Need For Speed Underground
Need For Speed Underground Key Features: Need For Speed Underground Full Version supports PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, XBOX 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, and Android, letting you chose the game of your ease and access. It also comes with an exciting storyline. Also, it offers you enhanced graphical features. Need for Speed Underground’s amazing graphics will immerse gamers in the world of after hours street racing. The diverse urban nighttime environments are modeled after a variety of highly detailed real-world urban landscapes.
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Need for Speed: Underground |
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Developer: EA Black Box This game has unused modes / minigames. This game has a prerelease article |
Need for Speed: Underground is where Need for Speed goes The Fast and the Furious. The series' traditional formula of racing supercars across highways and winding mountain roads while running from the cops is thrown out in favour of nighttime underground street racing with highly modifiable tuner cars. Although some criticised the change, the game was well received overall and went on to dictate the direction of the NFS series for many years to come.
- 4Unused Text
- 7Unused Traffic Cars
- 8Unused Tracks
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Prototype Info |
Prerelease Info |
Removed Game Modes
To do: Extract the relevant texts for the removed modes. |
According to in-game files, five game modes were removed.
- Smoke Show
A game mode where you likely would've done burnouts and donuts to try and generate the most smoke. Likely removed since it would've served no purpose.
- Party
Possibly a local party game mode with linked consoles. Not much is known, nor is known why it was removed.
- Car Show
Possibly a car meet game mode. Likely removed as it served no purpose.
- Cash Knockout
A cut game mode which worked much like Tournament but uses cash as the scoring system.
- Tournament
Another removed game mode, although this one can still be accessed by the use of Cheat Engine on the PC version. Interestingly, everything about this game mode is fully functional, which raises questions on why it was removed.
- Theater
It was a place where you would've watched the game's cutscenes. It was cut from the final version, but leftovers exist, including an icon. It exists in a prototype of the GameCube version.
NFS: HP2 Leftovers
- TSELECT.BIN
Leftover from NFS: HP2. It contains track select screens.
- HUDTEX.BIN
Another leftover from NFS: HP2. It contains gauge textures.
Unused Text
Pre-Race Taunts
Apparently the game's characters could taunt you before races, as this text suggests:
Upgrade to Earn Style Points
According to unused text, upgrades were required in order to earn Style Points.
Instant Replay
According to unused text, Instant Replays were going to appear. They were eventually added in Underground 2.
Position Feedback
A feedback on your race position was also cut, according to this unused text:
GameCube Prototype Leftover
Police
As mentioned before, Underground does not feature cops. But according to in-game files, they may have existed at one point. It is unknown as to why they were removed.
cop lights
Unused Driver Textures
In the game's files, one can find unused driver textures for a female driver and a driver wearing a helmet. It's possible they intended for players to be able to switch gender like in Black Box's previous title, before scrapping it entirely.
Female
Helmet
Unused Traffic Cars
4DR_Sedan02
That is the internal file name of this traffic sedan, based off a 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala, that was removed from the game. It can be restored, and later appeared in Underground 2.
Need For Speed Underground 2 Cars
Bus
A bus was also cut from both Underground 1 and 2, but can be restored in both. This car exists in the PlayStation 2 version of NFS HP2.
Ambulance
An ambulance was also cut from both Undergrounds, but same as the bus above, it can be restored in both.
Fire Truck
Same as the bus and ambulance, a fire truck that normally goes unused but can be restored in both Undergrounds. This car exists in the PS2 version of NFS HP2.
Bus
Firetruck
Sedan
Ambulance
Unused Tracks
Test Track
A track meant for testing purposes. Likely to test the handling model, jump physics, and driving on other terrains.
Need For Speed Underground 2
Tech Park
This track would've consisted of a 30 second sprint through Downtown, however, it goes unused. It can be restored through modding.
Version Differences
To do: Details and pictures. Also the box suggests the PS2 versions lack online multiplayer in Japan, confirm this. |
Need for Speed Underground J-Tune is a special edition of the game for the Japanese PlayStation 2. Its changes include different art to apply to the cars, and additional magazines.
Debug Menu
With this mod you can enable the debug menu in the game.
Cut Game Option
String Damage can be found in options file of the game. This option does not exist in the game. Also cars in this game have minor damage. String BPP can also be found. The option Damage exists in pre-release versions of the game.
Console Version Leftovers
The PC version has leftovers from console version in its files.
Platform Differrences
- PC and PS2 are the only versions with online multiplayer.
- The PC version is missing split screen mode.
Unused Video
Unused video that also exists in the GameCube prototype of the game exists in the game's files.
Cut EA Trax Customization and Songs
Customization exists in the GameCube prototype. it can be restored on Windows version using nlgzrgn's NFSU Extra Options starting on v3.0.0.1337.
The Need for Speed series | |
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DOS | Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed |
PlayStation | Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed • Need for Speed II (Prototype) • Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit • High Stakes • Porsche Unleashed |
Windows | Need for Speed II • Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit • Hot Pursuit 2 • Underground • Underground 2 • Most Wanted (2005) • Carbon • ProStreet • Undercover • World • Hot Pursuit (2010) • Most Wanted (2012) • Payback • Heat |
PlayStation 2 | Hot Pursuit 2 • Underground (Prototype) • Underground 2 (Prototype) • Most Wanted (2005) (Prototype) • Carbon |
GameCube, Xbox | Hot Pursuit 2 • Underground • Underground 2 • Most Wanted (2005) • Carbon |
Game Boy Advance | Porsche Unleashed • Underground 2 • Most Wanted • Own the City |
PlayStation Portable | Underground Rivals |
Wii | Carbon • ProStreet • Hot Pursuit |
PlayStation 3 | Carbon • ProStreet • Undercover • Hot Pursuit (2010) |
Xbox 360 | Most Wanted (2005) • Carbon • ProStreet • Undercover • Hot Pursuit (2010) |