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Crazy Taxi
Platform: Dreamcast
Version: Final
Brett "Nemesis" Franklin
E-Mail: thebeefycow@hotmail.com

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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1. Introduction
2. Legal Stuff
3. Updates/Revision History
4. Game Options
5. Game Controls
6. How to Play This Crazy Game
7. Cabbies
8. Game Modes: Arcade and Original Cities
9. Driving Techniques
10. City Locations: Arcade and Original
11. Crazy Box Guide
12. General Tips: Get "Crazy" Cash
13. Secrets / Codes
14. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
15. Credits
16. Contact Info

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1. INTRODUCTION

Hi, and welcome to my Crazy Taxi FAQ for the Dreamcast. Crazy Taxi is an
addicting game brought from the Arcade straight to your home, onto the
Dreamcast. This game is wonderfully addictive game, and has that "arcade-like"
feel to it, which is a GOOD thing. This FAQ will cover the basics of Crazy Taxi,
and how to play it. It will also give you some tips to help you get fast cash,
which is VERY hard to do, depending on which setting you play on. Since Crazy
Taxi is a pretty straight-forward game to play, so don't expect a walkthrough
here. It's just a basic guide for all you "crazy" drivers out there. :p

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Here's my review of Crazy Taxi:
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Now, I've never played the arcade version of Crazy Taxi, so I can't compare the
Dreamcast one with it, but I'd have to say that Crazy Taxi for the Dreamcast is
definatly arcade-perfect. It just has that "arcade-feel" to it, and I love that.
I used to go to the arcades every other day, and I loved every minute of it.
Crazy Taxi is one of the best and most addictive games available for the
Dreamcast.

GRAPHICS- 9/10:
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The visuals in Crazy Taxi are very well done, and look like it was an arcade
game. The games runs at a almost constant 60 fps, and are very sharp and
beautiful to look at. The cities are remarkably well done, and look like real
cities. All of the cars on screen look awesome too. The only drawback to the
graphics are that there is some slight slowdown when you get onto some grass or
sticky situations.

SOUND- 10/10:
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The sound effects in Crazy Taxi are wonderful, and very clear to the ears. All
of the sound effects are different from each other, and sound realistic. The
music is also very well done. The tracks from The Offspring and Bad Religion are
very catchy, and fit this sort of game. I loved the sound and music in Crazy
Taxi.

CONTROL- 10/10:
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Controlling your taxi cab is so simple, one has to wonder if ANYONE can have
trouble with the control layout. The cars handle wonderfully and turn on a dime.
Performing the driving techniques are simple to do, and are very easy to learn.
The cabs are accessable to novices and veterans alike.

GAMEPLAY- 10/10:
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The gameplay department in Crazy Taxi is where the game really shines. Even
though the game is rediculously simple, it's REALLY addictive and fun to play.
And, although it is easy to play, it takes lots of skill to really master the
game. It might be one of the best arcade-to-home conversions. The basic premise
of Crazy Taxi is to get the highest scores. This will keep you playing for
weeks, possibly even months.

REPLAY- 10/10:
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The replay value for Crazy Taxi is nearly limitless. Trying to beat your high
scores will be very addictive, and you won't stop until you get the Crazy
License...which will take forever to do. Trying to memorize the cities and
finding the shortcuts of the cities will be challenging, yet insanely fun to do.
Although Crazy Taxi is just a one-player game, you can still try to beat your
friend's high score over and over again, which makes it just like a two-player
game.

OVERALL- 10/10:
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Crazy Taxi is one of the best games so far on the Dreamcast, and one of the best
driving games for ANY system. It is definatly the coolest game this year for the
Dreamcast, and is a must-buy. If you have ANY interest in having fun, you should
go out and pick up a copy of Crazy Taxi right now.

RE-CAP:
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Graphics- 9/10
Sound- 10/10
Controls- 10/10
Gameplay- 10/10
Replay- 10/10
Overall- 10/10

Game Info:
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Game: Crazy Taxi
Platform: Dreamcast
Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega
Available: Now
Price: $49.99 MSRP
Players: 1
VMU space: 23 Blocks
Compatibilities: VMU, Jump Pack, Racing Controller, VGA
Cabbies: 4
Taxi Cabs: 4 + 1 hidden
Rating: T for Animated Violence and Strong Language
Website:
Addictivness rating: ******/***** (that's right, 6 out of 5!)

2. LEGAL STUFF

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If anyone finds it on any other site, please inform me ASAP.

E-Mail Address: thebeefycow@hotmail.com

Copyright:
� Copyright 1999-2000 Brett "Nemesis" Franklin. It may not be stolen, altered,
or used for any type of profit. It may be reproduced electronically, and printed
for PRIVATE, PERSONAL use. It may not be placed on a CD, printed in a magazine
or any type of publication. If you would like to contribute to this FAQ (you
will be credited,) please e-mail me, as well as any questions, comments, or
corrections, to the address above.

3. UPDATES/REVISION HISTORY

Version 0.2 (02/10/00)
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* First version

Version 0.3 (02/12/00)
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* Updated the Crazy Box Guide section

Version 0.4 (02/20/00)
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* Updated the Crazy Box Guide section again. This section is finished.

Version 1.0 (04/29/00)
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* Added some new ASCII art at the top of the FAQ

4. Game Options

TIME SETTING:
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Adjust the game time limit setting of the Arcade and Original modes for "Play By
Arcade Rules" mode play.

TIME DIFFICULTY:
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Adjust the difficulty of the game time setting of the Arcade and Original modes
for "Play By Arcade Rules" mode play.

TRAFFIC DIFFICULTY:
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Adjust the level of the traffic setting of the Arcade and Original modes for
"Play By Arcade Rules" mode play.

AUDIO:
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Set the preferred sound output to either MONO or STEREO.

MUSIC VOLUME:
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Adjust the volume setting for the background music.

SE VOLUME:
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Adjust the volume setting for the sound effects.

TIME SETTING:
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Press A to display the controller settings screen and then select a controller
setting type for the Dreamcast Controller or Rally Wheel.

VIBRATION:
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Set to "ON" when using a Jump Pack while playing. This setting is only activated
when a Jump Pack is inserted into Expansion Socket 2 of the Dreamcast
Controller.

5. Game Controls

*COMMAND* *DC CONTROLLER* *RALLY WHEEL*

Moving the Cursor Analog Pad/D-Pad +/- Button
Enter A Button A Button
Cancel/Return a screen B Button B Button
Item Selection Left and Right Steering Wheel

Game Start Start Button Start Button
Character Selection Analog Pad/D-Pad Steering Wheel
Steering Analog Pad Steering Wheel
Accelerating R Trigger R Trigger
Braking L Trigger L Trigger
Drive Gear B Button + Button
Reverse Gear A Button - Button
Destination Reminder X Button B Button

6. How to Play This Crazy Game

Basically, Crazy Taxi requires you to pick up any customer of your choice, then
drive them to their destination within the allotted time limit, and collect
enough money from customers to receive a certain License.

Here are the Licenses you can receive:
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$0.00 No License
$0.01-$999.99 E Class License
$1,000-$1,999 D Class License
$2,000-$2,999 C Class License
$3,000-$3,999 B Class License
$4,000-$4,999 A Class License
$5,000-$9,999 S Class License
$10,000-$19,999 Awesome License
$20,000 and up CRAZY License

You also have to pick up many different customers, depending on where you are
located in the city. They all want to go somewhere different, but most of the
same ones like to go to the same places everytime.

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Here are what the colored circles around each customer means:
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*COLOR* *FARE SIZE* *LENGTH OF DESTINATION*

Green Biggest fare Farthest destination
Greenish Yellow Bigger fare Farther away destination
Yellow Big fare Far away destination
Orange Medium fare Little farther destination
Red Small fare Closest destination

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Here are the customers you'll encounter:
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CINDY:
This young pretty college student is a psychology major who just
loves junk food!

KIM:
This tourist is always running from one famous landmark to
another with a video camera in hand. Smile!

RACHEL:
Currently working as a hospital volunteer, this young women
dreams of becoming a doctor someday.

GRANDMA J:
Keep your eyes peeled for this feisty ol' lady! Those loud and
colorful pajamas on Ms. Jessica are sure hard to miss.

BUZZ:
A hard-core loving punk who had a habit of suddenly appearing in
the most unexpected places!

PIERRE:
A hopelessly romantic young man who spends all his time and
money chasing women...another day another date.

BIFF:
A baseball fanatic who never misses a game, Biff travels by
helicopter to watch his favorite baseball team in action
whenever they are playing away games.

DAN:
A graduate student of economics, Dan is in the process of
writing his thesis on the economical impact of the fashon
industry on world markets.

Plus many more!

You also receive tips from the customers depending of how "crazy" you drive.
This includes performing Crazy Throughs and Crazy Drifts, as well as driving in
between traffic WITHOUT getting hit. If you don't get hit, you'll get to keep
all of the tip money once you drop the customer off, but if you DO get hit by
other cars while attempting to get tips, you will lose all of the tip money from
that particular customer.

Here are what each coin the customer gives you is worth:
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BRONZE COIN $0.25
SILVER COIN $0.50
GOLD COIN $0.75-$1.00

You can also receive Bonus Fares. These are earned by getting to the customer to
their destination fast enough.

Here are the Time Bonuses:
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SPEEDY +5 seconds (Green)
NORMAL +2 seconds (Yellow)
SLOW No Bonus (Red)
BAD Appears when you run out of time, and the customer
jumps out of the taxi. Weird...

Here is the basic order you will want to go in:
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1) Pick up a Customer: Just pick up a human customer who is waiting for a taxi
cab to go to a location. You'll know when you see one if you hear someone scream
"Taxi!", or if they are inside of a colored circle, and with a $ sign floating
over them.

2) Take them to their Destination: After you have picked up a customer, you must
take them to their desired destination within the city. Follow the green arrow
to reach your destination. Just get there within the time limit, and you'll get
paid.

3) Drop them off: Once you get to the destination, you must properly drop them
off. You'll find a spot with bright green lines, or a "green zones." To drop
them off, just stop completely within this green zone, and you should get paid.

7. Cabbies

AXEL:
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Age: 21
Sex: Male
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 158
License Plate: 1NOMI55 ("I no miss")

This wild guy is known to have a hot head and quick temper. His only reason for
becoming a taxi cab driver is that be considers being a cabbie the "coolest"
profession. Axel always shows his customers a good time while driving his 60's
era classic cab, earning bug tips in the process! For him, cab driving is the
ultimate career. When he isn't working, Axel is usually trying to pick-up women,
jamming with his punk band, or participating in board sports like surfing or
snowboarding. That said, however, Axel's overly freewhelming nature causes his
band members to come and go on a regular basis and prevents him from maintaining
decent relationships with women. :(

Rating: ****/*****

GENA:
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Age: 23
Sex: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: ???
License Plate: 5EXY515 ("Sexy Sis")

If Gena could be described in two words, without a doubt those words would be
"cool & sexy". With a strong passion for cars, her reason for becoming a cab
driver is simply "Because I get to race in my car all day!" While she's not so
concerned with amusing her customers per se, she sure is timely. When asked if
she'd be happier as a race car driver she just laughs and replies, "But it is
such as rush to race through the traffic-laden streets...I could never give this
up!"

Rating: ***/*****

B.D. JOE:
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Age: 25
Sex: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
License Plate: 2HOP260 ("To hop to go")

Always friendly and cheerful...that's B.D. Joe. For him, driving a cab is a line
of work in which he can "make people happey." Happiest when he can bring
customers, B.D. Joe is a master of both driving and conversational techniques.
Even when not driving his cab B.D Joe is well known as an accomplished
performance artist. He can throw together some lids and drum cans, and using a
pair of drumsticks, can blow you away with his musical prowess.

Rating: *****/*****

GUS:
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Age: 42
Sex: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 187
License Plate: ONLY777 ("Only 777")

Gus is a handsome (in a melancholy sort of way) drifter who typifies the term
"cool!" He holds the unique distinction of being the originator of the "crazy"
style. In his youth, Gus was a wild and uncontrollable hooligan, selfish to a
fault. He hated to lose and always had to ne #1 at any and all cost. With a
strong fascination for all things new, Gus was naturally drawn to that one
unique trend that was totally cool. With a knack for getting into something
before it became popular, in the days when he didn't even own a car he was
riding in a normal taxi when he had a flash of inspiration and bought an old
junked out 1955 jalopy. Thus began the crazy taxi trend.

Rating: ****/*****

8. Game Modes: Arcade and Original Cities

Arcade Mode:
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This mode had the city that was in the Arcade version of the game. If you have
played the Arcade version, then you should know this city pretty well by now. If
not, then get used to it. I think it's the better city of the two, since it's
more polished.

PLAY BY ARCADE RULES: Select this item to play according to the same rules that
are used in the Arcade version of Crazy Taxi. Basically, you start off with a
set amount of time, then you have to pick up and take customers to a location
before time runs out. After you drop off a customer, you'll get a Time Bonus
that will be added to your overall time left.

WORK FOR 3 MINUTES: Play freely for three minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

WORK FOR 5 MINUTES: Play freely for five minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

WORK FOR 10 MINUTES: Play freely for ten minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

Original Mode:
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This mode has a different city than the Arcade Mode. This city is a Dreamcast
only city, and IS NOT in the Arcade version of the game. Pretty cool if you ask
me.

WORK FOR 3 MINUTES: Play freely for three minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

WORK FOR 5 MINUTES: Play freely for five minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

WORK FOR 10 MINUTES: Play freely for ten minutes. There are no Time Bonuses in
this mode.

9. Driving Techniques

CRAZY DRIFT:
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The Crazy Drift is a powerslide manuver that works very well once you know how
to do it, and do it well. To do this, hit A to change into REVERSE, then hitting
B while turning into a direction. Another way that works well is to just slide
your finger across the B and A keys in order. It works well, and is very easy to
do. You'll need this manuver for some of the Crazy Box Mini-Games.

CRAZY DASH:
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The Crazy Dash is a manuver that gives you a full power boost, and some great
acceleration for a brief moment. It is critical if you want to squeeze every bit
of time off the clock and to get the higher licenses in the game. It is also ver
useful for some of the Crazy Box Mini-Games. To perform the Crazy Dash, just hit
the B button (Drive gear), and the accelerate button (R Trigger) at the same
time. If this doesn't work, you might have to hit the B button a second earlier.

CRAZY BACK DASH:
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The Crazy Back Dash is just primarily a Crazy Dash, but in reverse. Just perform
a Crazy Dash, then hit the A button while holding Accelerate. It's not all that
useful.

CRAZY BACK DRIFT:
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Again, the Crazy Back Drift is just like th Crazy Drift, only in reverse. Just
perform a Crazy Drift, but then hit B then A to switch into reverse, then turn
into the direction you want to go.

10. City Locations: Arcade and Original

Basic City Locations: ARCADE MODE
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* Big Hills Park
* Cafeteria
* Camping Village
* City Library
* FILA Store
* Japanese Restaurant
* Kentucky Fried Chicken
* Landing Pier
* Original Levi's Store
* Lighthouse
* Marine Museum
* Marine Plaza
* Millennium Tower
* Parthenon Museum
* Pizza Hut
* Pizza Hut
* Smith Club
* South Parking Lot
* Square Bank
* Tower Records
* Used Car Shop
* Wave and Beach Shop
* West Central Station

Basic City Locations: ORIGINAL MODE
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* Bank
* Baseball Stadium
* Beach
* Church
* FILA Store
* Heliport
* Hospital
* Hotel
* Kentucky Fried Chicken
* Mall (North and West Gate)
* Original Levi's Store
* Pizza Hut
* Police Station
* R.B. Station
* Tower Records
* Yacht Port

11. Crazy Box Guide

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Normal Mini-Games:
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1-1/CRAZY JUMP: Use the cab to jump off the giant ramp to land past
the 150 m. mark. To do this, just perform a Crazy Dash at the
beginning of the game, then perform one before you jump off the
ramp. You should use B.D. Joe because he seems to have the
fastest top speed.

1-2/CRAZY FLAG: The object of this Mini-Game is to make a complete 180
degree turn in the sand, then hit the flag on the other side of
the beach within the allotted time. Easy.

1-3/CRAZY BALLOONS: The object of this game is to pop all of the giant
balloons within the allotted time. Just start in the middle by
popping the bunches of balloons, then moving towards the outside.

2-1/CRAZY DRIFT: You need to perform 15 Crazy Drift combos within the
allotted time limit. You should start with a Crazy Dash, then make
your way towards the middle of the grassy knoll. Use B.D. Joe,
since it's easier to drift with him.

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