Tales from the Backlog 198: Crazy Taxi (with Darren Hupke - Pixels & Polygons)
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In the midst of so many games and podcasts with heavy story themes, sometimes it's nice to just play a video game-ass video game. And so here we have Crazy Taxi (Sega, 2000), plowing through a bunch of mailboxes on its way to the podcast schedule. This is a seminal game, especially for Dreamcast owners and arcade-goers, that I had somehow never played before. So what was it like playing for the first time in 2025? Listen in to find out!
Guest info: Darren Hupke (he/him)
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 Title Card
- 0:11 Introductions
- 4:05 Our Histories with Crazy Taxi
- 9:56 Opening Thoughts About Crazy Taxi
- 13:50 Game Setup
- 23:34 Crazy Box Mode and Advanced Maneuvers
- 31:26 Sense of Humor, Future Crazy Taxis and Soundtrack
- 43:39 Real Life Crazy Taxis and Product Placement
- 49:40 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
- 55:00 Darren's Books and Pixels & Polygons
- 1:00:31 Announcements and Patron Thank-Yous
Music used in the episode: All I Want (The Offspring), Ten in 2010 (Bad Religion), Change the World (The Offspring)
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