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I picked up Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride for the Game Boy Advance back in 2003. It was a SEGA release, a time when developers were trying to squeeze big arcade experiences onto the small screen. This was their attempt to bring the chaotic driving of the original into a portable format.

You control a taxi driver, and your main goal is to pick up customers and get them to their destination before the timer runs out. The core gameplay involves navigating the city streets, finding fares, and then driving like mad to drop them off. A couple of key mechanics define the experience: you have to master the drifting around tight corners to save time, and you need to perform jumps and near-misses to earn extra tips and extend your clock. The pacing is relentless; you're always watching the timer, and one wrong turn can ruin a good run. It feels like a constant, frantic scramble against time.