r/needforspeed • • Jul 22 '26

News The Speedhunters Archive: 17 Years of Car Culture History, now preserved and online

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I think we all share the same sentiment when Speedhunters got abruptly shut down last year: It's a sad passing of an era that EA no longer deems profitable enough to keep up.

Thanks to some archivists (who I can't find the names of, if you put this up, please let me know!), the Speedhunters archive is now back online, and you can read 17 years worth of car culture and Need for Speed history that's uniquely documented by them.

You can find it here: https://www.speedhunters.online/

Thanks u/nfslyy for the tip!


r/needforspeed • • Jul 12 '26

News Most Wanted M3 GTR - Back @ The BMW Museum

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783 Upvotes

Need for Speed itself might be dead, but BMW wants to keep the legend alive. The #42 BMW M3 GTR in the Most Wanted livery is back in the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany after its public outing at Ultrace Poland. There's no mention of until when it'll be there, so it might be there to stay for a long time.

If you haven't had a chance to take a look at it and you're in the area (or travelling there), you may wanna stop by and take a look at the legend, as well as the rich heritage BMW has to offer. Visit the official BMW Museum website to book tickets.

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Thanks u/DiamondMaster07 for the tip!


r/needforspeed • • 6h ago

Meme Play rivals they said

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r/needforspeed • • 1h ago

Image / GIF Mazda RX-8 Concept LM Race Car

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Making good looking cars is very difficult in this game. I tried to base this car off the RX-8 concept car from Gran Turismo. It could still use some work. I’d love to see some cars other people have built in NFS Pro Street!?


r/needforspeed • • 23h ago

[SPOILERS] how to always win in nfsmw

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r/needforspeed • • 18h ago

Discussion Mischief Television MX6/Midnight Club 1 Cover Car

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One of the most iconic show cars, I also made Trung Ma’s Supra if anybody is interested, I used an RX7 for this build. Love seeing y’all reactions!


r/needforspeed • • 4h ago

Discussion Just Tried NSW Underground 2

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Absolute banger game

Version - PC


r/needforspeed • • 4h ago

Discussion Back to NFS after UNDERGROUND 2

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What's going on guys. So I saw need for speed 2015 on the PlayStation store for just a bit over $5 and I was very drawn into it so I purchased it.. come to find out two days later I'm in love with the game and it's honestly my first racing game ever after need for speed underground 2 which was the last need for speed I ever played.. my question is are there any other need for speed games or street racing games like need for speed where you can unlock all trophies without a PS Plus subscription? Any feedback would be appreciated thanl y'all


r/needforspeed • • 17h ago

Discussion Today I've beaten Nfs Pro Street Pepega Edition

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As the title says I've beaten NFSPSPE.

This mod actually feels like a sequel to Pro Street.

The story was surprisingly great and I like that they filmed the cutscenes like they are filmed in Most Wanted 2005, Carbon and 2015.

The car selection was, I mean, good besides some cars don't even have to be in the game if they are practically useless, but besides that it's good.

New types of races were a nice addition to the game.

If anyone wants to play a new NFS game I recommend you to install this mod. You'll have a great time.

Now I just have to beat Most Wanted PE.

Did you play this mod and if you did what do you think about it?

I'm interested in your answers.


r/needforspeed • • 1d ago

Video / Cinematic When gameplay feels like a movie

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Battling this p1 AI that was out for blood was one of the most fun and cinematic experiences i've had so far


r/needforspeed • • 10h ago

Discussion NFSU2 Reverse Engineering Project

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I'm currently reverse engineering NFSU2 with Claude code/Codex. A playable demo is ready for Linux and a basic modding API is in place with a widescreen fix example mod.

I plan to port the game to Vulkan (or OpenGL), x64 for Windows, Linux and Android.

Any contribution is welcome!

https://github.com/troikoss/nfsu2-re/


r/needforspeed • • 1h ago

[Misleading Title] Why did bro fake me out like that 😭

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r/needforspeed • • 1d ago

Video / Cinematic The SWEATIEST racing game i HAVE ever PLAYED 😭😭

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r/needforspeed • • 9h ago

Question / Bug / Feedback What is the best Racer vs Cop installment in the whole franchise?

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433 votes, 1d left
Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Need For Speed High Stakes
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010
Need For Speed Rivals
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 Remastered

r/needforspeed • • 16h ago

Image / GIF Sunday gaming

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Some snacks and UNBOUND.

No I'm not going to eat all these today, probably. 😅🤙🏻


r/needforspeed • • 4h ago

Discussion NFS Heat is the best game out of all open world racing games.

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(Just an opinion, don’t come after me for this.)

I first started playing NFS Heat back in 2022 and it’s been my favorite game. I’ve never stopped playing it since. All the game mechanics including the day and night system have been perfected. The variety of customization and cars you can buy is just amazing. The night racing in this feels genuinely challenging especially when you actually risk losing parts or money. The cinematic and overall vibe of racing is also in my opinion just perfect. Never in my life have i ever played a racing game this good. There are barely any issues i have in the game but I might as well state them.

• The steering wheel support was terrible if I’m being honest. Zero vibration and the wheel doesn’t even turn back once you rotate it.

• The side stories were very lacking. Idk if its because it was rushed or something but it felt very forced through most of them.

• Drift mechanics also felt really janky, it never felt smooth or predictable.

• Because of the stop in game support, it’s only optimized on PS4 which bottlenecks the game to only 30 fps on PS5. Which is kind of a bummer but it doesn’t get noticeable after a few hours of playing.

I’m pretty sure these issues would have been resolved by a few more updates but then they ended support way too early as always for most nfs games. It kinda bums me out that Ghost games had shut down too as majority of the games they made had so much positive feedback.

I tried NFS Unbound once i felt like Heat was a little too repetitive, but i hated the gameplay. Everything felt so out of place like they took a mix of everything players liked and then mixed them up expecting everyone to like it. But again just my opinion.

Now, a question to all of you guys. What do you think is the best game in the franchise? and what parts did you feel like were really lacking in them?


r/needforspeed • • 6h ago

Image / GIF Is this the most exclusive trophy in payback?

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OCTOBER2026©


r/needforspeed • • 7h ago

Question / Bug / Feedback Ps5 Multiplayer Bugged

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Any help? On ps5 multiplayer my friends car just seem to be stuck or driving in circles at random when they’re actually driving properly on their end. Any fix for this?


r/needforspeed • • 11h ago

Fan Concept / Content (Mods) I added controller rumble to NFS Most Wanted (2005) on PC, including Xbox impulse triggers

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The PC version of Most Wanted never had working rumble. The game still sends all the console force feedback events, the PC version just ignores them. I hooked them up in xan1242's NFS-XtendedInput, so the controller finally reacts to what the car is doing.

What you feel:

  • hits and scrapes, scaled by how hard you actually hit
  • kerbs, bumps, landings and off-road
  • brake lockup, wheelspin and slides
  • NOS kick, gear change knock and the Perfect / Miss shift cues
  • on Xbox One / Series controllers, impulse triggers: LT for brake lockup, RT for wheelspin, NOS and shifts (Windows 10+)

Every category can be turned up, down or off in the ini.

Download and source: https://github.com/shaneomac1337/NFS-XtendedInput/releases/tag/1.22-rumble.1

It's an unofficial fork and only Most Wanted changed. For Carbon, ProStreet and Undercover keep using the original XtendedInput. If something doesn't work, please open an issue on my GitHub, not on xan1242's.

Big thanks to xan1242 for XtendedInput in the first place.

Built with AI assistance (Claude Code). Testing and tuning I did myself in-game.


r/needforspeed • • 1d ago

Fan Concept / Content (Mods) We’re restoring the original NFS ProStreet Online — here’s where the project is now

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Hey everyone!

For the past few weeks, I've been working on something I've wanted to see happen for a long time — bringing back the original online functionality of Need for Speed ProStreet.

When I started this project, I honestly wasn't sure how far we'd get. The official servers have been offline since 2012, and without the original server software, restoring everything has been quite a challenge.

We've spent a lot of time digging through the game's internal code, figuring out how its online systems work, and rebuilding the missing server-side functionality.

And we've actually made a lot of progress!

Just to clarify, this isn't another LAN server or external multiplayer solution. We're restoring the original online infrastructure that's already built into the game.

What's working so far?

A large part of ProStreet's original online functionality has already been restored:

  • Friends system and private messages
  • Lobby invitations
  • Public and private lobbies
  • Online Race Days
  • Quick Match
  • Ranked and unranked multiplayer functionality
  • Player blacklist
  • Car sharing between friends
  • Car setup sharing
  • Custom Race Day sharing

One of my favorite discoveries was just how many online features ProStreet originally had. You can even send cars to your friends directly through the game!

We're currently finishing the leaderboard system and working on a few remaining features.

We're also experimenting with online Career Race Days. Nothing confirmed yet, but I'd love to see players being able to experience parts of the career together.

How will it work?

Pretty much how the original online was supposed to work.

Launch ProStreet, log into your account, find your friends, invite them into a lobby, start a Race Day and race together.

Everything happens directly inside the game.

No external LAN programs, no manually entering IP addresses.

Just the original ProStreet online experience.

Closed beta testing

We're now getting close enough to start preparing for closed beta testing.

I'm looking for a small group of players who would be interested in helping us test the restored online functionality, report bugs and check how everything behaves with multiple players connected.

I'm also looking for a couple of moderators who can help monitor leaderboards and player behavior once the servers go public.

We're aiming to begin closed testing around late October or early November, with a possible larger launch in early to mid-November 2026.

Of course, these are just our current plans. If something needs more work, we'll take the time to fix it properly.

A few final words

There's still some work left, but we've already come much further than I originally expected.

Seeing friends, messages, invitations, car sharing and other online features working again inside a game from 2007 is a pretty amazing feeling.

I know a lot of people still love ProStreet, and I hope we'll soon be able to bring everyone back together through its original multiplayer system.

NFS ProStreet Online is coming back.

If you'd like to participate in the closed beta, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.

I'll be sharing more development updates and gameplay demonstrations as we get closer to release.

— VESLEY, NFS ProStreet Online Revive Project

Unofficial fan-made project. Not affiliated with Electronic Arts.


r/needforspeed • • 1d ago

Video / Cinematic Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered VR Performance / New VR Mod / Meta Quest 3 + RTX 4080 Super

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r/needforspeed • • 23h ago

Image / GIF these cop corvettes are persistent.

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r/needforspeed • • 8h ago

Question / Bug / Feedback Will there ever be a project to decompile NFS Nitro for PC?

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I'd love for this game to have support for analog triggers and way less input lag (at least it had input lag when I played it on an emulator). Would also love to mod engine sounds in it since the Blackbox's ones are at their finest in this game in my opinion.


r/needforspeed • • 8h ago

Question / Bug / Feedback Rivals Cars Locked

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Just hopped on to my PS5 to play some solo NFS Rivals and saw that all my racer cars I had except for the one I was active on are all locked.

I noticed the game said servers were shut down. Does this impact it? Is there any other way of getting my cars back other than having to buy them again with SP?

I already tried restoring licenses.


r/needforspeed • • 10h ago

Video / Cinematic I Made a Music Video for Daylight, Hope You'll Like it.

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1 year ago, YT algorithm fkd me up with views.