Panasonic 3DO System
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As the first
32-bit games
system releases, 3DO has had the biggest lead time of all. But the
two year old console couldn't compete with the next generation. Proceeded by a fanfare of overblown hype, the 3DO was launched in November 1993 in the US and set itself an impossible task to become the global standard for CD-based interactive entertainment. With too few early quality titles, the 3DO struggled to find a large audience in the US but the machine has attracted a cult following in Japan. |
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Fates21 Fates21@yahoo.com
on Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at 04:59:22
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #do to me was always the coolest system.It was the first true cd system I ever had.Many of the games were ports from other systems,but 3do always stood on top as the best ports to me."Mad dog mcree,sewer sharks,night trap,super street fighter,road rash,ect"And then it had some very cool 3do only games,"hell,pataank,twisted,crash&burn,Madden football". One of the things I liked most about it was that id was more than just a gaming system.It had many educational titles for adults and kids alike from Tom Kites golf tutorial,to animals and The ocean below,plus some cartoon cd's for entertainment toon time in the classroom, woddy woodpecker..It was the most well rouned system and was headed in the right direction before it got discontinued.Just to much trouble being a 700 price tage and not making much support at the time,but now that you can bearly find it anywhere,it has a great fallowing of classic gamers.The new generation is missing out if the never even hear of the 3do.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Werner Domroese werner5@hotmail.com
on Sunday, July 8, 2001 at 15:57:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think it is very funny how everyone says this or that system is the first ever CD- based games system. It makes me think
of CD-i,
which was a few years _BEFORE_ 3DO AND NEC. Okay,
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Mark
Barnes mark.barnes@euro.com.au
on Monday, June 18, 2001 at 02:05:41
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I bought teh 3do system as an import when it was initially released and paid lots of $$$$$$$$$$ for it, unfortunately it died before proper release in australia. There are a few places on teh web that sell the 3do games for this dead system but alas all are US sites. Does anyone out theer know of any place in AUSTRALIA to purchase 3do games?? I really want to buy more cause some of the games are still gold and many dont even feel that dated despite the fact tehy are 6-8 years old which again says how good this system is and how much better it could have been. email me...please. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Marlene dannyb@alum.rit.edu
on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 09:21:06
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can anyone tell me what the original release date for the 3DO was? Thank you. Marlene
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jerry wrightplace@bigpond.com
on Friday, February 16, 2001 at 13:53:29
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- How can i show what the status of my memory is, only using the multiplayer? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Adrian asldot@hotmail.com
on Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 14:36:12
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- like Barry i myself live in the uk and can't get 3do games for love nor money....... damn annoying but all the info i have for the uk market is a couple of numbers to try out games place.......02072211123 cex...............02076921213 i have a question does anyone know if i can play usa games on my uk 3do console or if there is a device that could allow me to do so.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
John ffking@talk21.com
on Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 06:09:01
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am from the UK and I have had a 3DO for many years and I still think it is a good console even better then the N64 and Dreamcast but I only have 3 games that work due to I lent it to my dad and when I got it back most of my game are scratched and therefore can not be played so I am wondering if any one knows where I can buy the games for my 3DO Thanks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Doug
Kaplan Slk24kgj@aol.com
on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 20:40:37
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also bought the 3DO back when it was releases in the US for the $800 price tag and managed to get about 15 games for it. I unfortunately gave it away when N64 came out(i am a Nintendo person for life) but the 3DO amazed me so much now that i think back that I contacted the people I gave it too and I am getting it back and will be a permanent fixture in my house. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Warren Raz1974@hotmail.com
on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 at 04:03:18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, This is a cool
site.
I thought I was the ONLY who loved the 3DO!!! I stumbled
upon
If ANY of you
guys want,
let's band together and try to get Trip Hawkins (3DO CEO
I have a secret
tip also.
I told a friend the 3DO had a system so that you could not view
If 3DO were to
re-release,
faster burned 3DO games, I think it would catch on!!! I am a
die
I may sound
ludicrus, but
I'm totally ignoring the Dreamcast and more excited at finding
hard
If any of you
want to work
on an unofficial website to show 3DO they have the support, they
The system should remain the same. Nothing new to lock out old games. And for starters, re-launch games should be : Road Rash
Now, with a
line-up and with
many newbie video game players not knowing of this system with
And keeping the
cost of games
at around $35.99, 3DO would gain valuable lost market! Is
anyone
I've wanted to
launch a one
man 3DO campaign. Not because I think the 3DO is a great
system,
"I got my 3DO, do you have yours?" Any of you
reading this,
if you like what you've read, please, email me. May we can do
something
Maybe even a better, simpler, funner version of Final Fantasy re-make just for the 3DO. "To dream of 3DO is to dream smiling." Email me. Subject : 3DO Camper Raz
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Seth C crazytaxidriver@hotmail.com
on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 at 10:47:54
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the guy claiming the 3D0 brought CD gaming before anyone else, well, i laugh at the thought. NEC released a CD-Rom for their PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16 in both the US and Japan before even an announcement of 3D0 was made. Check your facts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Hawkstar hawkstar@hotmail.com
on Thursday, August 31, 2000 at 22:41:18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ya.. I always personally thought that the TurboGrafx-16 (pc engine in japan) was the first cd based follwed by 3d0 then sega cd but I could be wrong.. I love this system with all my heart and play it more than my dreamcast sometimes. only thing is Zhadanost wont load.. I get to the fire stuido 3do logo. Were there some machines zhadanost would run on? fgot an fz-10 and this is the only game that wont run. Heck.. even killing time and bladeforce work right on it. As for M2.. that is sad.. 3do had the proper mind set to make good games. At least they still do for the pc :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Steven
Messinger CharlesM1@prodigy.net
on Friday, July 7, 2000 at 15:14:35
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey guys you should definitely come to the 3do newgroup! Tons of fans still out there and talking. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
J Fox lovlori@webtv.net
on Thursday, June 15, 2000 at 15:44:02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eveyone that loves this system should try like me to bring it back.or if some one could get some custom software that would help. there is a huge following I see it every day on the net.sony and n64 are not nearly as cool as 3do.anyone who has played games like plumbers don't wear ties or night trap will tell you that. fellow 3do lovers email any software company you can and create the buzz.I wan't my 3do --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Joe wrathof@cwo.com
on Friday, June 2, 2000 at 02:39:52
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have owned this system since its debut(and paid top dollar for it) I have almost every game ever developed for it and havent had any malfunctions. I have enjoyed it and recomend it for people who want a second or even third systym in the home. ( by the way it can be used as a cd player with a cool screen saver while you play music.) But I have this one frustration. After loading many games and saving them on the imbeded chip I have used up all the availible memory and cant figure out how to access the memory manager. If you can i nstruct Me I would apreciate the message. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Barry
Hanton Bonez72@hotmail.com
on Thursday, June 1, 2000 at 06:09:19
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recently recieved an unwanted 3DO from a work collegue. Being a massive fan of Games i was intrigued with the 3DO. It came with a host of software from BC racers to Doom and generally i was impressed. Except with Doom which was abysmal. I am still wondering how the 3DO died out. It had so much potential. As i live in the UK it is nearly impossible to find games for the 3DO which is a shame cause i luv the machine. Will US games work on UK Pal machine? Probably not! Any info anyone has on UK Pal 3DO games would be great, Especially adult games cause i could do with a laugh! Catch YA
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Jerry dandi@lynnet.com
on Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at 13:49:27
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Own a 3do for these games- Star Control 2 Street Fighter Need For Speed Wing Commander 3 Gex Shockwave(s) Return Fire --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Anthony nilreym@hotmail.com
on Friday, January 14, 2000 at 02:27:44
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a system here in the USA. I bought the system out of a pawn shop. The gold with a BUNCH of games, then lost them due to hard ship. I went out and bought another one again from a pawn shop, unfortunately this was not the gold but just the regular panasonic. I do feel that this is still one of the best video game system around. The reason for this is there isn't a game that beats Death keeper and Slayer. Yes some games come close like Doom for PS but it just doesn't compare. I hope that you will be able to keep this site around for a long time. If you could help me in finding "Death keeper" it would be greatly apreative. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Glen
Webster wrightplace@bigpond.com
on Friday, January 14, 2000 at 05:47:58
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE 3DO MARKET IN AUSTRALIA HAS ALL BUT DISSAPEARED. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP 3DO GAMES+CONSOLES VERY CHEAP. NOW I AM FINDING A FAULT WHERE THE GAME I'M PLAYING FREEZES UP AND RELOADS, TAKING YOU BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION.ALL THE OTHER CONSOLES I HAVE DO THE SAME THING. VERY FRUSTRATING!! I'M A DIE-HARD 3DO ADDICT. DOES ANYONE HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM?HELP!! CONTACT GLEN wrightplace@bigpond.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Sailor
Pluto tanaeya@pacific.net.sg
on Friday, January 14, 2000 at 02:56:37
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: 3DO was the first CD-gaming console! Many people think that some console from NEC was the first, but actually, 3DO was officialy the first to introduce CD-gaming. Games:
3DO's first
few games were low-qualitied, but the last few games made for 3DO were
one of the best,
Future:
Around 1997,
3DO made this new-generation 3DO, called M2, but they sold it to
Mitusita,
as 3DO was in
To buy or not
to buy:
Although 3DO is dead, I still think you should buy it, if you don't
have
it. You can get the
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Alex
Franceschi jf2273@pol.net
on Sunday, January 9, 2000 at 22:48:24
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eventually the M2 upgrade was released in Japan, but not as an upgrade. It was released in Japan as a development system to develop 3-d rides and arcade games. The official web page address from Panasonic is http://www.m2system.com/index_e.html in English. If you want my opinion the Nintendo Dolphin is nothing more than a repackaged M2 made for the home. Very similar specs, Power PC processor, and DVD. I smell that Nintendo bought the rights for the U.S. distribution of the M2 system and are slapping their name on it. Thanks,Alex
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