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The evolution of ‘Need For Speed’ (18 Photos)

November 7, 2012 | In: Auto, Gaming, Nostalgia

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Category: Auto, Gaming, Nostalgia

Carlos

first

Zim

gay?

asd

hoy shit this site is for nerds

MylesofStyles

Then nerd up or GTFO.

Duffalo

First!!! Yay

Boobs

Not. Tard.
imdowngetme

fail!!! yay
what

you're not first! you're last haha

notawittyname

it looks like i stopped playing around #6, but judging by these graphics i should start again.

Andrew

I just picked up the newest one last night. The graphics are amazing
Benzo

Game is so fun I hadn't played since the last most wanted and the new one is fantastic.

MARK

NFS 3 Hot pursuit for life

honyik

High five man
Daniel Tosh

Forza Mototsport 3 all the way
TChrisB

We've got an old Win 98 machine with a Thrustmaster wheel and pedals in the basement. Exists for nothing but NFS 3 HP. (Well, that and MYST.)

Tiber_Septim

they are great. the graphics just keeps on getting better and better

Jay

Nice observation. PS3 graphics are also better than they were on Atari. Who would have guessed?

Dibbes

NFS 4 High Stakes FTW!

The_Dood

Seriously, how did they skip High Stakes. High Stakes was easily my favorite racing game for years! I still occasionally blow the dust off and take it for a spin.

smoores

The only real racing sim out there is iRacing

texjosh

Bananas are yellow (equally as relevant).
lentinant

Well, who's talking about racing sim? NFS always was arcade racing game (except Shift).

gclark

Unless my car takes damage as I hit every goddamn thing on the road, Im not interested. Ill take twisted metal or carmeggedon (old school PC game , never won the race but destroyed every car and won)

kryvian

oooh carmageddon, such fun memories.
rv1992

The new need for speed if you accidently hit a light post your car blows up and you get reset.
luis0716

If you like damaging your car, try Grid. I live that game.
And the new NFS is the shit!

Andy Valentine

NFS Underground 2 was the balls. I lost a few weekends on that puppy.

kryvian

agreed, but, a few weekends? 48 hours straight start to finish o/ fun times

Andy Valentine

Yeah, a few, as I also like to go outside.

Ben

Second That!

This.

#15 Badass graphics
mrjohnblund

#5 Porsche Unleashed – best Need For Speed ever.

testudo321

Indeed, sir, indeed !
shoggoths

so true!
http://www.facebook.com/patrickjwags Patrick Wagner

Agreed! And I've played almost all. I miss the test driver challenges.
http://thechive.com F3n1x187

Simply the best!
Jimbo

It really was the best. It has become too arcady nowadays.

Dave on Wheels

Wish I had "Wheels" like that

Wheels on Dave

I have spares.

blouez

NFS: Most Wanted (2005) FTW! The new one sucks, it's like Burnout Paradise with cops

tralfaz

#9 I believe, great game.

MrHat

Agreed. The original Most Wanted and Carbon were my two favorites. Carbon though only because you get so many more old muscle cars and can unlock and race with a fire truck.

Joel

Fave game as a kid. Still bust it out once in a while and play it!

BigManJones

Know what would have been nice? A date under the pictures. I know, it's a hard thing to ask, Bob, with how infatuated you are with celebrity heights and other dumb shit. I like guessing games, but even just a year would have sufficed, given all the spin-offs and sequels that there were/are.

http://www.facebook.com/david.w.smith.5623 David Weston Smith

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Some sort of context would've been nice.
Busternut

And the relevant consoles. The graphic changes for the same consoles as the technology got better would be great to see. Say 2 or 3 NFS' from Xbox 360 to see the differences.
Wheels on Dave

This is from a Reddit post a couple days ago. That post didnt have dates either. Except the one showing it was posted a couple days ago.

honyik

NFS 3 – One of the best games ever made….
Nevenem

#8 NFS Underground 2… ah memories, cruising around town…
gameoverjc

Should end with a picture of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker imo.
Mikerhinos

My fav will ever be the vanilla, original one : Need For Speed on the 3DO system. http://nfs.times.lv/
It's almost 20 years old now, but it still looks pretty good !
Tracks were awesome too, in fact i loved all in this game, and all the next ones were totally different

Hara

Yeah! 3DO! Five cars! Three tracks! Dorky-ass narrator! I remember that shit.

The Bandit

I always liked to drive around in NFS2 as the T-Rex…
Doodoo Brown

Looking at this is similar to looking at a haunted time capsule and a beautiful adventure.
oh yeah

yeah up to #9 i believe it was great until electronic arts started F'ing everything up like they always do
maboze1x

#1 I remember this…I always tried to jump over the road fence. Memories….
Wheels on Dave

i love the chive….aka the reddit of yesterday

Reality

At least you get to be the dickhead of today.

Wheels on Dave

You need to learn how to handle yourself Reality.

Hara

Well you could just fuck off and stay on reddit, you know.

Wheels on Dave

are you saying I should…..go Back to the Future?

Canucks_Rule

u're an ass, but not wrong. lol.
Virnum

At least they gave the Redditor who actually put this together credit. Oh, wait…
Jrh

Don't know why you're getting downvoted. A picture here or there is annoying but this is just a complete rip off.

thenomadadventures

man – I remember the first need for speed – wow I feel old all of a sudden after looking at those graphics…and i'd already been gaming for years at that point….
JarikCBol

so i can compare them side by side: #1 and #18 oh, how the times have changed.

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