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I didn't initially intend to spend so much time talking about the Commodore 64, but these games have really been speaking to me lately and I just feel like I gotta tell you about these games because they're bound to be a little less-known than all the big console stuff that'll we'll be inducting someday.

Space Taxi is a stone-cold classic from 1984, merging some concepts and structure from 1983's Jumpman with gameplay that's based in part on 1979's Lunar Lander. The video contains what might be some of the best performances I've ever put in on Space Taxi, which is pretty surprising after all these years. With 25 levels and a wide variety of weird ideas, this one takes a basic concept and stretches it into an absolutely wonderful little game that I bet would work quite well today.

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Space Taxi (C64, 1984) | The Jeff Gerstmann Hall of Fame 008

Get early access to the Hall of Fame today! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann I didn't initially intend to spend so much time talking about the Commodore 64, but these games have really been speaking to me lately and I just feel like I gotta tell you about these games because they're bound to be a little less-known than all the big console stuff that'll we'll be inducting someday. Space Taxi is a stone-cold classic from 1984, merging some concepts and structure from 1983's Jumpman with gameplay that's based in part on 1979's Lunar Lander. The video contains what might be some of the best performances I've ever put in on Space Taxi, which is pretty surprising after all these years. With 25 levels and a wide variety of weird ideas, this one takes a basic concept and stretches it into an absolutely wonderful little game that I bet would work quite well today.