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− | {{ii}} All patches are available from [http://eanfs.tripod.com/nfssepatches.html The Need For Speed SE Patches]. | + | {{ii}} All patches are available from [http://eanfs.tripod.com/nfssepatches.html The Need For Speed SE Patches] (broken link). |
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
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Developers | |
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Pioneer Productions | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
DOS | August 31, 1995 |
Windows | 1996 |
⤏ 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 |
This page is for the original 1995 game. For the 2016 reboot, see Need for Speed (2016).
Key points
- Re-released as The Need for Speed: Second Edition, featuring extra content and improvements.
- (Special Edition) Windows version will not run on Windows 98 or later. Run MS-DOS version in DOSBox instead.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Windows version has a Disc Check, no such restriction on MS-DOS version |
Essential improvements
Patches
- All patches are available from The Need For Speed SE Patches (broken link).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Input settings
- Mouse support is limited only to navigating menus.
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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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 |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 (Later versions of Windows not supported) | |
Processor (CPU) | 75 MHz Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 12 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512K of VRAM DirectX 2.0 compatible |
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Sound (audio device) | 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) |