I have a weird fascination with driving a taxi, and I was actually searching for a Taxi simulator when I first came across LFS.

I tried looking for a taxi game/simulator but I could not find anything. I dont want "Crazy taxi" or "GTA" other arcade crap like that. Is there a game/program that I don't know about where I could drive a taxi around a city?

I know it sounds retarded but I always dreamed of driving a taxi when i was a kid

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I have a weird fascination with driving a taxi, and I was actually searching for a Taxi simulator when I first came across LFS.

I tried looking for a taxi game/simulator but I could not find anything. I dont want "Crazy taxi" or "GTA" other arcade crap like that. Is there a game/program that I don't know about where I could drive a taxi around a city?

I know it sounds retarded but I always dreamed of driving a taxi when i was a kid

If you have PS2 then Getaway: Black Monday - you can steal a cab and drive around london, although the physics are like hippos trying to turn 240 degree corners.

Quarantine

I do like that In the getaway are real cars... (also damaged)
that's what other games like that don't have
I'm against licensing cars from LFS though

Isn't that possible in "Mafia"?

Vain

Tell me what makes a good Taxi sim>

I recommend LFS. http://www.sccabco.com/

Lol I was gonna mention Quatantine but I thought that was too old-school for you all. I guess I should have known better

Im looking for a "realistic" game where I could drive a taxi cab around an area (city?), pick up passengers and deliver them places. I dont want an arcade where you get like 23 seconds to deliver 5 passangers and stuff like that.

Im gathering that im looking for a program that does not exist.

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Lol I was gonna mention Quatantine but I thought that was too old-school for you all. I guess I should have known better

Im looking for a "realistic" game where I could drive a taxi cab around an area (city?), pick up passengers and deliver them places. I dont want an arcade where you get like 23 seconds to deliver 5 passangers and stuff like that.

Im gathering that im looking for a program that does not exist.

not that it doesn't exist but what could be better than GTA

something dare i say... realistic?

@ Silver, sounds like it doesn't exist although it couldn't hurt looking for a taxi for Racer (open source racing game full of mods, free to, has a section on RSC), although i don't think it will be your thing (even if there is a care, the physics aren't amazing, and you wan't a "City" which Racer just doesn't do

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something dare i say... realistic?

@ Silver, sounds like it doesn't exist although it couldn't hurt looking for a taxi for Racer (open source racing game full of mods, free to, has a section on RSC), although i don't think it will be your thing (even if there is a care, the physics aren't amazing, and you wan't a "City" which Racer just doesn't do

WHAA! eh! If it's a "Taxi" sim it aint gonna involve terrilbly complex
physics is it ...coz well it a Taxi sim lol...
Taxi driver: Where to today sir?
Passenger: Main st.
drive round at 60kph ... wheres the physics there?

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Isn't that possible in "Mafia"?

Yes, it is. Although I prefered running people over, not giving them a ride.

I think it was possible in Midtown Madness 1. Not 100% sure though.

How old are you? Become an actual taxi driver if your old enough , when i was a child i use to pretend i was a taxi driver when on games like Driver and Midtown Madness etc

Did anyone ever play Quarantine II: Road Warrior? The original was the b*ll*cks though.

one word.. MAFIA!

Three letters GTA.

lol, i remember having a conversation with a taxi driver like this. He played alot of different kinds of games, ps2 mostly, and he said it would be cool to have a realistic taxi game..lol, maybe thats you? haha..anyway could be fun. Id really love to see a Microsoft Car Simulatar, where you just drive around a city obeying city laws etc lmao, would be boring but if it was real enough it would be cool XD

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Id really love to see a Microsoft Car Simulatar, where you just drive around a city obeying city laws etc lmao, would be boring but if it was real enough it would be cool XD

Kind of like a Midtown Madness with LFS graphics and gameplay? That would be fun

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Kind of like a Midtown Madness with LFS graphics and gameplay? That would be fun

i loved midtown madness! I think i had version number 2 or something for my computer, it was the one in san fransisco i believe (though their might have been more levels) i remember getting major air on the hills, was really fun

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i loved midtown madness! I think i had version number 2 or something for my computer, it was the one in san fransisco i believe (though their might have been more levels) i remember getting major air on the hills, was really fun

that was number 2 (1 was in Chicago - i should know, i still have both, damn good fun, too!)

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that was number 2 (1 was in Chicago - i should know, i still have both, damn good fun, too!)

unfortunately my disc got scratched to death

ill have to get Midtown Madness 2 again. loved that game

GTA: just because you can

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unfortunately my disc got scratched to death

I think I have two copies of Midtown Madness 2, I'm pretty sure I do, you want one?