PC Longplay [787] Need for Speed: High Stakes (part 1 of 5)

[@GoroV88]

Simply the best NFS ever made.

[@shukur3685]

You are right

[@ХЕЙТЕРЫ-ы2б]

+1

[@nathanway6475]

Lol😂😂

[@Lightblue2222]

I can't get into the newer need for speeds. They don't keep my attention. The older ones have a nice heavy feel to them. High Stakes was the perfect in between.

[@DiabloXL69]

The likes were at 200 so I made them 201

[@BestofCalcioIT]

Nostalgia over 9000

[@Matro_R]

God I miss being 9 years old and the only thing I had to worry about in life was playing games like this. DARN YOU RESPONSIBLE ADULT HOOD D:

[@sukhisingh986]

Yes over 9000

[@shaezee-pajama7316]

The only game where you just sat in front of the screen with the main menu just to listen to these soundtracks 😁

[@WardogMac]

Well, I wouldn't say "only", but this series definitely is one of the more entertaining in terms of menu music. This and III for me are very memorable in that regard.

[@iceicebaby8469]

@@WardogMac Can anyone explain how he/she plays this game currently? I have an rtx 2060 but this game doesn't run very well at all. Probably because it's an old game, but any fix for this?

[@blackbox6722]

@@iceicebaby8469 maybe you should use some kind of virtualmachine and install old windows (like windows ME or XP). The RTX should handle it without any troubles

[@iceicebaby8469]

@@blackbox6722 Yeah, that's a pretty good idea. Thanks bro!

[@blackbox6722]

@@iceicebaby8469 you can use PlayStation 1 emulator instead of virtualmachines for “saving time" since it came out to PlayStation 1 too and I think it deliver same experience too. And your welcome buddy 😊👍

[@wyskun]

it was my first game on my first PC. My mom said to me "turn of this computer and go sleep". When she was sleeping I turn on my PC and play this game few hours at night. One of the best memories of all PC game i ever played

[@tingkagol]

The career mode here was brutal and EXTREMELY rewarding.

[@HyperVanilo]

The PC version is not that brutal, have you completed the PS1 version? It's way brutal than the PC ver.

[@zaraza.]

@@HyperVanilo I don't agree. PS1 version ran much slower compared to the PC making it much easier.

[@HyperVanilo]

@@zaraza. That's your experience, but not me

[@Toyeboy89]

Yeah it was very hard and I lost my car and gave up.

[@sebastiankulche]

Almost, if it werent for all the padding that start from half to end....

[@QuarkStorm]

High Stakes... So underrated and superb game. Definitively in my top 10 games of all-time. That intro is way too hype

[@traviswalker8933]

Looks like they put toy cars in the intro.

[@ihabiano]

No no no.. I'm not crying.. I'm not.. just the freaking onions!!! I can simply remember every single turn!

[@AmpliFreQuency]

When EA made Need for Speed games that were fun.

[@GugaAnd2001]

or that wasn't big flaws like shift 2 and most wanted 2012

[@HyperVanilo]

@@GugaAnd2001 MW2012 not a big flaw, it's an okay game, blame EA for rushed Criterion

[@Humeir24]

" THE BEST NEED FOR SPEED EVER MADE "

[@br_i4360]

To this day, I play this game's soundtrack in my car. The vibration from the menu music bass on the tracks is always the best.

[@nickzaccheo9294]

Same bro. I drive my 370z

[@djdeviantjehuty5066]

One of the very first video games I have ever played in my life. Back in 2001, when my family got our first computer, and I was playing it with Logitech Wingman wheels. I was 7 years old by then and I am 30 now. Still miss the old times with my parents

[@tonyt3955555]

best NFS hands down, this is how you do a menu. The music and presentation is top notch. And the single player is very robust and rewarding. Loved the feeling when you can finally afford that high end car and it feels so good, your're flying and run into all the walls and then after the race go to repair it and your jaw drops at the price. The next race your so careful with it you lose and then go back to staking cheaper cars to make money to afford repairs. good times

[@iainrussell8383]

The career mode in this game was extremely difficult with racing through thunder storms and almost total darkness also the final tournament on each level you risked losing your car !

[@jayjoe77]

Loved that. It was so intense, especially as a kid

[@quattro4s]

Ladies and gentlemen this was the racing game the defined the genre. Custom cars, collision damage, police pursuit, career and championship with bonus and of course Callista. RiP Saki Kaskas

[@jmac8111]

Looking at it now, the graphics were very good for that time, even showed the driver in the car moving around.

[@Toyeboy89]

Yes and this needed some decent hardware at the time to run it super smooth. I got a rude awakening about system requirements with this game and my family's Pentium 233.

[@vask92]

This game is probably the best racing game on PC. I love the damage system, also you can't back out from the tournaments which makes it very realistic and you can actually fail if you completely break your car and don't have the money to repair it. Awesome game. All other NFS games are not as good, the original most wanted was good too though.

[@nicklespale22]

Games like Official F1 racing 1999 (pc), and Dirt Track Racing + Sprint Cars, did pretty well on those things also, and definitely deserve the mention. But this one was always the best one and my favorite! C: I really liked F1's feature of being able to momentarily view other car's positions on the track when the live mini tv came up during crash accidents; always makes me wanna play it again just for that!

[@ranahasan24]

That sunshine at 4:18. Just extra ordinry graphics for that time. In one track i dont remember but there were clouds in that. Too beautiful graphics for a game

[@ozgunmengun8499]

Best NFS game for me.

[@Pellkot]

Havent played this for a millenia. Still play the soundtrack everyday. Rom Di Prisco and Saki Kaskas!!!!

[@Greenglower2012]

I cannot believe a 1999 game looks that good. Did not realize PC had that good of graphics in 1999

[@sebastiankulche]

PC were always more powerful than consoles. Although it was hard for the developers to optimize the game since it has to run on multiple machines.

[@hoodiemoodie8]

No argue , best NFS.

[@Fuzy2K]

43:35 -- I don't know what's funnier, the fact that that car just rammed the other car like it was nothing, or the fact that the driver in your car actually kind of turned his head to look.

[@APONOV]

you're wrong, this was the first game where they introduced the deformation by accident, in effect, after this game was withdrawn that feature because the car brands did not want to see their cars crashed in a game.

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

@@APONOV no

[@facekickr]

I liked the soundtrack for this game. Played the hell out of this and Gran Turismo in my PS1.

[@Aman91520]

This was the first video game I had. Good times.

[@RAMMY237]

Oh yeah, how I love this game! For me, this one and Porsche Unleashed are the best racing games ever made :)

[@hemantvb2]

Thanks for taking us down the memory lane...!

[@Shinny1338]

This game's soundtrack is great. Did no one else figure out it would let you pop in your own CD's to listen to as well?

[@XavierMathewsEntertainment]

Mannnnnn this takes me back to my childhood. Wow. The first game I played on ps1

[@notfabihaha]

God the music was so good. I think this is my favorite NFS ever.

[@dumaramutsi]

RIP Saki Kaskas.

[@agz4370]

omg this really brings some memories and nostalgia.....

[@Anon24052]

Who else played the Ps1 version as a kid and is confused that Celtic Ruins is first?

[@Toyeboy89]

I had an Intel pentium 233 mhz with no graphics card, so slow this would run at 5-10 frames per second. It really blew my mind how smooth it was once I got an upgrade.

[@thomasdaka9920]

Nostalgia aside, this looks fun.

[@john200715]

I just realized this old disc works in my PS3, I have been missing out for 10 years

[@JamesCarmichael]

This was the first NFS game I ever played where you felt like they started taking the street racing element of it seriously. It's such a strange and beautiful juxtaposition to have fast racing cars running through these peaceful country towns.

[@ZombryaTheDark]

dude yes! i remember buying a ps1 at a pawnshop and this game was in there. a gem from my childhood. my all time favorite racing game. now I'm just sad..

[@EfficientTrout]

most people love metro city races like nfs undergraound series, but i love racing through countryside so this game is my fav

[@georgek.5491]

nfs before fast and furious.Glorious game.I bought this game with my savings.I remember playing it with my pentium III and the 3dfx voodoo3

[@nour2146]

When games were simple due to technology limitations

[@manuelhernandez2430]

Who remembers being able to race for cars through your memory cards

[@alhaquin]

GREAT soundtrack, I jammed to this a lot of days after school.

[@haafiiz]

The Best NFS Series ever...

[@carwhiz90]

I don't know whether I like this or the psx version but after watching the first 8 mins, the PC version looks cooler

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

I played this game back in the late 90s and I don't remember it having a Skyline in it haha.

[@rcgldr]

That is an official EA Japan version car. Australian version cars: Ford Falcon XR8, Holden HSV S99, MHRT VT Commodore. EA downloadable cars: Astin Martin DB7, BMW M coupe, BMW M roadster, Ferrari 360 Modena, Jaguar XJR-15, Lister Storm. Fan sites made Japan and Australian cars downloadable as well.

[@davidpettway7803]

How high is it’s nostalgia level it’s over 9000

[@Marcelo81125]

I love this need for speed!!! The best of all time!!!

[@PEAKCENTURY]

Acid trance, and incredible breakbeats, this game really prepared me for raves and driving fast. Great memories!

[@jerryk7862]

This was my 1st nfs i ever play back in the days...... can't let it go despite the ups and downs EA had all those years. Need for Speed will always remain one of my favorite series

[@fmsylvia3800]

One of the few games with the fourth gen firebird...

[@Eldzey99]

Best NFS of all time.

[@CanijAsa]

High Stakes and GranTurismo two best racing games of my childhood..Music from High Stakes is #1

[@bluedragon9925]

The last *good* NFS game IMO...

[@RedGallardo]

Carbon sucks, Pro Street kicks ass. Most Wanted is fun but it's physics are crap. It's for kids. Gotta ruin a game very badly if it needs slow-mo.

[@zedzedski7382]

The last one was Porsche Unleashed and after that EA decided to replace the original NFS dev team with punks and RICERs.

[@bugledayliarch9553]

last ps1 vesion was Nfs porsche unleashed (5) for ps1 and nfs porsce 2000 (5) for pc

[@bugledayliarch9553]

last ps1 vesion was Nfs porsche unleashed (5) for ps1 and nfs porsce 2000 (5) for pc both was very different games

[@grzesiekromcio]

NFS Porsche Unleashed is an american version , Porsche 2000 is an european version of the game .

[@Legoflymaster89]

This game brings back memories!!

[@vaporbabe3779]

my childhood

[@mordinsolus9414]

I wish i could go back in time to my 14th birthday. Happy times with my family, in a foreign country and playing this game as a present. Those were the days LOL

[@blackstaticband]

This game was soooo awesome at the time

[@forrestg356]

So much time wasted with this game... so addictive :-)

[@observingrogue7652]

I think, for mental health reasons, if you had fun, then it wasn't a waste of time.

[@aa-ze5cz]

This game was the best.... the car damage was something more racing games need to take note of (seems like they're doing it now, but for YEARS they never did)..... and the mod community for this game was pretty good as well (I remember downloading Fast and Furious skins complete with a nitro boost).

[@goldenltd1970]

Those were the times man! NFS 3 and 4 Gran Turismo 2 and Test Drive 5 I need my PlayStation back!

[@ReaperCore15]

Wish they make another nfs like this one.. being able to run in snowy mountains, ancient ruins, a freakin aquarium, a forest...

[@ACE_rakugaki]

There's NFS rivals you know

[@jiiwb]

Dude, u broke my heart What a beautiful memories 😭

[@Thegamer89Bond]

Let's watch some Need for Speed IV High Stakes and i am going to enjoy watching you play this game! :D

[@Nibs08]

I used to have this for ps1. It was really fun. My brother and I played 2 players a lot and im pretty sure I always lost XP

[@williamfernetducharme]

This was my favorite NFS game when I was younger. But unfortunately, I lost the game when I was 8 years old.

[@Ama-hi5kn]

I lost my copy so long ago, I remember I played this one a lot tho. One of the best NFS games IMO.

[@SupramanTRD]

It took me forever to find out what this was called. I last played it in 2001 as a 8 year old kid. The memories are almost overwelming.

[@tril3xsyphin124]

Truly the best soundtracks !!

[@koteshima6682]

this is too nostalgic

[@Unity800]

Excellent game.

[@inquisitorchristopher8527]

Gosh... I remember back in the day I had a small group of internet friends on ICQ and we would make add on Knight Rider cars for this game. I spent hours upon hours in NFS Cad just trying to get the string of lights on KITT's nose to cycle left to right like the show. The only way to have those cycling lights was to play as a cop, you just had a static bar of lights if you were a civilian.

[@JustinOhio]

I wish they would remake this game.

[@Synthwave89]

What a game!

[@kubavjackow6730]

Childhood. This is probably the NFS installment that I've spent the most time with and eventhough I believe that NFS 3 had a better soundtrack (maybe except Callista - NFS4 tracks were not exactly my style) the game was just hell lot of fun. No rubber banding, ability to push the AI out of track :D and more. Good show!

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

The best in terms of music for a NFS game.

[@ImLeuff]

This was photorealistc

[@suhpc82]

Best soundtrack in a NFS game ever!

[@UStride]

So much nostalgia watching this

[@_izm__]

great game! fun modding it! ... good times ... please learn the shortcuts on the tracks for next time

[@jaredhaden1989]

This game was so much better on the PSX than the pc

[@Vicenteberumen]

0:45 i love that metrolink sound

[@dreadalex]

Well this game was awesome hands down, even though it had only circuit racing, menu music, menu presentation, modifications, car damage, anxiety with money and losing a high stakes race and the aesthetics this is pinnacle NFS. The car descriptions in the menu was very detailed, it didn't have that stupid bar on NFSU. I would love to see a detailed modification level, you tune the engine you have the detail of the improvement but yeah just imagine NFS being more realistic and the player does tune the car step by step, if he can afford an engine port changing an engine port, or an air filter, or spark plug ignition and starting with a very common 4 cylinder car. For instance in High stakes there could be no way a Z3 racing a Mclaren F1 while in Underground you could finish the game with Dodge Neon and you could change the car through the game anytime you wanted. The perfect NFS should be there for the developers, from each game there's some good bits and some bad bits to take.

[@a.d.3606]

Oh man... forget the career mode for me. It was all about the PURSUIT MODE. I remember websites like Cop Car Central where you could download realistic police cars and switch them out for the default ones. I spent hours and hours imagining being on patrol and getting into pursuits. It was around the same time those Police Pursuits Caught on Camera shows were popular. Haha I'd chase a car for 10 minutes keeping my distance and waiting for the perfect moment to do a 'safe' PIT or Fishtail maneuver. Haha I'd imagine pulling over cartel smugglers in the Canyons, or poachers in Kindiak Park. Sigh.... good times... haha....

[@Brand.on18]

Funny how in the intro, the tuner civic ended up being the franchise identity 3 games later.

[@PHILMKD95]

1:39:23 Damn!

[@attilahodosi4536]

Ezt a nézetet nem szerettem, de a játék felkínált vezetői nézetet, az volt az igazi!

[@wroomwroomboy123]

The driving physics of this game demand so much microadjustment. I was a fucking hero among my friends when I beat this.

[@bestmastermind951]

Why does the driver look like hank hill lol

[@MrSatanislav]

NFS 4 already? But u missed NFS 3 Hot Pursuit for some reason after nfs 2 SE. I hope i will see NFS 3 HP SE as well. =)

[@Blueflag04]

Nfs 3 doesnt have many unlockable so theres no point for that

[@MrSatanislav]

Sonic Ace 24 thats not the excuse, cuz they still need to show the game in its completeness like they did with nfs 1 and 2 that had almost nothing to unlock as well still they did show us the games.

[@MrSatanislav]

random dude Thank you!

[@AmigaOmega]

High Stakes on the pc seems to contain everything from NFS3 making it two games in one? Certainly bigger then the PlayStation game.

[@MrSatanislav]

AmigaOmega PC versions were always better EXCEPT for NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (2002): PC version of NFS HP2 (2002) had only half of the tracks that Playstation version had (for example pc version of nfs 2002 lacked all desert tracks,) If they eventually gonna longplay nfs hp2 (2002) im truly hope they will choose playustation version cuz i never saw the full game, i only had pc ver of it,

[@KvltKommando]

Would like to see what an AI upscale could do for this game

[@otissmith8682]

Now this is more like it nfs high stakes thank you for this a true classic in the nfs world yes i miss playing this game for PlayStation 😀😀😀👆👆👍👍💪 💪🤣

[@hankrkmz59]

The car at the beginning of the intro is Dacia Logan from the front and Honda Civic Hb from the back.😂

[@turnright1131]

Man the music to these menus needs to.come back 👍🏾👍🏾

[@G2H_HellBringer]

Ahh Callista by Saki Kaskas. Damn I miss that tune.

[@jackmarshall757]

Legendary

[@mouse3189]

Please, someone can tell me how i could play this game? In PC? Emulator??? I don't have PSX but i wannna play this!!!!!!

[@thehighwayman93]

This games looks VERY different on the PS1, I was contused at first, wondering if this was the next installment. haha

[@priestmorrison6564]

WOOOOO!?! f'ing TimeTravel!!

[@lesigmaaaaa]

Amazing video!!

[@tj71520]

I was drifting in this and in NFS 3 Before it was a thing and it made me damn near unbeatable.