The Need for Speed

1994 video game

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-DOS
  • NA: August 31, 1995
PlayStation
  • NA: March 20, 1996
  • EU: March 22, 1996
Windows
June 1996
Sega Saturn
  • NA: June 28, 1996
  • EU: July 6, 1996
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer