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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoI saw taxis as magical things': Sega's pop-punk classic Crazy Taxi at 25
Crazy Taxi made a lasting cultural impact, capturing the essence of late 90s/early 00s America and evoking nostalgia in gamers.
"In less formal settings, a string of emojis instead of a full paragraph could be more efficient and even fun, and SEGA thinks it could actually be a good thing for kids."
Contrary to popular misinformation across the fan base and subsequent outcry, the show's divergences from the story, tone, and characters of the games is a feature, not a bug, of the adaptation. Speaking on Ryoma Takeuchi's Kiryu in an interview with Polygon, head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Masayoshi Yokoyama clarified, "It's not an imitation or mimicking the game character. It's more embodying the spirit of him and making him live again as a new character. So there's no comparison. It's just something completely different - and it's cool."