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This game received 353 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.837 _/10

7.837

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This game ranks #67 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 8.048

Artwork: 7.524

Sounds/Music: 7.187

Other Aspects: 8.046

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7.762/10

5 hours ago

BAD

Diospinball

Pinside member

Joliet, IL

<1y 26,900 212 4 15

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.

9.474/10

3 months ago

???

Robhorror

Pinside member

Unknown

3y 28,500 14 41

the BEST system11

Robhorror has owned this game in the past.

6.901/10

3 months ago

APO

Happy81724

Pinside member

Howell, MI

1y 28,250 10 17 1

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

Happy81724 has owned this game in the past.

8.398/10

4 months ago

SS

SerendipitySail

Pinside member

2y 31,650 34 6

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

4 months ago

BTL

Junk-Man

Pinside member

Nicholasville, KY

1y 20,500 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.

9.038/10

4 months ago

EVN

EvanDickson

Pinside member

Charlottetown, PE

4y 75,800 1,921 2 27

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 has owned this game in the past.

8.792/10

5 months ago

PSM

Pwaka1986

Pinside member

Mishawaka, IN

<1y 26,150 14 18

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.
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7.188/10

5 months ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside member

Warren, PA

<1y 108K 1,788 2 116

Excellent and classic sys 11. Beautiful.

8.278/10

5 months ago

JLH

StillLoPin

Pinside member

Virginia Beach, VA

1y 23,750 8 6

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

StillLoPin currently owns this game.

8.360/10

7 months ago

???

touchtone

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Seubersdorf

3y 20,250 1 4 40

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.

6.906/10

7 months ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

1y 36,250 3 1 70

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.

9.056/10

11 months ago

ACE

wingnut707

Pinside member

4y 23,500 1 2 32

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.

7.577/10

12 months ago

RD

rotordave

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Pukekohe

8y 150K 9,952 126 105 3

Challenging game when set up hard. Can be "all or nothing" score wise ... you only get 20k per passenger pickup, and if you drain you have to start again. Aftermarket scoring roms are available which fix the jackpot and make the game better for tournament play.

rotordave currently owns this game.

6.104/10

1 year ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

1y 29,400 2 64

"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

1 year ago

CMW

chriswhitey

Pinside member

Shenandoah, PA

1y 25,650 26 3 35

True Classic Game, perfect 10

chriswhitey currently owns this game.

7.507/10

1 year ago

LGN

Pinballbuyer

Inactive member

2y 40,900 74 37

I have to say that the Monroe face on backglass is distractingly bad. She looks terrible. That being said the game is a blast to play.

8.825/10

1 year ago

RUS

Russell

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

5y 90,350 1,118 7 57

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.

8.336/10

1 year ago

RHO

spiroagnew

Pinside member

6y 117K 954 161 1

One of the true great System 11 games and Mark Ritchie's best game design. Python's art is no slouch either. This game, when properly set up, feels so great to shoot, and flows like butterscotch onto a sundae. Unlike the butterscotch, the game can be blazing fast and hard to keep up with--there's a delicate balance between flow and control unlike any other game I can think of. You can see how Taxi was born out of big brother Steve Ritchie's High Speed in Mark's previous game Road Kings. Taxi tosses aside the seriousness and gritty nature of those themes and really creates something special by concentrating on unimpeded flow. To pick up passengers requires shot accuracy too, and the game demands you do things in the proper order and within demanding time constraints. Oh, and the Taxi jackpot bell...one of the greatest attention getters in all of pinball. A true classic.

8.913/10

1 year ago

QUY

FatPanda

Pinside member

1y 87,800 2,182 22 1

I own a table so I am biased, but I love all aspects of this game. The music and sound package is top notch! The call-outs are memorable and funny! You can't beat PinBot saying "Taxi, Taxi" and the tunes that play when picking up passsengers for each character are well implemented. I love all the music clips on the different modes.

Some people may not like the symmetrical set up, but hitting left ramp/right ramp combinations is satisfying, as well as properly aimed Gorbie and Santa Clause shots. The playfield art is simple, and just ok. Definitely not busy like some other tables and the top down perspective is very simplified but work well for the game. The cabinet art is great! The taxi driver on the translite is just downright creepy.

I love playing this table! If you find one on location, give it a few games!

FatPanda edited previous rating on May 06, 2017.

7.876/10

1 year ago

BDM

brianmcculloh

Pinside member

Avon, IN

2y 27,400 69 3 19

Definitely a classic. Really fun targeting each passenger. Pretty decent flow, too. If you're looking for a classic sys11 I would say put this one right up at the top of your list after Diner.

5.264/10

1 year ago

JMS

jaemsdavit

Inactive member

1y 19,650 3 1 25

The theme and art are "meh", but not nearly as "meh" as the gameplay.

8.256/10

1 year ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

5y 150K 5,145 9 65

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.

TimeBandit edited previous rating on January 11, 2017.

3.724/10

1 year ago

TF

tonyf1965

Pinside member

Peoria, IL

6y 53,900 291 9 94

Really an overrated machine. Played a few different examples, just couldn't get into it. No long term fun.

9.032/10

1 year ago

JFK

jklespies

Pinside member

Akron, OH

1y 31,650 28 21 14 3

My favorite 1980's pin. Love the theme and passengers. I love the sound when the carry passenger light is lit and hit. Also the Dracula and Pinbot skill shots are tough every time.

jklespies currently owns this game.

7.889/10

1 year ago

ROB

Guinnesstime

Pinside member

5y 97,800 3,275 17 1

For a 1 level game from '88, this is the best there is. It's fast, fun and does a great job with the theme. The perfect "5 minute game."

People have no idea who Gorby is anymore, but all other passengers are cool.

The Taxi driver on the back glass freaks me out.

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Taxi (Williams, 1988)

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