It was ported to other platforms numerous times, including the PlayStation 2 and GameCube by Acclaim in 2001, and then Windows in 2002, becoming Sega's first multi-platform game after the company transitioned to third-party.

The game has also been rereleased for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS and Android, and is also featured on the Dreamcast Collection.

[12] It became one of the few Sega All Stars on the Dreamcast and also earned Greatest Hits and Player's Choice status on PlayStation 2 and GameCube respectively.

Players can select three-, five-, or ten-minute settings, or the Arcade Rules used in the original coin-op version of the game.

[14] In the three time-limited settings, play continues for the designated period of time, after which the cab automatically stops and no more points can be scored.

Both stages are based in sunny coastal Californian locales, with steep hills and other strong similarities to San Francisco.

[15] Mini-games were developed for this version as to "let the player play longer if he improved skill" by offering challenges that were both fun and educational.

[15] Crazy Taxi is also notable for its soundtrack featuring the bands Bad Religion and The Offspring, who provided all of the tracks for the arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and GameCube ports.

[13] The PC featured an entirely new soundtrack, omitting the original bands in favor of music from Pivit, Too Rude and Total Chaos.

[91] The Dreamcast version of Crazy Taxi was critically acclaimed, averaging 90% at video game aggregate site GameRankings based on 37 reviews.

[37] Subsequent ports of the game have also received generally positive reviews, but had a trend of declining average scores.

[13] GameSpot reviewer Jeff Gerstmann felt that the soundtrack was subjective to personal preference, stating "you'll either want to crank the volume up or turn the music all the way down".

[30] James Bottorff of The Cincinnati Enquirer gave the Dreamcast version three-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that "the only bug on Crazy Taxi's window is the lack of longevity.

However, the amount of fun packed into its short life span makes it a worthwhile addition to your library of games".

[71] Maxim gave the same version a score of six out of ten: "We don’t like how the pesky pedestrians always manage to dodge your cab, but the graphics of the San Francisco-like city are amazingly detailed".

[94][95] Hilary Goldstein in IGN called the Xbox Live Arcade release "a mad dash of fun", adding "there's almost no depth to Crazy Taxi, but that's just fine".

Rudden echoed Goldstein's comments in regards to poor visuals, saying it had "ugly character models and boxy traffic cars".

[77] Russ Pitts of The Escapist gave it four stars out of five: "In spite of dated graphics and other technical whizbangery, Crazy Taxi will remind you why you love driving games – and who started that fire.

[81] In contrast, Daniel Feit of Wired gave it a score of six stars out of ten: "Gameplay is pure repetition; fun in short bursts but little lasting attraction".

THQ would publish the Graphic State developed Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride in 2003, the only title for the Game Boy Advance.

A mobile-exclusive entry to the series, titled Crazy Taxi: City Rush, was released on the iOS and Google Play app stores in 2014.

[103] One of the game's fans was Tim Walz, then a high school teacher and later the governor of Minnesota and the Democratic nominee for United States vice president in 2024.

Walz confirmed many details of the story, saying he considered the game an alternative to the violence of Grand Theft Auto 3.

[109] Talk of a screen adaptation of Crazy Taxi was renewed in 2014, as Sega optioned the film and TV rights to its library.