Space Taxi

Author	Andreas Spreen
Controls	D-pad: Move in that direction    Red button: Extend legs for landing and retract extended legs P key: Pause / Resume

Introduced in the first half of 1994, this free game was created with the concept of enjoying the "Space Taxi" released for C64 in 1984 on an Amiga.
However, it is also different from the specification that the legs cannot be automatically retracted during takeoff (the taxi cannot be controlled to the left or right in that state),
and the level configuration of the C64 version (as of 1984, it was a very ambitious work). From that point, some gamers were dissatisfied at the time.
However, I don't mind those elements described above when I try games of this genre from now on, and it's our opinion that it's a good game in general.

This first edition is included in the software "Assassins CD 1" for CD32.
If the loading from CD is annoying, save the data ("SPACE_TAXI" folder and files inside) in the CD to one 880KB floppy disk.
In that case, copy the Libs drawer (diskfont.library inside) and c drawer (assign and iconX inside) together.

There is no penalty for exceeding the time set for each Level .
A bonus according to the remaining time will be added to the score in the next Level .
Also, unlike the taxi industry on real world, the faster the passenger is delivered, the higher the price.
In fact, the maximum amount the passenger pays for each Level  is fixed,
and that number continues to decrease as long as the passenger is on board, and when it is delivered safely, the remaining amount is paid as a reward (a score).
If you land on the platform labeled "FUEL" during the Level , you will be refueled in exchange for your score.

Bring passengers and buy fuel with the money you earn. If you run out of fuel, you will crash. 5 crashes bring you to the title screen.
On the title screen, you can choose to start from Level 1, 6 and 11.

The specifications of the same SpaceTaxi are different between "Space Taxi 1" and "Space Taxi 2".
The comparison guide is below.

MAP	Space Taxi	Space Taxi 2 & 3
While landing, your fuel will...:	Continue to decrease.	Does not decrease.
The minimum payment amount for one passenger is:	0	10
Time bonus calculation method:	Time remaining at the time of completing the level x 20	Time remaining at the time of completing the level x 10
Penalty for every one crash:	None.	Score is deducted 100
	Level 1 Time: 80 seconds Quota: 3 passengers Maximum fee per person: 207	Skill 1 - Biginner 1/5 Time: 70 seconds Quota: 3 passengers Maximum fee per person: 109
	Level 2 Time: 100 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 199	Skill 1 - Biginner 2/5 Time: 80 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 99
	Level 3 Time: 110 seconds Quota: 5 passengers Maximum fee per person: 194	Skill 1 - Biginner 3/5 Time: 90 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 109
	Level 4 Time: 120 seconds Quota: 5 passengers Maximum fee per person: 189	Skill 2 - Novice 4/6 Time: 95 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 99
	Level 5 Time: 130 seconds Quota: 6 passengers Maximum fee per person: 179 A small trap between the partitions goes up and down.	Skill 1 - Biginner 4/5 Time: 110 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 114 Same as the left.
	Level 6 Time: 140 seconds Quota: 6 passengers Maximum fee per person: 179 If you enter the square frame, you will teleport to another room. It cannot be teleported due to a bug and cannot be completed. Therefore Level 7~10 cannot be played.	Skill 1 - Biginner 5/5 Time: 100 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 119 Same as the left. Can be completed by bug fix.
	Level 11 Time: 180 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 149 Vertical and horizontal bars are sliding traps. However, if you are in the green part, it doesn't hit you.	Skill 5 - Space Pilot 5/6 Time: 104 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 109 Same as the left.
	Level 12 Time: 190 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 159 The gap connecting each floor moves to the left and right within a certain range.	Skill 2 - Novice 5/6 Time: 95 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 99 Same as the left.
	Level 13 Time: 170 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 149	Skill 2 - Novice 3/6 Time: 115 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 109
	Level 14 Time: 190 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 159 A strong wind is blowing in the direction of the arrow, and it cannot go backwards. (one-way)	Skill 4 - Good Driver 2/6 Time: 140 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 149 Same as the left.
	Level 15 Time: 180 seconds Quota: 4 passengers Maximum fee per person: 159 There is a blinking door in the gap connecting the rooms.	Skill 4 - Good Driver 1/6 Time: 110 seconds Quota: 3 passengers Maximum fee per person: 139 Same as the left.

In a nutshell,

A score of "Space Taxi 1" makes it easy to accumulate scores, but you often go to refuel.
Scores are hard to accumulate for "Space Taxi 2" and "Space Taxi 3", but the frequency of refueling is low.
In the first half levels of "Space Taxi 1", the quota tends to be more.
Therefore, if they're the quite same levels, "Space Taxi 1" is slightly more difficult.

However, the situation will be different when comparing the difficulty itself for completing the game.
More radical levels is actually added after "Space Taxi 2", so I feel like what you can do before completing "Space Taxi 1".


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