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[–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

The only videogame my dad has ever gotten into (other than Pong) was NFS II SE. He wouldn't race, he just liked driving around at 35 MPH and looking at the scenery. He enjoyed this so much he bought a wheel and pedals for it. I loved this game as a kid, and the fact that I could play it with a wheel. The song "Headless Horse" off the soundtrack is pure 90s cool as well.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

Thank fuck for that, sis. I had the worst dream.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not my 1997; we were way too poor for that. My asshole first stepfather would be alive again and I would be back in the latter half of highschool, so a pass all around from me (but y'all feel free to enjoy good memories :) )

[–] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Create some new memories now. NFSmw 2005 can still run on W11 and it has a patch on Github that unlocks and tweaks everything. You can turn off the rubberbanding cheating that the games does and you can actually enjoy the game!

[–] dingleberrylover@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

NFS2 Special Edition was so good. My favourite of the series. The menu music alone were bangers.

[–] viking 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Especially the Hollywood map to could access with a code from the menu. That rocked so hard.

[–] dingleberrylover@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I remember. You can actually unlock it when doing this knockout championship. I also remember that knockout was kinda buggy when playing multiplayer.

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

I fuckin' wish.

[–] PraiseTheSoup@midwest.social 4 points 6 days ago

This game gave me a life long love of the 1997 McClaren F1. Fastest street legal sports car at the time. Top speed of 232 mph.

If I became a multimillionaire tomorrow I would immediately seek out a 1997 McClaren F1. I never liked the look of the newer models.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I think it's the only NFS game to have Ford GT-90. I could be wrong though

[–] HouseWolf@pawb.social 3 points 6 days ago

Wait but if it's 1997 I wasn't even born ye...vanishes from existence

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Goo goo ga ga (I'm 1 year old)

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[–] FuyuhikoDate@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago

NOOOOOOOOO i have to wait years again for NFS underground D:

[–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This post right next to Free rule, you say?. What a coincidence.

[–] eru777@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The dumbest thing Neo ever did was choose "the real world". What a dumbass. I would choose the fantasy pill and live every single moment as extravagant bliss.

[–] SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Oh yeah, the days when there was no fucking AI and other shit.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

The OST in Special Edition still holds up wonderfully. Especially Proving Grounds and the Main Menu.

[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I would be crying.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Neat! I finished Need for Speed 4 like a year ago. I was never able to beat it as a kid. That felt good.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

They didn't really go well for me. I would only go back if I got future knowledge in my dreams. Like PTSD style flashbacks (would not want to be a 30 year old man stuck in a toddler's body)

[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 week ago (4 children)

NFS 3 Hot Pursuit was my absolute jam when I was a younger man. The graphics were amazing for its time and it still ran like a dream on my trash homebrew.

That game made me want an MX5

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hot Pursuit was the best one IMO

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My favorites where Underground and Underground 2. The Soundtrack was awesome.

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

The gameplay variety and music kept me playing for hours on end. Would still love to play with a good setup and friends.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had NFS 1 through 3, ~~NFS on my C-64~~(nope, Test Drive, the memory is so fallible sometimes) and the later two on my PCs. All were great fun, but I do think Hot Pursuit was the favorite simply because of the way it was set up for game play variety. I can still see one of the tracks in my mind a lot, the road through the hilly area during the fall, the leaves being scattered as I blew past the speed traps. Obviously much clearer in nostalgia vision than it probably was.

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The first Need for Speed came out in 1994. And even if the graphics do look old, never ever did this run on a C64. It was a DOS game, maybe you confused it?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are absolutely right. It was Test Drive I was thinking about.

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[–] Oisteink@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I played these on pc. I even got the force feedback steering wheel for the 3. Loved playing cop in hot pursuit

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hot Pursuit and the Porche one were my favorites; I remember steering with a force feedback joystick.

[–] rustyredox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Porsch Unleashed was quite a bit more simulator-like, at least the steering mechanics and coefficient of friction. I always kind of enjoyed the arcade physics of the original trio, without going completely slot-car, as keeping racing lines and risking shortcuts was still heavily rewarded. They all had really good soundtracks though, with that late '90s techno and grunge. Or at least that's what my nostalgia tells me.

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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago
[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Personally Im partial to Underground 2

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Underground 2 was the best.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Riders on the stoooorm

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Mark my words: the Ford Indigo and GT90 are the future of cars. By the time the year 2000 gets here, we'll all be driving them shits.

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This one was gold. they've been trying to rechase this dragon for years.

to their credit, i'll say that N4S rivals was pretty good.

and I forget the original on Xbox but that wasn't bad either as I recall.

[–] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What do you mean by rechasing the dragon?

[–] Markus29@feddit.nl 4 points 6 days ago

My guess would be: reliving your first time high, newer games will not live up to the nostalgia.

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[–] namelivia@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I LOVED this game! Every part of it, I spent so many hours playing it...

I used to watch the intro every time as I thought it was the coolest thing ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASUCj2Uyats

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Playing this as an Aussie teenager, the Australia track was kinda hilarious, I was always like damn, this loop through that scenery should take about 32 hours minimum

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[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I had the special edition and had a great time playing it. My favourite was the F50. I still watch the intro video and listen to the menu theme once in awhile

[–] eru777@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The F50 is amazing. Modern Ferraris look so ugly.

[–] Kevlar21@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

Underground 2 please

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

That stupid dinosaur... every. fucking. time.

[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Oh shit. I’m playing this in Morgan Thorne’s basement at 2am, while he sleeps, because my home PC won’t run this. Good times.

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