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The Need for Speed (sometimes referred to as "Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed") is a 1994 racing game, developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first in the Need for Speed series, which spans 19 and soon to be 20 titles to date. The premise of the game involves racing in sport cars, including several exotic models and Japanese imports. The game noted for its attempts in realism, and audio and video commentaries. Electronic Arts teamed up with automotive magazine Road & Track to match vehicle behaviour, including the mimicking of the sounds made by the vehicles' gear control levers. The game also contained precise vehicle data with spoken commentary, several "magazine style" images of each cars interior and exterior, and even short video clips highlighting the vehicles set to music.
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Tracks
Seven tracks are included in the game with one bonus track that can be unlocked: "City", "Coastal", "Alpine", "Rusty Springs", "Autumn Valley", "Vertigo", and the bonus track "Lost Vegas".
Cars
Nine cars are available in the game including a secret tenth car: a black Lamborghini Diablo, a red Ferrari 512TR, a dark green Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, a silver Acura NSX, a dark blue Porsche 911 Carrera (964), a royal blue Dodge Viper RT/10, a yellow Mazda RX-7 (FD3S), a red Toyota Supra Turbo, and the secret car, the purple, silver, and green "Warrior PTO E/2", a fictional car with an interior that has parts from the Corvette ZR-1 and Lamborghini Diablo, a digital speedometer, 800 hp, and had performance similar to todays Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.