The Need for Speed/Cheats

The following cheats are for Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and 3DO versions of the game. Note: It is unknown if these cheat codes work unless someone verifies these codes in the Discussion page.

Windows Cheats
Type these cheats as your name in upper case. In order for them to work, you must first install the cheat enabler.


 * EAC POWR - Drive the Warrior PTO E/2
 * EAC RALY - Race with rally conditions and turns Rusty Springs into a Egyptian dirt track.
 * EAC WARP - Increase the game speed for arcade style racing.
 * EAC 4X4R - Replaces all 4X4s and trucks with cars.
 * EAC QAQA - Better stability and landings after crashes.
 * EAC SLOW - Slows down the clock speed.
 * EAC GIMX - Changes advertising graphics in the race.
 * EAC SCAR - Unrecoverable car (don't crash with this!).

No Mercy Mode
To drive in No Mercy Mode, select Head to Head mode while choosing your race type and leave it selected (don't start the race). Hold the End key and a new mode called No Mercy Mode will appear.

Sky View
Start a race and press Left, Shift, and Control to activate the Sky Camera. You can now pressShift, Control, and 2 to view your opponent. Note: In Single race mode, you can choose between 1-8 different views.

Lost Vegas Track
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the tournament password screen. Now go back to the Head to Head mode and cycle through the tracks and the Lost Vegas track will be selectable.

Oasis Springs Track
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. In Head to Head mode, go to the Rusty Springs track and hold down the psx: L1 and psx: L2 buttons. While holding these buttons press psx: Start to play.

Lunar Springs Track
Enter SPKSFC as your password at the Tournament password screen. Go back and choose another mode and highlight Rusty Springs on the track selection screen. Press and hold psx: T, then add psx: L1 and psx: R1 and select Rusty Springs with psx: X.

Rally Mode
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the tournament password screen. Then go to Head to Head mode to any track. Now hold psx: L1 and psx: R1 and see the title change to Rally mode. Now press psx: Start to enter a muddy course.

Warrior PTO E/2
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. Then go to Head to Head mode and go to the car selection screen and hold down psx: L1 and psx: R1. Note: This car is not available in Competition Mode.

No Mercy Mode
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. Then go to Head to Head mode screen and hold down psx: L1 and psx: R1. This option will turn off the catch-up mode.

Machine Gun
Choose Head to Head mode and immediately after selecting your opponent's car, press and hold psx: L1, psx: C, psx: S and psx: UpLeft Dpad until loading is complete. Now instead of having a horn, you will have an invisible machine gun that clears the way of any cars.

Extra Weight
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. You can either enter or exit the tournament. At the car selection screen, enter Showcase, then Mechanical and then Next Slide. You can now add weight to the car that you are viewing, shown by red triangles. Press psx: L1 to add weight to the front of the car and press psx: R1 to add weight to the rear.

All Tracks and Warrior PTO E/2
Enter MQKCZL as your password at the Tournament password screen.

Arcade Mode
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. Then at the lap selection/segment view menu, hold psx: L1 and psx: R1. Arcade mode will now be an option.

Warrior PTO E/2
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen, then exit Tournament mode. Then when selecting a car, press and hold L and R.

Lost Vegas Track
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. The Lost Vegas track will then appear at the track selection screen.

Desert Springs Track
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. Then press and hold L and R when highlighting the Rust Springs track.

No Mercy Mode
Select a two player game and press L and R at the menu with the Head to Head selection.

Rally Mode
Enter TSYBNS as your password at the Tournament password screen. Press and hold L and R when selecting any track except for Rusty Springs. A layer of dirt will appear on the highlighted track.

3 New Views
To change the views, you must have a second controller. When using the "in-car" viewpoint, on controller two press L, Shift, A, and Up simutaneously. This will toggle you between three new views: The speedometer and rearview mirror, just the speedometer, or nothing at all.

Need for Speed Staff
To view the Need for Speed staff, wait for a minute or two after a race until the credits start to roll. Then press the R and L shift buttons to toggle between the regular picture and the Need for Speed staff picture.

Zoom In On The Map
View the action up close by pressing Start. If you need to get an even closer view, press the C button to zoom in.

Blow Up The Traffic
Choose any car and any track then start a race against the computer. When the loading screen appears, press and hold buttons L, R, and Left. At the starting line, quit the race and start the game again. This time at the loading screen press and hold L, R, and Left. At the starting line, quit the race and start the game again. At the loading screen press and hold L, R, and Right. At the starting line, quit the race and start again. Finally, at the loading screen press and hold L, R, and Down. This time, just release the buttons and start racing. Whenever traffic is in front of you, press the X button and the cars will flip in the air as if they've been in a collision.

Practise Mode
In control central, go to the options menu and highlight "Skill Level". Then press and hold X, R, L, A (or X, R, A, L) in quick succession, continuing to hold each one (so at the end all four are held down). If you are successful, the Skill Level indicator will turn from yellow to pink. Now play the game with no traffic or cops. Note: No records will be saved in this mode.

Rocket Scooter
In order for this to work, you must have two controllers. Play the game for at least 10 seconds. Go into instant replay and rewind to the very beginning of the replay buffer. Press R, Down, and B simutaneously on controller two. Now quit the race. You will then race against a scooter.

Performance Boost
In order for this to work, you must have three controllers. Start a game and immediately press L, R, and Up on controller two and then press L, R, A, and C on controller three. "Car Crashed" will flash. Then exit the race. From now on when you race, your car's engine horsepower and torque will increase by 20% for the faster cars and by 30% for the slower cars.

Hear Car Horns
At the Main Menu screen, highlight the car selection box and choose a car. Now press the X button. This will sound the car's horn. Press the top L or R buttons to change the car and hear different horns.

Black Ice
You will need two controllers for this to work. Play the game for at least 10 seconds, then go to the instant replay, and rewind. Press B on controller one and press X, P, and C on controller two. You will see "Car Crashed...Cars Left 4" flash for a second. Exit the game and race on the Alpine track against the clock. The third leg will be covered in ice.

View All Videos
Go to options and highlight "Opponent Video On", then press X, R, L, and A (or press X, RS, LS, and A in rapid succession, holding each button down before pressing the next button). It should boot up and show you all the videos.

Choose What Gauges Can Show
In order for this to work, you must have two controllers (Flightstick users will need to have two regular pads plugged in). Start the game and be sure it is on "In Car" view. On the second controller, press and hold L, Up, and A. You can then cycle through tachometer, tachometer and mirror, or nothing displayed at the bottom.