Got a3D0 for Christmas... what's good?

[tiesto]

So, my best friend bought me a 3D0 for Christmas, its one of the few game systems that I don't have... no idea what is good on the platform, aside from Gex, Lucienne's Quest, and Guardian War. Unfortunately, Lucienne's Quest, the most interesting game for me, is like $400+ on ebay.

Y'all know my tastes, what do you recommend on the platform?

[Positive Touch]

honestly I can't think of a single 3do exclusive game worth playing that I've ever heard of

[nachobro]

SF2 port is kinda trash but in a funny way. It will load all the time during a fight, mostly if both players do a special move at the same time.

I've not played D for 3DO (only played the Saturn port) but it's supposed to be pretty good.

[Joe Molotov]

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

[demi]

Lol, nice joke thread

[Bebpo]

That one racing game?

I think it had the best version of samurai showdown 2?


I dunno, my friend had one and we played it at his house, but those are the only to I remember.

[D3RANG3D]

Road Rash

[pilonv1]

Need for Speed?

[Tasty]

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

Dat fanservice

Make sure to use the nude unlock code

[Sho Nuff]

Need for speed is excellent.

Is there a copy protection on this thing? I know that you can just make duplicates of Sega CD games on that particular system.

I also love Hell: a cyberpunk thriller

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

I'm totally serious, get some full motion video/barely-games.  Its the only thing you can get on the 3DO that can't be found on any other system done better (and decades ago), and for the 3DO versions the games on it might be the best versions of those released.  Multimedia is the future, man!

[Sho Nuff]

Tia Carerre!!!

[chronovore]

Tia Carerre!!!

At least we know Trip Hawkins managed to kill not only thousands of devs' careers, but Tia's as well.

[bork]

Nothing comes to mind that would still be good.  Stuff like SSF2T was decent at the time but now has been surpassed by superior ports.  Even those FMV games posted are available on other platforms.

I guess check out the EA stuff mentioned already?  Maybe Gex too?

I think it had the best version of samurai showdown 2?

It got a port of the first Samurai Shodown, done by Crystal Dynamics.  Looks close to the Neo version in stills, but is missing animation and plays kind of choppy.  They didn't even use an arranged soundtrack with it.

[tiesto]

So I ordered Guardian War, and am currently bidding on Gex and Road Rash. Looking into Return Fire, Star Control 2 (I'm not at all into PC-esque simulations but its supposedly one of the best games on the library), The Horde (Kirk Cameron, lol), Crash and Burn, and Starblade. Also interested in Way of the Warrior for the kusoge factor. Lucienne's Quest is still my #1 must have for the platform, but it'll be a while before I can save up to afford it. Especially now that I have to replace the side mirror on my car

There are also a few imports I'll be looking into... like a Sailor Moon game and I vaguely recall A Black Falcon mentioning some other Japan-exclusive RPGs on the platform.

Seems Crystal Dynamics was extremely prolific on the system.

[ToxicAdam]

Star Control 2 is a great blend of arcade action and pc-lite sim. That's why it's so highly thought of. Don't be scared of it.


Way of the Warrior is seriously one of the worst games ever created. Only get it if you can get it for dirt cheap.

[kick51]

Way of the Warrior

apparently naughty dog was gonna shut down, but this game saved their asses. 

play it and find out how lucky they got. 

[Joe Molotov]

The 3D0 doesn't have any anti-piracy measures, so you can just download and burn ISOs to a CD-R and play them. Don't spend real money on any games, they're all shite.

[benjipwns]

Two guys who worked for Studio 3DO play through a bunch of 3DO titles of varying quality: https://www.youtube.com/user/BolsEwhac/videos

Including the game the one guy programmed (Monster Manor) all the way through...sorta.

Also including a fair amount of decent Trip Hawkins mockery.

Seems Crystal Dynamics was extremely prolific on the system.

Their offices were pretty much next door or something and apparently still are in the same general area.

Way of the Warrior

apparently naughty dog was gonna shut down, but this game saved their asses. 

play it and find out how lucky they got.

And their neighbors thought they were shooting porn while making it, which in many ways may have led to a superior alternate universe.

Can you imagine seeing the Giraffes just as Lex (or whoever PD recommends) busts all over some busty white chick?

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Or Lex busting on the Giraffes 

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Two guys who worked for Studio 3DO play through a bunch of 3DO titles of varying quality: https://www.youtube.com/user/BolsEwhac/videos

Including the game the one guy programmed (Monster Manor) all the way through...sorta.

Also including a fair amount of decent Trip Hawkins mockery.

Oh shit that's awesome, thank for the link.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

seconding, thirding, or fourthing Road Rash.

[Sho Nuff]

Two guys who worked for Studio 3DO play through a bunch of 3DO titles of varying quality: https://www.youtube.com/user/BolsEwhac/videos

Including the game the one guy programmed (Monster Manor) all the way through...sorta.

Also including a fair amount of decent Trip Hawkins mockery.

Oh shit that's awesome, thank for the link.

 Holy shit this link is amazing. Thank you

[Takao]

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this looks like anime
did the non-limited editions come with nothing

[Joe Molotov]

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this looks like anime
did the non-limited editions come with nothing

They got Unoriginal Japanese Animation.

[tiesto]

Starting to build up my library:
-Guardian War
-The Incredible Machine
-Gex
-Immercenary

And coming soon:
-Shockwave
-Jurassic Park
-Super Wing Commander
-Trip'd
-Return Fire