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Heya! Cool to see another game from you! Understanding that it's a demo, I do think it has a way to go, especially on the tutorial. I did get pretty frustrated with it, so take all my criticisms with a grain of salt.
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About
Spaß Taxi ("Spaß" is the German word for "fun") is a remake/clone of the original Space Taxi, where you need to bring passengers from one pad to another in mostly weird unnatural environments.
The gameplay
The 40 levels of Spaß Taxi offer a variation of challenges:
Quick reactions
Avoid rockets and lasers or pass through moving gaps.Puzzles
Push the right buttons, find the shortest path or utilize teleporters.Learning
Memorize the passengers and their destinations, find out better (and quicker) ways to move, land or get your customers into or out of your car.Dexterity
Use the right amount of thrust to be fast, but not crash into stuff and quickly know which thruster to use while flying upside down in veteran mode.
Requirements
Spaß Taxi can be played with the keyboard, but is best played with a controller (currently only the XBox controller is supported, but others will follow).
It is looking best in a 16:9ish resolution at FullHD or above, preferring a multiple of it (e.g. 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 3840x2160).
Play the demo!
The demo contains 6 levels (plus tutorial) and is a great way to check out the gameplay, controller support and performance on your machine.
It also has a separate highscore list, so you can even compete with your friends here. :)
New and old
This version of the game takes the original concept and adds or changes a lot of things to get a whole new experience while retaining some of the retro feeling.
Rotation
The taxi can now rotate to get through narrow passages, avoid obstacles or even land on the ceiling.
Different types of passengers
There are those that fancy to loop the loop and go fast, but there are also those who will reveal their last meal if you rotate too much.
Health instead of lifes
The car has health (or integrity) and you can repair it while parking at a repair station (which costs money) or by having a mechanic on board.
When there is nothing left to repair, you can buy a new car if you have enough money.
Credits
Game | Burkhard Wick
Fonts | Eeve Somepx
Music | Gas1312
Sound FX | Imphenzia, Burkhard Wick
Testers | Andreas Peters, Karsten Thiems
Highscores
Mild Cartoon Violence
Animated Bloodshed
V0.68 - Ghost Race!
v0.65 - Bonus Rifts, Loading Screens & Fixes
v0.64: This version only fixes some minor bugs introduced with the previous version and makes the "Casual Mode" the new default.
This update contains several small fixes, the function to skip a level (paying 2000$), reduces the amount of bonus stages between levels and a new points display.
This also contains an untested Linux build.
So, Linux gamers out there, please test it! :)
New Version 0.60 with lots of new stuff
The version update failed, so you still got the old version. :(
I fixed that now and the downloads should give you the v0.55.1. Sorry about that!
The "Test Range" level is in the game now, you can open it via "Learn to drive/Test range" in the menu.
This version also contains a few small fixes (as usual), some small visual changes and a new sound somewhere. :)
The new version contains the new tutorial level and the hints. The "Test Range" level will follow later.
Also new:
- more bonus points when you finish a level faster than the first trophy time limit.
- some minor fixes
I am currently working on "Tutorial v2":
- a very short tutorial showing the basic movement
- hints about special tasks, fuel etc. that appear when the corresponding event occurs
- have the old "driving school" and a "test range" as standalone levels
Update v0.53.2: Fixed save of configuration for Mac.
