Do You Remember The Original Need For Speed? Retro Gaming Long Play Through - Sony Playstation 1996
52Can you remember what the original Need For Speed was like?
I hadn't realised until I was looking for what retro game to play through next that the Need For Speed series will be 30 years old in December 2024. It originally came out for the Panasonic 3DO in 1994, which about three people bought, before coming out two years later on other formats such as the SEGA Saturn and Sony Playstation.
It's a million miles away from the Fast and Furious inspired modern N4S games, which I've lost interest in. The original series was a more traditional racer, inspired by Test Drive which many of the developers were previously involved with. It's worth noting that this game arrived on the scene prior to Gran Turismo ever redefining what we wanted from a driving game.
Here I play through the entire Tournament mode of the PlayStation version. All 6 playable tracks, followed by the hidden Lost Vegas track which opens once the Tournament mode is completed. This is a longplay video and I don't expect anyone to watch for a great deal of time, it's purely to allow you to experience the game for yourself as I play through it for the first time in many years. I've put chapter points in for you to jump through it.
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Intro: 0:00
Boot up: 2:08
Rusty Springs: 03:15
Autumn Valley: 09:23
Vertigo Ridge: 18:00
City (Segment 1): 28:12
City (Segment 2): 30:51
City (Segment 3): 33:13
Coastal (Segment 1): 37:05
Coastal (Segment 2): 39:59
Coastal (Segment 3): 42:50
Alpine (Segment 1): 46:27
Alpine (Segment 2): 49:24
Alpine (Segment 3): 53:13
Lost Vegas: 57:38
Outro: 1:06:21
Hard Drivin'
Developed by EA Canada and Published by Electronic Arts - 1994 3DO and 1996 Sony Playstation / SEGA Saturn
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