{"product_id":"interstate-76","title":"Interstate '76","description":"Interstate '76 PC CD 1976 sports combat simulator muscle cars weapon racing game \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Game \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e Windows \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Activision \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 1997 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e CD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eINTERSTATE '76  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow that Activision will no longer be producing FASA MechWarrior titles, what will they be doing with all that expensive combat-simulator code they have been developing over the years? The answer is Interstate '76, which replaces mechs with other pilotable vehicles fitted with an armory. So off we went to Activision’s studios just a few blocks from the beach in Los Angeles, and the film from this encounter will be broadcast on the show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Krager — Activision Interstate '76 producer. Scott learned production on the set of Cheers and writing for the Bob Newhart series Bob. He has worked on Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure and Earthworm Jim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSean Vesce — Worked on Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure and MechWarrior 2, which is the engine that Interstate '76 is based upon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZack Norman — Lead Designer and Writer; worked on MechWarrior 2 and the Ghost Bear's Legacy expansion pack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlot: You take the role of Groove, a champion autovigilante fighting to avenge the death of his sister Jade at the hands of the evil kingpin Antonio Malachio (no, not Ralph Macchio — Ed.). This murder investigation provides the framework for a story that uncovers clues and leads you deeper into a larger plot: Malachio is allegedly plotting the overthrow of the U.S. government by destroying the largest oil fields in the United States, in western Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this alternate history, most of the world’s oil has been made unusable by a nuclear holocaust in the Middle East, and the oil reserves in Mexico and South America do not exist. The only oil to fuel the cars that everyone in the 1970s loves is in the U.S., in west Texas. Activision calls the main plot a TRIP (Totally Realistic Interactive Project).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrive 25 fully texture-mapped, high-resolution muscle cars and trucks — even a semi tractor-trailer — through the forbidding and beautiful landscape of the Southwest. The cars are based upon 1970s models such as the Chevrolet Camaro (called the Courcheval Cameo in the game), the Dodge Road Runner, and other muscle cars of the era. Strap these babies with some of the weapons you became familiar with in the MechWarrior games and some brand-new weapons (like the cinder-block dropper), modify engines, armor, and other aspects of the car — note that there were no shields on the version shown during our visit — and get out on the road and blow things up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the original, objects are not always obstacles: you can drive over or through them. There will be canyons, deserts, highways, and small towns peopled by the innocent and the not-so-innocent in a war for the survival of the world as you know it. All this time, 1970s-style disco music is playing through your sound system speakers and people are still wearing bell bottoms. Groovy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGameplay features include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 25 missions to complete as an automercenary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShooting with handguns from your car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriving off-road and leaving blazing trails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLosing tires and bits of car body, flipping over, and a variety of crash dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaying chicken with a semi truck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wingperson and mentor: Taurus, Jade’s former partner, who will assist you on missions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall feel similar to a flight simulator or robot-war simulator (the MechWarrior lineage).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are over 20 computer-generated, hand-drawn cut scenes that are cubist-based, with big, bold colors and moving polygons. No attempt is made to make the polygon animation lifelike; in fact, the polygons are intentionally exaggerated in size and blockiness. What could be a disadvantage is used creatively: Activision turns the blocky look into an artsy, attractive animation style that evokes the 1970s era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1976, and the location is the United States in an alternate timeline where society has slid into anarchy — something like Mad Max set in the 1970s. Your mission is to prevent the destruction of a large U.S. oil reserve by a group of mercenaries working for a terrorist environmental group who, in the game’s rhetoric, oppose apple pie, hot dogs, and baseball. It’s a lot of fun out there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Windows (32-bit Systems) [*Please review compatibility\/platform sections in 'What You Get']\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Activision","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":46963722027286,"sku":"7161","price":6.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used In CD Case","offer_id":46963722060054,"sku":"7873","price":6.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New In Box","offer_id":46963722092822,"sku":"8089","price":6.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/202081112017333.jpg?v=1771530735","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/interstate-76","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}