Difference between revisions of "Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit"
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Developers | |
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EA Seattle | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 1998 |
⤏ 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 |
Need For Speed Mobile | 2024 |
For the sequel, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. For the 2010 game, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Key points
- Use Need For Speed III Modern Patch to install and run the game on modern systems.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Only second-hand retail copies available. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Ferrari 456M GT | ||
Jaguar XKR | ||
Lister Storm | ||
Spectre R42 | ||
Ford Falcon GT | By default only in Australian release | |
HSV VT GTS | By default only in Australian release | |
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Indy 500 Pace Car | By default only in Wal-Mart release |
- All official add-on cars (and their showcases) were released for free by EA.
- All official add-ons come as *.exe files and can only be installed if game was installed with original installer and all registry entries are present.
Essential improvements
Need For Speed III Modern Patch
- The patch contains support for widescreen resolutions as well as a lot of bugfixes.
Instructions |
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Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Video settings
Windowed
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Split-screen. | ||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- Original installer doesn't work on 64-bit systems.
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 166 MHz | Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | 110 MB |
Video card (GPU) | High Color capable IBM PCI | 100% 3dfx Glide Compatible 12 MB of VRAM |