Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed

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Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9549.95[3] T-5009H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-5009H-50
Sega Saturn
BR
R$69.9969.99[4] 193246

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Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed, is a racing game developed by Pioneer Productions and published by Electronic Arts for a number of consoles including the Sega Saturn.

There are multiple versions of the first The Need For Speed game. The very first edition was released for the 3DO console in 1994, with a different version being released on DOS the following year. In 1996 the DOS version saw an update in the form of Road & Track Presents The Need For Speed SE with new tracks, support for DirectX 2 and new layers of polish. The Saturn and PlayStation ports stem from a combination of these two DOS versions - the new tracks from SE are missing, but the soundtrack from SE is in-tact.

In Japan, this game was significantly altered and released as Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R.

Gameplay

Cars

Ferrari 512TR
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Toyota Supra Turbo
The Toyota Supra Turbo
Acura NSX
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Mazda RX-7
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Porsche 911 Carrera
The Porsche 911 Carrera
Dodge Viper RT/10
The Dodge Viper RT/10
Corvette ZR-1
The Corvette ZR-1
Lamborghini Diablo VT
The Lamborghini Diablo VT
Warrior PTO E/2
The Warrior is a fictional secret car powered by jet fuel.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0908: "Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1996" (1996-07-09)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #10: "August 1996" (1996-07-20)
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Print advert in Player One (FR) #66: "Juillet/Août 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 №19, p128/129[7]
89 №2, p90[8]
90 №56, p158
60 №177, p79[2]
90
93 №55, p87
90 №46, p66/67[9]
96 №66, p127
80 №82
75 №9, p64/65[10]
Sega Saturn
84
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
94
[11]
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
80
[12]
Consoles News (FR) PAL
89
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
68
[14]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
90
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[3]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
93
[17]
Kiber Zona (LT)
80
[18]
Level (TR)
75
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
59
[20]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
88
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[9]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[23]
Player One (FR)
96
[24]
Sega News (CZ)
81
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
75
[10]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
90
[27]
Ultra Player (FR)
83
[28]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[29]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
24 reviews

Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed

Saturn, US
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Cover
Needforspeed sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
RaTPTNFS Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR

References

  1. File:CVG UK 177.pdf, page 52
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 177.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 177.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 096.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 096.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 66
  6. CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 6
  7. File:CDConsoles FR 19.pdf, page 118
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:ConsolesNews FR 02.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesNews FR 02.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega46UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:SSM UK 09.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 09.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
  12. CD Consoles, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 128
  13. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 158
  14. Digitiser (UK) (1996-07-18)
  15. Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 76
  16. Game Informer, "August 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 50
  17. Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 87
  18. Kiber Zona, "1/1998" (LT; 1998-xx-xx), page 39
  19. Level, "4/97" (TR; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  20. MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 71
  21. Mega Force, "Été 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 64
  22. Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 80
  23. neXt Level, "September 1996" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 73
  24. Player One, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 127
  25. Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 21
  26. Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 48
  27. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 58
  28. Ultra Player, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-07-02), page 84
  29. Video Games, "8/96" (DE; 1996-07-31), page 115