Let's Save the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

I was one of the brave souls who shelled out $700. I actually bought it from an AT&T store of all places. I would love to share my story somehow. I received dozens of free games from the 3DO company and even a card at Christmas.

'Crash 'n Burn' was a fitting title for the first 3DO game.

I love your "Fix the Console" series and your plan is solid! Do the Atari Jaguar next please

My cousin had a 3DO and Need for Speed. In 1994, it was simply incredible. One thing missing from this video is launching the 3DO without a 6-button controller. They were DOA in an SF world without that.

Saving the 3DO would involve changing everything they did. Trip with his game publisher background hated the royalty fees the console makers charged and didn't understand part of the reason they were there was to subsidize the launch cost of the console and the result was a $600 console

In 1993, kids were still getting their first 16 bit console. I thought it was insane to offer some $700 alternative.

One of my favorite systems of all time! I absolutely loved it. Wing Command 3, Return Fire, an amazing version of Wolfenstein 3D. There really were some great games for that system! Immercinary was one of my all time favorites for it. I really wish someone would put together a retro compilation of great 3DO games.

I remember me and my dad renting the 3D0 on various weekends. It was such a cool and mysterious machine nobody owned. I have Demolition Man and Pebble Beach Golf etched into my brain.

Oh hell. This would be a herculean effort if there ever was one.

The first time I saw a Need for Speed game was on the 3DO. I think it even had more FMV's and detailed information about the cars than the PS1 version.

I'd also have their commercials not insult (stereotype) the tens of millions of gamers who purchased the SNES and the Genesis, both of which were affordable and had so many games to choose from. "What are YOU playing with?" Sonic 3 and DKC for starters.

I got an FZ-1 for cheap in college (circa 2007) and I busted it out like two years ago to see if it still worked and it did. I had a really good time playing Gex and Super Turbo again...I'm really glad the big guy is still kicking.

The thing about the 3DO is that it's not dissimilar to the likes of the CD-i, the CD-ROM craze with multimedia PC kits becoming more and more absorbed by the masses influenced a lot these consoles/devices at the time. The 3DO did well for what it was and for the price it was offered, it was simply and quickly surpassed by the day-by-day advancements in technology, the 90's was a very crazy decade for technology, by '99-00, PCs were so much more powerful than what we had by '89-90, that it wasn't even comparable, so what was amazing by '93 wasn't nearly as appealing by '95. I don't consider it a flop either, like the NEO GEO AES, it wasn't made for the masses to begin with. I never owned one but as any other kid into gaming/tech, I'd have loved to own one. My older brother brought home the Saturn that generation and we just made the right choice for us, perfect arcade ports, absolutely brilliant exclusives and new genres to discover, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Shining Force III, Bulk Slash, etc, etc.

I usually don't comment on retro stuff, BUT I DID own a 3do in the 90's. The Horde. Road Rash. and Dragon's Lair are my MOST notable memories on the 3do! God Bless you ALL!

I instantly tapped out of a Scott the Woz video when I saw this in my notifications 😂

I wanted a 3DO soooo much back in the day but was way outta my price range, but in 2022 i finally got an FZ1 and i love it a great console ❤

The 3DO did have Super Street Fighter II Turbo, which some say is the best version of the game. Armored Warriors is another Capcom arcade title which I don’t think got a console port, and I think it would work on 3DO. Same with Alien vs. Predator. Maybe add in a light gun controller for arcade shooters like Time Crisis from a partnership with Namco? Or how about a partnership with SNK to release Metal Slug, King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, and other major arcade hits on the 3DO? Policenauts was on the 3DO too, and was the first home console version of the game as well. Speaking of which, why not strike a deal with Konami and Kojima to get a port of Snatcher? I did remember reading that Kojima first developed Metal Gear Solid for 3DO. Maybe strike a partnership with Konami to get Castlevania: Rondo of Blood ported to the 3DO, along with an original exclusive Castlevania game. One idea for RPGs on the console could have been an enhanced port of Tales of Phantasia, which came out on the SNES two years after the 3DO launched. Another idea for RPGs would be to partner with Atlus as well, and perhaps get enhanced ports of the first two Shin Megami Tensei games, and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner before it ultimately became a Saturn exclusive. Also, did you know Mega Man X3 was supposed to release on the 3DO? It was cancelled just before it was released and there is good reason to believe it may have been completed, and that there are likely copies of the game that may have been made but are sitting in some abandoned warehouse. I think adding games like Mega Man and the MMX series to the 3DO would have worked wonders. Those are some other ideas for the 3DO library in your alternative timeline.

I remember the price tag killed it at the time! It was strong hardware, wish they had sold more

One thing I heard was that the name was meant to be an evolution of 1: Audio 2: Video 3DO hahaha so 90s.

I definitely remember the price of this thing (and the Jaguar) in period. Even back then, I remember the high price being the topic of conversation. It was just a bad look all around.