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Description of The Need for Speed: Special Edition
If you haven't played The Need for Speed: Special Edition or want to try this racing / driving video game, download it now for free! Published in 1996 by Electronic Arts, Inc., The Need for Speed: Special Edition (aka The Need For Speed SE, Road & Track presents: The Need For Speed: Special Edition.) is still a popular arcade title amongst retrogamers, with a whopping 4.5/5 rating.
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sahani2020-10-060 point
one of the best pc game ever 90 kids era
vrekman2020-08-240 point
Very good comments. I'll add one for the controllers:
Steering with the keyboard is very slow. Use an analogue controller for both steering and throttle/brake. Using analogue controls may lead to better times too.
I assume that you have and xbox controller or something similar, with analogue stick and analogue triggers (I have a logitech F310). I also assume that you use dosbox svn r4356 or later. Also joystick in dosbox conf file should be 'auto' --it is by default.
After installation of the game on the dosbox command prompt in the installed game folder,
use jcu.exe and select 'generic 4 button joystick' map the buttons as you like, or change them around, press F1 for help on this topic, although default mapping is ok. On the axis configuration page, select only axis X and Y (put 'No' to the other 2 axes). Save configuration of jcu.exe and run game. Calibrate the 2 axes in control options (move around the left analogue until the circle stops jerking). Make sure you select analogue steering and throttle/braking (joystick left/right - joystick up/down) from the same menu. Run a test and make sure that pressing the up and down on the left stick accelerates and stops successfully.
NOW
press Ctrl+F1 and enter keymapper. Click Y- axis button on the first box and then 'add' button. Press the right trigger on your controller. Click Y+ axis button on the first box and then 'add' button. Press the left trigger on your controller. You can also assign 'a' and 'z' keys to the bumper buttons for gear change using the same method, but that's personal preference. Click save and exit.
Now you have somehow 'modern' controls for this very old game.
I hope I helped
Dinscer2020-08-150 point
To Ali Amir,you can't download it on Mac,You need Dosbox to run this game
pissblast2020-05-060 point
one of the first games i bought for the ps1 , great soundtrack but the game is shockingly bad , like tring to steer a brick , perhaps the DOS version is different ?
Dosdosdosdosdosdosdosdosdosdosdosdos2020-03-300 point
Woud it come on the dos box so i can play it right here on the browser :P ?
HELP!2020-03-201 point
Can you run this on winXP? Please tell me soon.
Nerd2019-10-057 points
This is the only way to get the best version of The Need for Speed, thanks a lot MyAbandonware!
How to play the game on Windows 10, with a desktop shortcut and the manual.
1. Create the folder NFSSE in Windows (C:)
2. Download the ISO version of the game in the bottom of this page. Go to the download folder and transfer the game to the NFSSE folder you created, it will extract it. Go to the NFSSE folder and double-click on the game, it will mount it.
3. Download UniVBE here : http://bit.ly/1FiaQCK . Extract it to the NFSSE folder.
4. Download DosBox and install it.
5. Hit the Windows key and find the DosBox folder, open it and launch DosBox Options. Hit Ctrl+F and search 'autoexec'. You see this :
'[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
# You can put your MOUNT lines here.'
Add the following lines and it must be looking like :
'[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
# You can put your MOUNT lines here.
mount c c:NFSSE
mount d f: -t cdrom'
Close DosBox Options and save the changes.
6. Launch DosBox. Type 'D:', hit enter. Type 'INSTALLD.EXE', hit enter.
7. Click on Install. Choose automatic for the sound card, click on Done. Click on Done again, a weird video bug might appear but don't worry. Choose 'Custom Install' and choose all options to reduce load time in-game, click on 'Done'. The game is installed but 'Play' doesn't work, don't click on it. Click on 'Exit', hit any key, type 'exit' and hit enter.
8. Open DosBox Options again. Hit Ctrl+F and search 'machine=' . You see this :
'language=
machine=svga_s3
captures=capture
memsize=16'
Change 'svga_s3' by 'svga_et4000' . It solves the video problem.
9. Hit Ctrl+F and search 'autoexec'. Add the following lines, it must looks like this now :
'[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
# You can put your MOUNT lines here.
mount c c:NFSSE
mount d f: -t cdrom
c:univbe.exe
c:
cd NFSSE
nfs'
10. Go to Programs in Windows (C:) and find the folder DosBox, open it, find DosBox and send a shortcut to your desktop using right-click. Then right-click on the shortcut to change the logo. You can find the logo in the NFSSE folder.
11. The Need for Speed - Special Edition manual is not available. However, thanks to MyAbandonware, the manual for the original The Need for Speed is available here : https://dl.myabandonware.com/f/cj7/The-Need-for-Speed_Manual_DOS_EN.pdf .
12. You can now enjoy The Need for Speed as if you had downloaded it from GOG!
sally2019-08-201 point
It has been a while since I have run NFSSE this way but try running it by mounting the whole .iso to a virtual dvd drive.
JOHNNY2019-04-10-3 points
Hi may I know if this game is working to windows 10 64bit amd ryzen
general waste2019-01-14-2 points
for those complaining about dos box not working. get an old laptop from ebay. smtg like 100-200 mhz processor and 32mb ram. play dos games like a baus
Ali Amir2018-11-28-2 points
How do you launch it on Mac? I downloaded the game from ISO version already but I can't launch the game!
cheese2018-11-010 point
thanks so much flakka and thanks to the person who made that youtube video, now I can play NFS :-)
Flakka2018-10-211 point
Man I remember playing this game when I was 5 on a DOS machine..good times.
For those having issues, I used this method to run and install it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuI8DNda3Ko
Download the ISO, get Daemon Tools, and DBGL (DosBox Game Launcher, trust me it works better than DosBox alone. It actually works for me whereas if I do DosBox with a different install it won't cooperate and not start at all) I haven't got the videos working, but the game overall works just fine.
Have fun!
Abe2018-10-171 point
When using ISO in DosBox following commands might work.
imgmount d NFS.ISO -t cdrom
D:INSTALL
cheese2018-10-060 point
None of these work for me. ISO and rip. Dos and Windows. Like another poster said, I installed the DOS version, and I go to run it but gives the dos4gw thingy. I didn't copy the ISO to a CD first, I just used winrar to extract it. Should I have put it on a CD/DVD first instead? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
Gibus Sniper2018-09-050 point
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@Giovanni mount your CD/ISO like this:
mount d e: -t cdrom
If that doesn't work make sure your NFS ISO is mounted or it will think your running a bootleg game!
Flemmong2018-05-170 point
How many hours I have used back in the 90's on this one!
Soo great to play again!
Giovanni2018-03-31-1 point
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Hi! Great game, however I think there's a problem: I've downloaded the ISO, the I installed successfully the game. After the end of installation it says to use the command nfs in order to start the game and it works actually. However, as soon as I close DosBox and try to execute nfs it doesn't start, indeed it is stuck at 'DOS/4GW Protected Mode Run-time Version 1.97' etc.
Is it a problem of the game or I made something wrong with the installation?
Android782018-02-071 point
Hello,
I'm new to the dosbox thing. I've managed to download a few games and do the drag and drop thing. However, I'm desperate to play nfsse. Not sure how to get it to run as a message saying :
Using joystick USB Gamepad with 2 axes, 10 buttons and 0 hat(s)
MAPPER: Loading mapper settings from C:UsersHPOwnerAppDataLocalDOSBoxmapper-0.74.map
DOSBox switched to max cycles, because of the setting: cycles=auto. If the game runs too fast try a fixed cycles amount in DOSBox's options.
CPU speed: fixed 3300 cycles.
CPU speed: fixed 3630 cycles.
Similar message comes up even without a joybpad plugged in. Any advice would be much appreciated.
A.MANAN2017-11-280 point
Its really a best game for pc ,with best graphics .I enjoyed it very much
ssr2017-03-220 point
It works for me on Mac with boxer. The rip version of SE didn't work when the standard edition did. But with iso the import feature of boxer takes you through the instalation process, and after the installation is complete the game works flawlessly. So i suggest all of you who can't get it to work, try playing around with iso. Thank you! :)
curry2016-11-100 point
Stephen curry the fastest player
Troels2016-08-211 point
Can't get this one to work :(
Asad172016-08-05-4 points
In case an old DOS game isn't working on your modern PC, see the 'How To Play' section for instructions! Hope you are happy now! :)
gts250gamer1012016-07-040 point
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love this game... retro is great!!!
i wish i could run it on my windows 8.1 laptop, tho...
OZAN2016-03-25-1 point
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME HOW CAN I RUN & PLAY IT IN WINDOWS 8.1
santiago durez2016-03-240 point
yo quiero un juego viejo para que tenga sentido
OZAN2016-03-111 point
IT DOESNT WORK UNDER DFEND-DOSBOX
WHEN I RUN IT IT JUST CRASHES
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PLO2016-03-110 point
i have this game in my old pc collection, I played it a fair amount back in the day and used to think the graphics were pretty good and enjoyed the feeling of driving really fast but now the graphics just seem yukki and dated(because i'am spoiled) it's funny how you can really enjoy a game during a certain time frame and then years later not really be able to get into it like you used to be able to.
also really loved NFS3 on the old PSX console but again I am just too spoiled
by games with better graphics and games that give you more freedom like the
grand theft auto series, but back in the day both games were really good games.
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