The TRUTH About The 3DO Will AMAZE You! Here's Why

you've heard the narrative floating around on the internet the 3DO sucks well the truth about it is much different you see I was there when it launched in 1993. I was a store manager for babbages back then and not only did I sell them but I owned a launch model the truth is the 3DO is a far better game system than the internet gives a credit for let's check out the 3DO system together I think you'll find out that it really is a special gaming console in the Retro Gaming scene I can't think of a better way to show off the exterior ports of the Panasonic 3DO FZ1 model shown in the video here than the original sampler disc that comes with the console just be aware there are also entries from Sanyo gold star and creative labs for the 3DO platform it's worth noting that these two expansion ports give you access to both an MPEG one video player that you can use to play video CDs on the system and an additional storage unit to give you extra storage for game saves the unit is quite a looker with those pillars on the Four Corners it gives it an excellent design aesthetic and it would look great in any entertainment center I always say if a game system has at least 10 good games then it's worth owning here here are 10 great games plus a bonus game that are absolute bangers on the 3DO in Canada you'll got a team of up to six soldiers through 24 missions with 72 levels cannon fodder features some clever animated cut scenes interspersed throughout the game there's a mission briefing before each of the levels and of course each of the levels has one thing in common with each other kill the enemy once you enter the Playfield you'll see your soldiers on screen and an overall view of the landscape use the arrow on screen to move your soldiers be aware they're like Lemmings whatever Direction you move them they'll keep on moving even into obstacles or enemies you also get a cursor on screen that helps you aim your shots you have unlimited machine gun fire but you can also take advantage of other weapons that you collect throughout the game the game features 260 total soldiers a CD quality soundtrack and five different kinds of enemies to keep the gameplay fresh this top-down action strategy hybrid game is a real winner and is one of the must-have titles for the platform FIFA international soccer cut its teeth on the 16-bit platforms but it truly came into its own once it entered the 32-bit era in the 3DO system the game features over 40 international soccer teams from the era seven different angles of gameplay thanks to 3D Stadium modeling and over an hour of video featuring legendary soccer highlights you know because of 1990s full motion video but once you get into the gameplay itself this is where FIFA international soccer on the 3DO really shines not only did the new 3D camera angles lend a television style perspective to the game the Dolby Surround Sound audio brings the crowd home and while the full motion video lets you relive soccer's greatest plays of the past the instant replay feature lets you relive your greatest plays of the present FIFA international soccer is the showpiece for the 3DO and a must-have for any sports fan with its cinematic opening set to 1874's Mesa de Requiem from Verdi returned fire for the 3DO sets and locked the expectations for the gamer as soon as you launch the disc unfortunately for those who have the privilege of playing this game on their 3DO this title delivers as the game boasts negotiation is for weaklings choose one of four vehicles helicopters tanks armored support vehicles or Jeeps the goal of the game is to infiltrate enemy territory locate the flag hidden inside one of the buildings and return to base with it the first level of the game is basically a training Mission it's just about finding the enemy base blowing it away and locating the enemy flag once you've located the flag an enemy territory you'll have to switch vehicles in order to bring it back to your base and that is when the real Combat of the game begins backed by the stirring soundtrack of Richard Wagner's Flight of The Valkyrie do you have what it takes to fight your way through over 100 total missions in the game along with an available split screen two-player head-to-head mode return fire is a true joy to play on the 3DO Electronic Arts is well known to have produced some of the finest quality games on the 3DO platform thanks to its relationship with its former CEO trip Hawkins one of those games has to be Road and track presents the Need for Speed the original entry into this long-standing franchise you have a choice of three challenging courses outlined with its glyphs tunnels and tight roads Coastal which features both straightaways and tight corners and city with both winding roads and heavy traffic to deal with you also get your choice of eight supercars the Toyota Supra turbo the Lamborghini Diablo VT the Porsche 911 the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 the Ferrari 512 TR the Dodge Viper rt10 the Acura NSX and the Mazda RX-7 with a super cool rotary engine drill into the details of any one of these cars and you'll find full motion video because 1990s but you'll also find that the car's performance and handling characteristics were provided directly from Road and track themselves once you enter the gameplay boat you'll find that the car's appearance sound and hand finally characteristics are find representations of the actual cars so much in fact that the local County mounties don't take too kindly to you racing through their Turf you better learn how to give them the slip and faster you'll never finish a race with a good time one of the many things I like about this game is that it's more simulation racing than arcade racing it also has a lengthy draw distance which makes it easier to see what's coming at you in the Horizon ahead but if you're more about the in-car experience you can also change through the multiple camera angles and experience the cars from right inside the cockpit structure stuff finish the race and your in-game opponent X-Man will be waiting for you oh I got you I got you I had your number all the way but nice driving it's in the curves man the curves that's where all the Finesse all the skill Come Together by the way he's also your head-to-head in-game opponent should you choose that mode if you're driving ranks among the best of the best you can enter your name and save your stats and while you're here on the video don't forget to do this there are a lot more great retro gaming videos waiting for you on the channel alright here's the deal Road Rash for the 3DO is the stuff of Legends and it includes some incredible music from some of the 1990s best alternative rock bands for example rusty cage by Soundgarden is played during this opening sequence but since says copyrighted music it can't be played on YouTube so I've replaced it with epidemic sound music instead but the music included with this game was so well thought of it even includes a second disc a sampler music CD disc and the original 3DO long box for this game like many other 3DO games it takes full advantage of Dolby Surround Sound road rash has immense replayability with five total race tracks and 15 motorcycles available throughout the game road rash on the 3DO definitely has a very 90s vibe to it with this kind of purple-less almost black light kind of look to the video sequences but once you get into the game it's all business in Road rashford the 3DO delivers an excellent combination of both visuals and original music played during the game that isn't copyrighted neither is standing in the middle of the roadway and getting run over by oncoming motorcycles if there's one thing that is just apps absolutely enduring about Road Rash it's bashing a good one to those oncoming motorcyclists that are competing with you for the top spot in the race and if Kraken opened one of the helmets of these Knuckleheads just so happens to give you the lead spot in the race well that's even more satisfying if you can fight your way to the top and finish the race in first place a grand celebration awaits you you'll be greeted with fame fortune and more gear for the next race a winner is due this time but there are still four more tracks and 14 more motorcycles available and what is often considered the best game ever to Grace the 3DO platform shifting gears from the racing genre to the fighting one here's the incredible Port of Samurai Showdown for the 3DO system the game features 12 different Swordsmen each with their own fighting style and characteristics each fighter also wields their own specific weapon but do be careful not to lose them in the heat of battle along with the Blade weapons in the game some Fighters also feature animal characters that can be used for fighting this gives these Fighters different skills and a different fighting Pace over overall one of the many great things about Samurai Showdown on the 3DO is it has the zoom in and out feature just like its Neo Geo counterpart but experience Samurai Showdown players will take note that this version does not include the feralax scrolling at the original dogeo game hat also on occasion the game has been known to exhibit just a little bit of slow down during some of the more intense matches but at the time that this game launched in 32-bit format on a home platform this was the cream of the crop and in spite of the few concessions that had to be made to bring this game to the 3DO it remains one of the better fighting games on the platform and a legitimate tribute to the original dogeo arcade game the original Star control game was a well-respected game Star control 2 takes it to a whole new level everything's going great in the Galaxy until the evil earthquan show up and they will stop at nothing to rule well everything one of the many things that makes star control 2 so incredible on the 3DO is the vast amount of gameplay and replayability it has the game features over three thousand planets in 500 different star systems Yes you heard that correctly three thousand planets when you try to land on the very first one Earth you are greeted by a drone from the earthquan Empire and they are not happy to see you are commanded to remain here and to wheat the arrival of the ergon Disobedience will be punished yep not doing that I mean just look at what the Earth One have done to the Earth that's my whole planet this will not do instead embark on a journey to save Earth the Galaxy the universe and everything you'll need to overthrow the irkwon Masters and end their imperialistic takeover of Earth part real-time strategy and part action game Star control 2 for the 3DO is enhanced with CD quality sound of voice and features incredible animation made on Silicon Graphics workstations and about those earthquan Space Battles turns out they don't take too kindly to you tonic them since you will soon be dead I will glad you yeah yeah pipe down buddy it's time to get blown up just be sure you can back up big words with big actions and big guns because while the early battles in this game aren't too difficult as the game progresses on the ships get more and more powerful what a beautiful sight Captain I haven't seen an Avenger blown away like that since the battle in Draco I know I know I'm kind of a big deal we're stuck into the science fiction genre this time with the on-rail shooter starblade this part of the Namco arcade game includes both the original version and an enhanced version the original version of the game has flat color polygons while the enhanced version has textured ones make your choice and then it's off to Mission briefing the enemy attack forced mechanized planet red eye just reached the Federation of planets and is approaching our mother Planet our strategy is to neutralize red eye and defeat the Menace to our mother planet aim at the power source generator of red eye all energy converges on the power Stone which is inside of octopus is it just me or does the whole notion of flying into a mechanized killer planet and taking out its Center core have an eerily familiar ring to it okay it's Star Wars it's freaking Star Wars and red eye is the Death Star but more like the Death Star 2 from Return of the Jedi than the original death star from Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope but you know what I think it's one of the things that makes this game enjoyable is that it has that familiar vibe to it alright I'm getting ready to shift the game from standard mode to enhanced mode so you can see the upgraded Graphics just be aware that this game flashes every time something shoots you and it flashes a lot so if you have photosensitivity you might want to pass on this game and go on to the next one starblade provides an immersive in cockpit outer space experience and the on-rails navigation aspect of the game lets you focus on just moving the reticle to shoot at the enemies you get no weapons upgrades during the game but fortunately you're already equipped with everything you need to win this game is absolutely what I'd refer to as a quarter muncher style arcade game it originally came in this hulking sit-down style cabinet that featured laserdesk backgrounds with computer generated Graphics overlaid over the top of them something else that might seem kind of familiar to you there's this whole part of the game where you take out the bridges of these triangular shaped Starships if you know what they are write it down in the comment section do you have what it takes to sit in the cockpit of geosort with a 15-ton laser cannon and take on the entire mechanized red-eye Army okay Samurai Showdown on the 3D was really great but Super Street Fighter 2 turbo is in a class all of its own it brings with it a completely remixed soundtrack of the original arcade music that comes from the FM towns computer version of the game along with the tunes from the FM Marty it also has its own original remix tunes that are specific to the super turbo version of the game on the 3DO just listening to this soundtrack completely independent of the game is its own amazing experience in and of itself the game features 16 selectable characters at the start of the game I've always been partial to Cami for her Cannon drill and thrust kick moves I learned a long time ago never to underestimate a girl when it comes to delivering the knockout low there was some opinion about this game early on that it's loading from the disc during gameplay actually caused in-game slowdown but that myth has vintage bunk'd the game has three selectable turbo speeds and plays exceptionally well do take note of several things however number one the 3DO controller only has five action buttons three on the face and two shoulder buttons so if you're looking for that sixth button for Street Fighter this particular version of the game doesn't have it with the stock controllers but let me say this without any fear of error this game is an absolute blast exactly like it is and dropping the hammer on the super move on your opponent well it just never gets old having a video game with over three hours of full motion video seems ludicrous today but when you put a Hollywood level of production in those three hours of full motion video you get Wing Commander three heart of the tiger this game features a legendary cast including Mark Campbell hey he's that guy from Corvette Summer John Reese Davies the guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark Malcolm McDowell the guy from A Clockwork Orange Jason Bernard the guy that's the judge and liar liar and Ginger Lynn Allen she's that lady that's on that VHS tape I had when I was a teenager oh wait a second I wasn't supposed to talk about that in the video anyway when wink Commander 3 starts out things aren't going so well for you your old Chip's been blown up again and your girlfriend's been captured by the karathi these evil cat-like aliens that want to subdue everything in the universe fortunately for you slaughtering the kill rothie is your specialty attend Mission briefings and there are 50 total missions in this game Each of which features photo realistic Graphics choose from one of five ships unlockable throughout the game suit up in the hangar and it's time for battle and battle you will pushing your ship's capabilities to the limits you'll have access to lasers on your ship which fire and replenish and you'll have access to missiles but only a finite number of them on each payload both your ship and the karaki ships each have shields but just like lasers they have to be replenished knock down Shields enough and you can start firing right into the hull of the ships punch a hole in the ships and a winner is you scratch one kitty and add them to the leaderboard finish your mission and the TCS Victory will be waiting for you to celebrate your Victory pretty slick flying sir thanks 1980s VHS tape lady and here's that bonus game I promised you from the fine folks over at ID software not ID software ID software if you've seen the Jaguar video on this channel you know why this is funny you may also be familiar with the idea that doom on the 3DO is a complete and total train wreck not so for Wolfenstein 3D unlike its Doom counterpart Wolfenstein 3D takes up the entire screen with the exception of the status bar at the bottom the gameplay and frame rate on this game are fantastic and the CD quality soundtrack adds to the engrossing gameplay and Wolfenstein 3D you find yourself deep in the heart of this Nazi prisoner of war camp there are Nazi guards everywhere and you've even heard rumors of biological experiments creating cards in the future one of the extraordinary things about the 3DO version of Wolfenstein 3D is that it has 90 total levels to play this is one of those games that you can just keep coming back to again and again and find new ways to enjoy it now that you know that the 3DO is legit there's another game system out there with a bad rep that's just as good or maybe even better than the 3DO click on the video shown on screen and Linked In the video description and pinned comment to find out why the Atari Jaguar is far superior to its reputation

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Length: 16min 9sec (969 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 22 2022