Anyone playing a 3DO this weekend? Anyone?

[fishsandwich]

I haven't seen a post about the 3DO lately.

Does anyone play with the 3DO anymore? Anyone going to hook it up this weekend?

I have a 3DO and a bunch of games in storage three states a way so I haven't played any 3DO games in quite some time. I recently won a 3DO gun off Ebay (the auction title didn't mention the gun, so it went for cheap!) and it came with a battered but functioning 3DO. I went home for Christmas and grabbed about 50 or so games to take back home with me (jewel-cased or loose CD's only... I'm not hauling those big-ass boxes around with me.) I finally got around to hooking it up last night. I must say that the 3DO could have been a real contender had it been introduced at a reasonable price. Some of the later 3-D games approach early PSone/Saturn in terms of graphical complexity. Great 2-D. Too bad the controllers suck. I should have grabbed that adaptor that lets you use SNES controllers when I was at home. Oh, well. Haven't tried out the gun yet but I plan to this weekend.


Early impressions of some games after my long (over two year?) hiatus from playing a 3DO...

STAR FIGHTER: I remember this being one of the best-looking games on the 3DO. Great control and arcadey shooting once you get used to the handling. Lots of pop-up, but it's still got some great graphics. I love how you can burn the landscape with your lasers and it stays burnt.

STARBLADE: This port of the arcade on-rails shooter can be played with flat polygonal graphics (like the original) or with cool texture-mapped graphics. Looks great. Unfortunately, boring on-rails shoooters aren't my thing, but I remember this one being pretty popular in its day.

BLADE FORCE: Another very impressive display of graphical power, plus the early CGI intro is hilarious. Great control, but the game gets old after a while... easy to get lost. This is one of the few games that has ever given me motion sickness.

QUARANTINE: Man, this game sucks. It's DOOM in a car, only with abysmal control and dreary graphics. Whoever compared this piece of shit game to Twisted Metal was seriously disturbed.

DOOM: This is the worst port of Doom that I have ever played. I'd rather play the GBA or the SNES version. The graphics aren't bad, the the flame rate is SO SLOW that you have to shrink the screen down to the size of a playing card to get the game anywhere near playable. Seriously, the developers knew the frame rate was atrocious so they gave players the option of several screen sizes. There's a secret code to play it FULL SCREEN. Seriously, it runs at 2 frames a second. Unplayable. I'm sure the 3DO could do decent FPS's... PO'ed maybe?

OFF-WORLD INTERCEPTOR: Call me crazy, but I always liked this futuristic combat racer. Wasn't it one of the earliest really cool-looking games on the 3DO? I think it was ported to the PSone and Saturn as well. I liked it on those platforms, too.

AUTOBAHM TOKIO: What a piece of shit! This Japan-only arcade racer looks GREAT when the computer is running the demo... things go down faster that Tara Reid's career once you actually start playing. I've never hit so many retaining walls in my life. I'd rather play ANY racing game on the Jaguar than this waste of plastic and foil.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO: Looks just like the arcade game. Fast. Great intro. Too bad about the controller. Just not enough buttons AND you have to use the shoulder buttons! Wasn't there a special controller for this game? The regular 3DO pad is crap.


I'm going to play a bunch more games this weekend. This are ones I am particularly look forward to playing...

BATTLESPORT: Isn't this supoosed to be one of the best games on the 3DO?

FAMILY FEUD: I wish this supported a keyboard.

NIGHT TRAP: Hilarious I say.

PO'ED: Good FPS maybe?

ROAD RASH: The 1st 32-bit Road Rash!

SAMURAI SHODOWN: Better than SNES/Genny?

STAR CONTROL II: This is supposed to be phenominal.

WAY OF THE WARRIOR: I hated this... maybe I like it now?

BLONDE JUSTICE, IMMORTAL DESRIE, THE COVEN, etc: Soft-corn porn on the 3DO. Not really games, but still...

DOCTOR HAUZER: Resident Evil-style game that was only released in Japan.

YU YU WHATEVERHISNAME: Anime fighter. Looks interesting.

SLAM 'N JAM: This game was supposed to be the best basketball game ever created (in its day, of course)

LUCIENNE'S QUEST: Gotta give an RPG a try, no?

AD & D SLAYER: I've heard really good things about this one. Is it a good dungeon crawler or something in 3-D?



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Anyone else have any suggestions?

:D

[pacmanhat]

I have but one recommendation:

It has the only (as far as I know) console version of The Incredible Machine. And it kicks ass.

[blue lander]

I think I played Star Control 2 for a few days last month. It's a great game, but it requires a huge investment of time to get in to.

The only 3DO game I ever played to completion was Guardian War, a simple TRPG. I believe it's the prequel to Lucienne's Quest, actually. There are many, many better TRPGs out there on other systems, but Guardian War is still pretty good by 3DO standards.

[sirhansirhan]

I played Zhadnost last night with one of my friends, and after we finished that, he played Daedalus Encounter for a while (mmm... Tia Carrere). Then, after he left, I played Mind Teazzer... no, I'm just kidding.

Zhadnost is pretty cool. It gets awfully repetitive and rides a very fine line between kitschy and grating, but still, it isn't bad.

[Retsudo]

Never played one in my life. Would like to try it though.

[Poofta!]

ive played all of the games mentioned at one point or another, and honestly, not to burst your bubble, but most of those games have better versions of them readily available and the ones that dont, dont deserve to be played. playing the 3d0 versions may even taint the game in your eyes. my advice is to stay away, but you wont listen, so try to have fun.

[Kid Ice]

Mine is always hooked up and this weekend I will be playing The Incredible Machine of all things (pacmanhat is right).

Any friend of the 3DO is a friend of mine, and your impressions are pretty dead on if you ask me. To answer your questions:

Battlesport - fantastic. The only game to really improve on Ballblazer IMO.

Family Feud - kinda fun

Night Trap - hilarious, yes, but you do kinda get into it

PO'ED - bad. The 3DO is not a good FPS system. Escape From Monster Manor is the only decent one, and Wolfenstein 3D rocks.

Road Rash - best version I've ever played

Samurai Shodown - I prefer the Genny version, but the graphics and sound here are better. I just don't like any loading time whatsoever. The longbox rawks.

Star Control II - not my cup of tea but the production values are through the roof. I feel the same way about Final Fantasy VII...it's obviously awesome, just not my kind of game.

Way of the Warrior - very funny. Not a good game, at all. But it has its fans. Joe Santulli insists this is a good game.

Don't have any of the "girl" games or imports.

Slam n Jam - excellent basketball game, but no licensed players. The teams and players are modeled after real teams though (in 94 of course)

No Lucienne's Quest for me. YET.

Slayer - I don't care for the D&D games. They're just bad FPS games if you ask me.

As for the whole "those games were done better on PSX thing", I've fought this battle before. Let's run it down:

which is better?
Need for Speed...3DO
Gex...3DO (same game but PSX has password instead of save)
Return Fire...PSX
Starfighter...same game
Road Rash...3DO
Doom...PSX
Starblade...same game

That pretty much covers the significant games you can find on both systems. I'm sure garbage like Novastorm and Psychic Detective is done better on the PSX...good luck finding those on the PlayStation BTW.

Some 3DO threads you might want to check out:

Official 3DO… http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10172
Top 20 3DO… http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1568
a look back… http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33058

Joe had a thread called "3 Days of 3DO" but that might have been re-titled to the "look back" thread.

[Niku-Sama]

i'd play it if i had one, but i want it complete so its gonna be some time before i find one like that

[vgxtreme]

Incredible Machine was awesome on 3DO. I like the Twisted (?) game too.

[blue lander]

I once saw Lucienne's Quest at a video game store, but it was something like $30. I couldn't tell from the case what kind of game it was, and I couldn't remember if the game was rare or not. So I went home and looked it up, realised what it was, and went back only to find the game had already been sold!

[Rogmeister]

I had a 3DO once with a lot of games but I sold or traded it 2 or 3 years ago. The closest I can do (to be with you in spirit) is to play a game of High Heat Baseball 2004 on my PS2...hey, at least it was made BY 3DO! LOL

[attilathehun]

The Best FSP is Castle Wolfenstien 3d and Nite Mare Manor. PO'D sux but frame rate better than Doom. PO'D graphics is bad all you shoot are like blobby things hopping about it.

AD & D Slayer is ok fprpg. It definitely aint the worst for 3do. Stay away from the 4 cd fprpg it sux donkey dick.

The Super Street Fighter II and Samuria Shodown maybe the only decent fighters on the system.

Road Rash and Need For Speed good racing for it.

Space shooters on 3do good but back in those days not very detailed.

Off World is fun driver shooter.

The Porn somewhat titlating. It would been nice if they had some sistahs with round back. The best porn one is you go through tunnels and open up rooms with a electronic code to see the women to do strip shows for you. Don't remember what it's called but definitely the best porn cause it is actually a game.

Madden football better than the ps until Madden 99.

Bladeforce maybe the best copter shooter for that year.

[njiska]

I'm still amazed how bad that port of Doom was. It brings chills to my 3DO loving spine.

Wolfenstien 3DO was great though. Best version out there. Solid gameplay and a ridiculous number of levels. Great.

And now that you've reminded me i think i'm gonna play D when i get home.

[DDCecil]

Don't forget about Icebreaker. It is the main reason why I have my 3D0 hooked up (also for SSF2T, Strahl, Theme Park, and Quarantine - Yes, I love Quarantine).

[Jestr]

If you can, give Strahl a try. It plays like a dumbed down version of Dragon's Lair, but it has great graphics and is a fun way to kill an hour or so.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Another 3DO owner here from the beginning. I also agree mostly with your mini-reviews. I'd also add that Shockwave and it's sequels are also not too shabby. Also, Snowjob is also worth checking out. Not too bad of a game. If you are into imports, the 3DO also had the first console version of Policenauts. Classic.

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[Diatribal Deity]

Captain Quazar was very underrated. Check it out!

[cityside75]

As for the whole "those games were done better on PSX thing", I've fought this battle before. Let's run it down:

which is better?
Need for Speed...3DO
Gex...3DO (same game but PSX has password instead of save)
Return Fire...PSX
Starfighter...same game
Road Rash...3DO
Doom...PSX
Starblade...same game



Can you elaborate on some of these? I haven't played NFS on the PS yet, but it seems a little slow to me on 3do. I had it on the PC ages ago, and that version also had more tracks and canned the cheesy 80's dude. If the PS makes those changes that's definitely an improvement in my eyes.

I have Road Rash on Saturn, but I haven't played it for ages on 3do. It seems pretty solid on the Saturn, is the PS version a lot worse?

Oh, and to answer the original question, I just got my first 3do and about 20 games a month ago, so I'll probably play with it this weekend if I can find a spare few minutes. I don't have a lot of the games on the best-of lists, but now I have a better idea what to look for.

[attilathehun]

As for the whole "those games were done better on PSX thing", I've fought this battle before. Let's run it down:

which is better?
Need for Speed...3DO
Gex...3DO (same game but PSX has password instead of save)
Return Fire...PSX
Starfighter...same game
Road Rash...3DO
Doom...PSX
Starblade...same game



Can you elaborate on some of these? I haven't played NFS on the PS yet, but it seems a little slow to me on 3do. I had it on the PC ages ago, and that version also had more tracks and canned the cheesy 80's dude. If the PS makes those changes that's definitely an improvement in my eyes.

I have Road Rash on Saturn, but I haven't played it for ages on 3do. It seems pretty solid on the Saturn, is the PS version a lot worse?

Oh, and to answer the original question, I just got my first 3do and about 20 games a month ago, so I'll probably play with it this weekend if I can find a spare few minutes. I don't have a lot of the games on the best-of lists, but now I have a better idea what to look for.The 1st need for speed, road rash, offworld intercepter, d, alone in the dark 2, casper, the horde, gex, jonny bazookatone and shockwave are pretty much the same on all 3 systems unless you have a goldstar 3do.

[Blanka789]

Captain Quazar was very underrated. Check it out!

Heck Yeah! Seriously, a good game, check it out.

[heyricochet]

Well I'll reference DigitalPress's old 3do thread because its a great read for those into the 3do: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33058&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=3do

And in addition I'll pimp my 3do lot for sale, if you're interested talk to me by sunday because its going on the bay then.

[Princess-Isabela]

I cant believe you guys didn't mentions real gem here, game that is still one of my favorites when it comes to 3DO, a port of beloved amiga systems - Soccer Kid!!
this platformer rocks and its a great conversion from Amiga(or CD-32 if you prefer), I'm still having a ball playing it.
highly recommend!!
regards.

[Princess-Isabela]

I cant believe you guys didn't mention real gem here yet, game that is still one of my favorites when it comes to 3DO, a port of beloved amiga systems - Soccer Kid!!
this platformer rocks and its a great conversion from Amiga(or CD-32 if you prefer), I'm still having a ball playing it.
highly recommend!!
regards.

[Skyway_Recreation]

I'm sure garbage like Novastorm and Psychic Detective is done better on the PSX...good luck finding those on the PlayStation BTW.

i have nova storm for playstation. and that game is fuckin' horrible. it's like a bootleg silpheed to me, i haven't played it in like two years, gonna have to pop it in to throw up again.
BTW, i've never played a 3d0, i owned an fz1 for like a year, and couldn't get any games or controllers so i gave it to my friend that had one so he could have a back up. i never bothered on trying his.

[Kid Ice]

As for the whole "those games were done better on PSX thing", I've fought this battle before. Let's run it down:

which is better?
Need for Speed...3DO
Gex...3DO (same game but PSX has password instead of save)
Return Fire...PSX
Starfighter...same game
Road Rash...3DO
Doom...PSX
Starblade...same game



Can you elaborate on some of these?

NFS - totally different game. 3DO NFS is basically a one on one race against an FMV foe (Mr. X or X-Man or something like that). When you don't perform well he taunts you at the end of the race. Spectacular crashes with metal crunching sound effects. There's also a cop in there. On the PSX it's just a me too racer. The feel is totally different and there's no Mr. X. Yes, the graphics and frame rate are better but it's just not the same game.

Gex - exactly the same game. 3DO saves to internal memory, on the PSX you have to write down passwords.

Return Fire - better graphics on the PSX. I remember one version has more amusing FMV...I think it was the PSX. Otherwise pretty much the same game.

Starfighter - identical.

Road Rash - this one is sort of subjective. I like the feel of this one better than the Saturn and PSX versions. Also keep in mind this came out a couple of years before those versions.

Doom - the 3DO version is a joke.

Starblade - identical

EDIT: Doh, I forgot I said pretty much all of the above in a previous post

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38391&highlight=3do

[Fighter17]

Get two players, and play Return Fire for the whole weekend. ;)


I did that many times when I used to own a 3DO.

[blue lander]

I bought Soccer Kid a long time ago but never bothered to play it. I guess I'll pop it in next time I've got the system fired up! I'm not a huge fan of most Amiga platformers, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

[Porkchop]

Picked up a copy of The Incredible Machine :) , Drug Wars and Corps Killer in a thrift store today so I will be checking these out this weekend.

[fishsandwich]

My notables so far this today...

Road Rash... I love this game almost as much as the underrated N64 version.

StarFighter... this game is the damn fun.

Way of the Warrior... this game was fun for about 10 minutes or so and then gets really, really old. It's funny for funny's sake, but a good-quality fighting game it is not.

:D

[scorch56]

I lucked out when I bought my first 3DO because the price had dropped to $399 (a Goldstar model, still mint today).. when they were first released they went for $600 or even more I heard.

I now have all three versions of the domestic models (FZ-1 & FZ-10 Panasonic). I play my 3DO regularly and it to this day has some of my most favorite games on it. My tastes vary and I even liked some games most didn't.

Here's my recommendations (ones I've played):

Quarantine. Yup.. I liked it as well. Hated it at first and was constantly just "flash" playing it because I thought I'd NEVER learn how to drive the taxi. Once you finally learn (with time & patience) it actually rocks. Believe me.. if I can learn to drive that car.. anybody can.. I'm NOT into racing games. The story and premise was hilarious and once you got out of the initial level and into other parts of Kemo City the game picks up.

Immercenary.. my absolute.. most favorite 3DO game of all time. How come NOBODY picked up on this game when "Phantom Dust" came out for the Xbox? They're practically the same gameplay with a different story.

Bladeforce.. like somebody else said.. had great graphics for it's time and the control & handling were "spot on" for a guy who flies around a Megopolis with a helicopter pack strapped to his back. LOL

Star Control II.. strategy games are my favorite, I play them on my PC all the time because most suck on consoles.. this one didn't.. a CLASSIC PC game.. ported just fine.

Lost Eden.. slow paced adventure but had a beautiful soundtrack and a unique "Dinotopia" theme. Also a port of a PC game only on 3DO.

A few others:

PaTaank (3D Pinball from the "machines" view)

PO'ed (FPS)
Killing Time (FPS)
Cyberdillo (FPS)
.. yes FPS's sucked on the 3DO.. but these were OK. Escape From Monster Manor IS the best.. so that doesn't bode well.

IMO.. N for S and Road Rash WERE the best on the 3DO.

Return Fire w/the Maps O' Death Expansion.. great MP fun.

Some people actually enjoyed the Shockwave games (I have all 4; I'll bet I'm the only guy on the planet ;) )

Foes of Ali

..and congratulations on your "gun" find. It took me forever to get one. Of all the systems American Laser Games released its FMV shooters for.. they ran and looked the best on the 3DO.. that's a fact.. closest to the arcades. Of course.. you'll need Demolition Man as well.

Oh yeah.. Mazer.

Guardian Wars is NOT connected with Lucienne's Quest in ANY way. If you have LQ.. I'm jealous.. but GW sucks.

Captain Quazar & Soccer Kid are both good and rapidly becoming HTF.

Oh yeah.. I WILL be playing my 3DO this weekend. For more games.. see my 3DO collection. I consider all of them good.. not a dud in the bunch.

.. still looking for the M2.

[fishsandwich]

It's the weekend again... why not play some 3DO???

I played for awhile last night. More impressions...

Cyberdillo: Crap. It's colorful and weird and all, but why is 1/4 of the screen filled with useless info? So they could shrink down the playfield to a level where the framerate would be a few steps above bad? I may try it again, though.

Wolfenstein 3-D: Hey, this is a great version of Wolf! All the Nazi imagery is there, and the graphics looks great. Runs smooth and fast, too! Makes me wanna pee on the SNES port...

B.C. Racers: This game is almost as crappy on the 3DO as it is on the Sega CD and 32x. The 32x version is missing the kinda funny FMV and the Sega CD has less colors and that's about it. The game is weak on any playform. Gag.

VR Stalkers: This game just goes to prove how developers eventually got familiar with the 3DO hardware. Compare the VERY simple environments of this 3-D shooter and then compare it to the far, far superior Star Fighter. You'll see what I mean.

Jurassic Park Interactive: This is a bunch of mini-games held together loosely the Jurassic Psrk license. Pretty damn tired.

Station Invasion: This is a truly bizarre game for children that will crack you up if you get into it. The story... a bunch of kids have pooled all their lawn-mowing and lemonade money and have bought a failing TV station and replaced the regular programming with shows aimed at children. You choose a show and host (I choose the Oprah wannabe) and then answer educational questions. The better you do, the better your ratings. Yes, it's lame, but the young Mary Hart is so bad she's good and the whole thing reeks of shitty comedy.

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: This is a really crappy "adventure" game where you try to hook up a plumber with a blond with big boobs. It's all live-action combined with still pictures. Kinda naught, really awful, totally unique. There's a code to see a bit of T & A.

Cyberia: I have no idea why I like this game, but I do. It's one of those questionable games that came out on PC's when CD drives started getting wide acceptance. It shows just how far gaming has come since the birth of the CD format. Call me crazy... I played this one a while.


I have loads more games to try. What are you guys and gals going to play this weekend?

:D

[blissfulnoise]

Twisted and Star Control II are where it's at.

I seriously do play SCII probably once a year. It's finishable in a weekend with a little help from your friends at GameFAQs.

It's not really an RPG, or an Action game, or a Strategy game but a true and, more importantly, successful hybrid of the three.

I'm not a Sci-Fi fan by any stretch of the imagination but the game features some of the most memorable characters in gaming history and has one of the finest plots I've ever seen put to disc. And since the combat system is all real time action, it won't put you to sleep like a traditional RPG might.

All dialog is spoken and you'll want to listen to every single word because it's so damn well writen and well "acted". Another novel thing with the dialog is that you can fast forward and rewind it in case you want to hear something over and over again. Case in point, ANYTHING said by the Spathi. Belly laughs ensue.

A must, must play for everyone. EVERYONE.

[attilathehun]

Actually the sega cd port of star blade is closer to ps then 3do.

Namco provided 2 versions for ps the original starblade version(same as sega cd) and a glitzier one.

The 3do is a semi glitzy version of starblade.

[blue lander]

Guardian Wars is NOT connected with Lucienne's Quest in ANY way. If you have LQ.. I'm jealous.. but GW sucks.

Except that they're both by Micro Cabin, and that Lucienne's Quest uses a revision of the Guardian War engine...



.. still looking for the M2.

A while ago somebody sold a bunch of M2 based machines used for interactive real estate demos or something. You couldn't play games on them or anything else, but they sold for $25 each. I wish I had picked one up.

[qbertandernie]

what disappointed me about twisted was the lack of an end round,....the game is done, then its done. no final 'bet all your money to maybe have a shot at winning from behind' round, though its still fun. go mr. fez!

road rash i had forgotten about, i used to play tyhe hell out of this game when i first bought the system....

star control 2...awesome. long as hell and you can really screw yourself if you have never played before, but worth the time to invest.

way of the warrior? was that the first person fighting game? i hated that game...seemed really slow, but an interesting concept.

my girlfriend played the hell out of pebble beach golf when last i set the system up, its a simple golf game, but she loves it.

i havent played in almost a year. i may just fire up the ol' 3do and play some road rash or try out icebreaker...although return fire maps op death sounds fun to...

as for the psychic detective 3do vs. ps1? i doubt its much different. ill play the ps1 game one of these days and repost, as psychic detective was one of the only 3do games i ever bought new(on clearance when i first acquired the system from a friend), and i played it a lot for a while, trying to get all of the alternate endings. i think i couldnt get 2 of the endings..i can still recall cut scenes from that game thinking back. i bet i havent played it in 8 years or more, and can still see them. god i wasted a lot of time on that game.

[DDCecil]

So I decided to play Icebreaker and a couple of others today...

Here's my current Icebreaker "level grid". I think I last played it back in Spring of 2001.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2884/picture2846xp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For the first time in my life, I tried out the 3 codes that are available for the game.

- Hold Left Shift + A during the small 3D0 logo to play the original made-in-a-week Icebreaker prototype level.

- Hold Left Shift + B during the small 3D0 logo to play 3D0 lander, programmed by 2 people who once worked for NASA! I can't get the ship to land without crashing it...

- Hold Left Shift and Right Shift during the small 3D0 logo to get 3 lives during the game. It doesn't count on your grid if you beat the level though.

I also tried out Ultraman Powered, which is based on the 1993 US/Japan Ultraman series:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0108430/

It's pretty funny and has some nice Engrish when you die.

[PDorr3]

I just got into collecting for 3DO in the middle of 05, and I have something like 65 complete games. I love the 3DO because it was the underdog of gaming, and yet it still holds some fun and unique games (I especialy like the large box design)

Here are some of my reccomendations of what I have played:

Return fire: Really fun game, and I have yet to play it on 2 player, but its still great.

Shock wave series: great games, especialy the 2nd one, I love the characters despite some cheesy acting, but the game itself is still well done.

Icebreaker: unique game, hard to describe the genre, shooter/puzzler?

Escape from monster manor: cool game, managed to scare me a few times with its classic *turn corner and see monster right in your face* its pretty simplistic but fun.

Guardian war: simple but actualy pretty good rpg, considering the system. I was suprised by all the different job types in it.

[fishsandwich]

Actually the sega cd port of star blade is closer to ps then 3do.

Namco provided 2 versions for ps the original starblade version(same as sega cd) and a glitzier one.

The 3do is a semi glitzy version of starblade.

What? Have you played the Sega CD and 3DO versions?

The Sega CD version uses empty wireframes instead of colored polygons for many of the enemy ship models. Evidentally the developers just couldn't do complete filled-in polygons on the Sega CD.

The 3DO has TWO versions on the same disk... the plain version that's just like the arcade with flat polygons and another "glitzier" version that features texture mapping. Quite a change.

Play all three versions and get back to me.

[dj898]

wow!
Sounds like I'm going to hunt down star blade for my Sanyo TRY 3DO... :D

[Kid Ice]

Actually the sega cd port of star blade is closer to ps then 3do.

Namco provided 2 versions for ps the original starblade version(same as sega cd) and a glitzier one.

The 3do is a semi glitzy version of starblade.

What were the PSX versions called? The only one I remember is Starblade Alpha. I wasn't aware there was another version.

IIRC Starblade Alpha and the 3DO version were almost identical, with both discs containing two versions of the game.

[Anthony1]

I've done a number of posts espousing the underdog quality of the 3DO. But, we did a worst major system of the 90's poll, and 3DO and Jaguar were the two systems that really got hammered in that poll. So alot of people think very badly of the 3DO. It's sad really.


Problem is, to really appreciate what the 3DO meant, you wouldv'e had to have been a early adopter of the 3DO system. If you got a 3DO late in it's run, like in 1996 or 1997 or you just got one recently, then you really can't understand the 3DO like the early adopters did. I wasn't a super early adopter, but I did end up obtaining a 3DO about 6 months after it launced, which was actually pretty early considering the price. (I lucked out and got a open box model for $399.99).


But the thing is, I had a 3DO pretty early. A good friend of mine actually got a 3DO when they launched. Me and him played Crash N Burn quite a bit. And let me tell you, back in very late 1993, to be playing Crash N Burn, it just seemed like the most amazing thing ever. It was so far beyond the technology of the Genesis and Super Nintendo and Sega CD. The Playstation and Saturn were basically vaperware and nobody even knew much of their existence during the Xmas of 1993, but the 3DO was a real machine that was available.


Sure the price was extremely high, and very few individuals got a chance to experience it early in it's lifecycle. But man, the early days were days of wonder. I'm telling you. Seeing Crash N Burn for the first time was just so amazing. But you know what was really sweet? Seeing previews for Total Eclipse and Off World Intercepter on the disk of Crash N Burn. That was like the first time I ever saw that. Then when Total Eclipse came out, that game seemed absolutely stunning at that time. Out of this World was an absolutely stunning and masterfull release. To this day, I will swear by Out of this World being one of the Top 10 3DO games, yet it rarely gets mentioned in anybodies top 20 3DO list. Mainly cause people played it on Sega CD or SNES or something, but OOTW is just light years better on 3DO. The backgrounds and the music is just so tiznite. When Madden first hit, being a huge sports nut, I thought Madden was just spectacular. Of course, the totally generic uniforms are pretty weak, and the gameplay wasn't nearly as good as the previous years Madden '93 on Genny, but at the time I was playing Madden on the 3DO in 1994, I thought it was the absolute bomb. Slam N Jam 95 was pretty amazing too. It didn't have the real players or team names and it was much more arcade like, but the graphics were actually quite far beyond what was seen in the Arcades at that time. Slam N Jam 95 could easily pass for a real Arcade game in 1994.


And Road Rash? Road Rash? Road Rash was the killer app that the 3DO needed. The first killer app.


Anyways, I could go on and on and on about the 3DO being the most underrated system out there, but I've already done it in previous 3DO threads.




Wolfenstein 3-D, Out of this World, Road Rash, Fifa, Captain Quazar, Shockwave, Monster Manor, Gex, The Horde, Icebreaker, Need for Speed (the first console version), Crash N Burn, Demolition Man, Slayer, Return Fire, Slam N Jam 95, Madden, Night Trap, and Sewer Shark. Just to mention a few games to peep out.

[attilathehun]

What? Have you played the Sega CD and 3DO versions?

The Sega CD version uses empty wireframes instead of colored polygons for many of the enemy ship models. Evidentally the developers just couldn't do complete filled-in polygons on the Sega CD.

The 3DO has TWO versions on the same disk... the plain version that's just like the arcade with flat polygons and another "glitzier" version that features texture mapping. Quite a change.

Play all three versions and get back to me.Yeah right. I think you are doing alot of reading. I played the arcade, sega cd, 3do(only once sorry must of been drunk didn't remember 2 versions) and the playstation port.

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[fishsandwich]

Yeah right. I think you are doing alot of reading. I played the arcade, sega cd, 3do(only once sorry must of been drunk didn't remember 2 versions) and the playstation port.

Thanks. I like to read.

Drinking will do that. Try the 3DO version again and try both games (both are on the same disk.) It rocks. I prefer the texture-mapped version, but the plainer version takes me back to the days when I played the original in arcades.

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[Flojomojo]

Star Control II appears to be brilliant, but I can't seem to find the time to play it.

I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Wing Commander III yet. I think it's much more playable than the Playstation version (no loading times!) and it's much more "plug-n-play" than getting it to run on a computer. It supports the analog stick, too. Good old Mark Hamill..... 8-)

There's no copy protection on the 3DO discs, so they should be relatively easy to come by if you know where to look... :angel:

[dj898]

wonder it will work with the flight stick?
I picked up brand new box recently for next to nothing.
would be good to give it a shot... :D

[Flojomojo]

WCIII supports/is designed for/contains instructions for play with the analog stick!

[dj898]

cool!
All I need now is the copy of game... :(

hmm...

[fishsandwich]

I'm going to try DOCTOR HAUZER next...


It's a Resident Evil/Alone in the Dark style survival horror game that was only released in Japan...


http://www.classicgaming.com/3dotoday/page%204/drhauzerboxf.jpg


Screenshots here...

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=doctor+hauzer


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[scorch56]

Try the C&H Flight Stick on Blade Force.. it's awesome.