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Taxi

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This game received 438 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.917 _/10

7.917

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #99 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.087

Artwork: 7.601

Sounds/Music: 7.252

Other Aspects: 8.152

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7.589/10

4 years ago

MSL

SantaEatsCheese

Pinside+ Pro!

Crofton, MD

5y 209K 9,666 6 85 1

Taxi is another fun system 11 game. The theme integration is excellent on this one, and it does a great job of forcing you to take shots around the playfield. You will either love or hate the buzzer. The 2 ball multiball is limited, but everything is simple enough and challenging enough to be fun. This is not a game that tells a story, but it is a simple, challenging, skill based game. An excellent game to build your skills on. Most of these have wear around the pops, but a hard top is now available for you perfectionists.

Edit: After 3 months owning the game, I am bumping up my score a bit due to figuring out that my flippers were weak and I needed to replace the coil sleeves. Now that the balls make it consistantly up the ramp, there are 3 main strategies to the game.

1. Collect all the passengers and collect the Jackpot.
2. Lock the ball, release the ball, lock both balls, then shoot ramps for the airport pickup.
3. Hit alternating ramps to light the millions shot.

All 3 are viable strategies, but with weak flippers you can only do #1. Great fun game to sharpen your skills on. This is my 3 year old's favorite game to "play" because he likes santa. Watching me he can also pick up on the rules. Fantastic starter pin with just enough to keep you busy.

A mylared lower playfield is common on this with heavy wear around the pops. If you are so inclined they make an excellent hardtop for this game now to bring it back to looking brand new... if you have that level of skill.

SantaEatsCheese edited previous rating on May 15, 2020.
SantaEatsCheese has owned this game in the past.

9.059/10

4 years ago

KAP

Jkaping

Pinside member

Renton, WA

4y 56,800 281 7 47

I honestly don’t know if a better game exists. Yes there are deeper games, yes there are games with more mechs, yes there are better themes... but there is something magical about Taxi. The rules are simple, pick up 5 passengers, hit the jackpot... lock 1 ball, hit the express lanes, hit ramps. But for whatever reason this game brings people back over and over. I had a 6 game collection with some other gems, but this is the game people line up to play.

Music is so good, campy and fun. Call out are funny and relevant. Layout is fan perfection, every shot feels perfect. The passengers resetting on each ball make the difficulty nice for more experienced players.

Jkaping edited previous rating on October 03, 2020.
Jkaping has owned this game in the past.

8.442/10

4 years ago

SLP

pinballsteph

Inactive member

Ottawa, ON

11y 22,650 77 7 10

Taxi! Loved in in the 90's and still in 2020. great shots, easy to follow. great fun

8.944/10

4 years ago

MAX

mbaumle

Pinside member

Gloucester Township, NJ

8y 119K 4,200 18 32

Taxi is a game that belongs up in the ranks of Whirlwind and Earthshaker. Great music, great theme, a layout that always keeps you on your toes, and forces the player to make their way around the playfield--giving every shot a reason to exist. There's no reason to spam the same shot over and over, which was a common flaw in many games of this era (looking at you, Police Force and Earthshaker).

I love the small details in the game, like the crossover ramp bonus, and the way the bonus countdown music changes depending on how large your bonus is. Playfield artwork is... Ok. Python's detail work is great, there's just a lot of stale looking gray, and many of the playfields have aged rather poorly, but the gameplay, rules, and music more than make up for the deficiency.

mbaumle currently owns this game.

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8.312/10

4 years ago

RPG

tilted81

Pinside+ Addict

11y 104K 2,389 45

Hidden gem. Straight forward, fantastic fast flow, great music, and good humor. One of the best skill shots in pinball!

8.278/10

4 years ago

DOC

TractorDoc

DPS

Ashland, OH

7y 245K 2,923 33 106

The two standout features for me on Taxi are making ramp combo shots and the callouts. There is just something outstanding about making multiple ramps to achieve the millions shot. Who doesn't want to hear Pinbot or Gordie (or Marylin!) trying to hail a cab -- even though it can get repetitive there are enough characters to create variation. Hey!

I do like the ball launch from Drac's kickout as well. Add in the trolley bell and multi-ball, you can have fun for hours with plenty of variety.

Artwork is a touch cartoonish for my tastes, but overall I would not let that stop me from enjoying this game.

TractorDoc has owned this game in the past.

8.735/10

5 years ago

SEE

FLASHBALL

Pinside member

Mulvane, KS

10y 73,300 1,154 12 6

Taxi is one of the greats! Simple ruleset. Easy 2 ball multiball. Pick up passengers. Then go for the million shot. Very rewarding when you can complete your objectives.

FLASHBALL has owned this game in the past.

7.141/10

5 years ago

ZAP

BabyPac

Pinside member

Plano, TX

10y 34,400 160 1 7

Not bad.

BabyPac has owned this game in the past.

9.123/10

5 years ago

MLF

quasiflannel

Pinside member

Harpers Ferry, WV

5y 38,650 26 7 12

easy to understand rules that are difficult enough to make you play over and over, great classic art work.

quasiflannel currently owns this game.

8.623/10

5 years ago

JDM

jsyjay

Pinside member

Unknown City

10y 73,900 327 3 29

Second best Sys 11 after Whirlwind in my opinion. A classic with fun but challenging all or nothing gameplay. Must have good flippers to make sure the ramps are make-able for some great combos.

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7.762/10

5 years ago

BAD

Diospinball

Inactive member

Joliet, IL

6y 74,300 1,336 9 75

I really wish I could have played Taxi on a better maintained and faster machine, but all in all everything worked just the Dracula pickup coil took a bit to launch instead of launching immediately.
This game is all about flow, and if you get into the groove good things can happen. But, I also say, you're going to want to make sure you learn the rules. Because, otherwise you're not going to get any points. The game is stingy and forces you to do things in a particular order.
With that being said, once you learn the rules you're going to have a fun time. Its a tough, but fair, and challenging game. Its a nice crazy/silly/funny theme. Love the backglass. It's got humor and sex appeal, which is always nice. I like how the playfield is basically a road or highway. And you have stations where you pick up your passengers. Has a cool skill shot. Two different things you can shoot for. Either 100k or 25 k and that rewards you with a passenger.
Each ball you have to start over with the passengers, unless you get the carry over passenger bonus hit, then you start the next ball with the same amount as the prior ball.
Just a fun and fast paced game. No ball save, so you can go from good game to bad in a matter of seconds.

8.042/10

5 years ago

RC

Robhorror

Pinside member

Québec, QC

8y 50,650 3 15 53

the BEST system11

Robhorror edited previous rating on March 06, 2019.
Robhorror has owned this game in the past.

6.926/10

5 years ago

APO

Happy81724

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 132K 2,546 61

Had the pin for about 5 months. Played it a couple days a week. It was fun but not our favorite. Had some cheap drains and not a ton of variation but setup well. Great music and a good classic. Probably one of the better ones in the day but with everything out there now doesn’t hold up super well in my opinion

8.398/10

6 years ago

SS

SerendipitySail

Pinside member

8y 38,550 53 9

A pooular game for a reason. Kids & adults alike love the theme with Santa, Marliyn, Pinbot, Gorbachev & Dracula. The joyride & carried passengers shots really add to the fun. I absolutely love the backglass with the characters, rearview mirror & taxi meter. The cabinet is a bit bland but the cab-themed topper at to its appeal. Alternating ramp shots on the "highway" can make you dizzy, but it sure is fun. I love the skill shot start although it could be better integrated with the theme.

8.472/10

6 years ago

BTL

Junk-Man

Inactive member

Nicholasville, KY

6y 21,500 4 11 7

Fun game & makes me want to play again & again.

Junk-Man edited previous rating on April 04, 2018.
Junk-Man currently owns this game.

9.069/10

6 years ago

EVN

EvanDickson

Pinside member

Charlottetown, PE

10y 91,550 2,679 5 49

Theme is great, execution is pretty weird, but I think that's Anghelo's calling card. The game is simple but fun, easy to learn, but tough to master. Love the groovy music and the lightshows for the various jackpots are great. You can never go wrong playing or buying a Taxi.

EvanDickson currently owns this game.

8.722/10

6 years ago

PSM

Pwaka1986

Pinside member

Fort Wayne, IN

6y 47,900 73 120

The game that hooked me on pinball. I love this game. I like how simple it is, yet so challenging because you have to pick up everyone in one ball. The skill shot is unique, great flow with ramp shots. Music is fun, and the jackpot music and light show are great! The cabinet art is awful. If I ever do own one, it won’t be on the edge of a bank of tables. The cabbie on the back glass is kind of creepy... but I enjoy everything else about the game.

Pwaka1986 edited previous rating on May 08, 2018.
Pwaka1986 has this game on the wishlist.

7.183/10

6 years ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,186 7 253

Excellent and classic sys 11. Beautiful.

8.278/10

6 years ago

JLH

StillLoPin

Pinside member

Virginia Beach, VA

6y 29,750 7 6

Fun game , enjoyed playing it from the start and still do today.

StillLoPin currently owns this game.

8.292/10

6 years ago

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touchtone

Pinside member

Seubersdorf

9y 26,150 13 10 49

I played Taxi back in the days when it came out and loved the flow o Airport ramps over and over. Later 2014 a marylin Version was my first pin, sold it and hope to find a nice one day for an acceptable price ....I think ist a very good pin in a 5+ Collection.

touchtone has owned this game in the past.

7.043/10

6 years ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

6y 51,550 84 1 129

Pretty cool game. The crossing ramps are cool and picking up the different characters is decently fun. Not too deep in the rules, even for the time so it gets boring after time but it’s fun to pop a few quarters into every once in a while.

Grayont edited previous rating on October 05, 2021.

8.329/10

6 years ago

ACE

wingnut707

Pinside member

10y 32,900 5 2 39

For some reason, I've always loved Taxi. It's just something about it. Just *meh* cab artwork, but very smooth shots, awesome and tough gameplay, and super satisfying music and sounds. Also, the bell really makes the game. Even though it's simple, it's SO MUCH FUN. I want to play it over and over and over again.

wingnut707 edited previous rating on September 11, 2023.

6.104/10

6 years ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

6y 46,150 4 110

"Taxi" can be fun if you're looking for a quickee pinball fix and just want to knock the ball through some ramps. It's a game that requires skill because most everything you need to hit are lanes. The entire game is comprised of you picking up famous passengers like Gorbachev, Santa Claus, Dracula, Marilyn Monroe and Pinbot. The game suffers, however, from an over-simplistic set of rules, a puke-ugly playfield, and repetitious audio. Yes, hearing your passengers calling "TAXI" is a riot (especially Pinbot who sounds so amusingly desperate hailing a cab in his robotic voice) but it gets old in about a minute. One plus is the alpha-numeric display which somehow animates "cars" going by complete with a passing car sound. This is a nice touch. Otherwise, the game is decent but not great. Even still, this is a must-have for collectors.

10.000/10

6 years ago

CMW

chriswhitey

Inactive member

Shenandoah, PA

6y 27,150 26 2 35

True Classic Game, perfect 10

chriswhitey currently owns this game.

8.825/10

7 years ago

RUS

Russell

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

10y 111K 1,475 58

Taxi is a great system 11 game. Simple rules, fairly easy to understand. Jackpots are challenging but doable. I wish the ramps had better flow, they're a little clunky. Perhaps (?) my favorite system 11...?

Russell has owned this game in the past.

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