The Need for Speed je trkaći simulator iz 1994. godine gdje igrač upravlja jednim od osam brzih automobila na šest različitih staza, s ciljem savladavanja zahtjevnog fizikalnog modela vozila koji naglašava realistično ponašanje pri kočenju i upravljanju. Igra nudi četiri načina igre, uključujući i opciju natjecanja s drugim igračem preko modema, a ključni element je prilagodba strategije vožnje specifičnostima svake staze radi postizanja najboljeg rezultata.
","tokens":{"input":2171,"output":136,"total":2307}}Petlja igranja vrti se oko svladavanja niza različitih staza. Igrači prolaze kroz šest primarnih staza tijekom standardnog natjecanja, s dodatnom bonus stazom koja se otključava uspješnim završetkom turnirske strukture. Uspjeh zahtijeva pažljivo strateško planiranje za svaki krug, jer različite staze diktiraju različite stilove vožnje za postizanje optimalnih vremena kruga.
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Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed - Special Edition is a 1996 retail re-release of The Need for Speed for PC which includes several improvements over the original 1995 PC release. It introduced support for Microsoft Windows 95, whilst capable of running on Microsoft DOS, and several improvements to its rendering engine as well as two additional tracks. The complete soundtrack playing during races was also made available on the Special Edition. This feature was previously only in the PlayStation and Sega Saturn releases.

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, later released in Japan as Over Drivin’, is a 1994 racing video game first released on the 3DO and then ported to MS-DOS, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It is the first installment released in the Need for Speed series. The premise of the game involves racing in sport cars, including several exotic models and Japanese imports. The Saturn version expanded the content with three additional closed-circuit track courses, for a total of six tracks available at launch, and also allows users to select the time of day which is not seen in older versions.