10 Games You Need to Revisit on the 3DO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- The 3DO was the "Next Gen" console when it came out. Offering at the time stunning graphics and CD quality sound, it was the wave of the future. In this video, I take a look at some iconic 3DO game releases that you check out. If you are new to my channel, please consider viewing some of my other videos, as I cover everything from Atari to Xbox!
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I was fortunate enough to be a 3DO owner from the time of launch (found a used Japanese FZ-1 for a good price and I sold my Sega Genesis and TG16 collection as well to fund the purchase).
This was revolutionary hardware when released and despite some real stinkers, there are some really good games available.
Nice to see Gex get some love for a change!
Yes. Star Control 2. Best game ever!
It's one of the older games that stood the test of time. Too bad they couldn't remake the game using the same script only with more modern technology.
@@JLAvey they did, look into open source pc game project Urquan Masters
@@JLAvey It was remade, and is available for free. The source code for SC2 was given to the open source community years ago, and at least two complete versions still exist: the amalgamated original and the HD remake.
On top of that, Star Control Origins was released a few years ago. It doesn't change much, if anything, of the original format but it's a huge love letter to SC2, and plays like such.
Oh man I loved my 3DO. I got a job, when I was 16 and saved all my money and bought one. This was around 97. I had almost all those games. I would include wing commander 3 to your list. Loved the dogfights and full motion video with Mark Hamill.
Also demolition man.
Road Rash... wow what a game!! I loved FIFA so much... the 3DO version was so amazing... like alien technology or something that came from the future... miles ahead of anything else at the time!! In fact, FIFA is the reason I bought the 3DO and It's still one of my favorite soccer games of all time. People bash the 3DO today.... but back in the day it was an amazing console... to me it was much more impactful and revolutionary than the PSX. The PSX was incredible, don't get me wrong, but the 3DO was way ahead of its time.
Your comment is identical to my thoughts, I played FIFA on the 3DO more than I can say in words. I agree with the alien tech comment, when I first booted my 3DO and saw the FMV Batman episode, or Crash N Burn in real time, my jaw when straight to the floor, like seeing alien tech. People have no F-ing idea what it was like to see those graphics in 1993. I'm 100% sure had the 3DO been affordable, like 300 bucks instead of 700, 3DO would be THE powerhouse today. Not Sony, not Microsoft. We would be in the 7th or 8th gen of 3DO by now. Their mistake was charging too much and expecting everyone would pay so high for this alien tech graphics. In short, the 3DO was downright amazing in 93 and absolutely revolutionary. People have no idea how impressive it was in the early 90s.
3DO was the first time we saw some of the great 16bits franchises jump to 3d, even if it was sprite based. That console was on a league of its own and remembers me of a strange gone era were EA was the cool company
I think the 3DO has the best Road Rash port. Just my opinion. It's an awesome game.
I remember getting the 3DO used maybe at Video Games Exchange. I John Madden Football, Jurassic Park, Shockwave Assault, Dragon’s Lair, and Space Ace
I like playing with my willy but my max is probably my favourite dog if Im honest.
These kids today need to thank the older generation there not playin with sticks
I bought the 6 button Street Fighter 2 controller and a Madden complete in box last year. Star Control 2 just never gets old.
Twisted and Zhadnost are still great party games, my friends and I used to play them the past few years anytime anyone came over =)
Return Fire was my favorite. My friends and I spent hours battling it out trying to capture each other's flags. The music, the graphics, the fun maps. It was ahead of it's time and wish it would get a modern remake
I know next to nothing about the 3DO, but I'd buy a 3DO Mini just for Star Control II !
Most folks just good around with Super Melee but they have no idea of the absolutely amazing campaign
I played on a 3DO at a promotion event when it was being released and wanted one so bad. Couldn't afford one though :(
I love how this video is like a history lesson. Great job John!
I have a 3DO FZ-10, although it needed a little work to keep going! FMV games like Night Trap, Sewer Shark, and Demolition Man have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. And until recently the 3DO versions were the best console ports! So its always been a console connected on my shelf!
The 3do was a blast. I recently picked one up off eBay. I had one as a kid and loved it. Crash n burn was one of my favorites. But also enjoyed many others. After watching this video I will certainly look for Star Control 2. Thanks for this video I really enjoyed it.
You can now download Star Control 2 for free on PC, but due to Trade Mark it is under "Ur-Quan Masters" it is free and even has an HD version. Also there is the new Stardock game "Starcontrol Origins" it is pretty good, but not as good as SC2. Good luck, great game to play.
I had the Goldstar 3DO console back in 1996 when the price came down to where I was willing. The games were better than the Genesis at least. Shockwave and Megarace were two games included. Sports and gameshow games were my favorites....so FIFA, Madden, PGA Tour, Foes of Ali, Slam N Jam, Zhadnost, Twisted, and Family Feud were others I owned. Unforgettable hours of fun. Ahh the 90's.
Happy to stumble on the older vid. My favorite game was easily Return Fire!
Glad you enjoyed!
3DO was an awesome company, hired local teens for data processing, I had a few of these, the developer console, and an unreleased successor that had flash drive capabilities and one running game, Street Fighter 2. They were literally just dumping everything in the trash out back.and my friend took what he could fit in his small hatchback.
John, you and I definitely agree on Star Control II being our favorite 3DO game. I played it over and over again back in the day and used it as an example to my friends (along with Wing Commander III) as to why they needed to own a 3DO. It usually worked. I still love my 3DO to this day.
I remember my friend getting a 3DO, we had a blast with it; however we moved on to other games & systems, for a brief moment it was a holy grail of systems, just never took out, seems like they could have partnered with someone and improve on it for a next generation, ultimately it just faded into obscurity!
Man that was right on. Loved playing the 3DO at lechmere where I worked in the 90s. That and the Virtual Boy.
Definitely some good picks. Some more favourites are Return Fire, The Horde, Battlesport, Wolfenstein 3D, Total Eclipse, and Alone in the Dark
I love the 3do game Star Fighter. It is so much better done than the Saturn or Ps1 versions of the game. The proof is when you fly up into the sky, everything shrinks and you even see the curvature of the planet you are on. What does the Saturn and PlayStation version do? Fog. Lots of damn fog. Has probably the best 3d of any 3do game I’ve ever played.
This machine was an absolute beast but that damn price tag killed it when Genesis and Super Nintendo were alot cheaper to get games on.
We ran a pool hall / arcade when I was younger and we had all the systems hooked up to big screens to rent out for $5/hour. The 3DO was ALWAYS rented out. The Playstation, Saturn, and Jaguar were on the same TV because they weren't rented nearly as much. 3DO was non stop rented. I absolutely loved that system, then when the M2 was announced, I was excited... then Trip liquidated everything. The gaming industry owes a ton to the 3DO.
Awesome vid. Saved a bunch of money and bought an FZ-10 in high school (on layaway from K-mart). Spent hours upon hours with my friends playing Slam 'N Jam. Also loved Star Fighter and Dungeons and Dragons. Regret selling my 3DO collection :( Thanks for the upload and memories!
Thank you for watching!
Demolition Man, Gex, Street Fighter and my fav FMV is Dealeous Encounter. I was really into Tia Carrera in those days. Lol
You missed a couple of other 3DO gems. Wing Commander 3, return fire, the Hoard, and especially Battle Sport. Awesome stuff
I remember spending my car money on a launch 3do road rash was awesome. A guy at a local record store gave me the move list for nauty dogs first game way of the warrior great fun despite the horrible controller. Omg listing to white zombie during play and road rash was sick.!
Great video but you forgot to mention that the 3DO has CD sound and that’s a big advantage
I love the 3do! My favorite game on the 3do is Wing Commander 3! It was such a unique time in gaming with so many different systems being tried.
Shockwave 2 was an amazing game, even better than the original. I also loved Immercenary. It was a weird game with cheezy FMV acting but it was sort of an early open-world game. The premise was sort of Matrix-like except that everyone knew they were trapped in a virtual world. The only way out was to die in battle which also meant dying IRL.
Appreciate seeing all these games, I never had a 3DO
Never had a 3do, but I remember having a lot of fun playing Shocwave/Shockwave Assault on the pc back in the day!
Thanks Fam for this 3DO experience, I used to drool and wanted this console too! Lol
My kids were lucky, their mid-thirties father was on the cutting edge grabbing each new console as they hit the market. I loved NFS, Bladeforce and Gex. Gex was really cool for the many one liner jokes.
Great video man, was hoping to see Escape From Monster Manor but kudos for taking me back
I finally added a 3DO to my collection just a couple weeks ago, so this video couldn't be better timed! :)
takes burned discs
use a nice quality cdr & burn @ 1x speed
the games are very expensive 😇
There are some great games here. I think the price tag for the system was what doomed it. At the time games like Super Street Fighter II Turbo and the most accurate version of Samurai Shodown not on the Neo Geo would have been system sellers. But that's not worth $700. The Jaguar launched at $250. That price point with these games would probably have gone somewhere.
Best 3DO video I’ve seen yet. True respect for the games.
I also remember a particular magazine (can’t quite remember the name though) that had an extensive 3D0 article and I kinda obsessed over it. Fast forward 10 months and it released for $700, which was out of my range being a working 19 year old. Lucky me..got hit by a car and they paid me $75,000. First stop: Guitar store. Second stop: Electronics Boutique.
Return Fire & It’s add on pack, The Horde, Daedalus Encounter, Night Trap, D, Space Hulk, Twisted Game Show were some excellent games I remember you didn’t mention
My local store was kind enough to let me return my newly bought CD-I for a 3DO. Got AITD and Road Rash as my first two games.
“Plumbers don’t wear ties”
@@larrykoolthegamer3646 I’m well aware..... that’s the joke.
Trip'd, PGA golf, Return Fire and Starfighter were my favourites, and I also spent ages on Madden, Need for Speed, Wing Commander, Syndicate and Striker Soccer. Great memories!
I have nearly every single USA 3DO release. One of my all time favorites.
Some games I'd highly suggest playing that were not mentioned in this video are Space Hulk. AD&D Slayer, and Icebreaker
I love Icebreaker! Under appreciated game.
@@johnhancockretro I hear ya man. I got my copy signed by Andrew looney the creater of the game, and he still had his 3DO Dev kit. He also burned me a beta disc of the unreleased icebreaker 2. Super nice guy. He makes little board games and card games now.
I can't play space hulk more 30-60 seconds before getting killed
Great selection, thanks! Return Fire and Daedalus Encounter are also pretty good.
I loved
1. Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (awesome and very stressful strategic first person shooter where you command a team)
2. Return Fire (top down strategy game with multiplayer, great symphony soundtrack and gameplay)
3. Po'd (1st person shooter with crude humour)
4. Battlesport {3D vehicle shooter)
5. Striker (soccer game)
Way of the Warrior with White Zombie being played as the game soundtrack is a fun 3do game.
The Horde, Very unique for its time, I still play it on my emulator from time to time. and Mike Seaver :)
So glad to see you talking about Captain Quazar. I love that game & it never gets any attention. Good job.
I picked up a 3d0 about 15 years ago back before vintage games were so popular and expensive. I love Gex, The Horde, and Quarantine. Also fun to play a few of those stinkers like Plumbers don't wear ties lol.
Awesome video!! I'm a huge 3DO fan and I definitely now have to pick up more games for the collection! Also the best way to play super street fighter 2 turbo is with the soldier pad. Although they are a bit difficult to find
Immercenary was fantastic... DnD Slayer (the music will stay with you ... forever)... Wing Commander III Heart of the Tiger.... I miss my 3DO! Why did I sell it to my brother!? He still has it... maybe I'll visit his house in the night.... :-)
Other good ones - Killing Time, Mad Dog 2 and Crime Patrol with gun, FIFA, Slam 'N Jam '95, Super Wing Commander, The Horde, Theme Park, Total Eclipse, Way of the Warrior, Twisted: The Game Show, Return Fire
killing time and quarantine were some 3do classics.
This may have made my mind up for me. I have repaired a dozen+ of these from this model to the 10 and The Goldstar. I’ve only ever played it to test after repair. I bought Gex as a test game like 5 years ago. It’s been on my mind that I should pick one up but I always end up using the earmarked funds for something else. This video helped out a lot. Thanks
The video game store from Redding - are you talking about Quarter Master Games?
You are doing a great job reviewing this classic, although i was more into soccer,basketball,phoenix and return fire (also way of the warrior seemed amazing at the time, compared to mk1/2).
Try Road Redemption. It's like a spiritual successor to Road Rash.
Way of warrior blew me away back then also some shooting game in haunted house can't remember title.
I still remember reading my old gaming magazines and being blown away too by the screenshots, I still have them stored. But sadly I never did play or own it.
The game you are thinking of is 'Escape From Monster Manor' mate
You are so right wolfie ty for remembering was great comical shooter me my uncle played endlessly.
3DO cool I got about 20 games for iT, Great video dude 👍
Another great video John. This is the type of system I would love to try, but I haven't heard of any fun games for it. I'm still probably never going to play one, so I appreciate you making a video about the positive gaming experiences on the system.
100k subs. Congrats Mr. IMMORTAL
The absolute best 3do game is Return Fire - still a great multiplayer game to this day.
That Captain Quasar game looks really fun.
I loved return fire
A big one is Wolfenstein 3D on the 3DO - aka. the best console port of Wolf3D. Hi-res textures, CD-quality soundtrack, vastly improved sound effects and it combines the SNES/Jaguar shortened campaign with the original full-length PC campaign for a total of 90 levels. In some ways it's better than the PC version, and that's saying a lot for a retro FPS.
I remember playing twisted when I was a kid I couldn’t believe a game had real people as characters
How much did you get it for? At that price I doubt many people got a hold of it
Hey John. Just got a 3DO over the weekend. Been searching for months. What 3-4 games would you recommend that won’t break the bank? I do t like fighting or sports games.
I missed out on this system entirely. Loving the fmv as I'm a fan of the sega cd. Awesome job with the vid John! 👍
When I look at the 3DO it holds up so well compared to other consoles of this period. I still think games like need for speed and road rash look great. It doesn't have the technical abilities of the saturn or playstation but developers during this period combined fmv, digitized sprites and polygons in a way that gave the games personality. It's like an interactive b-movie video store. It's one of my favorite consoles.
@2:45 im not a sports fan but growing up Philly, that was an awesome that shot of Veterans Stadium.
Ive been playing this on emulator the past few days and from what Ive seen its actually a pretty good console/library of games.
Ok John, now I want Star Control 2. The 3DO is a fun system. I have the Goldstar model which is amazingly plugging along like new. I recently picked up the long-box version of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, and have been enjoying it. The standard controller is a bear though. Thanks much for the video.
Damn I love watching stuff like this
Thanks bro!!! Happy holidays
very lucky to have one of these systems as kid/ best yardsale find ever haha
roadrash & the fmv games blew me away pre-playstation
Hey John, very cool list. I still need buy physical copy of Star Control II and Captain Quazar for my FZ-1 :-/ Off top of my head few games I like just based on gameplay: Lucienne's Quest, Incredible Machine, Ice Breakers, Star Fighter, PO'ed and Killing Time. And Cyberdillo is one of the most bizzare games I've played. EDIT: And how can I forget that CD-i port, Lost Eden!
I’m curious as to what 3DO games are still fun to play today, more so than what games (like Madden) were revolutionary when they came out. Any votes on which games hold up to the test of time? One I’d vote for is Primal Rage.
My local game store had playable 3D0 and Jaguar displays, side by side. They really did feel like the future had arrived.
Glad I picked up the original Panasonic 3DO console in 2012 for $65, which extras ;)
Same as yours, and same as the orgonal I had the first year of release, which i then sold to get the next thing ...
I have two 3DO games I really enjoyed. Guardian War and slam n jam!
Star Control 2 is one of my top 10 best games EVER.
3DO came with a 5 button controller, not 3. It has 2 shoulder buttons
Not sure if you know or not but Star Control 2 has been updated due to becoming open source. Check out pc game project "The Urquan Masters" :) It is SC2, updated to run on modern equipment and has been converted by fans to have full voice acting, HD graphics, and multiplayer online super melee. Best of all it is free.
I got my FZ-1 in 1996. I was absolutely smitten with Road Rash and Need for Speed! (Although Gex was pretty damn cool, too....) I eventually fell out of love with this system and listened to the magazines tell me it was archaic junk, and gave all my time to the PS and Saturn and N64, but this system will always have a soft spot in my heart. I wish I never got rid of it. Shame Shame.
At beginning it sounded like "Back in 90's i used to flip through gay magazines & drool over the pictures" lol
That's just what I got! Drooling ay? I'm sure JH is laughing over that, lol.
hey man, whatever blows your hair back
Dude, what about Total Eclipse? Lol. Waaay ahead of its time... some great picks here though
This is a great list. The only great game missing is PO’ed which was tremendous fun back in the day. And Starfighter (I think that was the name).
I remember when I was a teen Panasonic 3DO was on sale at best buy for $30 when it was dying , I wanted to get it but we was very poor.
Great list there john. Thanks man.
Is there anyway to play 3dO games without the original console like a collection of games on newer consoles? Always wanted to play psychic detective ever since it came out.
Probably your best bet is to emulate it with an emulator such as 4d0.
Psychic detective is also on the original PlayStation. I own a multi-disk copy. It’s hilariously awful
I liked Alone In The Dark--but not only for being the first 3D Survival Horror game, but also for introducing me to Lovecraft!... The occult themes fascinated me as a kid and reading the game's books for clues was a joy. It's one of the few games I can think of where reading texts was a draw and not just a means to an end. The game was loaded with atmosphere unlike anything else, which, for me, made it unforgettable.
I have my 3DO FZ-1 still working as well, lots of fond memories growing up with it as a child. I have most of the games mentioned here and agree with this list for the most part. Star Control 2 is my favourite game of all time, blew me away as a kid, especially the campaign and storyline. The only game we loved that is missing from this list is Battlesport, my buddies and I would play against each other on that game for hours. Otherwise, great list.
Great video John! I always have had a curiosity about that console.
I just bought a 3DO on ebay. Waiting for it to come in. Hopefully it works good as the seller stated. Never had this console and zero nostalgia for it. Just adding a piece of history to the collection.
Great video! People crap on the 3DO but it’s easy to pick out the really good games from this system. You made some great recommendations but I’d like to throw in a few more:
- Return Fire. FUN is a great word to describe this game. This is an awesome war game and in my opinion much better than the PlayStation port.
- Killing Time. I consider this the second-best FPS on the 3DO (the best I consider to be Iron Angel of the Apocalypse). But this game has great horror atmosphere and hilariously campy love action cutscenes.
- Iron Angel of the Apocalypse. Yeah I just mentioned it, but the best FPS on the 3DO in my opinion. Decent graphics, great music, and _awesome_ atmosphere.
- Guardian War. Hands down the best RPG on the 3DO. Great story, controls are great, and killer music. I consider “Daichi” to be one of best RPG battle music scores I’ve ever heard.
There’s more but these are the first that came to mind, lol.
I had shock wave, some robot fighting game, madden football, need for speed, gex, road rash, some terrible movie game with dennis robman on cover, a basketball game. Samurai shodown and street fighter 2. Those what i recall.
I think that Robot Fighting game sadly may of been 'Rise of the Robots'
I miss when there were more than 3 competitors in the home console market. Even in the mid 90s there were still 5-6 competitors.. the Jaguar literally scared Sega into improving the Saturn architecture 😂 Funny in retrospect
Just today i got a FZ-1. I will try your choices Thank you!
Long time subscriber, first time commenting and had to do it on the system I love. Three games i would add are "The Horde", "Syndicate" and "Guardian Wars"