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When the original
Interstate '76 was released, there was a contest in which
Activision was giving away this car, mocked up with full
weaponry. The weapons on the car are made from
plastic and are just for decoration. |
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This pre-release
screenshot was featured in the April 1997 issue of PC
Gamer. Notice the paintjob on the Picard Piranha. In
the release version, the car has two black stripes instead of
just one. Also, the weapons on top of the car are not to
be found in the game. |
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This is, to my
knowledge, the first known shot of Interstate '76. There
is no car in the game with a paint job or a hood scoop like this
one. |
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This screenshot looks
like it was taken from the inside of the car picture
above. Notice that there is no long-sleeve shirt on
groove's hand in this shot. The dash is not yet fully
textured. |
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Take a look at the HUD
on this display. The Mr. Damage read-out is
different from the release version of Interstate
'76. There were also magazine ads that featured
screenshots with this HUD design. |
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Groove's hand is
different than in the release version of the game. |
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The Piranha has only
one strip on the hood of the car, as in other pre-release shots,
the color of Groove's shirt is different in this picture, and
the rear end of the car is different. Also, there is no
HUD display and the dash is not the same as in the final game. |
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This is a picture of
the Interstate '76 Gold Masters. These were sent to
magazine and website reviewers before the game was
released. The casing is designed to make the game look
like an actual 8-track cassette from the '70s. |
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This is obviously the
junkyard from the intro to the game. The problem arises
from this screenshot never actually being in the intro.
'Zack's Auto Wrecking' is probably a reference to the game's
lead designer, Zack Norman. |
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Here's an image of
Taurus's car in the junkyard from the screenshot above.
Once again, this is never shown in the intro of the game.
Also take notice of the guns protruding from the front of the
car. These weapon designs never made it into the game. |
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This image seems to be
from a cut scene from the game, but there isn't one like this in
the game. |
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I couldn't get a hold
of a larger version of this image, but you can still see that
damage gauges are of the old, pre-release style. |
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This was the
introduction to the multi-melee guide at Activision's Interstate
'76 Site. For whatever reason, this section of the site
was removed. |
