3do topic

I couldn't find one here. so I'll start

I got my 3do in the winter of 2009 when I stumbled upon a boxed goldstar for 20 euros in the netherlands with no cables or nothing except the attached power cord. I simply bought it in hopes of it to work. and it did! and still does. over the next 2 years I would acquire around 20-25 3do games and they were all cheap and the true hidden gem I stumbled upon was star control 2. argubaly the biggest game I've ever seen.







It's kind of a love ir ot hate it system but it has a real cult following and against all odds I really love it from the moment I bought it. I also really love early and mid 90s pc/amiga gaming and this system has that well covered. games like panzer general, air combat games, battle chess, early fps games, flashback, another world etc.

I also have a noob question that I can't seem to answer. I bought a boxed 3do goldstar video unit but since putting it in my goldstar I can't access the internal memory and loading of games seems a bit weird. is this normal or is there no reason to really own one?

I actually bought a boxed copy of Way of the Warrior today. The guy I bought it from looked at me and said "This is the best "bad" game I've ever played" and laughed.

I personally like the 3DO. Granted, I didn't buy one until they were well under the $700 they launched, but it's got some great games.

The problem with accessing the memory manager is common. I suggest simply burning one of those demo discs floating around on the net that have a built in memory manager.

The goldstar also has a pretty bad track record for reliability. It both breaks more easily than other 3DO models, and it also has more compatibility issues. At least some of the Goldstar revisions do.

Other than that, 3DO is a great system and a great concept. Look at the similarities to todays consoles..

The only one that has the internal memory manager is the Panasonic FZ-1 3DO. There are a few games (MegaRace for example) that have a memory manager, although you could only delete files on it if I'm not mistaken (the FZ-1's memory manager I think that also had a copy function, or maybe that was Game Guru)

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Originally Posted by M4R14NO94

The only one that has the internal memory manager is the Panasonic FZ-1 3DO. There are a few games (MegaRace for example) that have a memory manager, although you could only delete files on it if I'm not mistaken (the FZ-1's memory manager I think that also had a copy function, or maybe that was Game Guru)

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Actually its called FZ-10, the one with the manager.

Bought mine new (FZ-10) when Best Buy was clearing them out for $69.99 and picked up several games also new at $5.00 each.

I have never regretted owning the system. It came with Gex and I picked up Family Feud, Kingdom, Soccer Kid and Space Ace. Since then I have added a few more titles.

Road Rash is still a favorite to play. I have never tried Star Control II but used to play Star Control on the Genesis.

Is Panzer General any good on the 3DO? I have played it on the Playstation and Panzer General II on computer.

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Originally Posted by SEGACOOL

Bought mine new (FZ-10) when Best Buy was clearing them out for $69.99 and picked up several games also new at $5.00 each.

I have never regretted owning the system. It came with Gex and I picked up Family Feud, Kingdom, Soccer Kid and Space Ace. Since then I have added a few more titles.

Road Rash is still a favorite to play. I have never tried Star Control II but used to play Star Control on the Genesis.

Is Panzer General any good on the 3DO? I have played it on the Playstation and Panzer General II on computer.

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Gex is probably my favorite 3DO game, which doesn't sound very impressive because it was massively ported, but I still think of it as a primarily 3DO game. I love platformers, and I feel that Gex is one of the higher quality platformers of the mid 90's. Back upon its release, it had great graphics, and its difficulty curve is decent. It reminds me of DKC a lot.

I also have Road Rash, and its probably my favorite game in the series. I don't mind FMV on the 3DO because it looks very good - almost VHS quality many times. If you like Road Rash, I recommend Need for Speed.

Though I don't play them very much anymore because I own the actual MVS and CPS2 carts, Samurai Shodown and SSF2T are both excellent ports. wing commander III is also a great port.

Those 6 games basically justify the system for me. Stuff like SC2 and Return Fire are just icings on the cake. Pretty good system, its reputation is kinda sad because, unlike the jaguar, the 3DO had a bunch of high profile great games. Its price tag killed it.

Thanks for the info TheSonicRetard. It is hard to buy new games for newer systems when there are so many older titles I would rather find.

Thanks again.

I saw a retarded GroundHog once playing in a farmer's field. Then Boom!!

Just got my 3DO in the mail yesterday. I've got a complete Gex and a few loose discs so I haven't seen too much of the library yet. I'll definitely buy a bunch of games if I can find them.

I must say I love 3DO boxes. They're so unnecessarily large. But they look great!

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Just got my 3DO in the mail yesterday. I've got a complete Gex and a few loose discs so I haven't seen too much of the library yet. I'll definitely buy a bunch of games if I can find them.

I must say I love 3DO boxes. They're so unnecessarily large. But they look great!

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There are several different designs of 3DO boxes - some, like Wing Commander 3, are simple shoe-box design, while some, like Way of the Warrior, are cardboard clamshell boxes. The best 3DO boxes are the ones by EA - the ones that are clamshell, but have the snapping piece of plastic on the right hand side of the box, with a plastic casing on the inside. Those boxes, to me at least, are the quintessential 3DO box, and what I think of immediately when I think of the console.

Is there a website that I can buy 3do consoles for under $100? From when I search ebay and the like, they all seem to go much higher. I'd like to get a 3do (always wanted one) but my budget only allows for $100.

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Is there a website that I can buy 3do consoles for under $100? From when I search ebay and the like, they all seem to go much higher. I'd like to get a 3do (always wanted one) but my budget only allows for $100.

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There's a shop here in houston that sells working FZ-1 model 3DOs for $115. If you're dying for one, we can work something out where I'll pick it up and ship it to you at cost.

This is one of the systems I still would like to have, along with the Atari Jaguar. But I'm waiting until I can get it for a really good price on ebay or on Craigslist. There's a lot of good games that to me look like they'd be pretty cool to have, a lot moreso than the Jaguar. I can say for sure though, that Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is a title that I would love never to have or spend money.

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Is there a website that I can buy 3do consoles for under $100? From when I search ebay and the like, they all seem to go much higher. I'd like to get a 3do (always wanted one) but my budget only allows for $100.

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Try this guy: http://www.collectorscardsandgames.com/new/3DO.html He always sells 3DO's for $50. Doesn't matter which model. Phone him though, he's very slow at responding to e-mails.

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There are several different designs of 3DO boxes - some, like Wing Commander 3, are simple shoe-box design, while some, like Way of the Warrior, are cardboard clamshell boxes. The best 3DO boxes are the ones by EA - the ones that are clamshell, but have the snapping piece of plastic on the right hand side of the box, with a plastic casing on the inside. Those boxes, to me at least, are the quintessential 3DO box, and what I think of immediately when I think of the console.

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I knew about all those already. I never liked the shoebox design but the others are fine.

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Originally Posted by M4R14NO94

The only one that has the internal memory manager is the Panasonic FZ-1 3DO. There are a few games (MegaRace for example) that have a memory manager, although you could only delete files on it if I'm not mistaken (the FZ-1's memory manager I think that also had a copy function, or maybe that was Game Guru)

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no. the goldstar 3do also has internal memory program build in. however since inserting the goldstar video unit I can't acces it anymore. that's why I wondered if the video unit has any use at all or I will just take it out.