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Game developer adds Gov. Tim Walz as playable character in Crazy Taxi

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is a 3D rendering of his favorite video game Crazy Taxi .

The game was released on arcade machines in 1999 by Hitmaker , a now-defunct division of Sega .

Walz reportedly played the game so much that his wife had to confiscate the Dreamcast .

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61

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53

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56

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semi-formal

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English

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39

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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