Re: "8 Classic Games You Haven't Played (but should)"

On 2/11/2025 7:51 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:42:06 -0000 (UTC), address@is.invalid (LucLan)
wrote:
 

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Continuing my recent trend of "let's steal topics from websites as a
stepping off point for new discussions", I present this one:
>
"8 Classic Games You Haven't Played (but should)"
https://www.xda-developers.com/classic-games-havent-played-but-should/

 

I would like to add "The Need for Speed" to the list.
Still enjoying this game.

 Yeah, a lot of those tracks are really good. The first "City" track
with its go-fast! straight-aways; the gorgeous colors of "Autumn
Valley"; the twisty roads of "Alpine" and the vistas of "Coastal". It
was an absolutely jaw-dropping game on its release, visually, and
quite fun too. Personally, it hasn't held up quite as well in terms of
gameplay --at least, not for me-- but I have a great deal of nostalgia
for that classic.
 But I was always much more fond of "Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit". I
played the hell out of that game, and to this day I still remember the
twists and turns of each track pretty well. And a number of the tracks
from that game have migrated to my MP3 collection so I can listen to
them when I go out-and-about in the real-world. ;-)
 If I had to rank the NFS games by enjoyment (not necessarily quality),
it would probably go like this:
      Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit (1998)
     Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
     Need For Speed 1 (1994)
     Need For Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed (2000)
     Need For Speed: Underground 1 (2003)
     Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (2013)
     Need For Speed: Underground 2 (2004)
     Need For Speed 4: High Stakes (1999)
     Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
     Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2016)
 

I played a couple NFS games within the last decade, maybe I came too late to it, but I just felt they were barely passable.  Of course one was a mobile game.  Here's what I wrote about it, I assume this is the one on the bottom of your list (of course it is) and apperantly your best isn't available for purchase (of course it isn't.)
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-Justisaur
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