Post by Major Lazor on Dec 27, 2014 16:07:52 GMT
Note: This is old, and the information here may be outdated or disproved
Warning! Lots of images. ProBoards may crash.
The Prima Guides for Need for Speed EAGL era games contain enough secrets to deserve its own thread.
Get them all from here: www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/guides
I have listed all the interesting things that I have seen in them or the conclusions based on them. If you spot more or any mistakes, please inform me.
Note: These page nos. are for the PDF. Don't confuse them with the page nos. of the book itself.
Underground
Page 5, 6: Hint at initially planned presence of police.
Note: The image below is a stitch of pages 5 & 6.
Page 12: Don't remember seeing that area.
Page 12, 83, 84: Awesome concept art! Even if they are just paintings.(Info by Paul Osorto)
Page 37: North is not up in this map.
Page 94: Real World image of Olympic City?
Underground 2
Page 9: All images are interesting.
Page 21: Don't remember seeing that road.
Page 22, 26: Don't remember seeing that area.
Page 33: Don't remember seeing that road.
Page 34: Panoramic version of the scenery seen from that poster. Looks like the city behind is just beta Bayview and the image is taken from Jackson Heights.
Page 66: Beta Bayview map. Coal Harbor looks different and the Airport runways are included too.
Page 90: Image similar to the one in Page 34.
Page 138: Same image as Page 90.
Page 142: Underground 3 is mentioned. WHY DID YOU CANCEL IT EA? WHY?
Most Wanted
Page 3, 4: Rockport Turnpike?
Page 5:
Section Speedtrap Race: Unseen finish photo background.
Section Tollbooth Time Trials: Unseen area in the 1st picture?
Page 44: Blacklist looks out of order.
Page 68: Track Omega, Image 1 - Is that a Skylight?
Page 100: Track Bay Bridge & Seaside, Image 1 - That shortcut looks different.
Page 143: Trial 20, Track Map - Interesting zoomout map of Rockport(Same goes for adjacent pages both before and after).
Notice that area to the south of Downtown Rockport.
Carbon
Page 1: Which is that city? Also you can see Santefe City behind it. Also, which canyon is that?
Page 6: Unseen Safe House.
Page 23: Real world location of which area is that?
Page 28: Which area is that?
Page 36: Unknown City.
Page 42: Unseen mountain road.
Page 48: Another Unknown City seen from the unseen Safe House.
Page 59: The real map of Palmont.
Page 63: Free Roam - "Palmont City is an enormous urban center that sprawls across several regions or areas, including Fortuna, Downtown, Kempton, Silverton, and of course the treacherous Canyons outside town."
Canyons may have been accessible in free roam.
Page 65: A road that possibly connects the city to the canyon.
Page 68:That road sign - left is Fortuna, but I can't read the right. prepsi, I need your help please.
The right reads Neon Mile.(Thanks ZV151)
Page 76: Better version of that image seen in page 48.
Page 77: That dam's name is indeed Petersburg Dam.
Page 82: Both those areas are unseen. Also, in the image for York Road, you can see a city.
Page 85: Gold Valley Run - You can see Santefe City.
Page 86: Devil's Creek Pass - The scenery looks very different.
Page 97: Skyline Avenue -I can't read that roadsign. I need your help again, prepsi.
The right says Ocean View(Thanks ZV151), but I still can't read the left.
Page 98: Concept art for Copper Ridge?
Page 101:
Salazar Street: You can see Santefe City in the background.
Royal Avenue: You can see some city textures in the background.
Page 104: Morgan Beach Offramp - Where is this place and what is that city in the background?
Page 105: Blackwell Road - A lone Skylight?
Page 106: What happened to Gray Street? prepsi, I need your help yet again.
Page 107: University Avenue - So that is the location of Mystery City - North of Fortuna!
Page 115: Real world image of unseen part of city, probably Kempton.
Page 123:
Park Drive Drift - Where is this place? You can see Downtown Palmont in the background.
Deadfall Junction - Scenery looks very different.
Page 125: Main Street Drift - Where is this place? You can see Downtown Palmont in the background.
Page 127: Which canyons are these?
Page 130: Right column, 1st image - I have seen that tower from one of the canyons.
Page 131: Deadfall Junction - Scenery looks very different. Looks like Deadfall Junction is in West Canyon.
Page 147: Safe House and Shop in Silverton.
ProStreet
Page 35: Interesting image.
Page 67: In the Career mode, you take on the role of Ryan Cooper, who’s decided to enter the ProStreet circuit after a life of illegal driving.
Ryan may be the player in Carbon and previous games.
Page 192, 193: Interesting images.
Undercover
I haven't played Undercover, so I don't know much about it.
Page 3, 4, 8, 19, 40, 68, 94, 108, 163: If only the final game looked this good...
Page 167, 168, 169: Looks like Tri-City Bay is based on a real world bay.
Changelog
21/05/2017 Added spoiler tags
05/11/2015 Removed Page 92 in Underground 2.
23/08/2013 Corrected all instances of "Santafe City" to "Santefe City".
15/08/2013 Updated Page 68, 97 in Carbon with info provided by ZV151.
11/08/2013 Corrected Page 12, 83, 84 in Underground to mention that they are just paintings.(Thanks for the info Paul Osorto)
11/08/2013 Added images for Undercover.
10/08/2013 Added Pages 5 & 6 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Added images for most of the pages.
09/08/2013 Edited Page 104 in Carbon.
09/08/2013 Removed Page 4 in Most Wanted.
09/08/2013 Edited Page 44 in Most Wanted.
09/08/2013 Added Page 12 to Page 83 & 84 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Corrected Page 11 to 12 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Added additional info in Page 82, on York Road.
09/08/2013 Minor corrections.
09/08/2013 Corrected Page 41 to 42 and Page 81 to 82 in Carbon.
07/08/2013 Added note on page nos.
06/08/2013 Added Page 63 in Carbon.
06/08/2013 Changed all instances of "Pan City" to "Santefe City".
04/08/2013 Original Post.
Warning! Lots of images. ProBoards may crash.
The Prima Guides for Need for Speed EAGL era games contain enough secrets to deserve its own thread.
Get them all from here: www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/guides
I have listed all the interesting things that I have seen in them or the conclusions based on them. If you spot more or any mistakes, please inform me.
Note: These page nos. are for the PDF. Don't confuse them with the page nos. of the book itself.
Underground
Page 5, 6: Hint at initially planned presence of police.
Note: The image below is a stitch of pages 5 & 6.
Page 12: Don't remember seeing that area.
Page 12, 83, 84: Awesome concept art! Even if they are just paintings.(Info by Paul Osorto)
Page 37: North is not up in this map.
Page 94: Real World image of Olympic City?
Underground 2
Page 9: All images are interesting.
Page 21: Don't remember seeing that road.
Page 22, 26: Don't remember seeing that area.
Page 33: Don't remember seeing that road.
Page 34: Panoramic version of the scenery seen from that poster. Looks like the city behind is just beta Bayview and the image is taken from Jackson Heights.
Page 66: Beta Bayview map. Coal Harbor looks different and the Airport runways are included too.
Page 90: Image similar to the one in Page 34.
Page 138: Same image as Page 90.
Page 142: Underground 3 is mentioned. WHY DID YOU CANCEL IT EA? WHY?
Most Wanted
Page 3, 4: Rockport Turnpike?
Page 5:
Section Speedtrap Race: Unseen finish photo background.
Section Tollbooth Time Trials: Unseen area in the 1st picture?
Page 44: Blacklist looks out of order.
Page 68: Track Omega, Image 1 - Is that a Skylight?
Page 100: Track Bay Bridge & Seaside, Image 1 - That shortcut looks different.
Page 143: Trial 20, Track Map - Interesting zoomout map of Rockport(Same goes for adjacent pages both before and after).
Notice that area to the south of Downtown Rockport.
Carbon
Page 1: Which is that city? Also you can see Santefe City behind it. Also, which canyon is that?
Page 6: Unseen Safe House.
Page 23: Real world location of which area is that?
Page 28: Which area is that?
Page 36: Unknown City.
Page 42: Unseen mountain road.
Page 48: Another Unknown City seen from the unseen Safe House.
Page 59: The real map of Palmont.
Page 63: Free Roam - "Palmont City is an enormous urban center that sprawls across several regions or areas, including Fortuna, Downtown, Kempton, Silverton, and of course the treacherous Canyons outside town."
Canyons may have been accessible in free roam.
Page 65: A road that possibly connects the city to the canyon.
Page 68:
The right reads Neon Mile.(Thanks ZV151)
Page 76: Better version of that image seen in page 48.
Page 77: That dam's name is indeed Petersburg Dam.
Page 82: Both those areas are unseen. Also, in the image for York Road, you can see a city.
Page 85: Gold Valley Run - You can see Santefe City.
Page 86: Devil's Creek Pass - The scenery looks very different.
Page 97: Skyline Avenue -
The right says Ocean View(Thanks ZV151), but I still can't read the left.
Page 98: Concept art for Copper Ridge?
Page 101:
Salazar Street: You can see Santefe City in the background.
Royal Avenue: You can see some city textures in the background.
Page 104: Morgan Beach Offramp - Where is this place and what is that city in the background?
Page 105: Blackwell Road - A lone Skylight?
Page 106: What happened to Gray Street? prepsi, I need your help yet again.
Page 107: University Avenue - So that is the location of Mystery City - North of Fortuna!
Page 115: Real world image of unseen part of city, probably Kempton.
Page 123:
Park Drive Drift - Where is this place? You can see Downtown Palmont in the background.
Deadfall Junction - Scenery looks very different.
Page 125: Main Street Drift - Where is this place? You can see Downtown Palmont in the background.
Page 127: Which canyons are these?
Page 130: Right column, 1st image - I have seen that tower from one of the canyons.
Page 131: Deadfall Junction - Scenery looks very different. Looks like Deadfall Junction is in West Canyon.
Page 147: Safe House and Shop in Silverton.
ProStreet
Page 35: Interesting image.
Page 67: In the Career mode, you take on the role of Ryan Cooper, who’s decided to enter the ProStreet circuit after a life of illegal driving.
Ryan may be the player in Carbon and previous games.
Page 192, 193: Interesting images.
Undercover
I haven't played Undercover, so I don't know much about it.
Page 3, 4, 8, 19, 40, 68, 94, 108, 163: If only the final game looked this good...
Page 167, 168, 169: Looks like Tri-City Bay is based on a real world bay.
Changelog
21/05/2017 Added spoiler tags
05/11/2015 Removed Page 92 in Underground 2.
23/08/2013 Corrected all instances of "Santafe City" to "Santefe City".
15/08/2013 Updated Page 68, 97 in Carbon with info provided by ZV151.
11/08/2013 Corrected Page 12, 83, 84 in Underground to mention that they are just paintings.(Thanks for the info Paul Osorto)
11/08/2013 Added images for Undercover.
10/08/2013 Added Pages 5 & 6 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Added images for most of the pages.
09/08/2013 Edited Page 104 in Carbon.
09/08/2013 Removed Page 4 in Most Wanted.
09/08/2013 Edited Page 44 in Most Wanted.
09/08/2013 Added Page 12 to Page 83 & 84 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Corrected Page 11 to 12 in Underground.
09/08/2013 Added additional info in Page 82, on York Road.
09/08/2013 Minor corrections.
09/08/2013 Corrected Page 41 to 42 and Page 81 to 82 in Carbon.
07/08/2013 Added note on page nos.
06/08/2013 Added Page 63 in Carbon.
06/08/2013 Changed all instances of "Pan City" to "Santefe City".
04/08/2013 Original Post.
