[Arcade PC] Need For Speed Underground (With Working Frontend)

[derole123]

Hi guys.
 
I was messing with the patched version of need for speed underground when I managed to get the frontend from the PC version to work with the arcade version.  This seems to let you choose a car without the SQL server installed. I also made a youtube video of it:

 

video

 

Put the folders in the root of your C:\ drive and run the undergroundgvr.exe file in the undergroundgvr folder and it should start. For some weird reason only the circut mode in quick race and the customize car options work. Here's the link to download it:

 

https://mega.nz/#!LxtlgRjC!O9_wBeroEP-eptf6CPTSKClEzkhhHhqlXLC5bK7B-PQ

 

Managed to get this working. Here is method on how to do it.
1) Obtain NFSU recovery disks
2) Follow steps and install NFSU
3) Univershell2 will NOT work yet. Press the Q key to quit
4) Open task manager
5) Get a USB stick (If your USB works without drivers) or a CD and load video and sound drivers (Most of these drivers do not work with XP embedded. You will have to do some digging. I used version 90 of the nvidia drivers (If your card isnt compatible with such an old driver try the newer ones, If you have a 6000 series card or below you can use included nvidia driver setup in the start menu). I also used the realtek drivers for audio. Audio is the most important as neither univershell2 or the game will work properly without it. You will have to manually locate 2 files for the audio drivers, one is in C:\Windows\System32\drivers and the other just C:\Windows\System32
6) Restart the PC after all drivers are installed and univershell2 should start working. Use the S button to start and select and use NUM4 and NUM6 to select items. Once you get into the game NUM8 accelerates, NUM5 brakes, NUM4 and NUM6 is left and right, N is NOS, M is music and V is view. O accesses the test menu where you can use arrow keys and S to navigate.

Modifié le 24 mars 2022 par 7zxkv

[ginzu]

Merci pour le partage!

 

En tous cas  Ã§a m'a rappeler des souvenir!!    rroooo ce jeu!!!  

[lokofer]

 the game works perfeclty :D thanks a lot

[Baka9]

Merci!

[Bon Scott]

 the game works perfeclty :D thanks a lot

 

Dosen't crash for you after a race ?

[derole123]

Dosen't crash for you after a race ?

It still crashes after a race. I can't figure out why it does that.

[Fábio iGames]

Le 25/02/2017 à 23:35, derole123 a dit :

Hi guys.

 

I was messing with the patched version of need for speed underground when I managed to get the frontend from the PC version to work with the arcade version.  This seems to let you choose a car without the SQL server installed. I also made a youtube video of it:

 

video

 

Put the folders in the root of your C:\ drive and run the undergroundgvr.exe file in the undergroundgvr folder and it should start. For some weird reason only the circut mode in quick race and the customize car options work. Here's the link to download it:

 

https://mega.nz/#!LxtlgRjC!O9_wBeroEP-eptf6CPTSKClEzkhhHhqlXLC5bK7B-PQ

 

Arcade version ...  That's fantastic man, thank you.

Very Good and Cool.

Modifié le 17 novembre 2018 par 7zxkv

[bleach987]

 

MERCI POUR LE PARTAGE

 

[l1157974@mvrht.net]

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Modifié le 27 août 2017 par Lorath

[marcospaulo75]

man... thank you soo much!!!

[derole123]

Wait, is this the old Global VR version which required Linux and crap like that? Why is it smaller and compatible with Windows now?

 

It never ran on linux. Need for speed underground always ran on windows XP embedded.

[mickael28]

Put the folders in the root of your C:\ drive and run the undergroundgvr.exe file in the undergroundgvr folder and it should start. For some weird reason only the circut mode in quick race and the customize car options work. Here's the link to download it:

 

I put all the folders in C:\, then run undergroundgvr.exe and I can see the front end loading and music. However, When I reach the circuit mode, quick race and I click on start event, it just crashes. It exists fullscreen at that point, freezes in a black window and I have to kill it with task manager.

 

Any idea what the issue is here or how to work around it?

[mickael28]

Bump.

 

It's been long time, but I tried again in a new windows and still having the same problem. Any clue why I could be getting that problem and how to fix it?

[jsb-games-2017]

Any news ???

[darksabre9]

so did someone get the undeground arcade menu to work properly?

[derole123]

On 10/19/2018 at 8:48 PM, darksabre9 said:

so did someone get the undeground arcade menu to work properly?

 

On 10/16/2018 at 8:17 AM, jsb-games-2017 said:

Any news ???

 

Mods deleted my post for no apparent reason when I posted it on emuline so i'll repost here and hope they give a reason if they decide to delete again since I dont see what rule I was violating. Maybe it was an accident idk

 

 

Instructions are as follows (also in the video description):

1) Obtain NFSU recovery disks

2) Follow steps and install NFSU

3) Univershell2 will NOT work yet. Press the Q key to quit

4) Open task manager and start explorer.exe

5) Get a USB stick (If your USB works without drivers) or a CD and load video and sound drivers (Most of these drivers do not work with XP embedded. You will have to do some digging. I used version 90 of the nvidia drivers (If your card isnt compatible with such an old driver try the newer ones, If you have a 6000 series card or below you can use included nvidia driver setup in the start menu). I also used the realtek drivers for audio. Audio is the most important as neither univershell2 or the game will work properly without it. You will have to manually locate 2 files for the audio drivers, one is in C:\Windows\System32\drivers and the other just C:\Windows\System32

5) Restart the PC after all drivers are installed and univershell2 should start working. Use the S button to start and select and use NUM4 and NUM6 to select items. Once you get into the game NUM8 accelerates, NUM2 brakes, NUM4 and NUM6 is left and right, N is NOS, M is music and V is view. O accesses the test menu where you can use arrow keys and S to navigate.

 

EDIT: I see mods seem to have merged the instructions with this post. Its not clear they're to make univershell2 work so I will just repost here anyways since its in same thread

Modifié le 24 octobre 2018 par derole123

[xtremebuga]

 

Hello friend, I would really like to put this game in my arcade, but I have no idea how to install. Below is a screenshot of the files I have. What are the files you were able to install? Please give me a hand.

Modifié le 17 novembre 2018 par 7zxkv
useless requote, last warning

[fire10]

Just found this video thanks to the above darksabre9

 

Great work derole123 my friend thanks for sharing

Modifié le 16 novembre 2018 par fire10

[LEGEND80]

Works for me. Just wish it wouldn't crash after every race

 

[derole123]

On 11/17/2018 at 5:23 PM, LEGEND80 said:

Works for me. Just wish it wouldn't crash after every race

 

If you use new method with a real pc it doesn't crash

[68hc11]

Derole, could you please post/point to new method?

 

Does this only work with NFSU, what about GT or some of the other arcade versions?

 

Do the arcade versions interface with the Nytric board still (I can test this as I have an original NFSGT cabinet that I have not been able to get running).

 

Thanks!

[konigsseg]

Working original arcade frontend on Win7/8/10 with original sql ported from the gvr system:

https://youtu.be/Q3a_3dy7e3E

Modifié le 24 janvier 2019 par konigsseg

[eathearty1]

On 12/01/2019 at 4:04 PM, 68hc11 said:

Derole, could you please post/point to new method?

 

Does this only work with NFSU, what about GT or some of the other arcade versions?

 

Do the arcade versions interface with the Nytric board still (I can test this as I have an original NFSGT cabinet that I have not been able to get running).

 

Thanks!

I too would like to know this if anyone is willing to show us as none of the videos linked above do not show anything of how to install this game

[Invité blackiyto]

Merci pour le partage!

 

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Modifié le 7 mars 2019 par blackiyto

[darksabre9]

On 1/24/2019 at 3:10 PM, konigsseg said:

Working original arcade frontend on Win7/8/10 with original sql ported from the gvr system:

https://youtu.be/Q3a_3dy7e3E

hey can you make a video tutorial on this?

[darksabre9]

 

konigsseg - has released an frontend for nfs underground arcade. it's not the final release (he's still working on it) but it's stable. download is in the description 

 

btw i suggest asking him any questions if you have any problems

 

 

Modifié le 11 novembre 2019 par darksabre9

[darksabre9]

11 minutes ago, spiderzsoft said:

its working only VM... any one make it portable for any system?

yea only virtual machine. it seems also someone did say something about wanted to be portable for any os, and he said this in one of the comments

 

"Since it heavily relies on sql, it is VERY complicated to set it up. The reason I insist on using a vm version, is because it's guaranteed to work, and has already been configured."

[darksabre9]

On 1/12/2020 at 1:31 PM, spiderzsoft said:

PK0:27 / 5:02Need For Speed Underground Arcade

Career Mode - Last Drift Event (Event 78/81)

 

 

Special thanks goes to

 konigsseg

 

so have you ever got the frontend to work?

Modifié le 8 avril 2020 par darksabre9

[PSYCHOPAT]

On 4/8/2020 at 10:48 PM, spiderzsoft said:

depend on koenigsegg but... if any friend want this Game for his arcade cabinet machine then i have dongle bypass dumped raw image.
Need for Speed GT (Dongle bypass)
Need for Speed Underground (Dongle bypass)
Need for Speed Carbon (Dongle bypass)

I sent you a PM. I literally have all of those arcade cabs that I am restoring but missing the dongles.

 

 

 

 

Modifié le 10 décembre 2020 par PSYCHOPAT
typo

[PSYCHOPAT]

On 4/8/2020 at 10:48 PM, spiderzsoft said:

depend on koenigsegg but... if any friend want this Game for his arcade cabinet machine then i have dongle bypass dumped raw image.
Need for Speed GT (Dongle bypass)
Need for Speed Underground (Dongle bypass)
Need for Speed Carbon (Dongle bypass)

 

Does anyone else have access to those "Dongle bypass" images? I'm trying to get my games to work. Wrote to spiderzsoft but no responses... 

Would be appreciated if someone can help out on this. Thanks

 

[darksabre9]

On 6/26/2020 at 12:12 PM, PSYCHOPAT said:

 

Does anyone else have access to those "Dongle bypass" images? I'm trying to get my games to work. Wrote to spiderzsoft but no responses... 

Would be appreciated if someone can help out on this. Thanks

 

any luck with this or word from spiderz?

[eathearty1]

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on this with working frontend as the only proof was a youtube video, the so called working frontend never surfaced and was supposed to be released too many months ago.

[Wajiro]

Both NFS Underground (No Frontend) and NFS Carbon dumps would crash on boot (Startup splash screen and then crashing)

Why?

Modifié le 23 septembre 2020 par Wajiro

[PSYCHOPAT]

On 8/28/2020 at 6:06 PM, darksabre9 said:

any luck with this or word from spiderz?

nah he never responded.... he was probably blowing smoke and never really had a bypass version. 

Im trying to find the dongles on ebay at reasonable prices. 

[PSYCHOPAT]

Hey guys, Im trying to fix a version of this game running in the dedicated arcade cabinet. 

Basically the game normally runs at 800x600 which requires a SVGA arcade monitor. Those are super hard to come by now. 

I found a VGA monitor that support 640x480, however when trying to force windows to run at that resolution, the game pops an error when launching. 

I was wondering if there's a way in the game internal files or config to modify the display resolution. That way I can simply set it to 640x480 and it will sync properly with my replacement monitor. 

Thanks

[Buttman4]

huh.. cool

[esatailyaas744@gmail.com]

On 10/24/2018 at 12:09 PM, derole123 said:

 

 

Mods deleted my post for no apparent reason when I posted it on emuline so i'll repost here and hope they give a reason if they decide to delete again since I dont see what rule I was violating. Maybe it was an accident idk

 

 

Instructions are as follows (also in the video description):

1) Obtain NFSU recovery disks

2) Follow steps and install NFSU

3) Univershell2 will NOT work yet. Press the Q key to quit

4) Open task manager and start explorer.exe

5) Get a USB stick (If your USB works without drivers) or a CD and load video and sound drivers (Most of these drivers do not work with XP embedded. You will have to do some digging. I used version 90 of the nvidia drivers (If your card isnt compatible with such an old driver try the newer ones, If you have a 6000 series card or below you can use included nvidia driver setup in the start menu). I also used the realtek drivers for audio. Audio is the most important as neither univershell2 or the game will work properly without it. You will have to manually locate 2 files for the audio drivers, one is in C:\Windows\System32\drivers and the other just C:\Windows\System32

5) Restart the PC after all drivers are installed and univershell2 should start working. Use the S button to start and select and use NUM4 and NUM6 to select items. Once you get into the game NUM8 accelerates, NUM2 brakes, NUM4 and NUM6 is left and right, N is NOS, M is music and V is view. O accesses the test menu where you can use arrow keys and S to navigate.

 

EDIT: I see mods seem to have merged the instructions with this post. Its not clear they're to make univershell2 work so I will just repost here anyways since its in same thread