super glue and bubble gum. So when we got our hands on it, we really had to gut a lot of the systems". For the game's soundtrack, a session band was formed under the name Bullmark. It consisted of various musicians, all from well-known acts, such as Arion Salazar from Third Eye Blind on bass, Brain from Primus on drums, Tom Coster from Santana on keyboards, David Shul from Spearhead on guitars, Les Harris from The Ritz on horns, Jon Bendich from Starpoint on percussion, and was produced by Jason Slater and engineered by Eric Valentine. The film rights to the game were acquired in March 1998 by 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment, but nothing came of the project and was cancelled. Reception In 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 that "every barb from Taurus is a treasure". Interstate '76 was a runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds 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"; however, the game did receive the 1997 "Artistic Achievement" award. Interstate '76 was also the runner-up for GameSpots 1997 "Action/Simulation" award, which ultimately went to Wing Commander: Prophecy. For PC Gamer's 1997 awards, Interstate '76 was a runner-up in both the "Action Game of the Year" and "Multiplayer Game of the Year" awards, both of which went to Quake II, although Interstate '76 did win the awards for both "Special Achievement in Music" and "Special Achievement in Cinematics". 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". Expansion