Need for Speed II
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Developers | |
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EA Seattle | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 30, 1997 |
⤏ 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
- Re-released as Need for Speed II: Special Edition, featuring extra content and Glide support.
- Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Split-screen. | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game wrapper for modern Windows/Linux/MacOS OSes
Modern NFSIISE wrapper[1] |
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Installing original game on 64-bit versions of Windows
Fan-made installer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Manual installation of Need For Speed 2 SE[2] |
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DSETUP.DLL EACSND.DLL INSTALL.NFS NFS2SEA.EXE NFS2SEA.ICO NFS2SEN.EXE NFS2SEN.ICO SHELL.DLL to NFS2SE folder on your hard disk.
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Fixing Glide compatibility on modern Windows systems
Fixing compatibility issues[citation needed] |
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To fix most of compatibility issues you're going to need a 3dfx wrapper (recommended nGlide) and a small system compatibility patch.
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Fixing sound issues[2] |
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If ALchemy is unable to run properly on your pc, then try the alternative method fix by copying the dsound.dll from a Windows XP installation.
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz (133 MHz required for Multiplayer) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 MB | 80 MB |
Video card (GPU) | Hi Color (65,535) support 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible | 3Dfx Voodoo 1 (Special Edition Only) |
Sound (audio device) | 16-Bit DirectX 5.0 compatible |
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Other | 4x CD-ROM drive Keyboard Multiplayer: 14400bps or Faster Modem (2 Player), Null Modem Cable (2 Player) and/or IPX-Compliant Network Card (2-8 Players). One CD Per Computer, unless using Remote Installation. |
Mouse, Any DirectInput Compatible Controller. |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:grantek on January 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 11, 2016