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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, developed by Electronic Arts Canada and published by Electronic Arts, was released for PlayStation in North America on 1998-03-25. Its documented physical format is CD-ROM. The catalog classifies it as Racing. PLAYBACK links 5 physical packages, including 4 separately cataloged editions, to this game family.

Verified catalog factsA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.
Also known as

NFS III: Hot Pursuit

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is documented as a physical CD-ROM release for PlayStation. Developer: Electronic Arts Canada. Publisher: Electronic Arts. Cataloged genre: Racing. The archive records this package family for North America with a documented release date of 1998-03-25. This family currently groups 5 documented physical packages, including 4 separately cataloged editions.

Released
March 25, 1998
Platform / family
PlayStation
Format / type
CD-ROM
Region
North America
Developer
Electronic Arts Canada
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Genre
Racing
Exact physical item

Package identifiers still being researched

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Manuals, inserts and extras not listed here have not yet been source-verified. They are not assumed absent.

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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is developed by Electronic Arts Canada and published by Electronic Arts. The source-linked collector record documents a CD-ROM release for PlayStation in North America, dated March 25, 1998. The catalog classifies it as Racing. The same game family is also indexed as NFS III: Hot Pursuit (abbreviation).

Developer
Electronic Arts Canada
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is March 25, 1998 for North America on PlayStation. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to North America. Documented alternate or regional names include NFS III: Hot Pursuit (International). These names remain attached to one game family rather than being counted as unrelated games.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as CD-ROM. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

4 separately cataloged physical editions are linked to this family: Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit, Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit [Collector's Edition], Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit [Greatest Hits], Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit: Greatest Hits.

Research sources

  1. rfgeneration.com — catalog record ↗