If EA were to greenlight a Need for Speed Underground 1 Remastered , simply upscaling the textures to 4K would be a betrayal. Here is what a definitive remaster would require.

While EA has danced around the idea with franchise reboots and the excellent Unbound , the core fanbase remains clear: we don't want a new story, new cars, or a new vibe. We want that game. That atmosphere. We want to hear "To the windooooow, to the wall" while dropping a Mitsubishi Eclipse on its chassis.

: A small core group remains at Criterion to "chart the future" of Need for Speed , but no major releases are expected before 2027 at the earliest. Fan-Made and Unofficial Projects