Description of The Need for Speed
The Need for Speed, a really nice racing / driving game sold in 1995 for DOS, is available and ready to be played again! Also available on 3DO and SEGA Saturn, time to play an automobile and street racing video game title.
The Need for Speed has an addon available: We All Need Extra Speed, don't miss it!
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Comments and reviews
Maximoose 2023-12-14 1 point DOS version
I'm a big fan of old games, especially for racing games, so this game has been my main priority to get working on emulators! :)
Unfortunately, I could not get it working on a school Chromebook with DOSBox (Using the Linux development environment so basically Linux DOSBox) but WILL work on a windows gaming laptop at home.
YOU_ROCK_THANK_U 2023-11-16 2 points
you have to install it and use DOSBOX ECE which is a modified version of Dosbox, you can find it in Web Archive and download from there...
use VESA_NOLFB as videocard and it works, the other options did not work for me...
CD command is: imgmount D .\NFS.ISO -t iso
『Official LIGMATV』 2023-06-14 2 points
That was relased in 1994, and just now download it at 29 years later... But that still like feels good in my windows 10. Thanks for sharing.
Kwantumhab 2023-05-15 0 point
This was the first game i ever saw on pc. We had C64 before, and this was the first ever interaction of a PC back in the early 90's :D Nostalgic :D For me, that was a beginning of an era :D
LosT_M8 2022-05-18 -3 points DOS version
Tried mounting disc file. Couldn't mount
Tried dosbox. Don't know img file size
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A_Furry 2021-11-15 1 point DOS version
i love retor stuff im a retor collecter thumbs up ( ^ ͜ʖ ^)
Liontail8 2020-12-27 4 points
If you want to play DOS games on Android, then get Magic DosBox. There is a free version that has a limit of 1 game.
cheese 2020-04-25 0 point
All cars in this download have the dodge viper engine sound. and there is only one music track. not sure why this is.
roboticmehdi 2020-02-10 -29 points
This game requires that you have SVGA/VESA video card. Too bad, it is very stupid to make game like this. What a waste. Couldn't the developer be smart enough to support VGA card ? Stupid a*holes.
abe 2019-03-12 -1 point
running the nfs.bat in dosbox throws me back to the dosbox every time i press drive
abe 2019-03-12 0 point
running the nfs.bat in dosbox throws me back to the dosbox every time i press drive
J2lapoin 2018-12-17 -1 point
winedbg nfssound.exe did make the job. I type quit and was allow to a menu where i choose 3 for sb16, and after that come back to dosbox, run nfs.bat and it work!
J2lapoin 2018-12-17 2 points
I have no sound, I'm running tnfs.exe cause nfs.bat launch nfssound.exe -r, and this one doesn't seem to work with dosbox. I try to run it with wine, but it doesnt work either. Something else to do?
cheese 2018-10-06 4 points
If you are running the RIP version and do not have sound, go to the folder where you installed Need For Speed and then click on NFSSOUND, I chose sound blaster. (Do not try to run NFSSOUND through DOSbox, because it is not a dos file). Then go back to DOSbox and run NFS. you should now have sound. this worked for me, anyway.
phrozen 2018-07-12 0 point
By playing this game back then I had the feeling I'm actually racing. And the images of the cars looked amazing in dos! :)
Mauri_0312 2017-09-22 1 point
I downloaded both. ISO and RIP. RIP is working, but has no sound. And in ISO they´re missing a lot of files. :(
I hope that sb can help me. (Sorry for my bad english, i´m German)
alaMA 2017-01-14 -2 points
he best Was Need For Speed 5 named Porsche. Great game, tracks wery good physics for a game from year 2000 :). I love to play it
Staplez 2016-03-07 0 point
This download is missing "Show" folder withing the "frontend" folder. Admins might want to update/fix this download
Trapp 2016-02-07 -6 points
Nfs Porsche ? Best? Come on, it didn't even have police, it was nfs:epic fail!
Maksio 2015-05-22 4 points DOS version
The best Was Need For Speed 5 named Porsche. Great game, tracks wery good physics for a game from year 2000 :). I love to play it
Erik 2014-09-08 0 point DOS version
I agree, NFS HP2 was the best one, the killing shot (at least for me) was NFS Underground...eww.
djiango 2014-07-31 -1 point DOS version
Can't get it to work. Missing some files when trying to play the game. Install.bat won't install because of "Illegal command: arj." - what to do?
SonicTheBlueBlur2 2014-06-30 -1 point DOS version
Anyone else have the problem where they can only go backward and not go forward? I'm running Windows Vista on a 32-bit Dell Model PP31L laptop.
indstr 2014-02-12 0 point DOS version
The game that started a legend. My favorite was NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (2002)
Carlsgro 2013-01-08 1 point DOS version
I got the SE version, has extra tracks. 2 has more cars. 3 play as police. most wanted is the best
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DOS Version
Game Extras
Various files to help you run The Need for Speed, apply patches, fixes, maps or miscellaneous utilities.
4 MB
3DO Version
- Year: 1994
- Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
- Developer: Electronic Arts Canada, Pioneer Productions
219 MB
421 MBSEGA Saturn ROM
- Year: 1996
- Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
- Developer: Electronic Arts, Inc.
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