Crazy Taxi (588K)

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Thank you for purchasing Crazy Taxi™!

Please note that this software is designed only for use with the

ega Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction man-

ual thoroughly before you start playing Crazy Taxi.

CONTENTS

CRAZY MANEUVERING 4

BASIC CONTROLS 2

MODE SELECTION MENU 5

ARCADE/ORIGINAL MODE 6

CRAZY BOX MODE 12

OPTIONS 15

RECORDS 16

SAVE & LOAD 17

CABBIES 18

CUSTOMERS 20

Crazy Taxi is a memory

card compatible game

[Visual Memory Unit (VMU)

sold separately].In order to

save game files, the VMU

to be used must have at

least 23 memory blocks of

free space available.

Crazy Taxi is a one-player game that can be played using either the

Dreamcast Controller or the Rally Wheel (sold separately). Connect the

ontroller to be used to Control Port A of the Dreamcast.

Dreamcast Controller

NOTE:To soft-reset

using the Dreamcast

Controller and return

to the title screen at

any point during

game play,

simultaneously

press and hold the

, , , and

Start Buttons.

Rally Wheel (sold separately)

Analog Thumb Pad

Directional Pad (D-Pad)

Button

NOTE:To soft-reset

using the Rally Wheel

and return to the title

screen at any point

during game play,

simultaneously press

and hold the ,

and Start Buttons.

– Button

Button

Start Button

Steering Wheel

+ Button

Trigger

Button

Trigger

Start Button

Trigger Trigger

The controls described in this instruction manual describe usage of the Dreamcast Controller except

here specified as describing usage of the Rally Wheel.

All button icons used in this instruction manual represent the default button settings.

Moving the Cursor

Enter

Cancel/Return to the Previous Screen

Item Selection

Game Start/Pause

Character Selection

Steering

Accelerating

Braking

Drive Gear

Reverse Gear

Destination Reminder

During

Selection

During

Game

Play

Analog Thumb Pad/D-Pad

Button

Start Button

Analog Thumb Pad/D-Pad

Analog Thumb Pad

Trigger

Button

Dreamcast Controller

Action or Command

Start Button

Steering Wheel

Trigger

+ Button

– Button

Button

+ / – Button

Button

Steering Wheel

Rally Wheel

Refer to the following chart for a

ummary of the game controls:

CAUTION: Never touch the Analog

humb Pad or the Triggers /(Rally

Wheel = Steering Wheel,Triggers

/) while turning the Dreamcast

power ON.Doing so may disrupt the

controller initialization procedure and

result in malfunction.

Using the Jump Pack:

When using the Jump Pack (sold

separately) while playing Crazy

Taxi, always be sure to insert the

Jump Pack into Expansion Socket

2 of the Dreamcast Controller.

Learn how to perform these crazy maneuvers using different combinations of the

Steering Wheel,Accelerator,Brake and Drive/Reverse Shifting commands.

CRAZY DASH - Propel the cab forwards with a

burst of speed with this crazy move.

CRAZY DRIFT - Use this move to cause the cab to

execute a sliding drift.

CRAZY BACK DASH - Execute a hasty retreat

with this speedy thrust in reverse.

CRAZY BACK DRIFT - With this move the cab will

continue to move in reverse after spinning 180°.

While moving forward, quickly shift into Drive and back into

Reverse while cutting the Steering Wheel to the right or left.

Shift quickly into Reverse just after executing a Crazy Dash.

HOW TO

EXECUTE

HOW TO

EXECUTE

HOW TO

EXECUTE

While moving forward, quickly shift into Reverse and back into

Drive while cutting the Steering Wheel to the right or left.

HOW TO

EXECUTE First, release both the accelerator and brake.Then, just after

shifting into Drive, press the accelerator.

Once the title screen appears, press the Start Button to

display the mode selection menu. Use to select an

em and press to enter your selection.

Select "EXIT" or press to return to the title screen.

For details on each of the modes available, refer to the

orresponding page numbers listed below.

In this game mode, play using the same course as the

one featured in the Arcade version of Crazy Taxi.

ARCADE

Select this game mode to play using the specially

designed Dreamcast original course.

ORIGINAL

Fine-tune your cab driving techniques by clearing each

of these unique mini-games.

CRAZY BOX

Use this mode to modify various settings of the game.

OPTIONS

Here you can view the records and rankings for each of

the game modes.

RECORDS

Use this mode to save or load game data or perform

name entry for player files.

SAVE & LOAD

p. 6

p.12

p.15

p.16

p.17

Both the Arcade and Orignial game modes have the same rules, content and menu.

The only difference between these two modes is the course on which you play.

After selecting either “ARCADE” or “ORIGINAL” from the mode selection menu, the

ollowing mode menu will be displayed. Use to select a mode and press to

nter your selection. Select "EXIT" or press to return to the title screen.

Select this item to play according to the same rules as used in

the Arcade version of Crazy Taxi. For details, see p. 9 – 11.

PLAY BY ARCADE RULES

Play freely for three minutes. Note that in this mode there are

no time bonuses (see p. 11) available.

WORK FOR 3 MINUTES

Play freely for five minutes. Note that in this mode there are no

time bonuses available.

WORK FOR 5 MINUTES

Play freely for ten minutes. Note that in this mode there are no

time bonuses available.

WORK FOR 10 MINUTES

Arcade Mode Menu Original Mode Menu

At the destination

While driving a customer

GAME DISPLAY

Game Time: Once this time limit counts down to 0the game is over.

Directional Arrow: This arrow shows the general direction of the destination.

Fares:The top figure is the Total Earned Fare and is a total of all fares

earned.The bottom figure is the Fare for the current customer, which

includes the base fare plus any tips earned, and will be added to the total

earned fare once the customer is delivered to their destination.

Crazy Manuvers & Combos: All crazy maneuvers performed will appear

here with a counter that tracks any successive combos made.

Gear Indicator: Shows the gear, drive or reverse, currently selected.

Ranking:Shows your current ranking relative to the total rankings.

Customer Time Limit:If this time limit reaches 0before reaching the

destination, the customer will jump out of the cab without paying their fare.

Destination and Distance Counter: A picture of the destination location and

a distance counter indicating the distance to the destination, is displayed as

the customer gets into the cab. Press to display this image while driving.

Time Bonus Indicator: Indicates the time bonus earned for arriving early at

the destination.The time bonus is only available when playing the "PLAY BY

ARCADE RULES" of the arcade and original modes (see p.11 for details).

EXIT:Select to exit the pause menu and continue playing.

RETRY: Select to restart the current game with the same driver in the same mode.

MENU: Select to exit the current game and return to the mode selection menu.

VIBRATION:If the vibration setting in the options menu is set to on, use to

toggle this item ON/OFF.This item is only available when using a Jump Pack.

To pause the game and display the pause menu while playing in the Arcade, Original

or Crazy Box modes, press the Start Button. Use to select a menu item and

press to enter the selection.Press the Start Button to exit and continue playing.

Pausing the Game

After selecting a game mode from either the Arcade or

Original mode menu, the driver selection screen will be

isplayed.

Use to select a driver and press to enter your

election. If the counter reaches 0before you enter a

election, the currently displayed driver will automatically

e selected.

DRIVER SELECTION

Once the game time limit counts down to 0the game is over

nd the results screen is displayed. If you can achieve a

lass ranking of S, the game ending and credits will play.

AME OVER

AVE MENU

USTOMERS = The total number of customers delivered.

ANKING = This placement is your ranking relative to the saved data.If

our score is too low to place, OUT OF RANKING will appear.

TAL EARNED = The total amount of money earned.

CLASS = This evaluation of your driving skills is based on a leveled

ssessment of your cumulative earnings.The available classes from the

est down are S,A,B,C,D,Eand NO LICENSE.

NOTE: Rankings are

only displayed when

playing the “PLAY BY

ARCADE RULES”of

the Arcade and

Original modes.

Use this menu to save the results of the game to a VMU.

Use to select where to save the data and press to

nter. If there are no player files set up in which to save

ata, select "Register a new name" and enter a new

ame to create a new file (see p. 17 for details).

GAME FLOW

uman characters located in the city with a "$" icon over their heads

dicate potential customers waiting for a taxi ride. To pick up a

ustomer the player must brake the cab to a complete stop within the

top zone - the circular outline that appears around the customer.

he customer will then automatically approach and get in the cab.

1) Pick Up a Customer

nce the customer gets in the cab the following 3 items appear on the

ame display: the "Destination and Distance Counter" appears briefly to the

ft, the "Directional Arrow" appears at the center top and the "Customer

me Limit" appears over the customer's head. It is your job to travel in

he direction indicated by the arrow and deliver the customer to their

estination before the customer time limit reaches 0. Provided you

each the destination in time, you will be paid the base fare as well as any tips given by the

ustomer in appreciation of "crazy" driving (see "Fare System" and "Tips" p. 10).

2) Drive to the Destination

TE:While waiting for the customer to get into the cab the game clock will

ontinue to run but control of the cab is not possible.

o drop off the customer, brake the cab to a complete stop within the

reen wall rimmed destination stop zone. Once stopped, the

ustomer will automatically exit the cab and pay their fare (see p. 10)

us any tips received.

3) Drop Off the Customer

TE:While waiting for the customer to get out of the cab the game clock will

ontinue to run but control of the cab is not possible.

Do your best to repeat the above 3 steps as many times as possible before

the game time counter reaches 0 to earn loads of crazy money!

The different colors of each

customer "$" icon indicate

the relative distance to the

destination while the size

of the stop zone around

the customer indicates the

relative difficulty involved

getting there.

The base fare is calculated

according to the distance of the

destination.Once the customer

gets in the cab, this amount will

appear in blue under the total

earned fare at the upper right of

the game display.

$ ICON COLOR VARIATIONS

FARE SYSTEM

Red Orange Yellow Green

Yellow

Green

DISTANCE TO DESTINATION

SIZE OF THE STOP ZONE

er getting into the cab, a number appears over the customer’s head and

gins to countdow n .This is the customer time limit.If you are able to

e l i ver the customer to their destination within this time limit you will be paid the FA R E. This is then

ded to the TOTAL EARNED FA R E.H oweve r, if you are unable to reach the destination before the

unter reaches 0, the customer will jump out of the cab without pay i n g .

The three types of fares that can be earned are as fo l l ow s :

ime Limits and the Total Earned Fare

ares and Tips

BASE FARE When the cabbie arrives at the

customer’s destination, a bonus

fare is converted from any time left

over from the initial customer time

limit.This is added to the base fare

just before payment.

Tips are awarded to the cabbie

whenever "crazy" maneuvers

are executed in the course of

driving the customer to their

destination.Each tip is added

to the base fare as earned.

TIPS

HARD

NEAR

EASY

FAR

BONUS FARE

TIME BONUS

If the cabbie is able to "please" the customer by performing any of the

following crazy maneuvers while delivering the customer to their

estination they will be rewarded monetarily with tips. All tips are added to the base fare

nd then to the total earned fare upon arrival at the destination.

When the cabbie delivers the customer to their destination, any leftover time from the customer time

limit is converted into a Time Bonus, which is then added to the game time.The faster the cabbie

arrives at the destination, the higher the bonus time awarded will be.The available time bonuses are:

EARNING TIPS

se jump ramps or

ther similar elevat-

d obstacles to

ecome airborne.

CRAZY JUMP

ut in close to the

ther vehicles that

ou pass on the

oads without hitting

hem.

RAZY THRO U G H

Sustain a sliding drift

of the cab while

turning.

CRAZY DRIFT

If you are able to earn

tips in succession, a

running tally of the number of combos

appears on the right of the display and

continues until you collide with another

vehicle. The more combos accumulated,

the higher the tip value becomes, so do

your best to rank up consecutive combos

whenever and wherever possible! If you

make a mistake or collide with another

vehicle, the combo counter resets to zero.

COMBOS

+5 seconds

(Green)

SPEEDY

+2 seconds

(Yellow)

NORMAL

No Bonus

(Red)

SLOW

NOTE:Time Bonuses are only available in the "PLAY BY ARCADE RULES" of the arcade and original modes.11

Appears when the customer

jumps out of the cab with-

out paying (Purple)

BAD

e the various mini-games available in this

ode to develop and improve your cab driving

k i l l s . Use to select a mode and press

to enter your selection. Select "EXIT" or press

o return to the title screen.

st, use to select the name that represents your player file. If there are no

ayer files available, select "NEW ENTRY" and press to display the name entry

reen. Enter a new name to create a new player file (see p. 17 for details).

AYER FILE SELECTION

e to select a mini-game to play from among the displayed options.The rules and

rent rankings for the selected mini-game will be displayed to the ri g h t . Press the Start Button to

s p l ay an advice box with tips on how to successfully complete the selected mini-game. Press the

t a rt Button again to return to the Crazy Box selection menu .To play the selected game, press .

MINI-GAMES

Use to select a cabbie and press to enter your selection.

ABBIE SELECTION

MINI-GAMES

CRAZY JUMP

1 – 1

Jump the cab off the jump ramp and land past

the K point.

GOAL

CRAZY FLAG

1 – 2

Reach the flag located directly behind the cab on

the other side of the beach within the allotted

time limit.

GOAL

CRAZY BALLOONS

1 – 3

Burst all the balloons on the field within the allot-

ted time limit.

GOAL

CRAZY DRIFT

2 – 1

Earn more than 15 total combos using the Crazy

Drift within the allotted time limit.

GOAL

The following mini-games

are available at the start

of play in the Crazy Box

mode:

CRAZY TURN

2 – 2

Deliver the customer to their destination within

the allotted time limit.

GOAL

CRAZY BOUND

2 – 3

Deliver the customer to their destination within the

allotted time limit without falling into the ocean.

GOAL

CRAZY RUSH

3 – 1

Deliver all five customers to their destinations

within the allotted time limit.

GOAL

CRAZY JAM

3 – 2

Deliver all three customers to their destinations,

through heavily congested traffic, within the allot-

ted time limit.

GOAL

CRAZY POLE

3 – 3

Deliver all the customers to their destinations

within the allotted time limit.

GOAL

om the options menu it is possible to modify the following game settings.

e the to select an item and to modify the setting. Select "E X IT" or press t o

urn to the mode selection menu. The settings available for modification are as follows:

TIME SETTING

Adjust the game time limit setting of the Arcade and Original modes for

"PLAY BY ARCADE RULES" mode play.

TIME DIFFICULTY

Adjust the difficulty level of the game time setting of the Arcade and

Original modes for "PLAY BY ARCADE RULES" mode play.

TRAFFIC DIFFICULTY

Adjust the difficulty level of the traffic setting of the Arcade and Original modes

for "PLAY BY ARCADE RULES" mode play.

AU D I O

Set the preferred sound output to either MONO or STEREO.

MUSIC VO LU M E

Adjust the volume setting for the background music.

SE VO LU M E

Adjust the volume setting for the sound effects (SE).

TIME SETTING

Press to display the controller settings screen and then select a controller

setting type for the Dreamcast Controller or the Rally Wheel.

V I B R AT I O N

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. 15

NOTE:Whenever

you modify the

options settings,

the data will auto-

matically be saved

to the VMU when

you exit the

options menu.

Here you can view all the records and rankings earned in

very mode of the game. Use the to select an item and

ress to enter your selection. Select "EXIT" or press to

eturn to the mode selection menu.

A r cade Mode Re c o rd s

O riginal Mode Re c o rd s

C r azy Box Mode Re c o rd s

O R

C B

Select to view all the records for each

player in all modes.

OTAL RECORDS

Select a player file from among the displayed options

to view the individual records for that player.

_ _ _ RECORDS

e to select a mode from the three options displayed on the left and to move fo r wa r d s

d back wards among pages. Select “E X I T” and press to return to the Records menu .

RECORDS MENU

license: The license class awarded (appears only with AC/OR records).

cabbie: The cab driver used.

earned: Total amount of money earned (appears only with AC/OR records).

ranking: The overall ranking for each successful clear (appears only with

the CB records).

date: The date when the record entry was made (appears only with

the _ _ _ records).

name: The name of the player who earned this record (appears only with

the TOTAL RECORDS).

score: The actual score achieved (appears only in the CB records).

TOTAL RECORDS

re you can save and load game data, enter a name to create a new player file or modify

name of a current player file. Use the to select an item and press to enter your

ection. Select E X I T or press to return to the mode selection menu.

ENTER NA M E

Select to enter a new name or create a new player file.See below for details

on how to enter a name.

DELETE NA M E

elect to delete a player file. Use to select a file and press .When the

deletion confirmation window appears, select yes to delete the file or no to

cancel the deletion and return to the Save & Load menu.

MODIFY NA M E

Select to edit the name of a player file. Use to select a file and press .

See below for details on how to enter a name.

SAV E

Select to save all the current game settings and records to the VMU.

L OA D

Select to load previously saved data from the VMU.

p to three characters can be used for each name entered to create a

p l ayer file. U s e to select a letter and to move the cursor.

ress to enter the name.

ress to exit the name entry without entering a name.

total of four player files can be created and maintained for sav i n g

ame data.

NAME ENTRY

NAME ENTRY 17

AXEL

Male

eight

0”

eight

icense

late # 1NOM155 = "I no miss"

Meaning:"I don't make mistakes”

This wild guy is known to have a hot and quick

temper.His only reason for becoming a taxi

cab driver is that he considers being a cabbie

the "coolest" profession.Axel always shows

his customers a good time while driving his

60's era classic cab, earning big 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

(bass and vocals) or participating in board

sports like surfing or snowboarding.That said

however, Axel’s overly freewheeling nature

causes his band members to come and go on

a regular basis and prevents him from main-

taining decent relationships with women.Oh

well, what's a guy to do? While he isn't perfect,

his openhearted personality

and naturally cheerful nature

means he kind of grows on

you.His most redeeming

quality is that he is especially

gifted at mediating whenever

there is trouble or fighting

amongst his many friends.

emale

eight

7”

eight

? ?

icense

late #

5EXY515 = "Sexy Sis"

Meaning:You know what it means!

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 becom-

ing a cab driver is simply, “Because I get to race

around 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 a rush to race through the

traffic-laden streets...I could never give this up!”

When Gena is not working in her beloved cab,

she can usually be found working on it.In fact,

she spends nearly all her time and money

performing extensive tune-ups, maintenance

and cleaning.It is no surprise that most of the

money she earns goes straight into her cab.

Despite her cab fixation, men

are attracted to Gena's beauty.

But she simply turns her nose

up at any man who dares try to

woo her. Clearly the sole

object of her affection is her

one and only cab!

GENA

Age

Sex

Male

Height

5’9”

Weight

165

GUS

Age

Sex

Male

Height

5’8”

Weight

187

ONLY777 = "Only 777"

Meaning:“Only aim for the big jackpot”

B.D.

JOE

2HOP260 = “To hop to go”

Meaning:“Always ready to get crazy”

us is a handsome (in a melan-

oly sort of way) drifter who typ-

es the term "cool".He holds the

ique distinction of being the

ginator of the "crazy" style. In

s youth, Gus was a wild and

controllable hooligan, selfish to

ault.He hated to lose and

ays had to be # 1 at any and all cost.With a

ong fascination for all things new, Gus was nat-

ally drawn to that one unique trend that was

ally cool.With a knack for getting into some-

ng before it became popular, in the days when

didn't even own a car he was riding in a nor-

al taxi when he had a flash of inspiration and

ught an old junked out 1955 jalopy.Thus began

e crazy taxi trend.

hen Gus isn't driving, he can usually be found

ying cards.When the working day ends he

eets with his poker buddies (whose members

ange nightly) to while away the time playing

er, blackjack and baccarat.A benefit of his

mbling is that Gus has come to understand the

ys of strategy, thereby mellowing his former

sire to win at all costs.Learning the why and

w of losing has made Gus a better person.

License

Plate #

ays friendly & cheerful...

at's B.D. Joe.For him,

ving a cab is a line of work

which he can "make peo-

e happy".Happiest when he

n bring a smile to the face

customers, B.D. is a mas-

of both driving and conversational techniques.

en when not driving his cab B.D. Joe is well

wn as an accomplished performance artist.

e can throw together some lids and drum cans,

d using a pair of drumsticks, can blow you

y with his musical prowess. His rhythms

und so fine they put the "professional" musi-

ans to shame. His talent is such that he is often

ed why he doesn't perform professionally. But

just laughs and says, "Making people smile is

ard enough for me besides cabbing is too

uch fun to give up!"

tely B.D.Joe has taken up card tricks...why

u may ask? Because by doing so he can make

one's day anytime, anywhere.

License

Plate #

Let’s meet a few of the

many customers you'll

nd throughout the city

awaiting a crazy taxi

ride.

A hopelessly romantic

young man who

spends all his time and

money chasing

women...another day

another date.

Pierre

A hard-core lov-

ing punk rocker

who has a habit

of suddenly

appearing in the

most unexpected

of places!

Buzz

This tourist is

always running

from one famous

landmark to anoth-

er with a video

camera in hand.

Smile!

Kim

A graduate student

of econmics, Dan

is in the process of

writing his thesis

on the economical

impact of the fash-

ion industry on

world markets.

Dan

Currently work-

ing as a hospital

volunteer, this

young woman

dreams of

becoming a

doctor someday.

Rachel

This young

pretty college

student is a

psychology

major who

just loves

junk food!

Cindy

Grandma J

Keep your eyes

peeled for this

feisty ol' lady!

Those loud and

colorful pajamas

on Ms. Jessica

are sure hard to

miss.

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.

Product Marketing

Public Relations

Heather Hawkins

Creative Services

Bob Schonfisch

Angela Santos

Localization Producer

Osamu Shibamiya

Test Lead Arnold Feener

Assistant Test Leads

Gabrielle Brown

Rick Ribble

SEGA of America

Product Development Writer/Translator/DTP

Monika Hudgins

Design Takashi Nishimura

Writer Fumiaki Tomura

Supervisor Kaoru Ichigozaki

SEGA of Japan

Manual Production

Marketing

The following credits list the staff responsible for the localization marketing and

manual production for the U.S. version of Crazy Taxi. Credits for the original

evelopment staff of the game are listed in the credits of the game itself.

Rick Naylor

John Golden

Special Thanks

Lindsi Kimizuka

Todd Slepian

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