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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

Original installer doesn't work on 64-bit systems. Use the fan-made installer.

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Only 2nd hand retail copies available.

System	Location

The patch contains support for widescreen resolutions as well as a lot of bugfixes.

Instructions

System	Location

To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games.

Instructions

Windows
	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

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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Widescreen patch===
+{{ii}} The patch contains support for widescreen resolutions as well as a lot of bugfixes.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Fan-made installer}}
+# Download [http://veg.by/files/nfs3/nfs3-widescreen-patch.7z the patch].
+# Unzip the archive and move all files to Need for Speed III root directory.
+# The game may crash when loading a race. To fix this, open nfs3.ini and change <code>VideoDriver=Voodoo2</code> to <code>VideoDriver=d3d</code>.
 }}
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 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Widescreen option in menu creates letterboxed 16:9 for a 4:3 monitor.
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen patch|widescreen patch]].
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =

Developers
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	EA Seattle
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 1998