Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit

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Cheat mode:
Enter one of the following codes at any menu before starting a race to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
All cars are fast in single race mode	madland
Colored cars mode	ckjones
Mercedes CLK GTR bonus car	merc
Diablo pursuit car	dcop
El Niño bonus car	elninor
El Niño pursuit car	ecop
Empire City track	empire
Enable all cars	allcars
Fast car in single race mode	gofast
Jaguar XJR-15 and all secret police pursuit cars	newcars
Jaguar XJR-15 bonus car	jag
Police yell comments during chase	bullhorn
Race with more traffic on the road	rushhour
Use manual transmission as if it were an automatic	monkey
All pursuit mode cars	macr
Voice on radio in single player mode	43
65 Mustang	go09
66 Chevy Pickup	go10
71 Plymouth Cuda	go05
BMW 5 Series	go04
Caprice Classic Taxi	go13
Cargo Truck	go03
Chevy Cargo Van	go14
Crown Victoria Cop Car	go17
Ford Fullsize Van	go08
Ford Pickup with Camper Shell	go06
Grand Am Cop Car	go19
Jeep Cherokee	go07
Knock Out Loser Truck	go21
Mazda Miata	go01
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cop Car	go18
Range Rover	go11
Range Rover Cop Car/Ranger Vehicle	go20
School bus	go12
Sedan	go16
Toyota Landcruiser	go02
Volvo Convertible	go00
Volvo Station Wagon	go15

James Kelley, NFSEdge, West, NiN869, Mr007316, DrDreDD44, and ALLEN WELTER.

Hint: Atlantica shortcut:
When you are at the split roads, stay to the right. A wooden passage will be visiable at the second split. Use the hand brake and turn into it. Then drive straight. You then have to go left and then straight. After that, turn right.
Matt Flanagan.

When you are at the split roads where one is higher than the other, stay to the right and go into the opening
Michguy1989.

Hint: Country Woods shortcut:
There is a shortcut in the Country Woods track that can save 18 seconds on your time. It is located where the fence ends near a lot of trees.
Undacova85.

Hint: Empire City shortcut:
Close to the start of the Empire City track is gap in the wall. Drive through it and end up on the other side. Straight across the road is a roadblock. Drive through it and the other roadblock on the other side.
Andrew Wendt.

After the first shortcut, go across the street. Just before the town hall/big building is a section where you can go to the far right and pull off the road. You will then be on a raised platform. Keep driving when it ends and you will fly off before reaching the road again. Turn to the right and go through.
Michguy1989.

Immediately after the elevation and just before old town is a location to the right that resembles a wooden fence with graffiti. Run into it and go through the little "tunnel" before falling out onto the road again.
Michguy1989.

Hint: More distance between the police:
After the police are on your tail, flip a U-turn by pressing [Space] (E-Brake) so you are heading right for them. Once you pass them, they will also turn around. Flip another U-turn and quickly accelerate. Flipping the U-turn takes the police more time, and will give you a couple more seconds to get ahead of them.
Joe Clarke.

Hint: Easy wins with a police car:
Choose any track and set it to eight laps. Do not chase after the cars. Instead, go backwards until you find a good narrow road and set a spike strip on one side of the road. Then, turn sideways on the other side and wait until someone appears. If they crash into you, turn on your siren; if they go over the spike strip, get as close to him as possible to arrest them. Repeat this until all of them are arrested. Note: If the road is not narrow enough, they can get around you.
MikedaDevil.

Hint: Catch person easily:
Note: This works well when using the Pursuit Elino. If you want to catch a person in a car, use this three step process. First, do not turn on the siren. Second, catch up and get to the side of the car that you want to give a ticket to. Finally, smash into them and turn on the siren. This should put them into the wall and stop them by putting your car like the top of a "T" to the other car. Note: If you have the siren on earlier than the third step, then the opponent will drive faster and it is more difficult.
Steven Bradley.

Hint: PIT maneuver:
Pit is a acronym for Pursuit Intervention Technique. In this game it is very possible to do so you could knock police or other rivals to get a lead on them, or you can make an easier arrest with it. follow these steps to initiate a PIT. Pull alongside the fleeing vehicle so that the portion of the your vehicle forward of the front wheels is aligned with the portion of the target vehicle behind the back wheels. Gently make contact with the target's side, then steers sharply into the target. As soon as the target vehicle's rear tires lose traction and start to skid, brake quickly while continuing to turn in the same direction until clear of the target. The target will turn in the opposite direction, in front of you, and will either spin out. Failure to move away from the target makes him a roadblock. Steer clear of your target as soon as the target starts to spin or you will not go anywhere fast.
gameguy.

Hint: NFS versions of cars:
When you are at the car selection screen in multi-player mode, scroll all they way over until you reach the Lotus Elise again. However this one will not be unlocked. Look at the names of the cars scrolling on the top and you will notice the letters NFS before their proper names. This indicates that they are the Need For Speed editions of the regular cars. The NFS cars are more powerful than the regular cars with lower 0-60 times, higher top speed, and enhanced suspension. The downside is that they cost twice to unlock than their regular versions.
gameguy.

Glitch: Wall shoot:
Select the Atlantica track and go off the ramp. Then, go back up on the right side of it and stay on the path. Drive fast until you hit the wall at the end. If done correctly, your car will shoot off to the side.
FrankyD348.

Glitch: Transforming stone:
Select the Mercedes SL 600 and the Hometown track. Enable the gofast code and turn on the "Mirror" option. Drive in the town and change the camera to the inside view. When riding on the left side, you will see only gray stone. At an open place where you can park cars you will see a full path of plants in the rearview mirror . When driving on it, some stone returns to gray stone, some do not.
SylveÇter.

Glitch: Car mismatch:
Enable one of the go codes then select a regular car and start the race. While in the race, go to the inside view. You will see the inside of the regular car you selected, but the outside will be the car from the code that was activated . This works well with the Ferrari 550 Marenello and the Mitsubishi Eclipse codes
JediMaceWendu.

Glitch: Same cars:
On any track, activate any of the go codes and race. After a little while in the track, you will see that all other cars in the stage look like the one you are driving.
Sun6837.