Crazy Taxi - Sega Dreamcast Review

[@aegisreflector1239]

The game looks clean crisp and dynamic even today. Most importantly the game is still fun to this day.

[@johneygd]

Yes indead,not only that but but it crushes most ports such as the GBA version wich should,ve never to be existed,because it suffers from a low framerate,poor visuals,blockey graphics,laggy controls and a low cold colornut,also the music was changed and it was all in monoq,had this game been ported tp the nintendoDS or 3DS, it would,ve be much much better in every way, The GBA was simply just not ment for that.

[@weltvonalex]

And the music is awesome

[@ArtofZenDigital]

I agree 100%. The PSN port had redone voice acting for certain locations that they no longer had access to, as well as musical changes, and terrible texture work. Having a Dreamcast hooked up via VGA to HDMI out, I figured that the PSN would be perfect when it came out, and I was definitely wrong. The comparison wasn’t favorable to the PS3 PSN port. The best place to play it is still the Dreamcast, and without one, on a Dreamcast emulator. For 1:1 arcade graphics and sound, the DeMul emulator plays the original with the correct rom sets. Crazy Taxi 2 had an incredible graphical boost with far less pop up despite having a lot more going on in every stage.

[@Paul-uo1vw]

Classic games never go out of style no matter what the generation.

[@PixelShade]

Honestly, the arcade pick-up-n-play nature of the Dreamcast is one of the main reason why I regularly return to the console to this day. (More than any other retro console even) I feel like modern games are extremely tied to conventions these days, often target the boring ubisoft-like open world formula. With endless lists of chore-like stuff to do. It feels like games are relying much more on completionist behavior rather than the fun factor of the games themselves. I miss the Dreamcast, but the machine most definitely left an incredible legacy of games behind, a collection of games that can-, and will be enjoyed for decades to come. :D

[@Gummibri]

Imo the greatest 4:3 system ever made. Yes, I'm aware that the dreamcast can output wide-screen with the atomiswave hacks and I'm a gd-emu owner who plays my DC over hdmi.

[@PixelShade]

​@@Gummibri Same here! :) GD-EMU and HDMI does a lot, I do connect it to my old CRT from time to time, and modern displays just can't do the Dreamcast's RGB analogue output justice. On a CRT it's both, sharp and smooth, basically free anti aliasing :D But yeah HDMI is definitely the most convenient setup these days.

[@Imjussaiyanbro]

I went back to Dreamcast recently to play shenmue to roam around its open world with endless stuff to do 😂 one of my favorite games ever

[@PixelShade]

​@@Imjussaiyanbro hahaha, that is so funny! :D Yeah but I agree, Shenmue was amazing. A very slow paced open world exploration game. Today the game mechanics would probably be considered pretty obscure (except the fighting), something you would find more in indie games rather than AAA games. :) But really, what made Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star Online etc. so special, was because they offered something completely different to the arcade-focused library on the Dreamcast. I guess that's why I have enjoyed the library over the years. A nice mix of everything, with focus on addictive game mechanics. I love Shenmue, and played it extensively back in the days, but it's not a title I pickup every month nowadays, like the arcade titles. And those are extra fun when people come over and you play some silly arcade fun like Dynamite Cop. :D

[@Imjussaiyanbro]

@@PixelShade yeah I definitely know what you mean, dynamite cop, time crysis, crazy taxi, power stone, house of the dead even sonic had a arcade like feel for the first time on home console, great system

[@joshjohnson3442]

There was just something about “All I Want” from Offspring playing in Crazy Taxi that just made you want to go insane and mosh around your room when you fired this up 😂

[@striderreborn1467]

I best describe the song as giving the game a "Fast-paced frantic nature" about it.

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

Okay! YA YA YA YA YA!

[@Mushtaco]

Definitely give you energy for sure

[@edge6441]

yeeeees!!!! xDDD

[@Jeancarlo842]

I can change the songs of most Dream Cast games

[@paulyboy29]

I bought this for my dreamcast when I was 16 with money from my first job at burger king. My top score was around 21000$ dollars on the original arcade map/setting earning the "crazy" license when you enter your intials, the run lasted over an hour and was a highlight of my gaming life at that time.

[@Incubusnut]

I think my highest score was around $11,200. Kind of weak, but I still had a ton of fun!

[@ThoughtyTheWrangler]

I tried playing this on XB360, without the Offspring songs and... I cannot put into words how much that deflated the experience for me

[@DP12321]

I had to copy MP3s to my PS3 to get around that. Thankfully it supports custom music. Same with the new Xbox systems, Crazy Taxi is backwards compatible and I have my own playlisr just for this game.

[@maxxdahl6062]

I think you can mod them back into the PC port.

[@joeb2588]

For me, it would be a plus. Would have been cool to have put your own sound track or an alternate ost.

[@WheeledHamster]

When I played this in a Best Buy kiosk I thought it was the most realistic looking game ever, I was blown away by the graphics.

[@DreamcastQ]

When this came out, me coming from my PS1, i plugged in my new Dreamcast and this game's graphics and framerate were eye popping!

[@Geekdom101]

I put so many hours into this on Dreamcast brother

[@AttosLins]

I probably put billions of hours and could never get past the s rank. I loved this game to hell and at the time I couldn't believe graphics like that could exist.

[@Latchfpv]

Probably tied with the Genesis for my favourite console. I loved the Dreamcast and the games it had. Was indeed a magical time. It should be noted that the PC version on Steam, can be easily modded to re-add the licensed tracks and buildings, just hit up the steam forums and there's a post there for you.

[@DP12321]

4:48 I remember always getting slowdown when going off that ramp. As a kid I thought it was intentional to make it seem more epic 😂

[@deckofcards87]

There's a Crazy Taxi arcade rig outside the Birch Cinema in my local area, people line up to play it. It's still really exhilarating.

[@Mous3v2]

The Dreamcast was one of the first consoles I played till it died. I loved the fighting games and to this day I met lifelong friends from the first version of pso. I was a freshman in highschool and it was one of the best times of my life.

[@RevanMartinez]

Street fighter Alpha 3 is FLAWLESS on the DC. My friends and I played Virtua Tennis and Sonic Adventure for days when the DC came out!!!

[@TheL1arL1ar]

Same here I had the Dreamcast in high school…unfortunately I was one of those guys who kept buying copies games for $5 from my friend devin..

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@RevanMartinez I wouldn't say it was flawless. Despite less characters I'd put the CPS2 version over the dreamcast one. I don't like what they did to the sprites on the DC port.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

@@maxxdahl6062 Best home port of that era ...

[@goonerlee]

One of my all time fave games. Bought it day one on the DC back in the day and still play it regularly now...in 4K on Redream. One of the best 'high score beating' games I've ever played.

[@kenb6870]

I miss my Dreamcast, because this was one of the games I enjoyed playing on it!

[@DenkyManner]

You can still play it

[@rubenestrada8435]

Its free on the app store if you still wanna play again I always get hooked playing it on my phone when I'm out

[@colinbaldwin7773]

I really miss 90s Sega. There is a ton of arcade classics dying to be released on modern consoles.

[@dapperfan44]

I'd love to see Outtrigger with modern shooting controls.

[@DP12321]

@@dapperfan44 keyboard and mouse was basically mandatory for Outtrigger.

[@dapperfan44]

@@DP12321 Yet another reason Dreamcast was so ahead of its time (although PS1 also had a mouse)

[@shahrouh]

It's true, this series brings back really fun and great memories. I remember when the Dreamcast came out and my friend owned one. I used to go over to his home to play Ready 2 Rumble, Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure. I had a blast. Miss those days.

[@Velcrochicken1]

The way they modelled the taxi still looks good even now. Incredible game for the time.

[@JGD185]

This game has aged so well. Still looks great and easily playable

[@ArtemyMalchuk]

Dreamcast version is the best. Ps2 port is extremely difficult to play as Dualshock 2 lacks proper analog triggers.

[@EnygmaRecords]

This was one of my favorite Dreamcast games! I got it immediately upon it's release and spent countless hours with it at home - such a fantastic game and I loved this review of it! I wish the magazines of the time explored games in their reviews half as thoroughly as you do. Thanks for doing all of these, and as always I'm looking forward to the next one!

[@rowjelio]

I remember playing this with my sister for like 3 hours straight some days. Just swapping the controller back and forth to see if we can top each other's records in the top 10. Our rounds would be 20-30 minutes each

[@Sup_ERS_Tar]

I bought this on EB for my Dreamcast when it first came out, and I remember the soundtrack being great fun for 15 or 20 minutes here and there. I agree with your review.

[@Gatorade69]

I used to love going into EB, even if I couldn't afford a tithing and window shopping and to play the game kiosks and try out all these games that if I got lucky maybe I could get for christmas.

[@oscarscomputersandgames4712]

I loved the Dreamcast bought one at launch because I’d been playing all these games in the arcade, house of dead 2, sega rally 2, ready 2 rumble, crazy taxi, it was amazing to have them at home, totally under rated system, one of my favourites 🔥

[@lhfirex]

This video made me extremely nostalgic for the days of the Dreamcast. Still probably my favorite console of all time.

[@03chrisv]

The Dreamcast was the first console that I owned where I felt I had "the arcade" experience at home. I aways envied how arcade games blew away my Sega Saturn or Playstation from a graphics standpoint so getting the Dreamcast fulfilled a dream I had as a teenage gamer.

[@risboturbide9396]

This game was insane! Great review, as always.

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks a ton!

[@LobsterPuncher]

This one has a ton of nostalgia for me. Just one of many reasons why the Dreamcast is my all time favorite console .

[@parappatherapper4141]

Easily one of the best "pick up and play for 20 minutes" games ever. Tons of fun even today. And I agree with you, its original soundtrack is essential to fully enjoy the game. Nice review, it's always a pleasure watching your channel.

[@superscrub9]

You know it’s a good “pick up and play for 20 mins game” when you end up playing it for 2 hours straight. Easily one of my favorite Dreamcast game.

[@derekbuckler9888]

Recently I purchased a Dreamcast with an internal gdemu SD card drive, this is one of the many games I've been enjoying as of late. And even running this on a 4k TV with an HDMI adapter, this game still looks, and plays great. As much as I love my PS2, there are times I wish Sega had won the console war. The Dreamcast had so much potential

[@filipmartinez1162]

Use VGA or get a DCHDMI mod on your DC. The quality with those adaptors is ass, S-video even looks better in some cases than the adaptors.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

If only more people opened there eyes and wallets and bought into the Sega Dream bitd. . .

[@mattb6522]

I only played the arcade version ages ago, but it was a fun ride! Sega truly was the best at bringing the excitement of arcade games home to their consoles. It still surprises me that Crazy Taxi and its sequels haven't been officially ported to modern consoles like as a "Crazy Taxi Collection HD" or something. I'm not sure if something like music licensing is part of the reason or it is just that Sega forgot about the series.

[@marakarthegreat]

I have had that "all i want" song in my head ever since my older brother rented the gamecube version when I was 5.

[@WalesGaming86]

I used to play this for hours on end on my PS2, as a kid. I loved it and have such good memories.

[@hicknopunk]

I would really argue the game never gets old as long as you treat every play as a "speedrun" and chart out your fares to play the game as long as you can on 1 play. I used to know every part, every collision problem, most of the npcs you could trick into running into your car....oh the memories of driving into water to trick a fare to stay in after their time elapsed...just finding out what buildings have collision on top is fun with the endless speed boost with your car on steps/walls glitch was a lot of fun. Oh the music was top notch too!

[@hicknopunk]

The more I think about it, Crazy Taxi was the predecessor to things like Goat simulator. The main point of playing CT is to try to break the physics engine as far as you can.

[@KungKras]

I think Crazy Taxi gives us a taste of what GTA would have been on the DC if the platform had lived longer.

[@ThePhylast22]

Love this review and nothing short of aggravated that the soundtrack has to be altered in order for this review to be posted (without copyright strikes). I'm sure SLX has to feel the same. Nothing can come close to firing up this game on an old Magnavox CRT, seeing (and hearing) this game, and being completely awestruck by it. At the time this came out, nothing could touch it. The game and console felt like the absolute future of gaming.

[@SegaLordX]

It was a frustration. So much licensed music plays that literally every second of this video had to be timed with my voice to cover the lyrics of the songs. The only way I could do stand alone segments was to purposely shift the tone of the music so it sounded way different. Seems fair use for reviews means nothing anymore.

[@oddojaggins]

Those distorted vocals made me howl with laughter. This is one I remember playing in the arcade too. I'd love to see a review about the AM2 Top Skater well. That one was hard but that still remains my favorite non traditional arcade cabinet because of the skate deck interface

[@MrRMT1986]

HEY HEY HEY! Are you ready to make some crazy money?

[@danielrecommends]

The years that the Dreamcast was popular were indeed some of the greatest. There were so many great titles. This one was one of my favorite along with Jet Grind Radio. The licensed music in these games were great and helped me expand my musical tastes.

[@one7decimal2eight]

When stopped it you shifted into reverse and then drive then hit the gas you would get a speed boost from a dead stop. Made a huge difference picking up fares. And that arrow showing the destination was claimed or patented or trademarked by another company and that company sued I believe.

[@jonathanfiel6215]

Bro I remember that trick! I miss the days flooding to the arcades, meeting random ppl and learning tricks/secrets from each other. Arcades were one of the best experiences you can ever have growing up in the 80s and 90s as a kid/teen.

[@thebfg836]

Sega sued EA and Fox for Simpsons Road Rage as it was a straight clone. They settled out of court for an undisclosed amount

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@thebfg836 No, The Simpsons Hit and Run was more a GTA Sandbox style game, Sega sued EA and Fox for The Simpsons Road Rage.

[@thebfg836]

Corrected thx

[@vincentthekeeper2163]

I bought this at EB on launch for my Dreamcast. I have fond memories of the soundtrack. It was great fun for 15 or 20 minutes here or there. I agree with your review.

[@aegisreflector1239]

I played it for hours with my family. It's a classic for me. There's lots of hidden things to unlock if you put the time in.

[@Rhino4272]

Was 20 or 21 when this came out. Had an apartment with a buddy and our friends and I would play this for hours. Ah, the good old days

[@chaospoet]

Easily one of my all time favorite games. And I agree without the licensed soundtrack it does feel off. No Offspring, no Crazy Taxi!

[@MrTechpara]

One of those games where you can HEAR the cover art.

[@TheJoeDavis]

The original soundtrack was just as much a part of the game experience as the gameplay itself. I still get a rush when I hear the announcer say, "Are you ready? HERE. WE. GOOOO!!!" then right into "Ya ya ya ya yaaaah!"

[@leonardoyramm1856]

I know right!!!

[@Ostnizdasht206]

I remember playing a lot of Crazy Taxi at a neighbors house back when the Dreamcast launched. Good times.

[@Greybush46322]

You hit on the head. The Dreamcast was so far ahead of the pack when it launched. It's quality library still holds up over 20 years later. I still break this out for some quick fun. I forgot about the bike! I hope I still have the save with that unlocked.

[@Gatorade69]

I never had a VMU for my dreamcast... unfortunately. Leading to me always having to replay games from the beginning. I'm just now learning of that bike from this video.

[@samhillier9607]

I took my brand new Dreamcast to my friend's place, back when we all hung out and drank beer together all the time. After playing some Crazy Taxi, my mates all bought Dreamcasts of their own. For a good while, this was really the only game all played, always going back and forth with topping each other's scores. Such great memories ensure Crazy Taxi is always going to have a special place in my heart.

[@WillyWimbledon]

ugh, one of my all time favorite games. your final line and thoughts really spoke to me.

[@jeremylaitem975]

Man the distorded music give me so many throwbacks of my old walkman runnin out of batteries. Nostalgia hitting hard with both the game and this special flashback, thanks for the video.

[@segaRPGfan]

Is it possible to hear "ya ya ya ya ya!" and not immediately want to play this game?

[@SegaLordX]

No. No it's not.

[@BerryZitoo]

Crazy Money

[@pizzzza19]

5:22 It looks Windows version can draw more distance than DC and Naomi. There was an interview of this game engineers and said it was impossible to convert these maps to DC hardware because of RAM size. Finally they made it to divide map data into pieces and read streaming from GD-ROM by 3rd party middleware.

[@EnriqueStyle]

Okay! Ya ya ya ya ya!

[@JohnnyTong215]

Everytime I hear that song, I think of this video game!!!

[@zachsmith9349]

I have played this game every New Years Eve since 2000, one of my traditions, along with Twilight Zone. and yes, usually i play it on the Dreamcast.

[@crazyfrank01]

Pretty good review! Man, I love Crazy Taxi and I used to play it a lot in my childhood. The best part of the game for me is when you discover the hidden side of it. If you master the tricks, the maps and the customers, you'll have a whole new spectrum of the game who includes +2 hours longplays and getting INSANE scores and amounts of time. Again, great video 😃

[@JMLRetroRoom]

👀

[@crazyfrank01]

@@JMLRetroRoom 😁🤙

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

I still have my Dreamcast, both Crazy Taxi games. This review brings back good memories, just driving trough the city like a maniac, picking up customers and having fun.

[@facupov]

Its crazy how Dreamcast failed, it was insane, literally a home arcade

[@maxxdahl6062]

The copy protection got cracked damn near instantly.

[@andysee6996]

Arcades were starting to die, Sega did a tremendous amount of damage to its American reputation with the Saturn, and the Playstation 2 was also the cheapest DVD player on the market at the time even if it cost more than a Dreamcast.

[@lmcgregoruk]

@@andysee6996 Mega-CD had mostly slightly enhanced Mega Drive games, or FMV based games with limited replayability, 32X failed, Saturn Failed, everyone expect Dreamcast to fail, and since PS1 was the biggest selling console in history to that point. More than SNES/Mega Drive combined. So everyone expect PS2 to be the best ever.

[@mitchconner187]

Sega fucked themselves with the 32x and sega cd add ons. Also giving upon the saturn year after usa launch didnt help.

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@mitchconner187 Less the CD than the 32x. CD could have been revolutionary, but outside of Working Designs, absolutely all 3rd parties were lazy with it. And the FMV games don't even frustrate me as much as the lazy genesis to cd ports do, at least the FMV games were something that could ONLY be done on discs of that time. "Lets take the same exact game. Record new music for it and ship it, brilliant!" NBA jam could have used the CD's scaling to make it more arcade like but literally just gave us the genesis version but with the arcades music.

[@carlaustin1093]

I just got a job out of high school at a Funcoland near when this came out. It was the best thing going at the time. I traded all my NES stuff with the employee discount just to own the system and the game.

[@TRJ2241987]

This is 100% the game that immediately sold me on a Dreamcast. Will never forget seeing this one in motion at Kay Bee Toys in February 2000, at that point I had never seen the arcade cab. My friend Mike and I, Nintendo 64 owners, stood their with our jaws dropped to the floor. That night I was able to convince my Mom to go halves on a system for my 13th Birthday present. Man those were the days

[@noneed4me2n7]

This game more than any other made me want a dreamcast way back when. It was the arcade at home for reallsy.

[@MA-lb8dq]

One of my favorite childhood games. It made me wish that I was a taxi driver. 😅

[@billcook4768]

"A Class D License. I can't believe it. Was that your best? I don't think so."

[@Ill06Taco]

Harley Davidson looks strangely similar to DC cult classic Headhunter's driving sections

[@gammaphonic]

Crazy Taxi is one of my all time favourites. I spent so much time playing the Dreamcast version back in the day and I’ve since bought the PS2, Gamecube, PSP and iPad versions and they’re all great. It’s a game I regularly go back to as I just never seem to get bored of it.

[@11vag]

I remember looking at the still images on magazines amazed by the realism of the taxis' shadows and textures.

[@PsYcHoRaTurk]

I skipped school to get my imported Sage Dreamcast and was the only person in my school to have it, I fired up Power Stone and was just amazed at the arcade feel, I got my friends to skip school to come and experience it, Get Bass fishing with the rod and Blue stinger just looked amazing, then after waiting eternity to stream the Shenmue trailer on 56k modem I skipped school again to pick up Shenmue soon as it arrived, the anticipation and excitement was like a nostalgic bundle that I will take to the grave, These days I play all Dreamcast games on my phone or TV via HDMI, how times have changed no longer do we have these anticipations.

[@WKZworks]

That's the game that made me an Offspring fan. Sadly, buying the game and playing on modern hardware, you just don't get that soundtrack.

[@sloppynyuszi]

Still? The phone version has the original songs and works great with a PS4 controller

[@ImmortalDestructor]

You can add the original music to the PC version with mods

[@Lord_Deimos]

Crazy Taxi and Soul Calibur were the games that truly felt like arcade perfect ports at a home console. And man, that soundtrack... brings me back

[@wizzgamer]

Great review love Crazy Taxi always hook up my Dreamcast to play it from time to time. The Dreamcast is one of the few consoles that didn't deserve to fail.

[@SegaLordX]

Same here! Gotta play it every so often because the nostalgia is so strong.

[@sloppynyuszi]

This has been on my phone since launch and it’s always the first thing I install when upgrading. Even when I switched to android that one time. The phone version has the original soundtrack if the console versions are still missing it 😉 Of course I had it on Dreamcast and PSP that came with Crqzy Taxi 2 too.

[@mynewpremiumtrial7844]

Imagine a remastered crazy taxi battle royale! 100 cabs in a huge city, last one left wins 🥇

[@JMLRetroRoom]

Crazy Taxi Fare Wars on PSP has two player battle modes.

[@black2785]

I remember going to Ci Cis Pizza as a middle school field trip and playing this there as well as CarnEvil. Best Crazy Taxi Memories ever. This type of entertainment was unheard of at the time.

[@TastyCornSnack]

Insanely replayable game, like all the best SEGA arcade games!!

[@slamjackson2137]

Some of my fondest gaming memories came courtesy of the Sega Dreamcast. I used to go over my friends house after school and play this, along with Marvel v Capcom 2 which blew me away.

[@DreamcastAesthetic]

Phenomenal review! And amazing game! Probably one of my favorites of all time :)

[@Michael.Hunt.14-52]

My first open world game

[@tonyc3282]

Nice review. Did you try playing it with the Official Dreamcast Racing Wheel or just the Game Controller?

[@SegaLordX]

Game controller for the capture here.

[@ravagingwolverine]

I remember loving the concept when I first saw the arcade game. It was cool being able to get it so quickly for the Dreamcast. I had a good bit of fun with it, but it lacked staying power for me. First, I learned that I didn't enjoy exploring and memorizing the city for the best routes as much as I expected. Turned out I preferred traditional driving games the whole time. The other main issue is that one of the game's biggest hooks, the music, also became a drag for me. The limited number of songs got old for me fairly quickly, which is an experience I tended to have when game music had vocals. I didn't hate the Offspring, but their sound was one I could only take in small chunks. As I said, I did enjoy it for a while so no regrets picking it up. I just thought I'd get more out of it.

[@nexusofice9135]

I own the arcade machine of this and I still wish it had the expanded content of the Dreamcast release.

[@cloudstrife1983]

Takes me back. An old friend had this one, and we used to play it a bit.

[@mattb9664]

I was instantly hooked on Crazy Taxi when it came out while I was in college. It was next Gen and you knew that those graphics were the start of a new gaming era. I had that Rickshaw bike code memorized for the arcade version...

[@temjin44]

I played this game to death. Learned the techniques for crazy dash and crazy drift, and the game became exponentially fun. I got so good that at one point there was no more customers to pick up, and didn't need the arrows as I had all the destinations memorized. Loved the city landscape and soundtrack. Awesome memories. Thanks again SLX.

[@bdillmore40]

Absolutely loved the review! When I was first starting out in college with my video game design degree, I took a programming class using this software program called "Alice". I don't know if anyone else will know of this program by name, but if you do please comment to me about your experiences with the software. Anyway we had to make to "video games" as 2 different projects for the class. My 2 projects were based off of 2 Sega franchises: Crazy Taxi, and Ecco the Dolphin. My Crazy Taxi project was promptly called "Driving Alice Crazy". The Ecco the Dolphin project I think I just called Ecco the Dolphin. I got very creative with both projects, and still have both saved on my flashdrive. I remember for the Ecco project, I got the Sega logo, and boot up sound to be in the beginning of it. That was the perfect touch for that project!

[@cloudair4154]

i had this on dreamcast.. it was the first "open world" type game i ever played

[@simon41978]

I got this second hand in 2000. Very nice game. There were so many great games for the Dreamcast. I remember reading a magazine with all the reviews and being frustrated seeing the games I didn't have like Soul Calibur and Virtual On Oratorio Tangram - I wanted all of the games NOW!

[@cwells7285]

sega lord x wouldve been my favorite game magazine reviewer in the 90's / early 2000's

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

Dreamcast was a major milestone back then in 1999 not only because of exclusives but it's arcade perfect ports directly from Sega. To buy a game like Soul Calibur and it looks better than the arcade version was unheard of. For it's price of $199.99 you got the feeling of an advanced tech like a Neo Geo, high end PC, or arcade machine without the hefty price tag. I'm glad Nintendo followed a similar approach with Gamecube because I couldn't afford dishing out money on a PS2 or XBox at the time. Despite both systems not living up to commercial success it was really high end tech and the best bang for your buck. It's no wonder why both systems still get so much support and admiration from the grass roots homebrew community til this day over 20 years later.

[@DragonCrestPC]

My fav Dreamcast game period. I bought a dreamcast at launch and it's still my favorite console of all time.

[@JustinC721]

I didn't know Tay Zonday did Offspring covers.

[@jogueantesdemorrer246]

Crazy Taxi was may favorite game on Dreamcast and also the one that i've played the most on the system. Along side Shenmue and Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi is a timeless masterpiece that was the reason to own a Dreamcast back in the day. Soooo many memories...Thanks for the amazing review!

I still play this game it never gets old

[@Shinobi6407]

This game is my childhood. I still play it to this day.

[@brandonfarfan1978]

Anytime I hear Crazy Taxi, I remember SoulCalibur, VF3TB, Powerstone, Daytona, MDK2, and other cool games etc. I played Crazy Taxi during the dreamcast era, and had alot of fun with it. Nice review.👍 10:51 Nicely said.👍😄

[@cryangallegos]

The Dreamcast was such an awesome console. I had an N64 and later a PS1 and Xbox, so only got to experience Dreamcast at a select few friends' houses.

[@andysee6996]

You know what would be awesome? If we had maps based on cities like Boston and Pittsburgh. Those places have plenty of quirks in city design. They're not particularly well-designed cities, but they would be great for a series like Crazy Taxi.

[@megagrey]

The graphics sure hold up today, but kids these days raised on Uber rides probably have no clue what a 'taxi' even is

[@redwolfe7049]

I was too intimated to play this in the arcade but it was such a blast to watch other people play this game. I did get to play it at my friend's house and the game was so much fun to play. It was hard to put down.

[@Deanster101]

This port on the Dreamcast was the first time I realised that arcade quality games were now playable at home.

[@marcanderson-jones3518]

One of my fave games on the system and the soundtrack shaped my life completely

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Crazy Taxi was very much a product of it's time.

[@Guernicaman]

Imagine if Crazy Taxi was remade w/today's graphics! As long as it included the original soundtrack, I'm sure it would be a BIG hit!

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

No it wouldn't. Modern younger gamers wouldn't spend more than a few minutes in it. If it became a hyper casual mobile game yes, but not as a general framework for a single game.

[@Guernicaman]

@@RobsonRoverRepair - They could add a bunch of extra modes, including OutRun Mode! 😄