Original button copy sign for I-76 posted at the Gulph Road eastbound on-ramp to the freeway west at King of Prussia. Interstate 76 converges with the Pennsylvania. Dec 28, 2014 Interstate '76 running on Windows 10 in Hi-res with hardware acceleration - Duration: 3:44. DiscoCat vel GlueSniffer4Life 40,208 views.
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Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game for Microsoft Windows. It was developed and published by Activision and released in 1997.The game is set in the Southwestern United States in an alternate history of the year 1976, in which the 1973 oil crisis was never resolved. All the in-game vehicles in Interstate '76 are based on real cars, including many period American muscle cars.GameplayThere are four play modes available in the game: the 'T.R.I.P.' (an acronym for 'Total Recreational Interactive Production'), which follows the game's protagonists in an episodic story; 'Multi Melee', an on-line deathmatch version of the game; 'Auto Melee', a deathmatch with computer-driven cars; and 'Scenarios', short free-standing adventures featuring the game's protagonists. The primary difference between the scenarios and the T.R.I.P., length of play aside, is that the player has a much broader choice of vehicles in the scenario mode, while the player is limited to only one car during most of the T.R.I.P.
The game's vehicles are faithful reproductions of various cars and trucks from the era, both in appearance and driving characteristics, though the names have been changed.The game is based on the engine used for Activision's MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and requires a fair amount of strategy through the course of the game, as the player must balance the vehicle's armor and weapon load-outs appropriately in order to successfully complete the various missions. In the game's story mode, the player must also manage and repair equipment salvaged from the wrecks of opponents.DevelopmentLead designer Zack Norman recounted, 'The idea came from a desire to use the Mech Warrior II technology to the next level and make a real action-simulation hybrid - a vehicle action simulation - but also infuse it with a style and a soul that hadn't been exploited before.' The inspiration to set the game in the 1970s came when Norman was contemplating using his bonus from MechWarrior II to buy a 1970s muscle car. The developers eschewed the convention of using more detailed models for cutscenes, preferring that the game remain stylistically consistent across the interactive and non-interactive portions. Considerable modification of the MechWarrior II engine was needed, as director Sean Vesce explained: 'If you look at the Mech II engine, it had a long and difficult history, developed by a large team of programmers over the course of two or three years under the direction of several producers, with a lot of trials and tribulations before it went out the door. As you can imagine, the technology was held together with super glue and bubble gum. So when we got our hands on it, we really had to gut a lot of the systems.'
ReceptionIn the United States, the game sold 74,028 copies during 1997. Interstate '76 received 'favorable' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.Next Generation stated that 'none of the minor annoyances detract much at all from the game's overall impact.
Interstate '76 easily lives up to the hype - it really is 'the funkiest PC game ever.' ' GamePro criticized the bland polygonal graphics, lack of detail in the backgrounds, and difficulty with simultaneously driving and shooting, but praised the funk soundtrack and characters, in particular opining, 'Every barb from Taurus is a treasure'.Interstate '76 was a runner-up for Computer Gaming World's 1997 'Action Game of the Year' award, which ultimately went to Quake II. The editors called Interstate '76 'more stylish and original than Quake II, but it suffered a lack of good 3D support and an irritating save feature.' Interstate '76 was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1997 'Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music' award, which ultimately went to PaRappa the Rapper.In 1998, PC Gamer declared it the 26th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it 'the most original action game released in a decade'. Video Review and Screenshots.
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