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Title: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Deefy on April 18, 2010, 03:21:52 pm
In the forum of site digiex.net there are these screenshots of a possibly conversion of Crazy Taxi for the XBLA platform :

(http://http://digiex.net/attachments/digiex/front-page-news/4164d1271589487t-unannounced-xbla-games-screenshots-leaked-including-crazy-taxi-quake-arena-crazy-taxi-final-3.2.jpg)(http://http://digiex.net/attachments/digiex/front-page-news/4165d1271589487t-unannounced-xbla-games-screenshots-leaked-including-crazy-taxi-quake-arena-crazy-taxi.jpg)(http://http://digiex.net/attachments/digiex/front-page-news/4174d1271589597t-unannounced-xbla-games-screenshots-leaked-including-crazy-taxi-quake-arena-sonic-adventure.jpg)


Screens and source(partnernet) seem legitimate.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Centrale on April 18, 2010, 03:50:19 pm
I figure it probably won't be, but I wish it would be Crazy Taxi 3.  A great sequel that I held onto in the hopes that it would eventually be made backwards-compatible for the 360, but it never happened.  Still, any way to make some crazy money sounds good to me.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 18, 2010, 04:10:20 pm
FINALLY! Literally this was the most obvious choice of a SEGA game that needs to be on the XBLA that would sell great.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Nathan on April 18, 2010, 04:26:53 pm
I'd buy it.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 04:50:35 pm
My Dreamcast copy is still running just fine, so I don't really need it right now.

But if it were Crazy Taxi 3 instead, the I'd jump on it.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 05:24:03 pm
Holy Shit Holy Shit Holy Shit I fucking love Crazy Taxi!
I'll buy it the second this shit comes out if it's true and will try to get 200/200 no matter how ridiculous the achievements are!

About bloody time Sega!

Oh wait! I just thought of something, will it still have the Offspring/Bad Religion soundtrack? Hopefully there aren't any licensing issues or something, because the game had a perfect fitting soundtrack. Remember the bassline from 'Americana' playing over the menus?

Will it have the awesome extra Dreamcast City? IT HAD BETTER HAVE CRAZY BOX! Argh I want this game now.

As you can tell I'm kinda excited for this.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 05:45:36 pm
Man, I'd love it if The Offspring and Bad Religion music disappeared for this game. It was so fucking annoying and repetitive, nobody should have to put up with it.

I wonder if they'll leave in KFC and all the horrifically offensive ethnic stereotypes...?
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Orta on April 18, 2010, 05:54:22 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Man, I'd love it if The Offspring and Bad Religion music disappeared for this game. It was so fucking annoying and repetitive, nobody should have to put up with it.

Oh, that was half of the experience (the product placement being the other half  :P). Either way, you'll probably be able to use songs of your chosing so it's all good.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 06:02:01 pm
Oh yeah, that's right...

In that case, they shouldn't bother adding in the music and just allow custom soundtracks. Then people like MadeMan can put up with the painful music by buying the songs themselves, if they want to. :P
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 18, 2010, 06:25:03 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Oh yeah, that's right...

In that case, they shouldn't bother adding in the music and just allow custom soundtracks. Then people like MadeMan can put up with the painful music by buying the songs themselves, if they want to. :P

Everyone I know hates Offspring and their music, but thinks it fits perfectly with Crazy Taxi, which it does.

Custom soundtracks are standard for Xbox 360 games (developers are not allowed to remove the feature : > ), so I think we've got the best of both worlds here anyways.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 06:39:52 pm
Sorry fluffy, looks like your opinion is wrong this time. But yeah, if we have custom soundtracks we can listen to whatever music we want at least. I doubt they'll be able to get the original songs again so thats good news.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 18, 2010, 07:08:52 pm
What has Offspring even been doing the last ten years? Children parties? I doubt licensing their tracks would have been all that expensive.

*Remembers BD Joe's song from SARS is a completely new song*

Oh, I guess SEGA is cheap as fuck. =/
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sharky on April 18, 2010, 07:34:08 pm
Makes perfect sense, almost too much sense...

But still no Chu Chu Rocket!!!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 18, 2010, 09:01:59 pm
If Crazy Taxi was stripped of the Offspring, product placement and B.D.Joe, then you might as well not call it Crazy Taxi. Ska, KFC and "We be on our way!" = Crazy Taxi. It's just plan stupid to argue otherwise.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 09:19:41 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
What has Offspring even been doing the last ten years? Children parties? I doubt licensing their tracks would have been all that expensive.

*Remembers BD Joe's song from SARS is a completely new song*

Oh, I guess SEGA is cheap as fuck. =/

Their last album was Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace last year or the year before. You might remember this song, it was pretty popular on Australian stations at least.
[youtube:1cy8dwov]JNosQ5DM0Fk[/youtube:1cy8dwov]
You also have to remember that Offspring have been around since 1984, you kinda have to expect a band to slow down a bit after 25 years...
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 09:24:23 pm
The Offspring is terrible. Just had to get that off my chest.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Happy Cat on April 18, 2010, 09:26:21 pm
I agree with Fuzzy
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 09:27:30 pm
Quote from: "ShadiWulf"
I agree with Fuzzy
Looks like my opinion is correct this time, as it always is. ^_^
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 18, 2010, 09:28:43 pm
So... you like Crazy Taxi and yet hate the music? Does not compute. Do you wear earplugs at the arcade and point out the racial stereotypes to children as they pass by?
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 09:31:42 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
So... you like Crazy Taxi and yet hate the music? Does not compute. Do you wear earplugs at the arcade and point out the racial stereotypes to children as they pass by?
Who the hell would go to an arcade to play it when they already own the port on Dreamcast?

Does not compute.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 18, 2010, 09:36:43 pm
You've been making shitty posts over the past five minutes. You do realize this isn't the Kartel, so you don't need to junk up the forums with content-free posts. You aren't going to win any free mouse pads or PSP games.

You point out the blades interface at the SA XBLA topic, you write "Yea man this site iz better lol" at the Gunstar topic and then just made three pointless posts here. Stop being a wortless member of these forums. Also, a Sega fan who sees no reason to play Crazy Taxi at the arcades is not a Sega fan in my book.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 09:41:21 pm
Hey wow, you made an almost completely off-topic post! Talk about hypocrisy, huh?

You're only mad because I pointed out your lack of common sense. I'm not going out to some arcade to play Crazy Taxi. If you wanna throw your money away on that, go right ahead. I'll put my money to good use instead.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 18, 2010, 09:50:02 pm
So you join a SEGA fan site and then tell SEGA fans that they lack common sense by "throwing their money away" on SEGA arcade games. I think you're the hypocrite. You do realize that Crazy Taxi was an arcade game first, a Dreamcast port second. Playing the game in the arcade is a completely different experience from sitting on your ass at home and not supporting SEGA in the arcades.

I guess you also find an arcade Daytona USA race to be a waste of time and House of the Dead III to be a better experience at home on a 14" CRT tv.

I'll be back to chit-chat once some real Sega fans are online. Later.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 18, 2010, 09:57:11 pm
If you want to play some SEGA arcade games, play some NEW ones, or at least the games that don't have perfect console ports like Crazy Taxi does. It makes no sense to play the exact same game you have at home.

Plus, if you keep spending money on the same old Crazy Taxi cabinet rather than the new games, the arcade owners are just going to keep the same old machines forever. Pressure the owners to replace that Crazy Taxi with a SEGA Race TV or something. :P
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 10:41:28 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Quote from: "ShadiWulf"
I agree with Fuzzy
Looks like my opinion is correct this time, as it always is. ^_^

Sorry, just means that both you and Shadi have the incorrect opinion. Sorry, but it's irrefutable.

Let's not argue about going to arcades, playing a game at an arcade on the original machine can be a great and different experience to playing at home, and I think peopel can enjoy them both.

Getting back to this, I could see myself spending a lot of time on the Crazy Box mode, so hopefully they include that!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Mengels7 on April 18, 2010, 11:56:40 pm
Yo I'm with Barry on this one. You're clearly not the right kind of Sega nerd. ANY Sega arcade game is better IN THE ARCADE. Why? BECAUSE IT IS A SEGA GAME IN AN ARCADE. THAT IS THE FUCKING BEST KIND OF GAME THERE IS. There's no further debate needed.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: max_cady on April 19, 2010, 01:43:12 pm
Sega just keeps giving me reasons to finally let my Dreamcast go easy.

I should totally get this on XBLA, since my Crazy Taxi Dreamcast version is in very, very bad condition.

I still think Sega should also consider making an arcade pack with this title and many more.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: TimmiT on April 19, 2010, 01:54:58 pm
I have to agree with Barry, I'd much rather play an Sega Arcade game in the arcade than on the couch. Crazy Taxi is also on of the few arcade games I've actually played in an arcade. (there are no arcades at the place I live)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 19, 2010, 02:15:31 pm
Not to mention that unlike the Dreamcast release, playing Crazy Taxi at the arcades allows one to enter their initials and score into the leaderboards. And if you're a real pro, you draw a little crowd. Nothing DDR sized, but a few people will stop and watch you get a class S license. Good thing about XBLA and PSN is that the community aspect of high scores come to the home console, though I doubt replays will be available.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: George on April 19, 2010, 03:09:16 pm
How about we stop this arguing. Not to insult Shadi, but he would agree with anything Fuzzy says, since they are dating or a couple.

That is fine with me, but this arguing is not. I'm OK with people having differing opinions on Crazy Taxi.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 19, 2010, 03:26:16 pm
Quote from: "George"
How about we stop this arguing. Not to insult Shadi, but he would agree with anything Fuzzy says, since they are dating or a couple.

That is fine with me, but this arguing is not. I'm OK with people having differing opinions on Crazy Taxi.

I disagree, burn the witches!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Orta on April 19, 2010, 03:33:53 pm
[youtube:2cveww7y]v7c187E5BxY[/youtube:2cveww7y]
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 19, 2010, 04:52:38 pm
I'm trying to remember, was the top license class S-Class or Crazy Class? Wasn't the Crazy Class like, $10,000 or something?

And man, I think Crazy Taxi gives me more fond memories than any other Sega game i can think of.  I remember the day I got it, I had about 6 friends over playing the game all night, and even though it was only one player at a time we didn't once get tired of it.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sharky on April 19, 2010, 04:54:44 pm
Can't wait for the day Shadi gets his own personality and stops being the 'me too' of any guy he's got a crush on.

On that note at the time of Crazy Taxi The Offspring were just about the only American punk band I could listen too.

Can we try and be less 'my opinion is fact' all the time? It gets old very quickly.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 19, 2010, 05:03:50 pm
I remember the day my friend got a Dreamcast (he'd been playing mine for months) I bought Crazy Taxi and we spent the whole day on it (except for a bit when we tried using the DC's modem to look at women on the maxim website (we were 16 alright)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Centrale on April 19, 2010, 05:40:33 pm
I think the blanket explanation for why people would buy any re-released game again is of course that not everybody kept the original version and the original system.  Granted, emulations may not be absolutely perfect, but many people find them preferable to trying to store and maintain a stable of aging consoles... the oldest ones of which sometimes require physical modification of video and audio outputs.  In the past, I was much more into keeping a physical collection of games and music, but as time has gone on and I've seen other members of my family succumb to the burden of being packrats, I have gained more and more appreciation for non-physical music and games.  

And, as already mentioned, online leaderboards are pretty addictive when several of your friends have the same game.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 19, 2010, 05:47:46 pm
As strange as it sounds, this was one of the first arcade games I was really into... I cannot remember exactly why I got it (might have been brainwashed by Official Dreamcast Magazine!), but dammit was it worth it! I played it all of the time, everyone I knew liked it, even the girliest of girly girls were completely in love with the game and would play hours with everyone. Crazy Taxi is a damn classic, and it is one everyone likes, at least a little bit.

The more I think about it, the more worried I am. SEGA better not fuck this one up. It is so easy to get it right, but knowing how sketchy they have been with downloadable releases... I am not sure what to think. The game needs to run perfectly at all times, it needs all of the Dreamcast extras and more, even just slightly more would not hurt. Most of all though, it needs a very good set of leaderboards that compares you to everyone who played, a separate one that compares you with your friends local and online and a bunch of leaderboards for each Crazy Box event. All of this put into a 800 point bundle with at the very least, decent achievements would be irresistible IMHO.

Quote from: "Centrale"
I think the blanket explanation for why people would buy any re-released game again is of course that not everybody kept the original version and the original system.  Granted, emulations may not be absolutely perfect, but many people find them preferable to trying to store and maintain a stable of aging consoles... the oldest ones of which sometimes require physical modification of video and audio outputs.  In the past, I was much more into keeping a physical collection of games and music, but as time has gone on and I've seen other members of my family succumb to the burden of being packrats, I have gained more and more appreciation for non-physical music and games.  

And, as already mentioned, online leaderboards are pretty addictive when several of your friends have the same game.

I think a great way to say this release is worth buying the game again would be online features and achievements.

Though, as time goes on I notice myself playing my Dreamcast less and less because almost all of it's best games are on other platforms, and sometimes they are even way better! It is sad to think that while I will continue playing my Genesis years and years from now I will just have very few reasons for plugging in my Dreamcast every other week, which has turned into every other month, which might be every other year soon...  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

Quote from: "Sharky"
Can't wait for the day Shadi gets his own personality and stops being the 'me too' of any guy he's got a crush on.

Do not be too hard on him. My money is on Fluffy telling him to back him up, notice how it was one of the only posts Shadi ever had on the SEGA section, for instance!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 19, 2010, 06:26:49 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Though, as time goes on I notice myself playing my Dreamcast less and less because almost all of it's best games are on other platforms, and sometimes they are even way better! It is sad to think that while I will continue playing my Genesis years and years from now I will just have very few reasons for plugging in my Dreamcast every other week, which has turned into every other month, which might be every other year soon...  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

I haven't plugged in my Mega Drive for years now probably, but it doesn't make me sad in the slightest. I would rather play the games via emulator/compilation disc most of the time and let the Mega Drive enjoy it's 'Retirement' so to speak. Of course I'll never throw it out, but why risk any more wear and tear than needs be for old consoles? It had it's time in the sun where it would be used nearly non-stop, and it's not like the console isn't good anymore.

Besides, Shenmue hasn't been ported to anything else yet...
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 19, 2010, 07:59:27 pm
Don't forget Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi 2! Those are still Dreamcast exclusives! :D

edit: Racketboy has a great list:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/dre ... es-on.html (http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/dreamcast/2007/07/sega-dreamcast-exclusives-the-dream-lives-on.html)

Yeah, I believe Crazy Class was the top class, closest I came was a B, though I believe I could get an A class license if I put my mind to it.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 19, 2010, 08:46:56 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Don't forget Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi 2! Those are still Dreamcast exclusives! :D

edit: Racketboy has a great list:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/dre ... es-on.html (http://www.racketboy.com/retro/sega/dreamcast/2007/07/sega-dreamcast-exclusives-the-dream-lives-on.html)

Yeah, I believe Crazy Class was the top class, closest I came was a B, though I believe I could get an A class license if I put my mind to it.

Did you play on 'Work for X Minutes' or the free run mode? You really needed to be in Free Run (Where your time increased by passengers delivered) to get the high scores. In any event, I'm almost certainly getting the game out soon to play again and find out.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 20, 2010, 07:29:29 pm
C'mon guys, you know you shouldn't buy this XBLA port! True SEGA fans play Crazy Taxi in arcades!

Sure, this is a really old arcade game and SEGA no longer manufactures it, but you'll still make a psychic spiritual connection with SEGA's board of executives every time you sit down to play it, and they will smile at you, for they will know that you are playing one of their legacy games. (http://http://forums.sega.com/images/icons/icon7.gif) Plus you might be able to get the high score, and that will make everyone jealous of how successful and accomplished you are at life! Needless to say, you'll be going home with anyone there you want.

Plus, if you're a truly devoted SEGA fan, and you play all of their really old games all the time, RubyEclipse will spread his angel wings and come to your bedroom one night... He'll cradle you in his arms and take off with you into the sparkling moonlight... Holding you so tight, above the clouds... and if you're really devoted, he'll end the night with a deep, full kiss. <3

And if you don't believe all that then YOUR NOT A TRUE SEGA FAN!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 20, 2010, 08:09:49 pm
^WHAT THE FUCK^
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 20, 2010, 08:12:24 pm
I really don't get what hes going on about. I think we broke him.

Anyway, back on topic. You know what the 360 really needs? BC support for Crazy Taxi 3! Well, that and Crazy Box mode for the CT1 release. I wonder how unreasonable it would be to hope for a CT2 release...?
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 20, 2010, 08:55:33 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I really don't get what hes going on about. I think we broke him.

Anyway, back on topic. You know what the 360 really needs? BC support for Crazy Taxi 3! Well, that and Crazy Box mode for the CT1 release. I wonder how unreasonable it would be to hope for a CT2 release...?

If Crazy Taxi does well, then I think Crazy Taxi 2 wouldn't be far off. I don't think 2 was as good as the first one though, while the jumping was an interesting feature it kinda just made the game more complicated than needs be.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on April 21, 2010, 04:25:32 am
I liked the Crazy Jump that 2 added but the original was a solid game and really didn't need anything added to it. It will be nice to have custom soundtracks this time around. There's only so much of the Offspring I can handle in one sitting.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 09:55:09 am
What's the problem with Offspring? I love them.

I also think that CT2 was the better one. It was bigger than the first, it improved some stuff, it was possible to drive 4 afrodudes to 4 different locations, and Crazy Jump was fun. Better minigames as well.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 10:09:52 am
I prefer CT1's levels, CT2's crazy box and CT3's roster. I still hold out hope for a CT4 with online multiplayer. Imagine racing to get a fare before another cab snaps it up. It would be doubly cool if there was a quick haggling segment in which players who reach a fare at the same time can try to lower their price in order to get the passenger in their cab. Nothing too complicated, something akin to a reverse ebay auction on a 5 second timer.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 11:56:31 am
And when you couldn't get to the destination on time, the passenger would jump out of your cab into someone else's (if they were next to you)! That would have a whole new dynamic. If you saw that someone was about to jump, you'd follow that cab like hell!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 12:15:07 pm
I really like that idea! Like a cab to cab transfer, and maybe you get a X2 score for stealing a fare. lol, I imagine a "capture the flag" mini game replacing the flags with a passenger.

Roster could be the 12 cabbies from the first three games, 4 new cabbies and then 4 unlockable drivers from other AM3/AM5/Rosso/Hitmaker games: Temjin, Kaiyodo, the Cosmic Smash guy and a Sega Rally Toyota Celica.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 01:00:33 pm
(http://http://pervasivegames.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/yo-dawg-the-original.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 01:33:58 pm
I do wish the Celica drove a Taxi. Or the Hornet (Daytona) flew a Hornet (After Burner).
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 02:58:44 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I do wish the Celica drove a Taxi. Or the Hornet (Daytona) flew a Hornet (After Burner).
That would really be fun :D
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 21, 2010, 06:52:45 pm
Fuck the Celica, Lancia Stratos FTW.
(http://http://www.imagebanana.com/img/ukbgvrbl/lancia_stratos.jpg)

Seriously though, I think CT2 was a good game as well, but overall I just liked the first one better. I can't remember much about the second game's challenges though, I remember it was Crazy Pyramid but not much else.

I'm not quite sure what it was, I just felt the jump mechanic was a big gimmicky compared to the simplicity of the first game. I agree though the multi-fare passengers were cool  :afroman:  Love the way the disco/afro guy used to moonwalk across the back-seat when you got him there on time.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sharky on April 21, 2010, 06:54:50 pm
I think Crazy Taxi 2 had the more fun mini games but Crazy Taxi 1 had the better cities.

CT3... didn't really have anything 'better' bar graphics.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 07:20:11 pm
CT3 was supposed to be online wasn't it?
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 08:27:54 pm
I remember Crazy Taxi 3 being originally titled 'Crazy Taxi Next' and was touted to be online. I think the disappointment of no online led people to give the game more shit than it deserved. True, CT3 didn't add much more than glitter oasis which wasn't as cool as the first two cities. But I do give it massive props for having all the cities and drivers of the first two games as well as a big roster.

And just for shits and giggles, here is high res art from the Sega FTP (for the Dreamcast release):

(http://ftp://segapr.segaamerica.com/SEGA_ARCHIVES/Dreamcast_Games/Crazy_Taxi/Crazy%20Taxi%20GUS.jpg)

(http://ftp://segapr.segaamerica.com/SEGA_ARCHIVES/Dreamcast_Games/Crazy_Taxi/Crazy%20Taxi%20AXEL.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 21, 2010, 08:48:53 pm
^Gus should have been in SASAR instead of Joe I think.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 08:50:51 pm
Or the All-Star Move had all four cabbies driving about the track. That'd be pretty sweet.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 22, 2010, 02:01:52 am
I like Gus way more, but I think BD Joe fit in the game good. At least they did not go with Axel, like I assumed they would.

I also think SARS should have had a taxi mode of some sort, like take background characters to their destination. I think it would have been easy to have made in the battle arenas.

Thinking back on Crazy Taxi, I remember my favorite moment with the game was when I took a pregnant woman under the sea to the hospital, but I ran out of time so she thought it would be better to jump off of the back of my car into a moving train.

On the topic of Crazy Taxi 2: Thought it was great too, but I entirely echo MadeMang's comments on it.

On the topic of Crazy Taxi 3: lol no

Also, it is rumored that Crazy Taxi is Michael Jackson's most played video game of all time. Too bad Space Michael was not in it, he could have been able to turn into the car and everything!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 22, 2010, 07:12:13 pm
I absolutely loved that minigame in CT2 where you'd drive at the top of grotesquely tall buildings with ludicrous twists and turns with a pregnant woman on board.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Mengels7 on April 23, 2010, 12:35:42 am
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
C'mon guys, you know you shouldn't buy this XBLA port! True SEGA fans play Crazy Taxi in arcades!

Sure, this is a really old arcade game and SEGA no longer manufactures it, but you'll still make a psychic spiritual connection with SEGA's board of executives every time you sit down to play it, and they will smile at you, for they will know that you are playing one of their legacy games. (http://http://forums.sega.com/images/icons/icon7.gif) Plus you might be able to get the high score, and that will make everyone jealous of how successful and accomplished you are at life! Needless to say, you'll be going home with anyone there you want.

Plus, if you're a truly devoted SEGA fan, and you play all of their really old games all the time, RubyEclipse will spread his angel wings and come to your bedroom one night... He'll cradle you in his arms and take off with you into the sparkling moonlight... Holding you so tight, above the clouds... and if you're really devoted, he'll end the night with a deep, full kiss. <3

And if you don't believe all that then YOUR NOT A TRUE SEGA FAN!!!!!!!

Aside from his crack at Barry pointing out how Crazy Taxi will impress absolutely nobody at your arcade, his posts infuriate me. Can we trade him for Kogen?
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 23, 2010, 07:37:08 am
I wish.

However, since I am now a global moderator (including parts of the moon) I officially say "fluffymoochicken, stop starting flame wars and making pointless flame-bait posts. A majority of people play games for high scores and you'll just have to get used to that. Stay on topic."
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 23, 2010, 08:24:00 am
(http://http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/bhunsaker2/hitler.jpg)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 23, 2010, 10:22:33 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
However, since I am now a global moderator (including parts of the moon) I officially say "fluffymoochicken, stop starting flame wars and making pointless flame-bait posts. A majority of people play games for high scores and you'll just have to get used to that. Stay on topic."
You mean flaming such as "Stop being a wortless member of these forums." and inflammatory statements like "You've been making shitty posts over the past five minutes."? (http://http://www.segabits.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=254&start=20)

Looks like I'm not the one to blame for this argument. Whoops. What responsible moderation we have! (http://http://forums.sega.com/images/icons/icon7.gif)
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 23, 2010, 10:24:45 am
^^^He was not a mod at the time he made that original post.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 23, 2010, 10:26:27 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
^^^He was not a mod at the time he made that original post.
Wow, so they picked a guy who flames users for not wanting to spend money on a Crazy Taxi arcade to be moderator. :lol: Nice choice.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 23, 2010, 10:30:09 am
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
^^^He was not a mod at the time he made that original post.
Wow, so they picked a guy who flames users for not wanting to spend money on a Crazy Taxi arcade to be moderator. :lol: Nice choice.

Half of the staff is crazy, they are needed in the journalistic business!
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sharky on April 23, 2010, 10:34:48 am
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
^^^He was not a mod at the time he made that original post.
Wow, so they picked a guy who flames users for not wanting to spend money on a Crazy Taxi arcade to be moderator. :lol: Nice choice.

Like Sanus said, those posts were not made by a mod... He was not flaming anymore then you do.

And no, we picked a guy who is a good writer has a great blog and will be benificial to Segabits... The mod place just comes with being a writer of the site and I'm pretty sure Barry will do a good job of being a mod.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 23, 2010, 10:43:38 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Half of the staff is crazy, they are needed in the journalistic business!
I wanna see them go further with the podcast idea. I love listening to podcasts. ^^

Anyhow, the funny part about Barry mentioning loving to "play games for high scores" is that I've made over 30-35 times what he's ever made in Crazy Taxi. But does he think I go around bragging about that to people? Hell no, because virtually no one gives a shit about this old game except for us. In the end, none of these old video games really matter. It's not like I'm going to get a gold trophy and a triple figure career from getting over $75,000 Crazy Taxi. It's just something I did when I was a teenager with way too much free time on his hands. =P
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 23, 2010, 10:50:34 am
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
I wanna see them go further with the podcast idea. I love listening to podcasts. ^^

Anyhow, the funny part about Barry mentioning loving to "play games for high scores" is that I've made over 30-35 times what he's ever made in Crazy Taxi. But does he think I go around bragging about that to people? Hell no, because virtually no one gives a shit about this old game except for us. In the end, none of these old video games really matter. It's not like I'm going to get a gold trophy and a triple figure career from getting over $75,000 Crazy Taxi. It's just something I did when I was a teenager with way too much free time on his hands. =P

I do not see what your point is. He did it because he enjoys it, and I am certain his local friends enjoyed it as well. Now, years later he can show people online his scores who like the game and they can all still compete.

Crazy Taxi does not take a long time to master, but you can spend a long time playing it because it is great fun.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on April 23, 2010, 10:55:10 am
What I was saying is that Barry was talking about my playing habits without even knowing them in the first place.

Yeah, the game is fun, although now it's frustrating to revisit because I still have that meticulous nature of not accepting any bad mistakes in any run I make... but nowadays, I don't want to sit around doing run after run until it has as few flaws as possible. I just get fed up with it and turn it off. :P Fun in short bursts, but I haven't finished a run in years.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 23, 2010, 11:20:43 am
How about we keep this chatter to PM's as it has nothing to do with the topic at hand: Crazy Taxi is coming to XBLA and possibly PSN. If you wish to debate the importance of arcade scores, make a separate topic in general gaming about it

I'm sorry you disagree with my position on the site, but it is what it is and I'd appreciate that you listen to my suggestions of staying on topic and ending the back of forth of who started what.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 23, 2010, 01:42:08 pm
Cmon guys, let's all just get along and make some crazy money.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 23, 2010, 03:49:25 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
Cmon guys, let's all just get along and make some crazy money.

That's the other thing, that dude has the best announcing/commentating voice ever.
Title: Re: Crazy Taxi for XBLA leaked ?
Post by: crackdude on April 23, 2010, 06:47:47 pm
All the voice acting is just great. The music is so oddly fitting as well!