Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Developers
	Hitmaker
Windows	Strangelite
Publishers
Europe	Empire Interactive
Japan	Sega
Russia	Akella
Release dates
Windows	February 26, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Driving
Vehicles	Automobile, Transport
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	Crazy Taxi

Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi	2002
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller	2004
Crazy Taxi (2011)	2011
Crazy Taxi (Steam)	2014

Warnings

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller is a singleplayer third-person arcade and driving game in the Crazy Taxi series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 3 DRM. The game works on Windows 10 x64, but doesn't work with Matroska Splitter or LAV Filters. Uninstall all. The FX version starts from inicio del jogo.exe.
Retail		Xplosiv re-release is DRM-free and can be run without the disc after installation.

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller has no microtransactions.

Essential improvements

CT3Tweaks

Adds custom resolutions, a FOV slider, and 60 FPS support.

FOV slider and widescreen fix only affect the default camera.

Increasing the framerate cap beyond 30 FPS results in a visual glitch when driving on sand or dirt where all shadows, visual effects, and destination marks will briefly fly away from the camera and reset multiple times per second depending on the player's speed.
This goes away as soon as the player is off the dust.

Xinput Fix

Fixes the trigger problem on most XInput controllers, like the Xbox One controller, when using the config application.
By default, using the trigger will crash the config. This XInput Plus file swaps the axis on the triggers to buttons, which stops the config from crashing and allows use for XInput controllers.

Extract the file in the directory where the game is installed, then open CT3Config.exe, setup the controller and it should work.
It's recommended to do this before using CT3Tweaks.

If controls doesn't work or aren't recognized in the config, open up XInput Plus, select CT3.exe as the target program, go to the DirectInput tab, select the Advanced sub-tab, click Detect on the controller of choice, and press any button on the controller.
The controller should be recognized by the game now.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TAXI3.CFG

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\game

Video

External resolution and audio settings

General settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use CT3Tweaks.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Use CT3Tweaks.
4K Ultra HD			Use CT3Tweaks.
Field of view (FOV)		Use CT3Tweaks.
Windowed		Use dgVoodoo 2 or D3DWindower.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Frame generation		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Use dgVoodoo 2.
60 FPS		Use CT3Tweaks.
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. Use CT3Tweaks to adjust the cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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  Simple settings (CT3Tweaks)

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  Advanced settings (CT3Tweaks)

Input

External keyboard bindings

External gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Does not support mapping to analog triggers.
Controller remapping		Does not support remapping movement from analog stick or assigning multiple buttons to a single input.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		While the game supports XInput controllers by default, the left and right triggers are not recognized by the external configurator. To add trigger support, see XInput Plus.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Referred to as "Enable Force Feedback". Can be toggled from the external configuration.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Music, SE and Voice.
Surround sound		Plays up to 7.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs

Original Xbox Music

Extract the music files into <path-to-game>\Media\Music to restore the Xbox soundtrack.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Uses metric measurements.
Italian				FX Interactive release only.
Japanese				Japanese release only.
Russian				Official localization by Akella. Local retail only.
Spanish				FX Interactive release only.

Issues unresolved

The game stutters on switching music files during gameplay

Since the same tracks play in the same looping order every time and the game has no problem playing long music files, the initial tracks can be queued with the others until they are longer than a play session to ensure the stutter doesn't occur. The audio tracks played (looping) are:

• m03.ogg, m04.ogg, and m05.ogg for West Coast.
• m08.ogg, m09.ogg, and m10.ogg for Glitter Oasis.
• m13.ogg, m14.ogg, and m15.ogg for Small Apple.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0b

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible		128 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible