I never had a computer that could run this, but now, with my old IBM and added Voodoo card, it’s great. I used to be so impressed by the reflections!

I remember going to my friends house to play this in his dad’s home office. My father’s friend actually bought a force feedback wheel just for this game. He had to hold the desk with his other hand because else he would rip the wheel straight off. Great memories.

The game still holds up, if you like arcade racers with dated graphics (but let’s be honest, if you’re here, you don’t care about graphics). It’s less weird, and a little more grounded, than Need For Speed 2. And the police mode is fun, although easy once you get the hang of it.

I don’t know why arcade racers fell off the radar. And the ones that still are arcadey, never feel fun enough. I think the effect where the fov changes to make it “feel faster” just turns me off. Only thing still somewhat encapsulating the old arcade feel is probably Trackmania. And that’s just racing against the clock, even if you’re playing on a server. So it’s not filling that niche for me.

Anyway, I’m rambling. Play NFS3 if you like old arcade racers! If you can’t run it on your oldtimer, try the 2nd one instead, that one is fun too!