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Difference between revisions of "The Need for Speed"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = the need for speed.jpg
 
|cover        = the need for speed.jpg
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|releasedates =  
 
|releasedates =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|August 31, 1995}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|August 31, 1995}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1996}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom page  =  
 
|gogcom page  =  
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}}
 
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{{Series|Need for Speed}}
 
{{Series|Need for Speed}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} (Special Edition) Windows version will not run on Windows 98 or later. Run MS-DOS version in [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox] instead.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability Table|
 
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} | Windows version has a Disc Check, no such restriction on MS-DOS version}}
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = MS-DOS version can be played through a DOSBox window.
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|120hz                      = unknown
 
|120hz                      = unknown
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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{{Input settings
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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|key remap                = true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          = Most keys for both players are rebindable, however some are locked and cannot be rebound.
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|acceleration_option       =unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|controller_support        =unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
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|controller_support_notes  =
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|controller support       = hackable
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|controller support notes = The game supports some early racing wheels, gamepads and joysticks natively (A list is available [http://eanfs.tripod.com/nfssesysreq.html here]). More options may be available in MS-DOS version when run through DOSBox.
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|full controller          = false
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Mouse support is limited only to navigating menus.
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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|surround sound              =unknown
 
|surround sound              =unknown
 
|surround sound notes        =
 
|surround sound notes        =
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|subtitles                  =unknown
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|subtitles                  =false
 
|subtitles notes            =
 
|subtitles notes            =
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|closed captions            =unknown
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|closed captions            =false
 
|closed captions notes      =
 
|closed captions notes      =
 
|mute on focus lost          =unknown
 
|mute on focus lost          =unknown
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|OSfamily = DOS
 
|OSfamily = DOS
  
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|minOS    = Windows 95 or MS-DOS 5.0 or higher<ref>[http://eanfs.tripod.com/nfssesysreq.html Need for Speed SE Speed Requirements]</ref>
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|minOS    = MS-DOS 5.0 or higher<ref>[http://eanfs.tripod.com/nfssesysreq.html Need for Speed SE Speed Requirements]</ref> or Windows 95 (Special Edition Only)
 
|minproc  = Pentium, 75 MHz
 
|minproc  = Pentium, 75 MHz
 
|minmem  = 8 MB (DOS)<br/>12 MB (Windows 95)
 
|minmem  = 8 MB (DOS)<br/>12 MB (Windows 95)

Revision as of 23:49, 27 October 2013

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The Need for Speed
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Developers
Pioneer Productions
Publishers
Electronic Arts
The Need for Speed on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
The Need for Speed 1994
Need for Speed II 1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World 2010
Need for Speed: The Run 2011
Need for Speed Rivals 2013
Need for Speed (2016) 2016
Need for Speed Payback 2017
Need for Speed: Edge 2017
Need for Speed Heat 2019
Need for Speed Unbound 2022

Key points

(Special Edition) Windows version will not run on Windows 98 or later. Run MS-DOS version in DOSBox instead.

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Patches

All patches are available from The Need For Speed SE Patches.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse support is limited only to navigating menus.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 5.0 or higher[1] or Windows 95 (Special Edition Only)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 MB (DOS)
30 MB (Windows 95)
Video card (GPU) 256 color VESA-compatible PCI Super-VGA (640x480) video card with 512K VRAM

References