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− | Available to the player only after a mandatory requirement of 100 completed taxi fares (50 in GTA Advance), the Borgnine in GTA III is a modified [[Cabbie]] with a red body and bloody spikes on the front and rear bumpers, while the GTA Advance rendition retains some of the qualities of the GTA III rendition, lacking the spike bumpers and serving as the only other taxi other than the game's [[Taxi]], being the only Cabbie in that game, making the vehicle somewhat special in both games since it's a bonus in both games and it's a unique modeled Cabbie (the only in GTA Advance making the vehicle more much special in that game) The Borgnine's handling is far superior to that of the car it's based on. |
+ | Available to the player only after a mandatory requirement of 100 completed taxi fares (50 in GTA Advance), the Borgnine in GTA III is a modified [[Cabbie]] with a red body and bloody spikes on the front and rear bumpers, while the GTA Advance rendition retains some of the qualities of the GTA III rendition, lacking the spike bumpers and serving as the only other taxi other than the game's [[Taxi]], being the only Cabbie in that game, making the vehicle somewhat special in both games since it's a bonus in both games and it's a unique modeled Cabbie (the only in GTA Advance making the vehicle more much special in that game) The Borgnine's handling is far superior to that of the car it's based on. |
− | The Borgnine's name is a homage to [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. |
+ | The Borgnine's name is a homage to the late [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. |
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Revision as of 20:05, 18 May 2014
- For the taxi company, see Borgnine Taxis.
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The Borgnine is a bonus taxi available in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Description
Available to the player only after a mandatory requirement of 100 completed taxi fares (50 in GTA Advance), the Borgnine in GTA III is a modified Cabbie with a red body and bloody spikes on the front and rear bumpers, while the GTA Advance rendition retains some of the qualities of the GTA III rendition, lacking the spike bumpers and serving as the only other taxi other than the game's Taxi, being the only Cabbie in that game, making the vehicle somewhat special in both games since it's a bonus in both games and it's a unique modeled Cabbie (the only in GTA Advance making the vehicle more much special in that game) The Borgnine's handling is far superior to that of the car it's based on.
The Borgnine's name is a homage to the late Ernest Borgnine, who starred in the 1981 movie Escape from New York as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a Checker Marathon from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison.
Trivia
- Like the Cabbie, the passengers will pass through its rear fender when getting in.
- By the bloody spikes, is probably a reference to the 1997's game Carmageddon
Locations
Grand Theft Auto III
- Harwood, Portland Island - At the Borgnine Taxis company, upon completing 100 taxi fares.
Grand Theft Auto Advance
- Red Light District, Portland Island - At the Hideout, upon completing 50 taxi fares.
See also
- Bickle '76, similar bonus taxi in GTA Liberty City Stories
- Cabbie
- Kaufman Cab, a cab also based on the Cabbie that appears in GTA Vice City
- Zebra Cab, a similar bonus vehicle in GTA Vice City.