Crazy Taxi: Totalled - animated short

WARNING: contains strong language & flashing images.
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Come on over and have some fun with CRAAAZY TAXI!
..except it's been 25 years since the Dreamcast released and well, Axel can't move on from his reckless riding, offspring jiving glory days.
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This was my submission for the Newgrounds Dreamcast Collab! Easily my most ambitious animated project yet, while not perfect, I'm super happy with the outcome! Please enjoy. :))
View the whole collab here: www.newgrounds...
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CREDITS:
animated by Violet Schofield (me)
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voice cast:
Lawyer - Terrance Nicholson ‪@TerranceNicholsonVoiceActor‬
Judge - Dinesh A. www.fiverr.com...
Driving Instructor Goth - Violet Schofield (me)
Counselor - Hannah Conway
VMU - meulinex meulinex.newgr...
Crazy Narrator - also me
LEGACY voice cast (archival audio)
Axel - Bryan Burton Lewis
B.D. Joe - Kent Frick
Gena - Lisle Wilkerson
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additional art:
DespiseGirls (courtroom sketch) ‪@DespiseGirls‬
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music /SFX:
All I Want (Cover) - TeraVex teravex.newgro...
Crazy (Cover) Wolleysblues www.fiverr.com...
MIDIs provided by MIDIWORLD
SPECIAL THANKS:
Plazmin
Swirls
Lukornia
SFX provided via Freesound.com creative commons
individual authors:
monsterthing augustsandberg cdonahueucsd
janbuilderr artninja breviceps craigsmith
luminadii zapsplat klankbeeld csproductions
arnaud-coutancier mullumbimby amrdjan
georgehopkins jdr3productions

[@trumangraham2602]

3:03 AXEL PLAYING THE HELLO KITTY DREAMCAST WITH THE INCLUDED GARDEN GAME I CANT

[@violxiv]

We actually own the Hello Kitty DC & the games (I got it as a gift for my gf)

[@WarioShaker]

@@violxivoh my god you lucky soul

[@thalisonmachado5167]

​@@violxivhi

[@SIGuess]

I can personally

[@I-Hate-The-New-Handles]

@@violxiv She's not a keeper, she's THE keeper

[@Moscato_Moscato]

For the Joker, this is just a normal taxi

[@wills2894]

I'm the joker baby!

[@Sool2001]

We truly do live in a society.

[@postaldude9779]

Melvin Melvin brother of the joker

[@Balibubs]

the jonkler

[@MrMonkeyLogic]

Ruby's corruption has spread far and wide.

[@Jameskii]

heartbreaking: man discovers traffic laws :(

[@very_funni]

hiii jameskii :3

[@Padlock_Steve]

russian discovers lying on the internet

[@orijenorijen6771]

Ohhh a russian discoveres how a good video looks like

[@Swaginatorr44]

Im glad drunk driving is still legal though

[@viewtifulmorannp6185]

"The days of floral print and The Offspring being relevant are long forgotten", duuuuude...that was hurtful, but true.

[@Deadsphere]

I would argue the Offspring is more relevant now than ever

[@julienempis4402]

I totally agree, it hit flippin' hard for reason unknown.

[@creativeusername7951]

The Offspring just released a new single, y'know...

[@viewtifulmorannp6185]

​@@creativeusername7951 Now, i got a new song to listen to while im out. Thanks, dude 👍

[@gaydes1012]

I'll show you memory card lady! I'm getting my Hawaiian shirt out of the closet, queuing up Americana on spotify, and trading my shitty Subaru for a convertible, it's time to make some CRAAAAAAZY MONEY!

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

“It may be the 90’s but murder is still illegal” Thank god I wasn’t born in…. *the 70’s*

[@Crazytwister-vw4er]

Murder was still illegal in the 70’s too. If u mind the Stone Age as the danger zone?

[@ForlornFoundry]

Violet is gonna be huge in no time. The level of quality here is mind boggling. Amazing video Violet 😊

[@superrupee]

"You crashed your cab into an orphanage!" "Well, it just wasn't my day."

[@codingpileofdirt]

0:27 i just love how the road sign changed to "fml" upon being hit, like that came out of *nowhere* and i'm all for it 👍

[@justanoval]

i love that the headlights look like screaming faces

[@onerareboy6166]

hey you made that shrimp video

[@Dashhaddy]

I’m not even surprised you’re here justan

[@binderr3]

Love the use of the voicelines in here.

[@TsengFayt]

God tier animation. Low-poly is an ageless aesthetic.

[@die_cuteste]

the sudden style break on the courtroom sketch absolutely sent me

[@riosmax4317]

I want more of everything from Violet!

[@incandescent.numinousity]

+++

[@maributalsofwoggie]

0:49 “WHAT KIND OF DRIVER ARE YOU?” “Yes, the best 😎” “THE BEST?? THE BEST AT WHAT, PROPERTY DAMAGE?!”

[@Polarweebqc38]

So much love for the dreamcast in this video.

[@1downpoison]

"grass hole" was not an insult I anticipated lol. Love the art style; it reminds me of Mega Man Legends. So much love for the Dreamcast❤️

[@grislee21]

I FREAKINN LOVE THIS ANIMATION!!!! Also need that complete version of the Crazy Cover 🙏🙏🙏

[@MultiMaker_Studios]

4:39 Steal my sunshine 16-bit remix goes hard for being very simple

[@AngryTheGnome]

Now I want to play the more tame version of Crazy Taxi: *Mildly Absurd Uber*

[@maxiecheezz2007]

Saul Goodman?????!!!?!?!?! 0:16

[@oddd2833]

Goodman goodlawyer

[@44aim]

А таксист Тайлер Дёрнул

[@kinokomonkey]

1:26 MAN sure that girl is makin my taxi go crazy

[@YeomasBros.2008]

GO OUTSIDE‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@KeysAndCrumbs]

if this is an elaborate ruse to remind the dreamcast community to replace their cmos batteries then i'm here for it

[@KibyAnderson]

3:19 SEAMAN?!!?!?!?

[@EonTheAien]

All hail SEGA Buy another Dreamcast

[@elvisbrod9206]

​@@EonTheAienApproved by AVGN 👍

[@rolandkatsuragi]

4:00 Ehh, with the revival of early 2000s culture now in full effect, I doubt that very much. Besides, Dexter Holland has always been a bad ass.

[@PossiblyAxolotl]

“It may be the 90s but murder is still illegal” Aw man, that would have been good to know

[@DannoHung]

The Dreamcast is probably my guiltiest nostalgia pleasure and this is totally feeding into it. Great animation!

[@azulejoa]

4:27 the aspect ratio becoming 4:3 put a smile on my face

[@AveragePixel]

This is incredible

[@coloredviolet]

Youve got one of my favorite art styles of all time; its so cool to see what you can do with blockbench! Even without the art style, your shot choices alone would still be amazing :^) ( also hiii violet its violet, we're ig mutuals )

[@violxiv]

OMG hii!! I love your work so much. As someone who is just kind of figuring these things out on the fly, really appreciate your kind words! I really wanna push this low-poly kind of animation as far as I can stylistically & cinematically.

[@julienempis4402]

Flippin' loved it! There should be an entire web-serie like this in this style, it'd be mega awesome!

[@uncorrupt.]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH Violet cooked again

[@ArizAmuuru]

I won't be the guy who compares all of the entrants, because everyone put their entire heart and soul into this collab and I'm so thankful there's still so many people who care about this era of gaming and this bubble of time... But I will say your piece was a FANTASTIC choice to end on. There's so much hard work and love in this, and it shows. I was already slightly aware of your work from afar, but this might've brought me in for the long haul here. Thank you.

[@youraveragechroma2139]

3:52 2! TWO FRAMES OF RICK ROLL! IS RICK ROLLING JUST A LAW OF PHYSICS AT THIS POINT? IS IT FATED TO BE????

[@EndThusIAm]

To this day I still have the opening to the arcade game "It's time for Craaaaazy Taxi! Are you ready?! HERE WE GO!" "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

[@OkamiVines]

"It seems that your world has changed around you, but you haven't changed with it..." that's so deep and relatable.

[@TheAnnyParker]

Violet continues to astound me in how beautiful their work can be. I cannot wait to see her go far

[@TitanRC]

1:53 the Spotify car thing 💀

[@Lego88fan]

1:19 genuinely wasn't expecting a court sketch of all things to make me laugh lmao, fantastic animation!!

[@unwz2485]

Even though I'm born too late for this, I'm glad I've got the passion thanks to incredible people from the (french) internet to discover all these games, also as one of these fellas said : The Dreamcast clearly haven't got the success it truly deserved. Also, thank you for the tribute and thank you EBAY!!

[@ano.s.6134]

Thank god SEGA is finally giving us a new Crazy Taxi, cuz these crazy drivers ain't done yet

[@info_dump3]

as a massive crazy taxi fan this animation was such a joy to watch. while watching, there were a couple of moments that i loved which i wanted to point out in a comment but by the time i finished, there ended up being so many of them i’d be pointing out like half the animation lol. this whole thing is rly cool and i love the style very much!!! :3

[@SignorTizio]

That was absolutely beautiful, thought-provoking and life-changing

[@raflamar4146]

1:08 woman who falls to the floor dramatically in three frames in two seconds heals me spiritually

[@n0vi]

4:45 realizing this is F***ING STEAL MY SUNSHINE OOOOMG WHERE IS MY LIGHTER

[@DoubleJRT]

Dude I was trying to figure out what that song was, it was on the tip of my tongue THANK YOU

[@xdAmbrose]

seeing Scott in the background was crazy whiplash for me for some reason

[@Nargi_]

I really felt that part when he couldn't crazy taxy anymore 😢

[@thevillipeople]

Love this, another amazing vid. I clapped when Steal My Sunshine started playing.

[@sufixNG]

the use of the in game voice lines is just genius.

[@cassiopea.ornata]

THE LIL BEAT DRAWING AT 3:59 IS SO CUTE

[@NormalNeighbor]

Amazing work! As a huge fellow Crazy Taxi appreciator, all the little jokes mad me laugh out loud. Good stuff. Next level modeling and animation work!

[@wideclide42069]

This was the perfect final cartoon for the dreamcast collab. Thanks for making this.

[@poenpotzu2865]

I love how the ratio screen changes for the time change.

[@coast2coast-295]

What kind of animator are you? Violet: Yes, THE BEST.

[@jakubpudo736]

Mindblowingly good. The aesthetic, references, and quality of the animation are just great. Using the original voice lines was a neat trick too

[@JamiroquaiEnjoyer]

Crazy Taxi with the artstyle of Jet Set Radio is such a perfect idea.

[@Totavier]

Gosh, aside of a great animation and work, what a nice throwback to the Dreamcast in general. Also at 4:56 What a "crazy" result. 😂

[@Triadow]

Really cool, imagine this style in an animated series. I love the part at the end where they are chillin in the taxi (Before he hits the jet set radio guy).

[@Mankey619]

Your animation is super fun to look at. I really love your polygon style, and the colors are so enjoyable to watch. Happy 25th birthday Dreamcast.

[@mattkidroske]

OMG I love this! The way you integrated their lines from the game was so clever

[@charliedust72]

Just one of my favorite games being portrayed so right, I even have a Crazy Taxi sticker in my car, I LOVE THIS!

[@LowLifeAM]

Another angel got their wings clipped today, stay strong Axel

[@PlebNC]

Remember: If SEGA takes down the video, it's canon.

[@YeomasBros.2008]

They do not have the DMCA power but they’ll make it canon anyway

[@gzuz4148]

Dude this is so good!!!!! i need more, i love your style, keep at it Violet

[@TurelCaccese]

There's so much love here. Major Briggs will be proud of you. I hope you will do this as a full time job soon.

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

This is just like Joe's Garage in which a musician is sent on a downward spiral into a world where music is illegal.

[@negil]

Just using their voice lines for the all the taxi drivers dialogue was fantastic!

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

I am really appreciating the recent Dreamcast love I have been seeing on the Internet lately. It was before its time.

[@peace1290]

"heartbraking: man discovers traffic laws. - 2024" has me in tears 😭

[@ruolbu]

wow this is both heartbreaking and lovely. I would love more 90s nostalgia xD my fav from back then is Star Fox 64 :D

[@wantedminion5966]

You can take the crazy out of the taxi, but you can’t take the crazy out of the man

[@CangoFango]

Lovely work on this! I really like how for once, you get to see them as actual people. And the characters' voicelines were also used in a really creative and fitting way! 💚 We can only hope that Sega's new Crazy Taxi project'll live up to the franchise's legacy. 💛

[@JRay80]

Well, this is just excellent. So good. Amazing work by the VAs, too. Timing is perfect, goddang love the art style, man. This is so good. This feels like it was pulled out of the Dreamcast and wrapped in our current level of irony. It's really great. EDIT: I hit post on this right before the VMU popped up hahaha

[@claysebo]

the little 'steal my sunshine' chiptune was so cute

[@dukepy6936]

HEY HEY COME ON OVER LETS HAVE SOME FUN WITH CRRRRRAZY TAXIIIIIII This is such a cool animation, simply lovely

[@metric353]

My favorite part was when the crazies started taxing

[@ReysaAdam]

Man, i freaking adore this style of animation. honestly, this is just awesome

[@JordyBoothy]

ngl when Axel was retaking his driving lessons I wanted this to become a series so bad

[@TwisterTH]

0:25 - DUDE! SAMBA DE AMIGO! :D That detail already made me happy.

[@maxtubb8560]

Sega may have left the console business, but that distinct Dreamcast energy still lives on through Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 and the Yakuza series. Also, I know I'm a little late but happy 25th anniversary to the Dreamcast probably one of the best SEGA consoles if not one of the best gaming consoles of all time.

[@KyreeseAlford1999]

Top tier animation right here! This was an awesome animation to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast! This just makes me want to play Crazy Taxi 1, 2 and 3! Here’s hoping that you make more animations like this in the future! Thank you so much, Violet! Subscribed!😎🥳🎉🎊👍🏾

[@JohnMarineTube]

Another awesome job by you! Cheers, Violet!

[@spartanryno]

I feel blessed ro have watched thos entirely. So dang good! Axel tried his best/10

[@mihailos8701]

This is a solid proof of concept that you can make longer shorts, nice work

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

It's my entire childhood wrapped up in five minutes.

[@calebmiguel3103]

Awesome video, loved everything about it, and happy belated birthday to the Dreamcast! ❤️

[@takodacorliss5838]

Phenomenal video. This is so peak girl!

[@bananabike279]

Loved this!! Your animation style is awesome and I didn't know Axel and the others had so many voice lines in the original games

[@asianinashed]

POV: Taxi (the 1998 french movie) if actual laws and punishments were applied

[@Jcoleot]

I LOVE Crazy Taxi so this was awesome to see but more importantly B.D. JOE MENTIONED!?

[@supercyc10]

The ol' "aspect ratio change" was a neat touch at the end

[@francoalmiron5107]

Amazing as always Violet!

[@kuboskube]

Wonderful, simply put. Thanks, Violet.

[@B-rad_Games]

Just played this game for the first time in an arcade like a month ago, kinda fire, really glad I played that now

[@dorrud]

This was fantastic!!!! That you for all the hard work!!!❤❤❤

[@FlameEliwood]

The animation and the artwork is truly phenomenal. For everyone who enjoys this animation all the way, I'm happy for you :). For me, I personally just do not have the funny bone for "what if we apply the rules of reality onto this crazy non real character" as it just.. Isn't that interesting to me. That said, I want to commend the incredible amount of work that went into this animation. The compositions, model work, voice acting, all of it is incredible. Nice work on this!

[@kittencaboodle8124]

this is SO FUN!!! you have an awesome style and the story was really cute too!

[@EmmyTheFox]

The quality in this video is sooooo good, so glad I subscribed, keep it up Violet!

[@AIagremm]

What a phenomenal artstyle.

[@CorneliusCornfieldjr]

The opening song being Change the World was a nice touch

[@crazypyrotev]

Holy shit this has to be the best thing I’ve seen in at least a year! I really wanted a Dreamcast when I was kid but I didn’t get one at launch and it ended up getting discontinued so I got a PS2, but I always read magazines so I was into the lore of the Dreamcast. I have the Crazy Taxi game on my phone!