If you download the game from a non-Steam source, you may need to crack and activate it:

You can also try downloading Midnight Club 3 from other online stores:

The "holy grail" of the community is a project called . A developer known as HunterCr4ft is working on a version of the game written from scratch for PC. Unlike an emulator, this would be a "natural" PC version, similar to recent fan-made recompilations of other classics. You can track their progress on Reddit . 3. What About a Remaster? Midnight Club 3: Download & Race On Your PC! - Ftp

To make it look "remastered," users often recommend setting the EE cycle rate to 300% to hit a smooth 60fps.