The game completely switched the narrative from night-time-only racing to day-time-only racing and added cop chases and vehicle combat for the first time in an open-world Need for Speed game.

A need has arisen to fill that void. A need for new faces, new cars. A need for… some background. In 1994, game developers Electronic Arts released the first Need for Speed.

The 18-year-old series has churned out 19 games from more than half a dozen developers, each with its own vision for what a Need for Speed game could be. It’s rapidly approaching the remarkable ...

The very first Need for Speed game was released in 1994 for the 3DO game console and completely changed gamers' expectations for racing games thanks to its impressive visuals and licensed cars. Since ...

Need For Speed is still the best series to depict illegal racing in video games, and fans hope it finally returns to its glorious days sometime in the future.