Crazy Taxi (Steam)

This page is for the current Steam version. For the previous 2011 re-release, see Crazy Taxi (2011). For the original 2002 port, see Crazy Taxi.

Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi	2002
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller	2004
Crazy Taxi (2011)	2011
Crazy Taxi (Steam)	2014

Key points

Updated re-release of the PC version with more graphical options and bugfixes.

Lacks the classic soundtrack by The Offspring and Bad Religion and restaurants advertisements from the arcade and Dreamcast versions. See Crazy Taxi Overhaul to restore the original advertisments and original soundtrack as well as adding music from other Crazy Taxi games and improving the sound effects and voice-overs.

Lacks proper analog controls. While the sticks can be used, it is interpreted digitally. See Crazy Taxi Analog Controller Unofficial Fix to add proper analog controls.

Suffers from poor performance similarly to the 2011 version.^[1]^[2] See DXVK to fix the performance.

Internal resolution is locked to 720p like in Crazy Taxi (2011). Use Universal Resolution Changer v2 to increase internal resolution.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when Steam is not installed or by creating a `steam_appid.txt` file containing its Steam App ID number `71230` in <path-to-game>.^[3]

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Crazy Taxi Analog Controller Unofficial Fix

Use only if you like Steam release changes. Otherwise use Crazy Taxi Overhaul.

Adds proper analog input for the left stick and triggers.

Crazy Taxi Overhaul

Improves the overall audio and visual quality of the game in the following ways:

High quality versions of the original soundtrack by The Offspring and Bad Religion.
High quality versions of Crazy Taxi 2 and 3 soundtracks by The Offspring and Bad Religion.
Higher quality versions of the included soundtrack in addition to the tracks above.
Higher quality sound effects and voice-overs.
Fixes problems with analog steering.
Additionally features restoration of Levi's, Pizza Hut and KFC adverts and location names from original Dreamcast release.

DXVK

A Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 9/10/11 intended for allowing 3D applications to run on Linux.

Works on all operating systems as long as your GPU supports Vulkan.

Fixes all performance problems with Crazy Taxi, maintaining a consistent frame-rate throughout.^[4]

DXVK
Download DXVK here. Extract the contents of the `dxvk-*.tar.gz` file with 7zip or WinRAR. Copy `d3d9.dll` from the `x32` folder and paste it in the game's installation folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\input_config.xml^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\keycap_config.xml^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\system_config.xml^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SEGA\Dreamcast Collection\Crazy Taxi\CRAZYTAXI_DC
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Old save file is compatible with newer version of the game, but save game data location is changed; simply copy save file from previous location to newer one.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings from external launcher.

General settings from in-game Options menu.

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Input settings

Keyboard remapping from external launcher.

Controller remapping from external launcher.

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In-game keyboard layout.
In-game gamepad layout.

Audio settings

Audio settings from external launcher.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	240 MB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7300 series ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 series ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/71230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (71230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Garbage Performance - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-10-19
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-02-04
Compared both 2011 and current 2014 versions of the game without DXVK and they both ran poorly the longer the play session went, despite my PC exceeding recommended requirements.
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-19
Game prompts a Steam log-in when installed or creating a steam_appid.txt file with anything other than its app ID number in the file.
↑ Garbage Performance Answer - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-10-24

[gamedir-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/71230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (71230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Garbage Performance - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-10-19

[Performance_problems-2] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2021-02-04
Compared both 2011 and current 2014 versions of the game without DXVK and they both ran poorly the longer the play session went, despite my PC exceeding recommended requirements.

[3] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-19
Game prompts a Steam log-in when installed or creating a steam_appid.txt file with anything other than its app ID number in the file.

[4] Garbage Performance Answer - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2020-10-24

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Developers

	Hitmaker
Windows	Strangelite
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	September 16, 2014
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Driving
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast Collection