Let’s be real for a second. Need for Speed: Carbon (2006) is a masterpiece of the "Golden Era" of arcade racers. The canyon duels, the Autosculpt tuning, the tense rivalry with Darius—it’s all peak nostalgia.

Want to do a "Rags to Riches" run? Edit your cash to zero and add a challenge. Want to just canyon drift for 20 minutes after work? Give yourself $50 million and the fastest car in the game.

But here is the thing about replaying a 15+ year old game on PC: