Williams
Taxi Pinside Rating
This game received 438 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.917 /10
Taxi
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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Avon, IN
8.256/10
7 years ago
Sydney, Oz
This is the machine I seek out at shows. I log many, many games when I can find it. I wouldn't own it, but for its era, simply the best. Can be super fast, or you can pick off the shots.
7.169/10
7 years ago
Taxi is an alright system 11 pin. Not nearly as good as Diner or Sorcerer, Mark Ritchie's other pins from the 80s, but not bad.
9.525/10
7 years ago
Not much to say. It's a classic. One of my favorites and is always fun to play. It's not too deep, but it's tough enough to keep me coming back.
7.709/10
8 years ago
Early review. So far, I really enjoy this pin. Nice quick game with an excellent theme. Nice bright play field too. I am not fond of complex games and this one is pretty simple. The only weakness is a lack of lighting on the lower play field. Thrilled to have it in my game room.
5.420/10
8 years ago
I didn't like this game much when it first came out so didn't play it much back then and still feel the same way. I don't know why it get's such high ratings from others. Perhaps I need to play it some more and find out what it is people like so much.
8.042/10
8 years ago
this taxi was everywhere on location in the late 80's it was part of my getting back into pinball and a start of newer and better games to come...a great classic, two ball muti ball is perfect for the game tbree would b too crowded ,love the bell classic arcade feel everytime i get it to ring i wouldnt change anything about this machine...fast and fun great game at still a great price....yo taxi, so sad I sold mine
8.664/10
8 years ago
Awesome game. Owned it twice, and it's not leaving again. One of the best System 11 games period. This the game I could not stop playing in the late 80's and really got me addicted to pinball. Simple and not very deep ruleset, but it works. Easy to understand for the non-pinhead Simple goal: pickup the 5 passengers, hit the jackpot. Easy? no, but a great feeling once achieved. Game just has it all. Love the crisscross ramps too. Great sound which really ties into the theme. Just overall a very addicting pin.
10.000/10
8 years ago
this is a machine i remember playing and liking as a kid. to this day it's sound profile brings me back a little. as a young person playing it i was struck by the humorous concept of dracula, marilyn monroe, mikhail gobechev, and santa claus sharing a taxi ride. as i got older and more into pinball i appreciate it's layout. a smooth not overly fussy play field and rule set.
7.781/10
8 years ago
Taxi may be the most approachable and easy-to-learn game of all time. The objective is incredibly simple and can be figured out quickly, however it is difficult to pull off, and getting the jackpot lit provides are terrific adrenaline rush. On paper I should absolutely love this game, and for a while it was a grail game that I looked for forever, however once I finally got one it just didn't play as enjoyable as I expected it to. Dangerous feeds from the pops/kickout, plus the dangerous nature of the drop-targets made me instead just go for the easy ramps to million, rather than bothering with the going for the jackpot, and overall the playfield just felt eh to play.
8.400/10
8 years ago
Taxi was exactly like I anticipated. Fast and fun and pretty hard.
One of the best skill shots I've come across to start your ball and then it's just fun. I enjoyed the sounds and art but it hits a home run in what really counts...fun.
Not deep enough to be your only pin.
One of the best skill shots I've come across to start your ball and then it's just fun. I enjoyed the sounds and art but it hits a home run in what really counts...fun.
Not deep enough to be your only pin.
9.060/10
8 years ago
This is a fun pin. It plays fast and has a very simple and easy to understand theme.
It is not highly complex but it's just challenging enough. Straightforward, fast, interesting, etc.
The sounds get a bit repetitive but the theme is integrated very well.
Would I buy it? Considering it is a great value, sure.
It is not highly complex but it's just challenging enough. Straightforward, fast, interesting, etc.
The sounds get a bit repetitive but the theme is integrated very well.
Would I buy it? Considering it is a great value, sure.
8.004/10
8 years ago
Simple enough premise... pick up passengers with your taxi. What I like best about this table is its relatively simple playing area that very clearly shows you what you need to do and when you need to do it. On some tables I need to look around to see where exactly I need to get an extra ball or get a high score shot, but Taxi makes it clear. Taxi has a really satisfying feel when you continuously hit the loops over and over again with the left and right flippers. The million point shot that this table has is a little difficult to hit, but that's what makes it a million point shot. It's fairly easy to get points on this table once you learn how to time your shots. This can be a fast playing table at times, but I still think it's accessible to just about anybody. Taxi is one of my favorite pre-'90s machines.
10.000/10
8 years ago
My absolute FAVORITE pin.
The music is really fun and the voices ratchet up the urgency level to pick up passengers.
This is a great pin to restore, the parts (aside from the front carry passengers plastic!!!) are fairly easy to get.
The music is really fun and the voices ratchet up the urgency level to pick up passengers.
This is a great pin to restore, the parts (aside from the front carry passengers plastic!!!) are fairly easy to get.
7.716/10
8 years ago
Classic System 11 pin that has a great original theme. This machine plays fast and hitting the alternating the ramp shots is quite a rush. It's a challenge to hit all the shots to pick up every passenger and light the jackpot. The original theme is perfect for pinball and beats so many of the lazy licensed themes penetrate the market.
The rules aren't terribly deep, but above average for the era. The artwork is great and the music and call outs fit the theme perfectly. This is a great playing machine that represents almost everything that was right with pinball in the 80's.
The rules aren't terribly deep, but above average for the era. The artwork is great and the music and call outs fit the theme perfectly. This is a great playing machine that represents almost everything that was right with pinball in the 80's.
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