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Taxi Pinside Rating
This game received 439 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.922 /10
Taxi
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.093
Artwork: 7.607
Sounds/Music: 7.254
Other Aspects: 8.158
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9.832/10
24 days ago
Richmond Hill, GA
This is my all time favorite System 11 game! It's such a fun shooter and I love the weird theme. Another one of Mark Richie's masterpieces. This game will never leave my collection, it would be the last game to go if that day ever happens.
6.238/10
3 months ago
A silky smooth game to play, shots feel very nice to land. Weird theme but it works well, unexpectedly of this era. I'm really glad it doesn't play it too straight with the Taxi theme and adds some real weirdness with the Dracula and Santa Claus silliness. I had a surprisingly fun time playing this one.
Mar Del Plata
5.955/10
1 year ago
Cool theme and idea behind the Taxi ride. Classic old game with really fun shots. Easy to get multiball going even tho the shot is t the easiest. The wireforms are really cool. Plunge is cool into the whirl pool.
Can go back to this game repeatedly just to have fun playing pinball. Not the best, but nowhere near the worst. Worth putting time and quarters into for fun!
Can go back to this game repeatedly just to have fun playing pinball. Not the best, but nowhere near the worst. Worth putting time and quarters into for fun!
8.355/10
1 year ago
One of my favorite cabs. If this game is maintained the speed of this game makes it really fun. It can be a little too simplistic and easy but it also can be very tough for a new player. The one more game is very high on this cabinet there’s just enough to do which makes it fun but it could have a couple more things to do after the jackpot. Overall I could play this everyday for a little while and never get bored. YOO TAXI!
If someone has a really nice Taxi let me know super interested in obtaining one.
If someone has a really nice Taxi let me know super interested in obtaining one.
9.354/10
1 year ago
The aim in taxi is to collect the passengers (including Pinbot!) by hitting certain shots or knocking down two sets of drop targets. Once you have all of the passengers, hit the Gorbie shot and collect the bonus! Also has a two-ball multi-ball which is pretty easy to get but hard to hold onto. A few other fun aspects around the airport and joyride shots. I am not the biggest fan of the artwork but it is cheesy 80s solid. The music and shout-outs are fun on this game. I have owned this game for a couple years and still enjoy playing!
9.895/10
1 year ago
This is possibly my favorite pin of all time. I can't point to just one thing... The shots, the art, and the sounds all stand out. Sure the ruleset isn't deep but the game can be set up to be pretty hard and it will have you playing just one more game.
7.206/10
1 year ago
Plenty of shot selections, which made playing this game fun. Wasn’t a game though that made me want to play more than a few times.
8.185/10
1 year ago
A fun concept carried into silliness (Gorbachev? Dracula? Santa? Santa surely doesn't need a taxi???). Played this a ton in the summer of 1991 and recall it fondly.
7.907/10
1 year ago
Pros:
- One of the best skill shots in pinball
- Lots of flow
- “one more game” feel
- Great 80’s artwork, callouts and music
Cons:
- Shallow rules
- Repetitive
This is a game that I grew up with and will always enjoy. Everything about it screams 1980’s!
The seemingly random collection of characters in the game is one of the unusual attributes that makes Taxi great. How Gorbachev, Dracula, Pinbot, Marilyn Monroe and Santa ended up together in this game is puzzling, but somehow works out surprisingly well. The hand-drawn artwork ties everything together nicely.
As far as shots, you just can’t beat the Taxi skillshot. I would have to say it’s probably my favorite skillshot of any game, including modern games. When it’s set up correctly, everyone loves seeing the ball spinning around and around the bowl. And it is an actual skillshot, you need to adjust your plunge to hit the most desirable bonuses: 25k + passenger or 100k.
The game has some great flow to it. I like to hit Drac to have the catapult launch to the left flipper, then hit the right ramp, then hit the left ramp. I continue trying to hit ramps until the airport bonus fills up and then hit Santa for the 1M shot.
The game also includes a 2 ball multiball and another great feature- a ringing bell inside the cabinet! Everyone loves setting the bell off, it’s so loud that it actually startles guests the first time it goes off.
The downside, it’s a 30+ year old game so obviously it’s going to be shallow compared to today’s games. For its’ time period though, it’s a pretty great game that I played over and over in the arcades.
Overall, it’s a good starter game to learn how to work on a pinball machine and learn the basics of playing. It’s simple to understand so you won’t be overwhelmed with deep rulesets and complicated mechs. It’s just old school pinball fun.
- One of the best skill shots in pinball
- Lots of flow
- “one more game” feel
- Great 80’s artwork, callouts and music
Cons:
- Shallow rules
- Repetitive
This is a game that I grew up with and will always enjoy. Everything about it screams 1980’s!
The seemingly random collection of characters in the game is one of the unusual attributes that makes Taxi great. How Gorbachev, Dracula, Pinbot, Marilyn Monroe and Santa ended up together in this game is puzzling, but somehow works out surprisingly well. The hand-drawn artwork ties everything together nicely.
As far as shots, you just can’t beat the Taxi skillshot. I would have to say it’s probably my favorite skillshot of any game, including modern games. When it’s set up correctly, everyone loves seeing the ball spinning around and around the bowl. And it is an actual skillshot, you need to adjust your plunge to hit the most desirable bonuses: 25k + passenger or 100k.
The game has some great flow to it. I like to hit Drac to have the catapult launch to the left flipper, then hit the right ramp, then hit the left ramp. I continue trying to hit ramps until the airport bonus fills up and then hit Santa for the 1M shot.
The game also includes a 2 ball multiball and another great feature- a ringing bell inside the cabinet! Everyone loves setting the bell off, it’s so loud that it actually startles guests the first time it goes off.
The downside, it’s a 30+ year old game so obviously it’s going to be shallow compared to today’s games. For its’ time period though, it’s a pretty great game that I played over and over in the arcades.
Overall, it’s a good starter game to learn how to work on a pinball machine and learn the basics of playing. It’s simple to understand so you won’t be overwhelmed with deep rulesets and complicated mechs. It’s just old school pinball fun.
10.000/10
1 year ago
Charlottetown, PE
The designers and art always get mentioned for this machine as they well should but i notice the music is rarely mentioned…for me this machine has some of the best music in all of pinball! Also, the great thing about Taxi is that you are forced to execute shots all over the playfield if you want to successfully pickup all 5 passengers. Some games that are not as well designed once you figure out the best way to score you simply need to keep executing the same shot or series of 2 or 3 shots. Taxi requires long accurate shots (Santa & Gorbie) and close tight shots (Drac) and dangerous front and centre drop targets (Marilyn/Lola) and tricky hidden bank drop targets (Pinbot). As far as theme goes….seems like a strange choice but in the end it actually works….they bring in humour and upbeat music and colourful artwork….the imagination and creativity put into this game still impress almost 35 years later. It is one of the all time greats built by some of the games best in their prime. For me classic 80’s pinball just doesn't get better than this!
8.669/10
1 year ago
I purchased a totally beater Taxi a few years ago just so I could try my hand at adding a hardtop. After I was done with the hardtop and topside restore, I spent a fair amount of time tuning it in. All I can say is wow, Taxi is probably one of the best System 11 games made. A very basic set of rules I can explain to someone in 30 seconds, but incredibly tough to achieve. This game went from a probable sell to a keeper. Out of all of the System 11 games I've owned, only Taxi and F14 remain....and Taxi gets much more plays.
9.260/10
1 year ago
This game is such a last minute napkin sketch. It doesn't take itself seriously at all and is a blast to play. It's got Python's stoner-silly vibe, it's non-licensed with a completely meaningless theme, the soundtrack groove is gritty and could be considered Granner's best, and it reeks of the late 80s. Game wise, the timed jackpot and express lane multiball-start shots are suspenseful and satisfying, and each shot has a definite purpose to complete the story and earn points, forcing the player to make use of the entire playfield... even the spinout skill shot can be used to pick up a passenger. Definitely digging the playfield symmetry and it has a cool figure 8 flow.
7.735/10
2 years ago
Taxi is a classic late 80s game. The bizarre group of passengers and the funny callouts give the game a ton of character. The topper is simple, but perfect. I had to disable the bell because it was so loud my daughter wouldn't go near the game.
Originally I found myself avoiding the jackpot so it would build. Unfortunately, building the jackpot to maximum takes a long time. I decided to lower the jackpot max to 2,000,000 and increased the rate it builds up. This means the jackpot can be available for each game. This simple change has balanced the scoring and made the game even more fun. Taxi is a winner.
Originally I found myself avoiding the jackpot so it would build. Unfortunately, building the jackpot to maximum takes a long time. I decided to lower the jackpot max to 2,000,000 and increased the rate it builds up. This means the jackpot can be available for each game. This simple change has balanced the scoring and made the game even more fun. Taxi is a winner.
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