The Need for Speed Challenge > a half-assed review -- The Full Article: The First 9 NFS Games

If you didn’t read the Need For Speed-related articles I’ve been posting for the last month, you can do so in one mega-post, containing all the others in a single place. Enjoy! Series Intro Because I have a lot of time on my hands (I do not), I’ve decided it’s a good thing to start playing all the Need For Speed titles in 2026 and see how they hold up in this millennium. This was supposed to be a bigger post at some time, but I decided to publish it as a series, with a full round-up post at the end of the series. First of all, I needed to set up sound ground rules for this challenge, to keep sanity at bay, so here they are: ✅ Every game must be played for at least 30 minutes ✅ Win at least one race before moving on to the next game ✅ Try to play it on two platforms, if possible ✅ Modded consoles and emulation are OK, unless I have the game ✅ Play at least one game per week The main reason I chose the Need for Speed is the fact that I’ve played most of the games (up to a point), and…