Interstate '76: Vehicular Combat Poetry [An LGR Retrospective]

[@KraptainKrunCh]

Fun tidbit, I was in a clan for Interstate 76 called Grand Funk Highway. We won a contest that gave us custom sound clips recorded with the voice actors from I76 reading off our game names and a cool voice over intro for the clan website.

[@fl4shblade]

Using the pistol wasn't a desperation move at all. Shoot the enemy down to red, use the pistol to finish off driver, get salvage which is in a much better state.

[@hydrocarbon82]

It just annoyed me that it didn't work online with the D3D patch. It was a badge of honor to pop someone that way, and hilarious.

[@chrisgould101]

I wanted to get out of the car and blast

[@DamnedSilly]

@@chrisgould101 "Never get out of the car." -Everybody in the Game

[@victorvance2573]

@@chrisgould101 That was possible in the sequel, although you were quite vulnerable then of course. If i remember correctly enemies would also get out of their vehicles when they were damaged too much, making them really easy targets.

[@RetroGamerBB]

Strategery

[@BauTekIndustries]

It would be amazing if they remade this series of games in the BeamNG engine. Just imagine the carnage of hot lead tearing up that soft body simulated sheet metal.

[@LGR]

That's pretty much my dream game.

[@robcohen7678]

oh my god yes

[@sergh8605]

BauTek Industries q

[@ZReviews]

The Beam NG engine would be cool. I'd rather see it on the Outerra engine.. You could literally be SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST.. in the southwest.

[@ParappatheRapper]

A million times yes. The whole review I was thinking "if this game was remade it would be so up my alley". I mean I would play this as well but if they smoothed out some things like the object pop-ins and stuff.

[@NormanRafferty]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this game! If there was ever a game that needs a re-make, it's Interstate 76. Speaking of PC gaming history ... this game was my and my roommates' first exposure to the promise of DirectX. On our LAN, we could install the game on one PC, but then run it remotely on up to six machines. After years of CONFIG.SYS tweaking and the like, the idea of running a game on different machines from a single install blew our minds. Thanks for covering this! Looking forward to seeing your reviews of the spinoffs.

[@LGR]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! A remake or new entry in the series could be fantastic.

[@JazGalaxy]

I could actually see some people making a Kickstarter "spiritual sequel" one day...

[@TheCode-X]

I agree on the Re-Make, but i would love to keep all those graphics because they look smooth as hell

[@Machiave11i]

No. If they released it today all the music would be bullshit Jay-Z and Drake remixes of the original songs. Hard pass. Oh, you want Tulip Waltz by Cardi B?

[@ProblmSolvd]

Damn, those poems were deep as hell. I hope whoever wrote them got paid well.

[@pip5528]

Good rhyme!

[@rilluma]

car is infinity times 4

[@joenick8215]

Cool rhyme... Reads nice.

[@why_i_game]

What you did there... I smell.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

I like the graphics style in the cutscenes. Blocky and dated looking but also really stylish.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

Reminds me of Blade Runner (a game that came out the same year as this one), with its super-pixelated characters which were criticized even back then, and yet the overall atmosphere and pre-rendered backgrounds more than made up for it. Technological limitations are no impediment to style.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

***** Ace game, it should be on Steam!

[@Visuwyg]

It boggles my mind how avantgarde that must have been in 1997 - polygon graphics where still super new and everyone was in an arms race to push the realism - and here was this game, proudly using flat shaded triangles.

[@thisismyname5657]

@@Visuwyg I wish more 90s and early 2000s games had went with a more stylistic set direction. Their push for realism left them looking really dated and ugly.

[@autumn_of_thought]

@@thisismyname5657 Same thing goes for newer animated movies, there's something about how they have been made nowadays to be super photorealistic, as well as being so faithful to real physics, that seems kind of soulless and unappealing, to me at least.

[@SiliconClassics]

I used to work for a developer called Luxoflux, which in the late 90s made a very similar game called "Vigilante 8" that became pretty popular. Great review.

[@LGR]

That's awesome! Vigilante 8 was a spin-off of Interstate '76, and it was also super awesome for what it was. Was always envious of PlayStation owners because they could play that game :)

[@Thrasher9294]

Really? What did you do? I was a huge fan of the V8 series! Thanks for everything you guys did back then!

[@SiliconClassics]

Nathan Powell I didn't actually work on V8 itself. I came to Luxoflux in 2001 to direct cinematics for True Crime.

[@FeelingShred]

I have yet to play Vigilante series, it's in my list for years but never got to it. It would be very awesome if someone made an updated mission editor for i'76 so that people could upload their own mission mods.

[@SergeantExtreme]

Yep, as a PlayStation owner, I had to play Vigilante 8 instead of Interstate '76 because I didn't have a gaming PC. It was all right as a single player game, but the meat and potatoes was multi-player!

[@nathanbinns6345]

This game is now older than 1976 was when it was first released

[@EngineJoe32]

Oh God...that's scary and depressing at the same time. Time for a remake or a movie!

[@BobBobBob2042]

You heartless bastard

[@victorvance2573]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@davedogge2280]

23 years when it was released compared to 1997 and when that comment was made around 2020, 23 years had past since released so yeah more or less verified. Certainly now in 2023 it's like a 26 year old game now which is frightening. It was a classic when it was first released.

[@retromuel]

Incredible. And yet comparatively little has changed in the fashion department. I mean I don't see cargo pants anymore really I suppose.

[@Topher_Knows]

I76 has been at the top of my wishlist for a true remastering for about a decade now. Such a great game when it decides to work. Remaster the audio, clean up the engine with enhancements, new models and matching texure, and re-render the cutscenes. Just stay true to the base gameplay.

[@Crystallas]

Such an mod-unfriendly game too. Otherwise the community would have done it by now.

[@Topher_Knows]

@Crystallas I remember modding it back in the day. It was like pulling hair. This was one of these games where the bugs were so bad at times, I just used a ripped copy without cutscenes and music, because it was more stable than the big box official release I bought. Even patched up, it had gremlins on "recomended hardware".

[@MRMOPARMAN0426]

​@@Topher_Knowsmodding was one of my favorite parts about the game. Some people much smarter than ma made mod guides. Used to spend hours upon hours in the hex editer getting stuff the way i liked it. By the time the servers were shut, i had the fastest hacked car on nitro, which was the F100 camper lolz

[@PenguinDT]

That soundtrack, it's one of the best of all time! It's so sad this is an Activision title, meaning there's zero change of us getting a proper remaster.

[@TTOTheTrueOne]

Turok got remastered.

[@PenguinDT]

Kai Lüer Was it Activision? I recall it being Acclaim, though I could be wrong.

[@cachotognax3600]

Penguin DT one of the player of your game passing by and saying hi

[@TTOTheTrueOne]

+Penguin DT You are right, sorry. In this case: "Battlezone" got remastered ;-)

[@IndygoEEI]

BTW, Turok is not exactly a remaster but a direct port or something like it from the original N64 Cartridge. The guy who did it did the Doom 64 EX Port and of course the port is enhanced for PC. And when I mean it's from the original cartridge, it uses the actual data from it converted to PC with some nice coding magic. What boggles me is why he did it when there already was a PC port for it already released.

[@ImTheKingOfHyrule]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid. Glad to see you reviewing it finally.

[@ZReviews]

What made this game was the fact it was originally intended to be a driving simulator but they knew that wouldn't sell so they put guns on everything. The driving in this game is still more realistic then the Half-life series and a few other modern "games"

[@XH1927]

That's why I don't expect I76 could ever be done justice in the modern era. Even if the aesthetic, music, and plot are all perfect, they'll never get that addictive gameplay because the physics and driving will be dumbed down for console babbys.

[@holdingtonfarley4444]

Only Half-Life 2 has driving, so saying the "Half-Life series" is a bit unfair :)

[@CapaNoisyCapa]

Z, were you drunk? You got headphones and gear to sell, c'mon...

[@johncarl5505]

Not really, Interstate 76 has the same engine as Mechwarrior and Heavy Gear. They definitely had guns in mind when making this game.

[@ZReviews]

@@XH1927 plenty of decent simulators with adjustability sliders for realism that you'd probably tune to work for both hardcore and Casual alike. Checkout Beam NG Drive.

[@FunkyBaconArts]

This genre needs to be revived! But the key ingredient needs to be character, no game will make it on "cars with guns" alone.

[@bendriscoll6631]

As a seasoned veteran of the great automotive war of '76, I can confirm your assertion. While the melees were fun, I quickly tired of the repetition. Conversely, the campaign mode was chock full of plot twists that kept me on my toes consistently. I wish they'd made it longer.

[@richarnold5323]

I loved this car combat game, but the sequel I-82 totally sucked. The fun is revived in the 2015 Mad Max game

[@IronShocker77]

Mad Max 2015 is amazing! I really wish it was longer though and had some minor improvements like a difficulty setting. After a while it gets really easy to get ammo, fuel and water, and the game becomes kinda too easy. Would also be nice if your tires could also be punctured/removed like the enemies', and you'd have to choose between putting heavy armor around wheel arches/hubcaps and slowing your car down or being faster but more vulnerable. I'd love something like having to cross a really big highway between territories, being periodically attacked by enemy parties and having to reach the other side alive without many ways to recover health and ammo. I really thought the desert highway was going to be like that, but it was pretty empty =( I really liked the game, but i wish it had a stronger feeling of never being safe outside a stronghold. Maybe having big trucks full of warboys (like the one in the intro) and scout cars patrolling the road that would actively chase you around, differently from the convoys in the game that just run loops around a predetermined track and just run past you. Or a durability setting for tires/armor, something to spice things up a bit =P

[@mrjanemba]

so happy you reviewed this game. it was included with my mom's old gateway along with Star Seige and Battle Zone, and became an integral part of my PC gaming days as teenager. thank you so much for showing it love. the game def deserves more recognition.

[@noideac]

my god the low poly character models are so appealing to me. I would love to see them blown up into HD just to get those extra sharp angles

[@CassandraFortuna]

The great thing about embracing flat-shade low-poly models is that it's literally a timeless look. You don't have to do anything besides adding anti-aliasing support for it to continue to look good.

[@peterkiss1204]

@@CassandraFortuna A remastered version wouldn't need much more than more stable physics calculations, somewhat more detailed landscape and slightly better textures. Oh, and widescreen support.

[@NickPowell78]

Holy crap! This was totally my favorite game back in the day! I remember spending hours upon hours playing this and exploring the map. Thanks for reviewing this!!

[@yostoyou]

We need more 70's car movie style games. Driver San Francisco was pretty awesome, but that's not enough. I want to drive a Corvette down the streets, chasing a fleeing suspect while running into cardboard boxes and listening to fast, jazzy music. Seriously, I played just a bit of Race 07 with a wheel and picked the '74 Corvette and couldn't stop thinking just how awesome it would be to get more of that.

[@russianfunkerroma]

I agree, but 70s basically are not in style since 1990s.

[@manuelarturog]

The 70s are always in style

[@TSL73]

Gta 5 probably has a mod for it

[@dinoleox1]

Driver Parallel Lines

[@dwarf365]

I love this game so much! I love it so much, I took all the cut scenes at full "quality" and edited them together to upload to my channel. Thank you so much Clint!

[@daltonpaulvideos]

Woah. I didn't realize Vigilante 8 was a spinoff of this...The More You Know.

[@LGR]

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[@daltonpaulvideos]

Haha. That's what I was going for, LGR. Great stuff!

[@Jgspeedshop]

Literally almost every car is the same

[@skudzer1985]

Shut up Dalton. Nobody cares what you think. Your parents hated you enough to name you Dalton.

[@DildoFagginsNL]

Lol... tought this game was vigilante8 according to the thumbnail. Never played it tho, i saw it on the back of the tony hawk skateboarding manual or an insert what i do remember for sure is i wanted to play it very badly.

[@NotExactlyKB]

I remember 12-year-old me playing Interstate '76 online, with a [ crew name ] handle in front of my username. It's actually pretty incredible that it worked the way it did all the way back then, with limited latency and some level of reliability. Take me back!

[@just_eirik]

"Never get out of the car!" -Skeeter

[@Aspenly]

wow.. I haven't even thought of this game for around 20 years, but seeing this review instantly brought back so many memories of this game.. I couldn't believe I could even remember the poetry button, with the Samuel L. Jackson-esq recitation. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

[@SnoopingTurtle]

When those polygons are on point

[@LockeRobsta]

One key thing I remember about this game was you could take out the driver of a car with the handgun and their car horn would sound as if the driver was slumped over the wheel. Not only that but getting the car mostly in tact meant better scrap. Little details like this make this an amazing game.

[@RisqueBisquet]

This game looks like it might have been _made_ for Accursed Farms. A dedicated poem button? That's next level!

[@danielsolis4330]

So glad you did this review, one of my favorite dos game!

[@DSkott]

- Hey Stampede, how about a poem? - Looking out the window of your room onto a wet rainy day...

[@CantankerousDave]

Well, a lot of them are about his murdered wife and daughter, hence the melancholy. Or they're about his car, Eloise. She's my girl Pearl white, slick and sexy Never complains, always faithful She cuts the air like a charging buffalo In her arms, it's quiet Her engine whispers to me: "It's gonna be just fine"

[@Errrrrr12]

One thing that I love about your show is the reminder of when I was a kid. Back when I didn’t care about the version of a game or the release date but the box art that made me want the game. Voodoo3d graphic card first upgrade of my pc for gta2. The mod community was so much alive. Every episode of yours is another trip down memory lane.

[@michaelhansen3126]

I bought my first 3D accelerator card for this game. The mighty Voodoo 3DFX 4Mb ... YEAH

[@MRMOPARMAN0426]

+1

[@zzco]

an LGR video for my birthday, awesome! :D

[@YumeDokiDoki]

Happy birthday dude!

[@DarknessViper99]

Same!

[@zzco]

Thanks! :D

[@1310up]

Happy birthday ^^

[@marbyyy7810]

Robert Butler happy birthday

[@MaximilienNoal]

I love this game. But yeah I had to patch it a lot in order for it to run on modern hardware : First - grab the latest official patch (there's quite a few floating around for the different releases, so choosing one that won't break the game is quite hard), and make it not erase the French localization of the menus with an hex editor Second - RIP the CD music and make the music work with _inmm.dll (Japanese software) so it can loop while playing Third - Apply Compatibilty mode to the game (Windows 98 is the best choice IIRC) Fourth - Make the game use one CPU core with the START utility and /affinity 1 command line argument, and before that launch an utility that will use 90% of the first core so the physics engine will not go insane. Fifth - Use Direct3D mode (IIRC, I used it with dgVoodoo2 so it worked better). My God, it's still the longest list of modifications I had to make on any game. But it's well worth it ! I've been thinking about releasing this "mega patch" for a while. Both for the French release and the English release with the extension. But I havent't tested it with the Nitro Pack (which wasn't released in France :( ) I still haven't also solved the "problem" that _inmm needs to be installed separately in order to work.

[@BrazilianSoldier100]

Or just buy it on GOG.com They sell it for about 3 bucks (including the nitropack expansion) and its already optimized to run on modern systems :)

[@Thrasher9294]

You did it! This is my absolute favorite game of all time.

[@socialghost4400]

This game was amazing back in the day, I remember being almost addicted to it due to how awesome the gameplay was (for its time)

[@incubrian]

SO glad you shouted out arion salazar in this video! the soundtrack of this game is just TOP TIER!!!

[@azraelle6232]

That dedicated poetry button reminds me of the reverend character from Call of Juarez, who had a bible in addition to his usual weapons. You could be walking down the street shooting gunslingers while quoting bible passages. Felt epic.

[@davrosdalek]

Ifriken love this game. Back in the day i used to play in the AVA running a mid level palomino with a 30/50 cal combo with block dropper. And the maps! i had/have hundreds of em and loved the creative people making em(I'm looking at you Wing-Nut). The jong-jump map alone ate a bunch of my time. My handle was Davros. Thanks for this trip down memory lane LGR! =]

[@XH1927]

You probably didn't compete in the AVA for very long, and I'll tell you how I know: The BloxDropper and Minelayer were UNIVERSALLY banned in multiplayer matches because the persistent extra entities they added to the map caused lag issues that would eventually result in what we called "Ghost Weapon Syndrome". If we saw a mine or cinderblock drop from a car it was an offense worthy of being instantly booted from the game.

[@lordcrumb07]

Oh man I used to play this game ALL the time.

[@lonelyarmadillostudios7811]

Thanks for this Clint! This was one of my favorite games as a child. Very complex simulation styled gameplay and incredibly dense, somewhat eerie and lonesome world building.

[@Novous]

OH MY GOSH. I NEVER REALIZED IT WAS CAR MECH WARRIOR. I only played it briefly when I was a kid at a friend's house. They had a Pentium. I had a 486. No bueno.

[@mastermaniac1911]

What a fantastic review. This is one of those games that missed me growing up. I'd heard about it, read about it, but for some reason or another, never played it despite it sticking with me all those years. The review had me seriously pumped for the game. Then I heard "GOG," and lo and behold, it's on sale there for a paltry 2 bucks. Now *that's* poetry.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

When will people realize that strapping weapons to your car only makes it less fuel efficient.

[@ThatWolfWithShades]

When it stops looking cool. So... Never.

[@fountaincap]

It's all right. Just put some flame decals on it to make it go faster.

[@lucidloon]

Can you do a pacifist run of this game? Huh.

[@lucidloon]

***** Heh, that's totally on me. I for some reason didn't even register the winking smilie. Possibly the drink.

[@CookingWithCows]

Well, the whole idea of using cars like this in their least fuel effixient way(racing) only to gain more fuel, is pretty nonsensical. You'd probably use more fuel during the race than you earn realistically.

[@TenchiFreak5]

This is a review I've been looking forward to seeing from Clint for years.

[@khlash]

How about some No One Lives Forever?

[@jedrhoades9192]

*YES!!!*

[@khlash]

Loved that game.

[@bigstupidgrin]

Upvote this people!!!!

[@mesicek7]

And later some Sin, Project IGI and maybe Kingpin aswell ? :D

[@bigstupidgrin]

Mahone LGR talking about Sin in the Duke guy voice...

[@richardadams4928]

Still waiting on the Interstate 82 review, Clint! I've heard that, for the Interstate 76 soundtrack, they went and found vintage sound recording equipment, not just vintage instruments, to make the soundtrack more authentic. And I agree wholeheartedly, the soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal! I've listened to it by itself many, many times. I honestly believe that every track, had you put lyrics to it, could absolutely have been a hit on the radio!

[@welcometothegame3061]

This game... it speaks to me and my love of 70's funk and pornstaches.

[@samuelperkins8819]

That’s why I love this Chanel. Just unlock old child good memories

[@TenchiFreak5]

"There are no recharging energy weapons here." *cough cough* Interstate '82 *cough cough* Though, granted, I've never thought Interstate '82 was nearly as bad as its reputation implies; even though it's loaded with some bizarre design decisions that make it play so much more like the games that Interstate '76 was obviously better than in comparison, not to mention being rather blatantly rushed. I think it's better than the V8 games it aligned itself closer with, especially since it kept all of the charm that the original had that V8 series didn't quite understand. Still, this one is very clearly the better game of the two, and when I saw it in a Best Buy bargain bin in 1999 after downloading the demo earlier in the year I simply had to have it. I fondly remember closely following the superb walkthrough of the game Gamespot had up. There is just so much depth to this game, and I don't think any other game in the "genre" has ever come close to matching it. Do you load up with flamethrowers and lose all long term range and risk losing all salvage but tear through everything like butter? Or just chain machine guns and cannons and make things much harder to actually land shots but have a chance to snipe enemies as soon as they load into view? Try playing with mortars and bypass enemy armor ratings, but risk missing enemies entirely and blowing yourself up? Load up armor on the front and hit everyone headon? Spread it out so you can get more work out of the pistol and cover your flanks? Or go for maneuverability, loading up on chassis reinforcement instead of armor so offroad driving doesn't damage you and running hit and run tactics when the heavy clunker cars the AI drove couldn't hope to follow you? Do you tackle the missions immediately or (when applicable) explore the huge wide open maps to find alternate vantage points to complete objectives? Even performance of your car. The supercharger and V10 engine sure sound cool as soon as you salvage them. Can you reliably control either without killing yourself? And that's just for the campaign with the Phiranna, nevermind all the options you could fiddle with the cars in the Instant Action. There really is a ridiculous amount of gameplay in this game, and I remember hours of fun just trying missions with different tactics and loadouts from what was suggested. I remember learning one of the Instant Action missions (Mondo Burger) could be completed by just completely ignoring the defined race route, loading up a light car with the biggest engine or a supercharger, little armor and two powerful guns and *flooring* it in an alternate route that had no reason to be in the game except for the developer's to see if someone would try it; and I learned that several other missions (Campaign and otherwise) could be completed the same way. I even uncovered secret ways to finish missions completely on accident when I was attempting to record a playthrough of the game on KZbin. It was the first time I had ever experienced the kind of developer's foresight that games like Metal Gear Solid made so much more famous years later.

[@JustAtmosphericNoise]

Thank you, Clint! This game had style - the music, the CB radio cutscenes, maps drawn on napkins, the repair "forms" you fill out after the missions... Got it to work recently and replayed it (never did get the physics to work well, had to redo the bridge jump several times)

[@dark1x]

Ah yes, great video of a great game!

[@CNLtube]

I forgot all about this game until I stumbled across it on your channel. Such a fantastic game. Will have to track it down to play it again. Thanks for this video!!

[@otakuribo]

More games should have a poetry button.

[@Tgr2k1]

I've been looking forward to this review. Well done thank you.

[@dingdongbells3314]

'"You can think of this as a game of automobile Mechwarrior''' 00:00 - 00:10 I see what you did there ;)

[@LGR]

;)

[@dxcpt]

@@LGR When I git this game it was bundled with Mechwarrior 2 Mercs... ooh daayys!

[@bibs4353]

Oh my Thank you for uploading this. I loved this game back in the day. For its time it was amazing.

[@23Scadu]

It has been almost as long since this game's release, as it was between that and the actual year 1976. My god I feel old!

[@forgedhalo]

A wave of nostalgia hit me when you were at the loadout screen. It's been so long...

[@XH1927]

It's funny you call the pistol a desperation weapon, it was actually the most OP thing in the game. The way the pistol worked was anything that had a green or yellow life bar was immune; once it was in the red, though, the pistol could finish the driver of the car off with impunity. Combine this with the fact that fire damage bypassed armor, and the fact that ANY damage to internal car systems, even something as inconsequential as a single tire, was interpreted by the game as putting that car in the red, and boom. I was a part of an I76 multiplayer gang that exploited this quirk of the game to use the pistol and napalm to do battle with the stream of cheaters who used hex editing to give their cars infinite armor and chassis reinforcement. I made a lot of friends out of that experience, and had a lot of great times as a member of the I76 online community. Many of those same people. along with myself, were invited to beta test Nitro Pack and the sequel, Interstate '82. A dubious honor, considering how that game turned out, but an honor nonetheless.This game's disc stayed in my car for years, even after the gang and I had moved on to other things. The music is just as good playing on the radio in a real car as it is in the game.

[@danwake4431]

@xh1927 maybe you and I did battle back in the day :) I remember some guy gave me a tutorial on the hex editing. In the end I had a big 2 speed Lincoln that was insanely fast. It wouldn't even start out in 2nd gear. You'd start in 1st then hit 2nd and i was gone. People used to drag race at an old airport. The modded guys would launch off the end and land a couple miles away. He also showed how to be impervious to everything. You didn't even need the armor. Somewhere in the hex files i made it so that my computer thought that everybody in the game was out of ammo. Even my own car. So in a battle I would be circling around another car holding the trigger down. But there was no bullets, no fire, no explosions. On my screen it was just two cars driving around but on everyone else's screen it was war. But it didn't last long since i wasn't taking any damage , i would eventually kill the other guy. Even the guys that tried to hunt me down with fire because it was so powerful, didn't work on me or guys who knew the best hex tricks. i kept original copies of the edited files so i could play normally as well. but every once in a while it was fun to be in God mode.

[@XH1927]

It took at LEAST three, probably more like four, years from the time of release until we saw our first fireproof car. I always wondered how they did it, since it was hardcoded and not subject to changing any variable. The method you described explains it pretty handily; sounds like you found a way to weaponize what we called Ghost Bullet Syndrome.But no number of hacks can outstrip our fair accomplishments, even if the Asbestos Hack was what finally made us throw up our hands and move on to Quake 2.

[@danwake4431]

@@XH1927 actually, pondering on it some more, the actual hex hack was to tell my computer that no one in the game had any reloads left. So you had one burst of ammo or fire and then my computer wouldn't recognize any more attacks from you. I dont remember the editing that gave our cars so much horsepower but it was a LOT.

[@hugoanderholm3191]

Brings back memories man! Thanks for the, as always spelndid review.

[@Balc0ra]

Oh I love this game. Still have the gog version running at 1080p with 3dfx emulator on this rig. But using my 166 mmx with a voodoo 1 to play this is still the best. Though I remember when they added the Nitro patch for free with 3dfx support less then a year later how amazing I thought it looked. I could just drive around for hours goofing around with it.

[@Balc0ra]

***** I have a P3 at 550Mhz with a Voodoo 3 as well. But the 166 is the rig I had when I got this game. Just feel right with it :P

[@Balc0ra]

P1 166 MMX indeed.

[@Balc0ra]

Well I have a Creative Voodoo 2 lying around. Only one I don't have from 1 to 5 is a Voodoo 4. But the prices on those have jumped to much of late. One of the main reasons why I have the voodoo 1 on mine is that the 3dfx version of Mechwarrior 2 don't work on Voodoo 2.

[@Balc0ra]

I bought mine years ago for 4 euros each. Only played Unreal gold with SLI and got a 10 FPS improvement vs just the one. The Voodoo 1 is a Diamond Monster 3d that I've had since 1997. My voodoo 3 card is mostly used for late 3dfx games that I bought used in 2002 or something. And my Voodoo 5 card is the 4th variant of the 6000 series. And not the best option vs other 128mb cards I have. That I bought in 2009 just before the prices started to rise on those.

[@Balc0ra]

What can I say. I've been a 3dfx fanboy for since 96. And was gutted when the line died out.

[@PeachTeaFlavour]

Holy shit mad feels. One of my favourite games from my child hood. Thanks for covering this!

[@squirrelattackspidy]

You did this game justice with your great review. How did you get the graphics so much better than what other people post for their game play videos? I find it incredible that there were so many games back in the day that delivered so much in terms of features and details, which no other game has matched. For example this game, the original jagged alliance series, the original Fallout games, the original X-Com, and Decent Freespace. Developers and gamers are more concerned now about pretty graphics than about details and game play features . . . and story. I wonder if Jules Winfield's character in Pulp Fiction (Samuel L. Jackson) was inspired by the poetry in this game? So many things this game did right. :)

[@LGR]

Thank you! I always try and capture footage directly from period-appropriate hardware using a VGA/HDMI capture devices. Here's a quick overview of the setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3bHiK1meKeimqc

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Sweet! Thanks man!! :)

[@russianfunkerroma]

If i understand you right you asking was Jules inspired by this game? Actually Taurus character was inspired by Shaft, Superfly and Jules as this game came out in 1997.

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Good one man. I didn't realize until now that Pulp Fiction came out before this game.

[@russianfunkerroma]

Actually some people thought that Samuel.L.Jackson voiced Taurus as Greg Eagles was asked to sound like him.

[@hivetyrant7]

My first mobile phone ringtone (that wasn't polyphonic) was the intro song to Interstate 76. Such a great game!! I still listen to the soundtrack this day.

[@zlikurac4840]

2:38 bushido brown is that you ?

[@windwalkerrangerdm]

Oooh man, you always cut open the deepest nostalgic wounds I have. How I long for those times when there was... soul... in things...

[@Nicolussius]

Minor slip up at 7:30 "When to use each system and when"

[@LGR]

Aye, caught that myself, got lazy and left it :P

[@zappi196]

Staying true to the name!

[@TimeBunny]

Even though this isn't the type of game I would personally play, this was still a really interesting video. Nice! Your videos are always so informative.

[@LGR]

Thank you!

[@JennyverseLive]

I miss substantial manuals.

[@Tuulos]

Oh god those were great. Fallout 1, MechCommander, Ultima 7, Morrowind etc. all has great manuals.

[@ArtifiSir]

been waiting for this review for years! this was my first self purchased big box PC game. A few years later I even got a hold of the replica i76 branded cars based off Jade's Picard Piranha. Nitro pack is full of prequel missions that add more history to the characters, and 82 is a fantastic dip into 80s stereotypes that's thankfully playable on modern hardware.

[@shawdawg3675]

You going to do the sequel too? While not as good of a game I think, it still has potential.

[@shawdawg3675]

***** Yeah, had...lol

[@CyrillKR]

I have been waiting for this review. I'm astounded that LGR released it just now.

[@dosnostalgic]

Such a fun game. Too bad the sequel was awful.

[@LGR]

Eesh, that bad huh? I haven't played it yet, but I've definitely heard mixed things over the years.

[@MaximilienNoal]

It doesn't even work beyond Windows 9X, it's way too arcade-like, the weapons are ass, the damage system has become way too simple, the AI is broken, and overall it's not worth it. :( And IIRC, it also has a stupid DRM on top.

[@NaCh0Ox]

Hey, It was fun, the fact that you can leave the car and enter another one while being in the middle of a mission or a trip was awesome

[@DrForrester2001]

At least there's still Vigilante 8.

[@jeffdamann]

Second Offeeeennssse!

[@isegrim1978]

This brings back fond memories...

[@narogsilva2156]

looks way better than twister metal

[@RussellTeapot]

on a total unrelated topic: is that your cat in the picture? it's adorable!

[@narogsilva2156]

Russell Teapot someone took a pic of a cat in a vet place

[@LordOfNihil]

i thought it was the guy from immortal.

[@XH1927]

That's because it is way better than Twisted Metal. There's no comparison whatsoever.

[@Onehronaut]

Looking out the window of your room onto a wet rainy day... I’ve had this one memorized for YEARS ❤️

[@Roxfox]

Excellent review. I still get fuzzies from this game's style. Everything from the stylized characters that totally still hold up, to how all the menus look like real world objects. It's so good!

[@joutubesgmail]

I loved how the game disc also functioned as an audio CD. You could pop it into your stereo and listen to the soundtrack like any other album.

[@jorgemtds]

Thank you very much for bringing old memories back.

[@simong9151]

Absolutely loved this game... When it worked. And pistol out the window was the best way to finish someone off without an ensuing fireball meaning the salvage had a lot less damage. It took some skill and patience to drive while looking out the side windows though.

[@BioBiro]

This video brought back so many memories, thanks. There was also an expansion-pack CD for Interstate 76 that I remember having back in the day.

[@BloodyIron]

Man I watch your stuff regularly and KZbin only now recommended this to me! Lol, nice!

[@TheMainCore]

Oh man, I played that game every day as a kid! Used to drive it as a simulator and obeyed the traffic rules. Thank you for the throwback!

[@aaroncolombo]

one of the best games ever made, brings back solid memories of the 90's.

[@jothain]

Note to my self at 2019. I still remember quite many characters and story points. Might be worth to revisit this even though it looks quite dated these days. One of the most memorable gaming experiences from that era.

[@EngineJoe32]

Loved that ending. I used to show it to my siblings and friends as if it was a movie lol

[@Lerssinen]

now this is a game which gives me good memories and wibes !! It was still an "open world" as new as it was back then and i enjoyed it troughout the story.. A good story in a game is important as an gameplay itself and this had both ! a masterpiece.

[@dhoffnun]

I never did get my hands on this game as a kid, but I did have those other two advertised in the box! I had lots of fun with the Dark Reign map editor, and I loved Heavy Gear. I hear there's a remake in the works, but I have to admit being skeptical about it. Loving the reviews, as always. It's been really cool watching this channel grow into what it is today. So much better than TV!

[@flyboypuoi]

Clint! My girlfriend got me an original release, big box-ed copy of this! Thank you so much for showing it to me! I told her that giving me my first big box is opening a can of worms, soon I'll have shelves like you of them.

[@colonthree]

8:25 There it is! :3

[@2ane]

Still one of the my most fondly remembered games. The whole action-sim genre with its complex missions during which you werent allowed to save was a blast and needs to make a proper comeback like classic RPGs did recently. btw, that Pistol is incredibly powerful as it allows you to shoot the drivers once the vehicle is in the "red" giving you more to salvage. Very useful with flame-throwers as they instantly destroy the armor of enemies.

[@mistermidnight1823]

Awwww man this was a staple of my childhood! I haven't thought about this game in YEARS!

[@Taurevanime]

Are you happy that this video is exactly 10 minutes long? That 10:00 is pleasing to the eye man.

[@de0ndre]

this was one of my favorite games from back in the day, highly under-rated and definitely should be remade!

[@deadjuice1880]

5:47 So fucking groovy, I love it. It's like Tarantino and Cowboy Bepop making out. Weird but stylish.

[@Sid94]

I'm so glad you did this review! This was a blast from the past. I remember getting a demo of this game in a magazine. Loved it ! This was one of the few vehicular action games at that time, and possibly the only one where you could load weapons on the cars! I think there was Twisted Metal for the Play station but on PC this might have been the only one those days... Cheers and best wishes Clint! Sid *Oops just saw the entire clip. I had forgotten about streets of sim city :)

[@IllusionaryRooster]

Yessss. One of my favorites growing up. Also loved the Vigilante 8s

[@sirKahvi]

I used to play the hell out of this game! Thanks for the video!

[@RUOK2000]

Played the shit out of this on my PII with Voodoo 2 card, it's so good! Keep up the great work Clint.

[@eluzai]

Oh man, when I was a kid, I used to play the spiritual successor to this game, Vigilante 8, all the time. This is an awesome series.

[@Charok1]

That is the one funk song I'll always remember forever.

[@Matu007]

I got that game as birthday gift for a friend back in the day but it didn't run on his shitty computer, glad to see the gameplay all those years later, cheers!

[@AllboroLCD]

So many hours spent playing this one back in the 90's with my gravis joystick! One of the first games I got to really enjoy the transition to 3D acceleration as I upgraded my s3 verge VLB card to my Diamond Monster Fusion Voodoo Banshee.