What The Hell Happened To Crazy Taxi?

[@karlaerronbauer591]

Crazy taxi childhood was awesome, bringing passengers farther away from their original destination

[@macuser7048]

Crazy Taxi 2 was NUTS! Having to deal with multiple passengers with multiple destinations

[@CarnageAnarchist]

@@macuser7048 Crazy Taxi 3 was the best

[@Sirg17x]

So glad to own a Dreamcast and the original. I can always go back.

[@macuser7048]

Easy to emulate too. Not to mention if the disc gets scratched, you can just burn a new copy and play it on the Dreamcast no sweat. Heck the actual retail version isn't even that expensive.

[@theLongPigChef]

Yeah I was the weird kid with the Dreamcast and crazy taxi was one of the best

[@bee2377]

Yup! Still got my dreamcast and crazy taxi too! No emulation here!!

[@gnarleytarley3870]

@@theLongPigChef dreamcast kids were the best, Dreamcast changed gaming forever, it didn't fail because it was bad it was just ahead of its time, and Sega sucked at marketing.

[@theLongPigChef]

@@gnarleytarley3870 definitely.

[@SonicApproves]

Crazy taxi is the one game I'll drop everything to do if I find a real arcade version even though I cam literally play it on my phone whenever I want.

[@macuser7048]

It runs perfectly with the simple touch controls too! No lag either!

[@treefish2666]

the arcade in my city has an original crazy taxi machine, its so nice

[@gameboizchannel]

It's wild to think there was once a time where Crazy Taxi was so popular, that there was going to be a movie based adaptation of it, which was going to be directed by Richard Donner. I'm not making this up.

[@icenine09]

I have not stopped playing Crazy Taxi since I bought my Dreamcast on 9/9/99. I inherited (in a way) an arcade unit this summer, it's been a dream come true. I think I might go switch it on and play right now. The cabinet I have is the standing one with the big subwoofer on the front, it's so loud.

[@neilkelsey1762]

Dude! Make a video, we need to see!

[@markl5998]

The way you feel about this game. This is how I feel about San Andreas

[@lewatoaofair2522]

To be fair, Road Rage was pretty good. The wide range of playable characters (really vehicles) added variety to the gameplay loop.

[@thetman0068]

The GBA port was one of my favorite games as a kid

[@joshuaherzer]

My band is featured on the PS3 and Xbox 360 ports. Though it’s an absolute honor, given my rabid fandom as a kid, it’s really not the same without the original soundtrack.

[@macuser7048]

That's why the Steam version is the 2nd best due to mods, but I never had issues with either OST.

[@saynotop2w]

Congratulations. I am of the opinion every tracks are great in CT

[@benilinshingoseth2086]

I love Cyberpunk 2077... But I've to admit... The GPS arrow of Crazy taxi is way much better and convenient than the mini map we have in CDPR opus ! 🤭

[@PlebNC]

You know why no-one else uses it? SEGA has a patent on it.

[@benilinshingoseth2086]

@@PlebNC If true, well, well done from them !

[@GalactusTheDestroyer]

@@benilinshingoseth2086 oh no that's totally true. There's a video somewhere out there that goes into detail over the arrow AND the crowd mechanics that were both patented.

[@user98xp]

Keep in mind this was BEFORE every game was open world. 2 years before GTA 3. Crazy Taxi was a trail blazer! It is worth playing not only because it's still a fun and crazy game with AWESOME 90S 'TUDE, but as an example of one of the first open world 3D console games. "YAH YAH, YAH YAH YAH!"

[@1337GameDev]

And you can blame the developers of the game. They decided to copyright / trademark a pointing arrow to a destination, so others cant use it.

[@striderreborn1467]

At the very least, the later digital ports and "Fare Wars" gives you the option to add MP3 accommodations which gives fans a chance to insert the original soundtrack or whatever music they see fit.

[@Aaronnoraator]

You don't need to wonder any longer. NEW CRAZY TAXI BAYBEE

[@IsaacKuo]

I played the heck out of Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast, but I lost interest with Crazy Taxi 2 because they "fixed" the controls - making it a lot more difficult for me to pull off slides and crazy dashes (in the first DC game, you basically just turned while pressing A+B at the same time to slide). The "broken" controls of the first DC version was like 1000% easier than the arcade version. I guess they thought broke the game. But the "fixed" controls made the game harder and less fun so ... I just kept on playing the first DC game. I actually think about Crazy Taxi when I play Stunt Mode in Rush 2049 (DC version). It has a lot of the same fun factor, but the controls simply use the B button to control stunts. No tricky control combos, but it's just fun. Maybe Crazi Taxi could have been more successful if they offered simplified controls or something.

[@optimuscrime1023]

I’ll be real, I never played it as a kid but played games with it being referenced and represented and loved it, I played it a few months ago and im still hooked

[@seyioyetade]

I play it as a kid, on dreamcast, it's literally the only thing ABT dreamcast that I remember 😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@wile123456]

It got replaced by the spiritual successors: Taxi minigame in GTA3 and its sequels

[@macuser7048]

Simpsons did it right with all the extra content for it. Heck they did GTA better too!

[@rhysjackson2597]

The Crazy Taxi playlist is on Spotify if anyone wants to replay some memories!

[@Absolute550]

The mobile version of the first crazy taxi has the original soundtrack. I play it frequently. You can also use a controller if you like.

[@BIadelores]

Me watching this for the first time a week ago: It's Joever Me watching this after watching the game awards: We're Barack

[@JMLRetroRoom]

The issue is the game becomes very short and repetitive if you haven’t learned the moves it requires to achieve really high scores. If you don’t play that way the game isn’t crazy at all and it’ll be over in a few minutes. You can talk about CT to nearly anyone who was alive around that time and they’ll be excited to talk of it. If they play it it’s unlikely they’re any good because the game doesn’t explain what you should do to get better very well. My favorite version of original CT is on Dreamcast. My goal is $100K and my PB is $85K.

[@marinadela1361]

Just a truly historic iconic game. A childhood staple. As entertaining as ever even now.

[@WigWoo1]

I love this game. Was my 2nd ever video game when I was 3 years old. I only have the 6th place world record but I hope to keep practicing

[@LIP3XGunner]

I felt this a couple of years ago, buying crazy taxi because i suddenly craved it. Found myself finding something was off, and replacing turning off the music and just blasting a playlist on spotify running in the background. That fixed it, and i still go back from time to time.

[@lunarplexus4442]

I think it's important to note that the reason that Sega sued the Simpson's game, and the reason crazy taxi games weren't a thing for years (except for shovelware only sold in Europe) is that Sega owned a few patents related to the game (like the giant arrow that Simpson's changed with the pointy hand that is functionally the same thing). Now that's crazy.

[@kiranearitachi]

Never played much in arcade but loved it on Dreamcast when I went to a friend's house

[@benilinshingoseth2086]

Same ! So good memories!

[@macuser7048]

My mall had it for a very short time. Then the DDR craze took over.

[@jaspal666]

If you are in DFW… the arcades both have sit down and standup cabs. Both set to free play 🎉

[@SnakeEaterGaming]

I remember getting this for my GameCube and as a kid it was one of my favorite games ever. Also I am forever grateful this game introduced me to the offspring. YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH! ITS ALL I WANT!!!!

[@saynotop2w]

All I Want is weirdly positive and family friendly for a Punk rock.

[@Rickrevan01]

I'm here to report that IT IS BACK

[@INikeAir]

Holy, I was like who’s this KZbin making an episode about my childhood, and it’s nerdstalgic! You know what’s crazy, even if each game is just and update and not a sequel, I still loved every iteration and found it fun 🥺 (not the handheld ones) This game can make a comeback, we have such a lack of actually fun focused games nowadays that it’s perfect for it to thrive

[@macuser7048]

The real kicker was The Simpsons Road Rage even had a better GBA port than Crazy Taxi. lol

[@shenanikenz]

We have the OG Crazy Taxi arcade cabinet at the Roanoke STARCADE Video Game Museum 😎 It’s still playable!

[@BenSchubert1995]

Guess what? CRAZY TAXI IS BACK. It's in development right now and is a going to be a open world MMO. They plan on bringing back the adrenaline styled gameplay with tons of people racing at the same time. Really promising, but hopefully it's executed properly.

[@vimastermob1316]

we are so back

[@rupom_1670]

Please tell me the game is not dead yet

[@mrhitz7060]

Just wanted to let the world know, i just added this game to my collection for the ps2.. Amazing memories...

[@MJTRadio]

I'm dying for someone to make a new Crazy Taxi, a spiritual successor, whatever, and get it right. I feel like there are other weird twists and turns you could do with the series to spice up its wonderful, but simple, concept. I think I had a dream once where I played a Crazy Taxi meets Mad Max kind of game, where you drove one of those ridiculous souped up cars out of Mad Max, taxied people through the desert while other cars rammed you, and your passengers would rate you in goofy sounding ways (like if you didn't do very well, they'd yell "MEDIOCRE!" as they hopped out)

[@NeoTechni]

I absolutely loved the PSP one, especially since it had custom soundtrack support and you could just put the original tracks in it. Others even modded the ISO to swap the old soundtrack into it

[@steelvenom330]

I remember seeing the rare stand up arcade cabinet version at a clothing store of all places.

[@PlebNC]

Keep the kids busy while mum tries on clothes.

[@macuser7048]

Sega was hip back then.

[@someone19292]

I remember the stand up one was at my local theater

[@felipeaguena5289]

Crazy Taxy without the music is like a burger with no bread or cheese

[@QF_Dan72]

Crazy Taxi is not perfect without All I Want by The Offspring. That's why the first one is always my favourite

[@CodyTaylorBKNY]

This game is on my phone. I catch myself playing it any time I’m taking public transport instead of driving, when I’m at break on work, when I’m waiting for friends to pull up at a meeting point, etc. The soundtrack is on my Spotify, and is one of my go-tos for my drives to the beach, the mall or even just cruising on the highway.

[@coolbrotherf127]

The Steam version isn't the only option. It's pretty easy to emulate it for Dreamcast too for that authentic 90's experience.

[@user98xp]

Keep in mind this was BEFORE every game was open world. 2 years before GTA 3. Crazy Taxi was a trail blazer! It is worth playing not only because it's still a fun and crazy game with AWESOME 90S 'TUDE, but as an example of one of the first open world 3D console games. "YAH YAH, YAH YAH YAH!" Cheers.

[@commissarf1196]

Man this is nostalgic, I used to play crazy taxi a lot in my old PC when I was a kid.

[@brianbarker2551]

It was that 1999 Y2K awesomeness we loved, the real places, the great music and it was fun... It came on fast and burned out quick, but damn. It was like the Spice Girls before it or LMFAO after it, pure simple fun, loud and fast.

[@NoahSties]

we can only dream what a modern open world crazy taxi would look like. still wish sega would make a racing compilation for modern hardware, with m2, m3, and naomi games

[@Nathan93Baker]

Loved Crazy Taxi! Was one of my go toes at my local arcade.

[@PantauAjaChannel]

First time I'am playing Crazy Taxi in my brand new Dreamcast at 2000's. I liked it very much, spending many hours with fun.

[@rahatmiah4294]

The Game Awards have announced that Sega are in production for making a new Crazy Taxi game.

[@DanielR-hl8uj]

I was born in 2009 and didn't grow up with crazy taxi. But we have a awesome arcade we go to and I always play crazy taxi. It's an amazing game.

[@wildercerrate7295]

How have they not released a new crazy taxi in the post-Uber world… you’re a ride-share driver you upgrade your car, get your rating up over the days/nights

[@GreatMewtwo]

I had said it years ago that a new Uber-inspired Crazy Taxi game would have the player change cars throughout the game a la GTA, each with their own specs and features. Imagine starting with an old 1999 Corolla, then you move up to the Crown Victoria (tight drifting), the Cadillac Cutlass Supreme (attracts better fare payouts), the Corvette (highest speed), the Monster F-350 (nothing can smash it), and you end with VR-Temjin from Virtual ON (which can jump high and jet).

[@curryking1]

a sequel is coming now!!!! woooo 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@Cryotyde]

One of the biggest (trivial) regrets of my life was selling my Dreamcast and all of my games and peripherals to my buddy in Middle School, and it was all done on a whim - zero thought involved. Decades later and it still bothers the heck out of me that I did that. I loved playing this game on it.

[@tulliboy]

The video doesn't mention this, but you can get crazy taxi classic on Android and that has the first game with the original soundtrack. It's free with ads or you can pay a fee to have an ad free experience. Obviously the tradeoff is you play on android, but the game does have controller support.

[@RebornAudio]

"Polly gonnal" gave me a chuckle.

[@SammEater]

Used to play all the time on my friend's Dreamcast.

[@robhiggins3287]

There was an actual port for iPhones of the original Crazy Taxi. They still didn’t have the real life branded spots but they did renew the license for some to all of the songs on the original soundtrack.

[@Pearloryx]

This is the first game I saw when I was little. Watching my older brother playing that game in the hospital office back in 2008

[@gimcrack555]

Been playing Days Gone a zombie game. If you go to The Challenge Mode. There is a like crazy taxi clone game there. You ride a golf cart, picking up people and dodging zombies. Great game.

[@Ruffi0]

Playing this on my iPhone right now. Original sound track with it. Crazy taxi classic

[@noahboat580]

getting a class S license for the first time, so satisfying. it wasnt on the arcade, but even doing it on gamecube isnt easy

[@gustavorios2]

good video man. very fun to watch. thanks

[@MSAPtube]

I bought the Dreamcast bundle from Steam for my Alienware laptop and Crazy Taxi was the only game I kept. Didn't need any tinkering or hackery to get it to work, except telling it to use NVIDIA graphics card.

[@SpaghettiBeard_]

I spent hours and hours on the Dreamcast playing this game. I luckily kept both the system and the game so I can play it whenever I feel nostalgic for some Crazy Taxi.

[@SnakeEyesOfficial42]

The app is so much better! It’s got all the sick songs included! Unsure about branding though. It’s probably cheaper, too.

[@macuser7048]

I got it when it was free.

[@Dubtoy94]

The Simpsons: Road Rage was my favorite Crazy taxi game

[@saynotop2w]

1:32 This is a common misconception. DC had half as memory as Naomi, they usually cut corners around less noticeable stuff like soundtracks and framerate

[@FupaDoncic]

Another soundtrack that was sick

[@BOABModels]

There was a display model Dreamcast at my local video game store and I absolutely loved playing Crazy Taxi. I was only 13 so couldn't afford a new console, but I would have got the Dreamcast for that alone if I had the money. Bullet dodged I guess!

[@andrebrynkus2055]

These days we have a somewhat spiritual successor in Taxi Mania. Almost the same game without the music on modern consoles.

[@yukimarusword]

I would love to see a new and improved Crazy Taxi game with unlockables (of course not pay to unlock, genuine earn the unlockables). My problem with the game is, I'd like to adjust the time so I can see all the city, figure out more of the mechanics, and find the best route to make the most cash while figuring out shortcuts.

[@claireelise3125]

this game was such a big part of my childhood (my brother and i played it on my dad’s ipad in 2012 lol) i recently got back into it and i forgot how much fun it is!

[@TheRealBlackarrot]

Still play Dreamcast randomly for Crazy Taxi

[@Ali.B786]

I LOVED this game... thanks for making this. Childhood memories 😁

[@NoName-md6fd]

I had it on ps2, but I knew about the dreamcast version. Can't believe I had the patience to beat all mini games and have the awesome license on both maps. If you had the bicycle, you are a champ.

[@nwuk1983]

It was around for ages, it was pushed n advertised n kept being put on new systems, even platinum versions

[@macuser7048]

Yeah but we need a new entry with a new city and new drivers.

[@kiranearitachi]

There was an Xbox 360 port in like 2016 as well if I remember. I hope you do a Video on vigilante 8 as well that's another game I miss

[@macuser7048]

Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and for some reason only the sequel to Space Channel 5 but never the original. huh

[@TheReallyBadChannel]

This was the first semi-open world driver. This was an amazing game that suffered from the downfall of SEGA, INSANE success of PS2's "Smugglers Run".

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

AAA has been a cancer on the anus of the gaming industry last decade!! Games released half finished or/and buggy as hell, taking upwards to a year plus to got into a semblance of playability, and added to that the enablers who only continue to validate this to continue with preorder, day one sales and defending the scumbaggery of said releases. Confidence is at an all-time low and until this huge issue is addressed, i can't see this game releasing in an acceptable state which will only further sully its legacy.

[@macuser7048]

Arcade style is fun and holds up better over time. That is what Sega did best. Sega still makes arcade games but few and far between.

[@keynanmartinez]

Still have great memories paying this game.

[@crossfire7474]

Thanks for sharing this video. I remember my friends playing the game on Gameboy Advanced.

[@aretnap3653]

I Know a Guy That Had a SegaDreamCast, & This Was TheONLY Game He Owned & Played For TheDreamCast!

[@Mark-kr5go]

90s kids memories :')

[@CoconutGirl333]

I still play it on my phone once I found it on the App Store 🥰 so much nostalgia

[@acmiguens]

Only Steam? Xbox version with backwards compatibility: Am I a joke to you?

[@ArrowValley]

Sega in many ways is just as bad as Nintendo with its handling of their back catalogue. They both have tons of great games yet only release the same handful every generation. I never got to play CT 2 or 3 and it still puzzles me as to why Sega won’t release them on modern hardware.

[@macuser7048]

They handled it fine in the early 2000s after no longer making their own console, but they split it between the big 3. Some IPs got ports on some systems while others got sequels. It was tough and you had to pick n choose.

[@MEGAMAGA76]

Fun game. I believe Crazy Taxi is the reason why other game developers cant use a taxi gameplay system in their games.

[@YousefTube]

Not true at all GTA got a taxi gamplay in it

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

I am such a huge fan of this game. I am not a person who sticks with games to perfect them. This is the exception.

[@tedphillips3119]

The PSP port is a hidden gem.

[@xXshinichiconanXx3]

So happy to still own an original copy of crazy taxi 3 with nothing missing like in a patched steam version or whatever

[@themightybagle99]

Honestly City Rush was a fun pass time for me years ago. It’s understandable how it lost it’s playerbase over the years but I still quite enjoyed it, it’s a better good mobile game overall.

[@adamsavo]

It was, and is, a fantastic game. I have also wondered when the game is coming back. It should. I really hope an new version will come up. It is a kind of open world feeling that was something very spectacular when the game arrived. The graphics and gameplay was the best of the best on the underrated Sega Dreamcast. Hope a new version will be produced...

[@oxothnk333]

Played the original Gamecube version on Nintendont on my Wii U. The best version in a semi portable way.

[@aydenmarietta4906]

In my opinion, the Dreamcast version is the best home console version mostly because of it having the same voice acting from the arcade version. The only version I like from another console is the PS2 version but the Dreamcast and arcade will always be the best.

[@premium7182]

Me and my son was playing this a few months ago when we dusted off the PS3 which had a copy of crazy taxi on it... I originally had it on the Dreamcast along with MvC and shenmue

[@scottbogfoot]

CRAZYUber(edit) holy shiz, crazyuber would be awesome! You play as a different driver with different car each time....and they all drive differently too, damn!

[@Urbanokami]

Awesome vid! Loved Crazy Taxi as a kid! Btw What is the song playing at 2:48 of the video??

[@franciscobuenrostro3891]

The mobile version of Crazy taxi 1 is free. It’s a good version to pick up and play anywhere

[@PaddyLaPoint]

Came with our first PS2, if you got to own a PS2 when it originally came out the feeling was euphoric and while not all the games were perfect or amazing, Crazy Taxi was neither but it was wacky, captivating, unique and fun, something that's kinda missing these days. I can see how it got left behind and why it died but I wish it hadn't.

[@eon001]

Thanks for this video. I've been trying to piece together wtf happened to this franches. It got spread so thin. Love the concept though. Hope it can come back in some way.

[@Postbus22]

I still have Crazy Taxi on a CD that came with some cornflakes back then.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

The PC port of CT1 was surprisingly good, actually I just have this fuzzy af memory of something about Crazy Taxi and Vegas and a demo on a PC gaming mag back in the day, I dunno which Crazy Taxi it was or if there were different demos

[@THEEGOBLINNE]

Holy shit I remember crazy taxi

[@oliverislost]

I think about this all the time

[@dakidvision]

My teacher used this game to teach equations

[@SnakeEyesOfficial42]

Neat. How?

[@dakidvision]

Linear equations this was when I was in 7th grade