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This page is for the original 1995 game. For the 2016 reboot, see Need for Speed (2016).
Developers | |
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Pioneer Productions | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | August 31, 1995 |
Windows | 1996 |
Key points
- Re-released as The Need for Speed: Special Edition, featuring extra content and improvements.
- (Special Edition) Windows version will not run on Windows NT versions. Run MS-DOS version in DOSBox instead.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Disc check DRM for Windows version. DRM-free for MS-DOS. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- All patches are available from The Need For Speed SE Patches (Archived from original).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\GAMEDATA\CONFIG\ |
Windows | <path-to-game>\GAMEDATA\CONFIG\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\GAMEDATA\SAVEGAME\ |
Windows | <path-to-game>\GAMEDATA\SAVEGAME\[Note 1] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | Via modem or IPX (use DOSBox for TCP/IP or UDP/IP). | ||
Online play | Use DOSBox modem/IPX emulation. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Software renderer | ||
DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 4.0 (5.0 for Special Edition) or later[1] | |
Processor (CPU) | 75 MHz Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 color VESA-compatible SVGA-compatible 512K of VRAM |
|
Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Pro and 100% compatibles, Gravis Ultrasound/ACE and 100% Compatibles, Ensoniq Soundscape, Microsoft Sound System[2] | |
Other | Modem (For Two-Player Online Play), Null-Modem Cable (For Two-Player Local Area Play) |
Special Edition Windows Version
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 95, 98, ME (NT versions of Windows not supported) |
Processor (CPU) | 75 MHz Intel Pentium | 100 MHz Intel Pentium[3] |
System memory (RAM) | 12 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | 50 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 512 K of VRAM DirectX 2.0 compatible | 1M of VRAM DirectX 2.0 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 2.0 compatible | DirectX 2.0 compatible |
Other | IPX-Compatible Network Card (For 2-6 Player LAN Play), Modem (For Two-Player Online Play), Null-Modem Cable (For Two-Player Local Area Play) | IPX-Compatible Network Card (For 2-6 Player LAN Play), Modem (For Two-Player Online Play), Null-Modem Cable (For Two-Player Local Area Play) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).