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Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed

Development

Studios

Pioneer Productions (EA Canada)

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Gameplay

Genre

Racing/Realistic

Metacritic Score

Unrated

Releases

Platforms

3DO Interactive Multiplayer
PlayStation
Sega Saturn

Backwards Compatible Platforms

PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3

Media

CD

Release Date(s)

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

y

PC (MS-DOS)

y

PlayStation

y

Sega Saturn

y

Age Ratings

Related Releases

Need for Speed: Special Edition
Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX
Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R
Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed is a racing video game developed by Pioneer Productions, a team within EA Canada, and published by Electronic Arts.

It was the first official game in the long-running Need for Speed series.

It was released in 1994 for the Panasonic 3DO, in 1995 for Microsoft DOS, and finally in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed follows a realistic premise. Road & Track magazine has provided EA with real data about the cars featured in the final game.

Each car has a different style of handling, performance, sounds, and braking. The realistic gameplay is found to be simple for new players to pick up and play without much frustration at the start of play. Plus, each car can be driven in cockpit view.

The 3DO release features full motion video sequences with a driver named Mr. X, played by the late Brenan Baird, where he will judge the player's driving depending on their performance during an event.

Game Modes

There are four different types of races in the game. Police and traffic only appear in Head To Head mode. The 3DO release only includes Head To Head and Time Trial.

Head To Head - A duel between two racers in a Point A to Point B track. This is the only mode that features traffic cars and cops (when open road course is selected).

Single Race - Players compete with up to seven opponents on either circuit or sprint tracks. In this mode players can select the number of opponents, laps, etc.

Time Trial - Players must beat a set time record in a track to win.

Tournament - The player has to collect as many points as possible to succeed in a series of tracks. The player earns higher points by finishing closer to the pole position at the end of a race.

No car in the title can drive off-road as the title uses blocking volumes to keep players on the track. This also prevents players from cheating by taking shortcuts in events.

Racers can be arrested by police on open road tracks. If a racer gets caught, then they'll receive a ticket. When a racer receives three tickets (two tickets in the Sega Saturn release), they are arrested.

Racers can also be totaled in the 3DO release. The player has three or four cars depending on their ability to drive, and once all cars have been totaled, the race ends.

Cars

Cars included in Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed are divided into three classes with each representing different performance brackets such as speed and handling. It is impossible to modify the cars in any way.

Players can also access a Showcase Mode for each car. There it is possible to check general, historical, mechanical, and performance information as well as a slideshow and short presentation video regarding the vehicle. The information screens are all commented by an announcer.

Car	Colour	Class
Acura NSX	Silver	Class C
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1	Dark Green	Class B
Dodge Viper RT-10	Blue	Class B
Ferrari 512TR	Red	Class A
Lamborghini Diablo VT	Black	Class A
Mazda RX-7	Yellow	Class C
Porsche 911 Carrera	Dark Blue	Class B
Toyota Supra	Red	Class C
Warrior PTO E/2	Purple	Bonus

Traffic Cars

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed features licenced traffic vehicles.

Tracks

Main article: The Need for Speed/Courses

Open (road) races
	City Coastal	Alpine
Closed circuits
	Rusty Springs Raceway Autumn Valley Speedway Vertigo Ridge	Lost Vegas (Bonus) Burnt Sienna (SE Release) Transtropolis (SE Release)

System Requirements

3DO

Sound	Dolby Surround
Input Devices	Controller Pad, FlightStick Pro
Players	1

PC

Minimum Requirements
OS	DOS 5.0
sCPU	Intel 80486DX2 @ 66 Mhz
MSCDEX	2.21
RAM	8MB
Drive	2X CD-ROM
Video Modes	SuperVGA, VESA, VGA
Sound Devices	Ensoniq Soundscape, Gravis Ultrasound / ACE, Gravis Ultrasound MAX, Microsoft Sound System, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Pro
Input	Joystick (Analog), Keyboard, Mouse, Steering/Driving Wheel
Online	Modem, Null-modem cable

Special Releases

Need for Speed: Special Edition

Main article: Need for Speed: Special Edition

A Special Edition of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed was released in 1996 which included additional content missing from the original PC release.

Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX

Main article: Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX

A localised release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed in 1996 was made available for PlayStation in Japan, and features all of the same content as the original release but with a Japanese language option.

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R

Main article: Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R

A localised release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed in 1996 was made available for Sega Saturn in Japan, and features only Nissan cars.

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial

Main article: Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial

A localised re-release of Over Drivin' DX in 1997 was made available for PlayStation in Japan following the Sega Saturn release, and features only Nissan Skyline models.

Trivia

Need for Speed: ProStreet, Need for Speed: Shift, and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) are partially inspired by Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed.

Need for Speed Series
Games	The Need for Speed · Need for Speed II · Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit · High Stakes · Porsche Unleashed · Motor City Online · Hot Pursuit 2 · Underground · Underground 2 · Underground Rivals · Most Wanted · Most Wanted 5-1-0 · Carbon · Carbon - Own The City · ProStreet · Undercover · Shift · Nitro · World · Hot Pursuit (2010) · Shift 2: Unleashed · The Run · Most Wanted (2012) · Rivals · No Limits · Need for Speed (2015) · Payback · Edge · Heat · Unbound · Mobile
Remasters	Hot Pursuit Remastered
Localisations	Over Drivin' DX · Over Drivin' GT-R · Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial · Underground J · Underground 2 Sha_Do · Duel · Online
Arcade	Need for Speed (Arcade) · GT · Underground · Carbon
Special Editions	The Need for Speed: Special Edition · Need for Speed II: Special Edition · Porsche Unleashed - 40 Jahre 911 · Most Wanted Black Edition · Carbon Collector's Edition · Carbon EA Downloader Edition · ProStreet Limited Edition · Shift Special Edition · Hot Pursuit (2010) Limited Edition · Hot Pursuit (2010) EA Crew Edition · Nitro-X · Shift 2: Unleashed Limited Edition · The Run Limited Edition · Rivals Limited Edition · Rivals Complete Edition · Need for Speed (2015) Deluxe Edition · Payback Deluxe Edition · Heat Deluxe Edition · Heat Collector's Edition
Other	Need for Speed (Film) · No Limits VR · Top Speed · Trading Card Game · Web Racing
Compilations	Collection 2008 · Collector's Series · Deluxe Bundle · Racing Pack · The Need for Speed Collection · The World of Need for Speed · Ultimate Bundle

Changes: Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed

Revision as of 20:10, 17 October 2019

Contents

Gameplay

Game Modes

Cars

Traffic Cars

Tracks

System Requirements

3DO

PC

Special Releases

Need for Speed: Special Edition

Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R

Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial

Trivia

Box Art

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 |rel4 = Sega Saturn
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+}}
-}}'''The Need for Speed''' ('''''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''''') is a racing video game developed by Pioneer Productions, a team within Electronic Arts Canada, and published by Electronic Arts. It was the first official game in the long-running [[Need for Speed (Series)|''Need for Speed'' series]].
+'''''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''''' is a racing video game developed by Pioneer Productions, a team within [[EA Canada]], and published by [[Electronic Arts]].
+It was the first official game in the long-running [[Need for Speed (Series)|''Need for Speed'' series]].
-It was released in 1994 for the Panasonic 3DO, in 1995 for Microsoft DOS, with its final release in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was re-released for PC in the form of ''Road & Track Presents The Need For Speed SE'' with compatibility with Microsoft Windows 95.
+It was released in 1994 for the Panasonic 3DO, in 1995 for Microsoft DOS, and finally in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
-In Japan, it was rebranded as "'''''Road and Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX'''''". This was also the first ''Need for Speed'' title in Japan to be released under the title until ''[[Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed]]''.
-Two heavily localised console renditions were released specifically for Japan. This included the Sega Saturn release titled "'''''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R'''''", and a PlayStation re-release of ''Over Drivin' DX'' as "'''''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial'''''".
 ==Gameplay==
-The gameplay of ''The Need for Speed'' follows a realistic premise. Road and Track magazine has provided EA with real data about the cars featured in the final game.
+The gameplay of ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' follows a realistic premise. ''Road & Track'' magazine has provided EA with real data about the cars featured in the final game.
+Each car has a different style of handling, performance, sounds, and braking. The realistic gameplay is found to be simple for new players to pick up and play without much frustration at the start of play. Plus, each car can be driven in cockpit view.
+The 3DO release features full motion video sequences with a driver named Mr. X, played by the late Brenan Baird, where he will judge the player's driving depending on their performance during an event.
-Each car has a different style of handling, performance, sounds and braking. The realistic gameplay was found to be simple for new players to pick up and play without much frustration at the start of play. Plus, each car could be driven in cockpit view.
-==='''Game Modes'''===
+===Game Modes===
-There are four different types of races in the game. Police and traffic only appear in Head To Head mode.
+There are four different types of races in the game. Police and traffic only appear in Head To Head mode. The 3DO release only includes Head To Head and Time Trial.
-*[[Duel|Head To Head]] - A duel between two racers in a Point A to Point B track. This is the only mode that features traffic cars and cops (when open road course is selected).
+*'''[[Duel|Head To Head]]''' - A duel between two racers in a Point A to Point B track. This is the only mode that features traffic cars and cops (when open road course is selected).
-*[[Single Race]] - Players compete with up to seven opponents in either circuit or sprint tracks. In this mode players can select the number of oppoents, laps, etc.
+*'''[[Single Race]]''' - Players compete with up to seven opponents on either circuit or sprint tracks. In this mode players can select the number of opponents, laps, etc.
-*[[Time Trial]] - Players must beat a set time record in a track to win.
+*'''[[Time Trial]]''' - Players must beat a set time record in a track to win.
-*[[Tournament]] - The player has to collect as many points as possible to succeed in a series of tracks. The player earns higher points by finishing closer to pole position at the end of a race.
+*'''[[Tournament]]''' - The player has to collect as many points as possible to succeed in a series of tracks. The player earns higher points by finishing closer to the pole position at the end of a race.
 No car in the title can drive off-road as the title uses blocking volumes to keep players on the track. This also prevents players from cheating by taking shortcuts in events.
-Racers can be arrested by police on open road tracks. If a racer gets caught then they'll receive a ticket. When a racer receives three tickets (two tickets in the Sega Saturn version) they are arrested.
+Racers can be arrested by police on open road tracks. If a racer gets caught, then they'll receive a ticket. When a racer receives three tickets (two tickets in the Sega Saturn release), they are arrested.
+Racers can also be totaled in the 3DO release. The player has three or four cars depending on their ability to drive, and once all cars have been totaled, the race ends.
-==Car List==
-Cars included in ''The Need for Speed'' are divided into three classes with each representing different performance brackets such as speed and handling. It is impossible to modify the cars in any way.
+==Cars==
-Players can also access a [[Showcase|Showcase Mode]] of each car. There it is possible to check general, historical, mechanical and performance information as well as a slideshow and short presentation video regarding the vehicle. The information screens are all commented by an announcer.
+Cars included in ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' are divided into three classes with each representing different performance brackets such as speed and handling. It is impossible to modify the cars in any way.
+Players can also access a [[Showcase|Showcase Mode]] for each car. There it is possible to check general, historical, mechanical, and performance information as well as a slideshow and short presentation video regarding the vehicle. The information screens are all commented by an announcer.
-==='''Class A'''===
-{| style="width: 100%"
-| style="width: 50%" |
-*[[Ferrari 512TR]] (Red)
-| style="width: 50%" |
-*[[Lamborghini Diablo VT]] (Black)
-|}
+{| class="tnfs" style="width: 100%"
-==='''Class B'''===
+!Car
-{| style="width: 100%"
+!Colour
-| style="width: 50%" |
+!Class
-*[[Chevrolet Corvette C4 ZR-1|Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1]] (Dark Green)
+|-
-*[[Dodge Viper RT-10]] (Blue)
+|[[Acura NSX (1990)|Acura NSX]]||Silver||Class C
-| style="width: 50%" |
+|-
-*[[Porsche 911 Carrera (993)|Porsche 911 Carrera]] (Dark Blue)
+|[[Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4)|Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1]]||Dark Green||Class B
+|-
+|[[Dodge Viper RT-10]]||Blue||Class B
+|-
+|[[Ferrari 512TR]]||Red||Class A
+|-
+|[[Lamborghini Diablo VT]]||Black||Class A
+|-
+|[[Mazda RX-7 (FD) (Series 6)|Mazda RX-7]]||Yellow||Class C
+|-
+|[[Porsche 911 Carrera (993)|Porsche 911 Carrera]]||Dark Blue||Class B
+|-
+|[[Toyota Supra RZ (Mk4)|Toyota Supra]]||Red||Class C
+|-
+|[[Warrior PTO E/2]]||Purple||Bonus
 |}
-==='''Class C'''===
+====Traffic Cars====
+''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' features licenced traffic vehicles.
-{| style="width: 100%"
-| style="width: 50%" |
-*[[Acura NSX (1990)|Acura NSX]] (Silver)
-*[[Mazda RX-7 FD|Mazda RX-7]] (Yellow)
-| style="width: 50%" |
-*[[Toyota Supra]] (Red)
-|}
-==='''Bonus'''===
-*[[Warrior PTO E/2]]
-===='''Traffic Cars'''====
-''The Need for Speed'' features licenced traffic vehicles.
 {| style="width: 100%"
 | style="width: 50%" |
@@ Line 91: / Line 97: @@
 *[[Ford Probe]]
 *[[Honda CRX]]
-*[[Isuzu Trooper]]
+*[[Isuzu Rodeo]]
 | style="width: 50%" |
 *[[Jeep Wrangler]]
@@ Line 130: / Line 136: @@
 *Transtropolis ''(SE Release)''
 |}
+==System Requirements==
+{{TNFSSystemRequirements}}
 ==Special Releases==
-==='''The Need for Speed: Special Edition'''===
+===''Need for Speed: Special Edition''===
+{{main|Need for Speed: Special Edition}}A ''Special Edition'' of ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' was released in 1996 which included additional content missing from the original PC release.
-[[File:Tnfssecover.jpg|right|90px]]
-A Special Edition of ''The Need for Speed'' was released in 1996 which included additional content missing from the 1995 PC release.
+===''Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX''===
-The Windows 95 release received several improvements to its rendering engine as well as two additional tracks. This was the only game in the series to support DOS as subsequent releases for the PC only ran on Microsoft Windows 95 or above.
+{{main|Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' DX}}A localised release of ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' in 1996 was made available for PlayStation in Japan, and features all of the same content as the original release but with a Japanese language option.
-==='''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R'''===
+===''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R''===
+{{main|Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R}}A localised release of ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed'' in 1996 was made available for Sega Saturn in Japan, and features only Nissan cars.
-{| style="width: 100%"
-|colspan="2"|A heavily localised release of ''The Need for Speed'' in 1996 was made available for Sega Saturn in Japan, and featured only Nissan cars.
-|rowspan="2" style="width: 90px"|[[File:TNFSODGTR_Boxart.jpg|90px]]
-|-
-|style="width: 50%"|
-*[[Nissan 300ZX (Z32)|Nissan Fairlady 300ZX]]
-*[[Nissan 180SX (S13)|Nissan 180SX Type-X]]
-*[[Nissan 200SX (S14)|Nissan Silvia K's]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10)|Nissan Skyline GT-R PGC10]]
-|style="width: 50%"|
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R C110|Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC110]]
-*[[Nissan Fairlady 240ZG]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline GT-R R32|Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR32]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline GT-R R33|Nissan Skyline GT-R BCNR33]]
-|}
-==='''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial'''===
+===''Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial''===
+{{main|Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial}}A localised re-release of ''Over Drivin' DX'' in 1997 was made available for PlayStation in Japan following the Sega Saturn release, and features only Nissan Skyline models.
-{| style="width: 100%"
-|colspan="2"|A heavily localised re-release of ''The Need for Speed'' in 1997 was made available for PlayStation in Japan following the Sega Saturn release, and featured only Nissan Skylines.
-|rowspan="2" style="width: 90px"|[[File:TNFSODSM Boxart.jpg|90px]]
-|-
-|style="width: 50%"|
-*[[Nissan Prince Skyline 2000GT-R (S54B)|Nissan Skyline S54B]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R C110|Nissan Skyline KPGC110]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10)|Nissan Skyline PGC10]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-EX (C211)|Nissan Skyline KHGC211]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000 RS-Turbo (R30)|Nissan Skyline KDR30]]
-|style="width: 50%"|
-*[[Nissan Skyline 2000 GTS-R (R31)|Nissan Skyline HR31]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline GT-R R32|Nissan Skyline R32]]
-*[[Nissan Skyline GT-R R33|Nissan Skyline R33]]
-*[[Nissan R390]]
-|}
 ==Trivia==
-*''[[Need for Speed: ProStreet]]'', ''[[Need for Speed: Shift]]'' and ''[[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)]]'' are partially inspired by this game.
+*''[[Need for Speed: ProStreet]]'', ''[[Need for Speed: Shift]]'', and [[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)|''Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit'' (2010)]] are partially inspired by ''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''.
+==Box Art==
+<gallery spacing="small" widths="155" orientation="square" hideaddbutton="true">
+TNFS_3DO_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(3DO - NA)
+TNFS_OD_3DO_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin'''<br />(3DO - Japan)
+TNFS_DOSNA_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(DOS - NA)
+TNFS_DOSEU_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(DOS - EU)
+TNFS_PSNA_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(PlayStation - NA)
+TNFS_PSEU_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(PlayStation - EU)
+TNFS_SaturnNA_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(Sega Saturn - NA)
+TNFS_SaturnWW_Boxart.jpg|''Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed''<br />(Sega Saturn - EU)
+</gallery>
 {{NFS series}}
+[[de:The_Need_for_Speed]]
+[[es:The_Need_for_Speed]]
+[[pl:The_Need_for_Speed]]
+[[ru:The_Need_for_Speed]]
 [[Category:Need for Speed Series]]
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