Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

What works

• Everything
  

What does not

• Nothing (after workarounds, see below)
  

Workarounds

What was not tested

• Multiplayer
• Resolutions higher than 800x600.
  

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

While I was trying to install the game, it kept giving the following errors: modify_ldt: Invalid argument err:winediag:build_module Failed to create module for "krnl386.exe", 16-bit LDT support may be missing. err:module:attach_process_dlls "krnl386.exe16" failed to initialize, aborting err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"C:\\windows\\system32\\winevdm.exe" failed, status c0000142 After some searching, I found a workaround here (https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22540). That workaround is running the following command as root: echo 1 > /proc/sys/abi/ldt16 This fixed the issue for me. I have not yet tested whether it survives across reboots (I doubt it), or if it is needed for running the game or just for installation. Another problem I ran into is when starting the game, an error box pops up claiming that NFS3 needs to close. As soon as I click "Show Details", the game starts normally. I have heard that it is possible to coax the game into running at higher resolutions than 800x600, but haven't attempted to do so yet. I have created a Bash script to assist with installing and running this game. It can be found here: https://github.com/501st-alpha1/scott_script.

1. For best results, try using one of the WINE/distribution combinations listed as working above.
   
2. Run winecfg and set Windows Version to Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME.
   
3. Also, you may want to check "Emulate a virtual desktop" on the Graphics tab if you have trouble with the game not exiting nicely.
4. Run wine 'D:\setup\english\setup.exe', replacing 'D:\' with the letter of your CD drive, and 'english' with 'spanish' if you want to run the Spanish version.
5. Follow the installation instructions on-screen. There will be a few errors, but just click 'Ok' and keep going. Don't try to register at the end.
6. In a console, change to the NFS3 installation directory by typing something like cd '.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed III'. Trying to run the game by clicking the icon, or from a different directory, will not work.
   
7. Run the game with wine nfs3.exe -d3d0.
   

This game contains 16-bit launcher code. To be able to run it, you must run the following as root:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/abi/ldt16