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The Need for Speed

1994 video game
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The Need for Speed

Summary

The Need for Speed is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,611 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Need for Speed's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Need for Speed's composer is recorded as Jeff van Dyck[4].
  • The Need for Speed was published by Electronic Arts[5].
  • The Need for Speed's genre is racing video game[6].
  • The Need for Speed's developer is recorded as EA Vancouver[7].
  • The Need for Speed's part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8].
  • The Need for Speed's Commons category is recorded as The Need for Speed[9].
  • The Need for Speed's platform is recorded as 3DO[10].
  • The Need for Speed's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • The Need for Speed's platform is recorded as DOS[12].
  • The Need for Speed's platform is recorded as Q10677[13].
  • The Need for Speed's platform is recorded as Q200912[14].
  • The Need for Speed's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[15].
  • The Need for Speed's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[16].
  • The Need for Speed was distributed by CD-ROM[17].
  • The Need for Speed's input device is recorded as gamepad[18].
  • The Need for Speed was published on August 31, 1994[19].
  • The Need for Speed was published on July 28, 1996[20].
  • The Need for Speed was released on December 9, 1994[21].
  • The Need for Speed was published on December 13, 1994[22].
  • The Need for Speed was released on December 2, 1994[23].
  • The Need for Speed's ESRB rating is recorded as Kids to Adults[24].
  • The Need for Speed's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 3[25].
  • The Need for Speed's USK rating is recorded as USK 0[26].
  • The Need for Speed's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Need for Speed universe[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Need for Speed was published by Electronic Arts[5].

Publication

Publication dates include August 31, 1994[19], July 28, 1996[20], December 9, 1994[21], December 13, 1994[22], and December 2, 1994[23]. The Need for Speed's genre is racing video game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8]. It was distributed by CD-ROM[17].

Subject and Themes

The Need for Speed's part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8].

Why It Matters

The Need for Speed ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,611 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

CD-ROM DOS EA Vancouver Electronic Arts gamepad Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 349
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  2. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 837, 134, 1513
    P14470 → Games/Road_And_Track_presents_The_Need_for_Speed
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  3. 15w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 837, 134, 1513
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 837, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142832642|Need For Speed (#142832642)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 20w ago · WikiPediaAid · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6839]]: VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed"
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