Need for Speed: High Stakes

Could we get a Modern Patch without malware, Evgeny?

Can not mount image because the file seems to be corrupted.

thanks @DRAGOS

Here's the preinstalled version:https://archive.org/details/need-for-speed-high-stakes-win-preinstalled-en. Can you add this to Abandonware?

hard to install a patch to play the game WHEN THE FILE IS CORRUPTED!!!!

for windows 10 download iso file then mount it and copy all files to a new folder then download first patch and install game and enjoy

So here is what I ended up doing to get it going on win 10.
I ran a win 7 VM in wich it installed just fine, it did involve PowerISO though for mounting. Then I copied the install dir to win 10.

Win 10 instructions:

1. Copy to where you keep your games 'NFS4 - Installed Full'.
2. Run patch (01) install in 'NFS4 - Installed Full', ignore read only files.
3. Install extra cars (04), hassle I skipped this.
4. Copy paste content patch (02) in 'NFS4 - Installed Full'.
- The game is now playable, try it (nfs4.exe) once maybe for next steps recognition? (is what I did not sure if necessary)

5. Install Patch (03), mainly for proper resolution on wide screen (you still have to tweak the in game graphics and disable wide screen).
- Yes to copy music dir/files (did not come up, but it did in win 7)
- Yes to 3D Setup
-- pick: nGlide
- yes to run nGlide config
-- pick: resolution » by desktop
-- pick: Vsync off (personal preference)

6. Play the game with regular nfshs.exe

01. Special Installer with included patch 4.50, nocd and fixes
image must be mounted first English version 1011 KB

02. Modern Patch made by Evgeny English version 2 MB

03. NFS_HS_EP_Setup_V4.0_1.76 (someone linked to this in the comments)

04. Official Extra Cars English version 40 MB

Link for 'NFS4 - Installed Full' in next comment. Don't know where to upload it permanently though.

El mejor N4S, con sus pistas espectaculares y muy buenos coches. Mis pistas favoritas, Celtic Ruins, Route Adonf, Dolphin Cove y Snowy Ridge; Y mis autos favoritos el Chevrolet Corvette y el Lamborghini Diablo. Need For Speed High Stakes!

If it helps anyone I used ISO Buster to read the .CCD file. and then followed the directions for the Modern Patch below and it worked for me. ((Windows 8.1(Yes I refuse to update))

Pretty good and i gotta say it does give me nostalgia because i used to play back in the day when it came out

@titas21

Black windows? You r using the software renderer. Use your 3d card, then the graphics r BEAUTIFUL

Yes if disc image is corrupted just add the Modern patch which is below. works like magic

Anyone have any fixes for running this more naturally on a normal resolution or ultrawide monitor? It runs fine, but it is stretching the output a bit weirdly and I would like a not awful display output lol.

Nice game!

yeah boii i played 5 on android and now this super game wow wow wow thanks

I have tried to get the game working on android using magic dosbox but not successful. In Win 95 it throws access violation error. I wanted it as its much better to PS1 in my opinion. Can any abandonware friends help

Online Racing Community for this Game: Discord: https://discord.gg/JMaypE

There in the Disord are guides pinned on how to set up the game to play online.
There is even a ranking list here: http://www.hsscoring.com

I think i got the Exceptions error cause my virus program took a trojan out of the Modern Patch. Not sure.

When installing the Modern Patch, I get some Exceptions Caught message.

I want to download the game and play it directly without any trouble why this complicated

Testimony !! You have downloaded the game but I did not understand what I will do these needs to be programmed for this complexity

1. Mount image.
2. Install from the disc.
3. Run patch while still having image mounted.
4. Install extra cars.
5. Install modern patch.

if anyone is interested in playing nfs hs online, look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltt8dl7OdQU&t=169s

For people who are having trouble mounting the IMG file, try converting it to an ISO. I made an open-source converter called ccd2iso specifically so I could play this game, but there's also freeware tools for disc authoring that can mount .img files.

Does the game work on Windows 7?

Please put a video tutorial on how to install

Works fine in win 10 64 bit when using English and the modern patch. Use deamon tools to mount image on windows 10. Then copy the content of the mounted image to a folder then copy the modern patch on top and you are good to go.

GOOOOOOOOOOD GAME

I cant mount the image on my win10 .. any suggestions?

i downloaded the game & started playing it...and for a brief moment i forget my adulthood my problems my everything...i turned 4yo again
thank you so much

Just awesome! Was talking to a mate about old games and this came back to me! So keen to get back into it!

thanks a lot, I used to play this a lot when I was just a little kiddo. Time to try again.

I can't believe someone got this game working on modern machines. God bless. I've been looking for this for so many years.

its really good game to play in so many years ago i was installed my date this game for me that time i was just three years old when i start play with my old keyboard on computer that reminde my memories with game . thank you so much who made this game that i never see any badness of graphic game and so hot pursuit this game even yet the time .

try to intilled a game called need for speed high stakes you know

good game ever

hi in install but it doesnt scale correct any help?

omg, my childhood was 24/7 playing that game. i stopped on tournament of champions and didn't finished it because should get back to study((((.

Many thnx. Been looking for this.

Runs well on my Windows XP system, though the graphics is not as good as it was when I played it 15 years back with a graphics card. Maybe they'll have emulators for old graphics cards some day. :) Haven't found away to run it on my Windows 10 laptop, though.

What I really like about this game is the set of features that I could not find in much later games (e.g., Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (2010),) such as replay and mirrored tracks. Despite the better graphics in modern games, I prefer this one because of its beautiful locations and pure gameplay. The newer games just do not feel so "nice."

very very nice!

To change the language simply change it in the nfs3.ini config file.

Use the NFS4 Modern Patch on newer Windows systems.
http://veg.by/en/projects/nfs4/

It works on win 2000 but there is a problem when i enable directx it doesn t save single player arcade when i left the game.

Tested it on Win 10 32 bit with patched installer:
German doesn't work, because the application can't load german speak files of the cops. The program breaks down in that case.

So I tried again in English... I can maybe drive one race and in the main menu I get always an exception and the program breaks down. This is annoying :-(

So now I know what the problem is I can't turn on car shading. Have any ideas???

It works, on Windows 2000 but there is a problem. Can you tell me how to make cars look better. I don't know how to remove those nasty black windows on cars.

To create ISO file out of downloaded files, do I have to convert or add files to iso image?

Works great, but the patched installer mixes languages:
choosing - installing
English - English
Italian - French
French - German
German - Italian
Spanish - Spanish
Swedish - Swedish

Need for speed is a best game.

YAAAAH ITS GUD

one question does it work on win 7 cause i'm downloading it right now

Download is detected as malware

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My god, thanks for sharing! ????