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NFSU: I beat the boss with zero upgrades — and this was the first part I bought

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0300

In the previous post, I took on the first boss in Need for Speed Underground with the Civic locked at zero — no upgrades, no tuning, just the factory car against an already modified rival. The challenge demanded perfect execution because there was no car left over to make up for a single mistake.

Did I beat the time? Yes, but not on the first try. And the video showing the actual attempts — with none of the near-misses cut out — is even more tense than the final result suggests.

NFSU: can you beat the first boss with zero upgrades?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0300

Everyone who played Need for Speed Underground remembers the first big roadblock in career mode: the race against the boss that separates the players who were still driving showroom cars from the ones who already knew the tuning screen by heart. The standard answer from any player was obvious — run to the garage, spend everything you have on engine, turbo and suspension, and only then take on the race. I decided not to do that.

A Honda Civic in Need for Speed: a childhood dream became a challenge

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0300

There was a time when opening the garage screen in Need for Speed Underground and seeing a fully tuned Honda Civic was the pinnacle of existence. Tall spoiler, body kit, metallic paint, neon under the sills. For a kid who had never even sat in a real car, that was the peak of adult life. "When I grow up, I'm getting a Civic exactly like that one."

It took a bit longer than I expected. But while the real Civic hadn't turned up yet, the NFS one carried on being mine.