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** On the backglass, the taxi is going to Williams' Pinball Palace, where there is a sign that advertises then-recent Williams' pinballs.
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** On the backglass, the taxi is going to in front of Williams' Pinball Palace, where there is a sign out front that advertises which pinballs are there (with the list being then-recent Williams' pinballs.titles).
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** On the backglass, the taxi is going to Williams' Pinball Palace, where there is a sign that lists then-recent Williams' pinballs.
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** On the backglass, the taxi is going to Williams' Pinball Palace, where there is a sign that lists advertises then-recent Williams' pinballs.
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** On the backglass, the taxi is going to Williams' Pinball Palace, where there is a sign that lists then-recent Williams' pinballs.
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* {{Cameo}}: Pin*Bot.
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* {{Cameo}}: Pin*Bot. [[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]].
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* CaptainErsatz: "Lola", a blatant copy of Creator/MarilynMonroe.
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* CaptainErsatz: CaptainErsatz[=/=]WritingAroundTrademarks: "Lola", a blatant copy of Creator/MarilynMonroe.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They need taxicabs to get around town, for one.
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* GottaCatchEmAll: Collect all five passengers to light the Jackpot.
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* ScoreMultiplier: The value of the SkillShot is multiplied by the number of the ball.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev (Gorbie), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev (Gorbie), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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* YourSizeMayVary: Pin*Bot was quite a bit larger than a human in his game.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev (Gorbie), Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev (Gorbie), Dracula, {{Dracula}}, and Santa Claus SantaClaus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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* CaptainErsatz: "Lola", a blatant copy of MarilynMonroe.
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* CaptainErsatz: "Lola", a blatant copy of MarilynMonroe.Creator/MarilynMonroe.
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* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorbie" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus.
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* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorbie" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, (Mikhail Gorbachev), [=Dracula=], and SantaClaus.Santa Claus.
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* MatchSequence: A taxicab zips across the display, pulling a pair of spinning boxes behind it. The boxes eventually settle down to form a pair of match digits.
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''Taxi'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/MarkRitchie with art by Python Anghelo. It was released in 1988 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
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''Taxi'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/MarkRitchie with art by Python Anghelo.Creator/PythonAnghelo. It was released in 1988 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Taxi'' is deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, MikhailGorbachev (Gorbie), Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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* {{Cameo}}: Pin*Bot.
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* EverythingsBetterWithCows: The playfield has a cow sitting in a motorcycle sidecar.
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* ShoutOut: According to Mark Ritchie, Lola was named after Music/TheKinks's song of the same name.
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* ShoutOut: According to Mark Ritchie, Lola was named after Music/TheKinks's song of the same name. The song is about a man's encounter with a transvestite, and the song was chosen due to Lola's muscular arms on the backglass.
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''For other works named'' Taxi, ''[[Main/{{Taxi}} click here.]]''
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->'''Gorby:''' "Hey, comrade taxi!"
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* GloriousMotherRussia[=/=]YouNoTakeCandle: Gorby talks like this.
-->'''Gorby:''' "You give to me ride!"
-->'''Gorby:''' "You give to me ride!"
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* GloriousMotherRussia[=/=]YouNoTakeCandle: Gorby Gorbie talks like this.
-->'''Gorby:''' -->'''Gorbie:''' "You give to me ride!"
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* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorby" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus.
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* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorby" "Gorbie" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lola is the only female character in the game.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lola Marilyn/Lola is the only female character in the game.game.
* ShoutOut: According to Mark Ritchie, Lola was named after Music/TheKinks's song of the same name.
* ShoutOut: According to Mark Ritchie, Lola was named after Music/TheKinks's song of the same name.
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* WolfWhistle: A harmonic version is played when Lola gets picked up.
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* WolfWhistle: A harmonic version is played when Lola Marilyn/Lola gets picked up.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''Note:'' Marilyn does not appear in this game.]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''Note:'' Marilyn does not appear in this game.game (except on a few machines).]]
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of TheNineties, ''Taxi'' is uncharacteristically simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of TheNineties, the time, ''Taxi'' is uncharacteristically deceptively simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: "Lola" is the only female character in the game.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: "Lola" Lola is the only female character in the game.
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* WolfWhistle: A harmonic version is played when Lola gets picked up.
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* {{Cap}}: The meter caps out at 99,000 points.
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* SignatureStyle: ''Taxi'' hits all of Mark Ritchie's favorite touches, especially the crisscrossing ramps, long shots, and lots of timed shots.
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-->"Look out!" ''*CRASH!*''
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-->"Look out!" ''*CRASH!*''
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A digital version of this pinball is available on ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.
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->'''Gorby:''' "Hey, comrade taxi!"
''Taxi'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/MarkRitchie with art by Python Anghelo. It was released in 1988 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of TheNineties, ''Taxi'' is uncharacteristically simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
''Taxi'' is proof that a pinball game doesn't need complicated rules to be challenging, as most of the high-scoring shots are timed, and a great score requires prodigious flipper skills. The uncomplicated layout makes it appealing to beginners, while the fast action and broad crisscrossing loops keep everyone attentive.
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!!The ''Taxi'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
* CaptainErsatz: "Lola", a blatant copy of MarilynMonroe.
** WordOfGod is that the character was originally "Marilyn", to make the reference even more obvious, until Williams management became worried about a lawsuit from the Monroe estate. "Marilyn" became "Lola" by [[AdaptationDyeJob changing her hair color]] on the backglass and playfield art, but it is believed that a few ''Taxi'' machines with the blonde "Marilyn" art are still in circulation.
* {{Combo}}: The crisscrossing figure-eight airport ramps, which builds the Airport Value and can be advanced to light the 1 million point shot.
* GloriousMotherRussia[=/=]YouNoTakeCandle: Gorby talks like this.
-->'''Gorby:''' "You give to me ride!"
* {{Leitmotif}}: The game plays a brief tune associated with each character when they are picked up.
* MachineMonotone: As in his own game, Pin*Bot speaks like this.
-->'''Pin*Bot:''' "[-TAXI-] - [-TAXI-] - [-TAXI-]."
* ProgressiveJackpot
* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorby" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus.
* SkillShot: Shoot the ball into the Spinout saucer, then collect a bonus based on how many revolutions it makes.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: "Lola" is the only female character in the game.
* SpecialGuest: [[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]], a refugee from his own game.
-->'''Pin*Bot:''' "[-PIN*BOT STRANDED.-]"
* SpellingBonus: C-A-B advances the bonus multiplier and raises the jackpot for 10 seconds.
* ThatPoorCat: A cat screech is heard every time the player shoots the left airport lane.
* TimedMission: Almost all of the high-scoring shots in the game.
* VampireVords: Drac talks like this.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''Note:'' Marilyn does not appear in this game.]]
->'''Gorby:''' "Hey, comrade taxi!"
''Taxi'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/MarkRitchie with art by Python Anghelo. It was released in 1988 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics.
Compared to other {{Pinball}} games of TheNineties, ''Taxi'' is uncharacteristically simple. As a taxi driver, pick up a crazy cast of characters -- including former Soviet Leader MikhailGorbachev, Dracula, and Santa Claus -- then take them to the airport and collect the jackpot. The longer you play, the more tips you'll put on the meter, so take the Express Lane and loop the airport for an even bigger score.
''Taxi'' is proof that a pinball game doesn't need complicated rules to be challenging, as most of the high-scoring shots are timed, and a great score requires prodigious flipper skills. The uncomplicated layout makes it appealing to beginners, while the fast action and broad crisscrossing loops keep everyone attentive.
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!!The ''Taxi'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
* CaptainErsatz: "Lola", a blatant copy of MarilynMonroe.
** WordOfGod is that the character was originally "Marilyn", to make the reference even more obvious, until Williams management became worried about a lawsuit from the Monroe estate. "Marilyn" became "Lola" by [[AdaptationDyeJob changing her hair color]] on the backglass and playfield art, but it is believed that a few ''Taxi'' machines with the blonde "Marilyn" art are still in circulation.
* {{Combo}}: The crisscrossing figure-eight airport ramps, which builds the Airport Value and can be advanced to light the 1 million point shot.
* GloriousMotherRussia[=/=]YouNoTakeCandle: Gorby talks like this.
-->'''Gorby:''' "You give to me ride!"
* {{Leitmotif}}: The game plays a brief tune associated with each character when they are picked up.
* MachineMonotone: As in his own game, Pin*Bot speaks like this.
-->'''Pin*Bot:''' "[-TAXI-] - [-TAXI-] - [-TAXI-]."
* ProgressiveJackpot
* PublicDomainCharacter: "Gorby" (MikhailGorbachev), {{Dracula}}, and SantaClaus.
* SkillShot: Shoot the ball into the Spinout saucer, then collect a bonus based on how many revolutions it makes.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: "Lola" is the only female character in the game.
* SpecialGuest: [[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]], a refugee from his own game.
-->'''Pin*Bot:''' "[-PIN*BOT STRANDED.-]"
* SpellingBonus: C-A-B advances the bonus multiplier and raises the jackpot for 10 seconds.
* ThatPoorCat: A cat screech is heard every time the player shoots the left airport lane.
* TimedMission: Almost all of the high-scoring shots in the game.
* VampireVords: Drac talks like this.
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