Hello reader, I am glad to welcome you to the first episode of the history of the NFS series. A little late with the date, but, let’s imagine that today is 31 – it was this day that became the birth of the famous racing series.
In general, Need for Speed, today there are as much as 25 years old, with which I want to congratulate all fans of the series, and people watching it. For these years – Need for Speed did not stand still. Starting with a simulator car – the series stepped into the arcade sphere, and even captured cinema. In general – there is something to tell.
The Need For Speed series is rightfully my beloved, and with the help of this cycle of history – I want to share my attitude to the games, and tell interesting facts about them.
Let’s understand – if you go on a fandom, we will see that the whole series is divided into 4 generations.
Let me unite the 3rd, and 4th era in one. Games are not so old. We will call it “modern” will include the last games, then, the “classic” will come into which the first parts will include, and we must not forget about the “golden” era.
The first game was born Pioneer Productions and EA Canada, together with a car, R&T magazine, it was they who gave advice to developers on the characteristics of cars, how they should look and sound to sound. The game itself was stylized as a magazine, which adds points to authenticity.
Before NFS, R&T, they also had an participle in video games, the previous project was-Grand Prix Unlimited-which was published in 1992, developed by Accolade.
That also on EA Canada developers-initially, these people worked for the Accolade studio-and their unit was called DistINCTIVE Software.
Keep in your head the fact that in 1991, DistINCTIVE Software was purchased by EA for $ 11 million. and renamed EA Canada. They also developed the first 2 parts of Test Drive, this fact will play a role.
In general, the children from the EA Canada unit were instructed to create a car symbulator that will exceed Test Drive – which in fact was their previous project.
This was what they did, with great pleasure, because the guys from DistINCTIVE had their own accounts with Accolade. Actually, a srach arose between the publisher, and the developers – Destinctive developed Test Drive 2 Duel – after which, they released one project under the SEGA wing – the game is called Outrun.
In a nutshell-all due to copyright. ACCOLADE thought that the DSI used the re -part of the code from the previous project, but all this was a big question.
Later, they tried to argue that the games are similar – well, yes, something – pixyal mess – which and another.
You won’t figure it out without one hundred grams, but Accolade could not prove to the court that the code was used again.
It’s time to start a story about Road & Track Presents – The Need for Speed.
Let’s start with the main one. The game became revolutionary at one time-this is one of the first 3D racing games, while, before that, the games were released-like Outrun, or Test Drive-these games were implemented using sprites, and could only simulate 3D space.
Among the first 3D racing games – there is Virtual Racing, Test Drive III, Nascar Racing, and Ridge Racing
Ridge Racing
The latter came originally on arcade machines
Need for Speed, in turn, went out on home consoles, and issued an incredible picture compared to competitors. so, it is not surprising that the game was doomed to success only by this fact. And not only that.
There are 4 modes in the game – a race for a while, um head to the head, a single race, and a tournament
Race for a while – It is a single race with a timer, the faster you go through the track, the higher you find yourself in the leadership table. Affects the sense of self -importance.
Head to Head -The regime is one-on-one race with the enemy Bot. The peculiarity of the regime is the presence of cops. If the player will go carefully enough, he may stop the cop. The first time – you will be fined, later – put on a bottle, and the race will automatically end.
It is more fun to play this mode with a friend in Split-Scrine mode.
Further on the list – Single race – Race with bots, there are 8 of them. Simple pokatushki. Multiplayer is also welcome.
Tournament – It is the same as a regular race, but there is an ultimate goal – to become the first on all the tracks, after which you can get a prize, even a couple. About them later.
In any of the layouts-when choosing modes-you can choose one of 6 tracks. We have, like ring tracks and sprint (pokatushki from point A to point B). Each highway can be set the time of the day when the player wants to ride. For example, nothing will be visible at night.
The tracks are quite worked out, here the desert, which is represented by the first ring route, and city roads, the hotels of which are flooded with the developers, otherwise it is impossible to explain this. Here is a regular trip to the nearby territory of the sea, which ends with a meeting of a player with a destroyed statue of freedom … that?!
"Track-track"-you ask, what about cars? Everything https://lunacasino.org/bonus/ is fine – I will answer. The cars have all 70 training grounds, and they are divided into classes.
Class "A" Open Lamborghini Diablo VT, and Ferrari 512 TR – which flaunts on the cover of the game. Cars are the fastest in the game until you complete the tournament.
Class "B" The famous cars as Dodge Viper RT/10, Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, and WV Beatle-that is, Porsche 911 Carrera-powerful cars are powerful in nature
And the latter in the list, but, not in value – class "C" in which the car is like Toyota Supra Turbo, Acura NSX and Mazda RX-7-their low speed is compensated by good handling.
If you were attentive, you could have noticed that when choosing a car, there is a Car showcase item
See a bug – let me know)
If you click on the button, we will go to paradise for auto-dumb. There are a lot of buttons that you can press – each of them is responsible for information about the car. Starting with general characteristics, and ending with a small story about the brand of the car. Cherry on the cake – there are video inserts with real cars that were specially shot for the game. Each of them has its own installation decisions, and the soundtrack, which simply cannot but rejoice.
Machines are controlled – each in different ways, this can be compared with different characters from fighting. Everyone can fight with their hands, or legs, but in order to win, you need to study their advantages, and disadvantages.
Do not ask, what does Nina Williams have to do with it, I just love her ♥
For example – Weiper is good in acceleration at the start, and is not bad at corners, but the likelihood that the bots will overtake you is very high. On the other hand, the piston is good in managing, and maximum speed, but, while you pick it up, the race is completed. Corvette is a semi -automatic iron, with an impressive speedometer.
These were just a car from class “b” about a car from another class I can say little in terms of control-Lamborghini is not in vain ahead of Ferrari on the cover of the game, and among the lowest class-a balanced choice will be Toyota Supra.
It should be noted the fact that cars are made in a collision, and they are allowed to haze. The race does not end there, but you end up-since the car is recovered not one second passes.
Of the shortcomings, the effect of invisible walls in the race can also be noted. The joke is that you can’t travel beyond the road more than half a meter, that is, it is not desirable at all. Otherwise, you will get into and lose speed, and the opponents will not hesitate, trying to break forward. There is a slightly different situation on the highways in Alpine – you can’t travel beyond the highway – otherwise you will slide along the snowball, this is a funny entertainment, but not during the tournament. Also rivals-love to drop in you, and to kick at the finish-which makes you smile.
Sounds of cars-made in good faith, the guys did not work in vain with R&T to get it as much as more information about cars. The result came out much better than their previous projects – Test Drive, and Test Drive II – yes, I know that the games were released when dinosaurs walked along the street, I just decided to compare. If you compare 2 games, it turns out a lot in common, for me it will be a kind of afterword.
Returning to music – each game is individual, and characterize the mood of the game world. What is the same in this Sound game? He is excellent.
They worked on it
Alister Harst who was responsible for Funk, and rock music in the game.
Saki Kaskas created a slaughter rock element that is present in every race.
Jeff Van Dike – who mainly worked with the creation of electronic motifs. In my opinion, the showcase theme is the best monastic.
It’s time to go through the chronology of various versions of the game
August 31, 1994 – the first buyers insert a disc with a game of the console, and what they see … (explosive NFS screensaver) – after such a screensaver you wait for a lot. Okay, the main menu-it, as it were, can say it in a makeshible … oooooo, there is a stylish man
After the first video with him – you feel that he is cool, and it is in his place that you want to stand, near these steep cars, and near a girl with a checkered flag, which flaunts in the menu with records on which our daredevil is in proud loneliness
This creates a motivation for the player – to defeat his record, and become one on the list. The gameplay itself comes down to a duel with our only rival or race for a while – after each of our victory or defeat there was an insert with a video
(put the comment "#kianuvnfs" if you see Keanu Reeves here)
and Brenan Bayard, that was exactly the name of the actor who played the main role. A list of films/TV shows in which he appeared-small, would say that even a small. The whole list of projects in which Brenon took part – you have on the screen.
And it’s a pity, the guy was clearly talent. Brenan died on November 4, 2013, before which 2 years fighting cancer.
Please watch the original video with him, it can be sowned by you (as an example to get out of depression)
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Yes, Brenan, you will live forever thanks to digital perpetuation.
The only problem of Need for Speed at the time of release was that it was an exclusive on the 3DO console. There is no data on sale on it, but I don’t think that the game was comfortable on this console, given the two simple facts – the console was sold in the amount of 2 million. pieces, and judging by the Romas on the console – the racing games were as few, and there were few games (
It is not surprising that EA wanted to expand her new Title and other platforms. As a result, exactly a year later the version was released and under DOS. It differed in the redone menu, taking into account the mouse control. Updated ShowCase – improved quality of videos, and improved, and at the same time simplified physics. Added tournament mode, ring tracks. Brenana was also removed, and he was no longer in other audits of NFS, which is upset. In general, we received Need for Speed - which we know.
Later, in 1996, a version for the PlayStation was released – from the emulator of which most of the footage was recorded. The version on Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn are identical, at first glance. Both have updated the game interface, the menu looks identical. They differ only in small things – as an example, the version on Saturn of the speedometer, the tachometer did not have work signs. In general, more doped versions of the game, which has already become a hit.
EA wanted to shoot again, in the end – in the same year Special Edition was released – especially on DOS. The main differences in versions compared to others are even more improved graphics, and an improved physics, otherwise, everything that they had seen earlier.
A bonus, one cannot help but mention such a miracle as Over Drivin ‘ – Skyline Memorial – February 10, 1997.
This version is an anime on wheels.
In the game – you do not enter the turn, but, like a real samurai – enter the skid, the problem is that it is uncontrollable
All tracks are initially opened in the game, and one hidden car, apparently – which will open after the tournament.
The problem is that a – I do not know Japanese, except for standard phrases, and b – management in the game hellish
Cars are controlled like boxes, and they look in principle, like boxes, sometimes even from under the refrigerator.
Probably not many knew, but in the games of the classical era there were a lot of secrets, and we will affect a little and this.
There are cheat codes in the game, you can find their list on the Internet, I already wrote a bunch of text here, and in general I’m not sure that someone will watch until this moment. In general, mostly codes fall out when the race is completed from the tournament, and only when the player is in the first place. These codes – automatically completes that race to which the player took a prize. Such codes simplify progression in the tournament if the player has forgotten to preserve. But there is something else ..
So, the recent situation – I write down the feet, and at the same time I go through the tournament, everything seems to be good passing. But here, a race appeared, which just destroyed me-its name autumn Valley-as it were, did not try to pass-it simply does not work. More than once, not two, not 5, but a good ten, perhaps one and a half.
As a result-I decided to look for some kind of info about the passage of this race-and in the end I came across cheats on this game. What do you think, what cheat helped me to go through this race – I will give three seconds to think 3! 2.
This is a fucking machine gun
In order to activate it, you need to either enter a special code in the corresponding point, or add it to the emulator.
Let’s evaluate his work- *EVEN *-second *EVE!*
You know what the most important joke is-at first this immune tactics did not work, it got to the point that I had to go in the opposite direction, and try to destroy the object that took the first place, how did the bots simply did not want to recover on the track after several punching. The plan failed, only with a pure chance-nevertheless won the first place.
After passing the last race – the secret highway opens – Lost Vegas – it is a fan, although it may seem a little scary. You can develop really maximum speeds on it, and later do not have time to slow down, and break. In general – very fun.
The secret car also opens-Warrior Pto E/2-the machine is the fastest, and at the same time very futuristic. On it you can very easily set records in time, so that you take a note. And if you have a machine gun installed – you can do PIU PIU.
With all these modes – the game becomes very funny. And cheerful gameplay – is the main thing in the NFS series. This will be focused more than once in the following series.
Critics wrote about the fun, not forgetting about videos, graphics, and realistic management of cars. Having read a little review from the IGN-I entered a stupor a little-apparently Namco was not brought to the “development” for “development”, as it is, I don’t understand what kind of speed a sense of speed is, but about the drifts-the guys did not have time to play the version for Japan-then they would definitely be delighted.
In general, the rating was on average 8 out of 10 points, which is a very poor indicator.
What is the same for sales-focusing on statistics from VGCHARTZ-there is no data on the 3D console, the same situation with other versions, except the curling iron-I risk assuming that there are about half a million copies there, on the PlayStation-1 million copies. Not at all a bad indicator for the new Title – the closest opponent in the person of Ridge Racer Revolution was sold only a hundred thousand copies more. But, we must not forget about one fact – RR was an exclusive on the PlayStation.
Fuuh, it seems to have told everything that he wanted. Suddenly I missed something, we’ll trust. If you remember the beginning of the blog, I said that you would not throw a cart about test drive out of your head.
So … If you look at the little things, you can see that Need for Speed is a more complete version of Test Drive, which was supposed to see the light as the 3rd part. From the general-we have 2 identical modes-a race for a while, and the race is one-on-one.
To the same in the first revision of NFS (which is 3Do)-there is a device that tracks the distance between the player and the cop.
So that you start to start-you need to turn on the first gear. A fleet, and the highway in climbers a little refers to the first parts of Test Drive.
It is very strange that ACCOLADE was not filed on Electronic Arts to the court. Now exactly everything except the last installation-it is worth immediately warning that it will be in every issue, so do not miss. Thank you for staying with me on this day, I once again congratulate everyone on the 25-year anniversary of NFS-you will see each other, but for now-for now!
Although no – the only thing I will ask you to do is to criticize this article/video. Thank you in advance ♥
The best comments
The fire is now. Although … you went too far with the pictures a little. Well, I already wrote about the voice acting.
None of the NFS was particularly plowed, but I will be happy to look at the details in this series.