxi™, fend off menacing invaders in Space Channel 5: Part 2™ or get your nostalgia fix with Sega Bass Fishing™.
SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive Classic Collection
Following games are available in the bundle: Comix Zone, Crack Down, Ecco the Dolphin, Gain Ground, Golden Axe, Shinobi III, Space Harrier II, Vectorman, Altered Beast, Shadow Dancer, Alex Kidd, Bonanza Bros., Columns, Ecco Jr., Eternal Champions, Fatal Labyrinth*, Galaxy Force II, Kid Chameleon, Ristar, Super Thunder Blade, Alien Storm, Bio-Hazard Battle™, Columns™ III, Decap Attack™*, Ecco™: the Tides of Time, ESWAT™: City Under Siege, Flicky™*, Golden Axe™ II, Sword of Vermilion™, Virtua Fighter™ 2, Alien Soldier, Gunstar Heroes, Landstalker, Light Crusader, Shining Force, Shining Force II, Shining in the Darkness, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, and last but not the least, Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair. (*Fatal Labyrinth, Decap Attack, and Flicky not available in Germany) - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Wet Dream: Steam Releases Dreamcast Pack
Oh, this is hot stuff! Couldn’t be hotter. Kieron sends words that Steam is now selling noteworthy Dreamcast titles Crazy Taxi , Sonic Adventure DX , Sega Bass Fishing and (here we go!) the inestimable, irrepressible Space Channel 5: Part 2 for £5.99 each, or £19.99 for the lot .
Original postOh, this is hot stuff! Couldn’t be hotter. Kieron sends words that Steam is now selling noteworthy Dreamcast titles Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure DX, Sega Bass Fishing and (here we go!) the inestimable, irrepressible Space Channel 5: Part 2 for £5.99 each, or £19.99 for the lot. Gamersgate has exactly the same deal, as it happens. Why should you be interested in taxis, fishes, Sonic the Hedgehog and… space channels? Careful, now. Those are poison thoughts you’re having. You’ll find precisely why you need each of these games after the jump.
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New Release - SEGA Dreamcast Collection
SEGA's Dreamcast Collection is now available on Steam. Experience four of SEGA’s classic hits from the Dreamcast era in this must-have collection. Speed through uncharted territories in Sonic Adventure DX™ , zip around town in Crazy Taxi™ , fend off menacing invaders in Space Cha
SEGA's Dreamcast Collection is now available on Steam.
Experience four of SEGA’s classic hits from the Dreamcast era in this must-have collection. Speed through uncharted territories in Sonic Adventure DX™, zip around town in Crazy Taxi™, fend off menacing invaders in Space Channel 5: Part 2™ or get your nostalgia fix with Sega Bass Fishing™.
Pick your favorite or collect all four at a specially priced bundle deal.