CONVERSION CAPERS

How the other versions of Need For Speed compare

PC

Visually, the PC port beats the 3DO original with its higher-resolution cars and tracks. It’s also much faster, although its new courses and multi-competitor modes don’t have cop cars or law-abiding drivers on them, which leaves them feeling a little sparse. It doesn’t feature Mister X, either.

PLAYSTATION

Like its PC equivalent, the Playstation version has three cop-free circuit courses – plus an unlockable one – and the original’s open roads. The Playstation iteration outdoes the original in graphics and speed, and has in-game music and a map showing the positions of the competitors.

SATURN

Although the Saturn adaptation has a higher resolution than the original, it looks more pixelated. As with the PC and Playstation ports, it has seven cop-less circuit tracks, and is more forgiving in terms of recovery time after crashes and the speed penalties incurred by driving on roadsides.

SATURN (JAPAN)

Like the PC and Playstation ports that came out in Japan, this Saturn version was renamed Over Drivin’. Unlike it’s far eastern counterparts, however, the Saturn Over Drivin’ replaced the cars from the original with a selection of Nissan models and came packaged with a Nissan keyring.