The Need for Speed

The Need for Speed is a racing video game made by Electronic Arts. It is the 1st game in the Need for Speed series. It was released on the 3DO, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

The Need for Speed
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Studios (MS-DOS/Windows versions)
Producer(s)Hanno Lemke
Programmer(s)Brad Gour
Artist(s)Markus Tessmann
Composer(s)Jeff van Dyck, Saki Kaskas
SeriesNeed for Speed
Platform(s)3DO, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release3DO
  • NA August 31, 1994
MS-DOSNA August 31, 1995PlayStationWindows
June 1996
Sega Saturn
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer


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