Interstate '76 Nitro Pack - References To Other Media

References To Other Media

• One of Taurus's missions is titled "A New Hope." Another mission, "Velocity," parodies the plot of the film Speed, with Taurus having to disarm a bomb on a bus.
• The mission "Piece Be With You" begins and ends with Taurus and Jade discussing the films Dirty Harry and Love Story respectively.
• One of Skeeter's missions is titled "Mojo Rising," a reference to The Doors song "L.A. Woman." Another is titled "Never Get Out," a reference to the character's insistence that you should never get out of the car, a sidelong reference to Apocalypse Now.
• The game's intro begins with Taurus requesting assistance from Convoy, one of the primary characters in the Vigilante 8 series. In the game's training mode, Taurus mentions that Convoy trained him.
• The mission entitled "Betrayed" begins with Jade asking Taurus if he thinks it would really cost six million bucks to make someone bionic. This is a reference to Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man.