#3DO Interactive Multiplayer

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Panasonic 3DO - Policenauts Mouse Set

Title: Policenauts Mouse Set / ポリスノーツ

Developer/Publisher: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Release date: 29 September 1995

Catalogue No.: FZ-JJ1PK001 / VZ002

Genre: Point & Click Action Adventure

In the year 2010, mankind made its first great advance into space with the completion of the first human space colony “Beyond Coast”. Three years later, 5 policemen, charged with the responsibility of maintaining the security of these colonists, arrive on the “Beyond Coast”. Getse Backer, Joseph Sadaoki Tokugawa, Salvatore Toscanini, Ed Brown, and Jonathan Ingram. These 5 policemen, the Earth’s elite, formed a new force of Space Police known as “Policenauts”.

This is the first console version of Policenauts ever to be released. The video quality may not be quite as good here, but it plays just the same - which is to say, it plays really, really good with a beautiful soundtrack. This version I have is part of the Policenauts Mouse Set which came bundled with the game itself, as well as a Panasonic 3DO FZ-JM1 mouse, and a Policenauts mouse pad.

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Policenauts (3DO vers.) - 3DO Magazine, 1995 issue 11

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[metalwolf399]

METAL'S GAME OF THE DAY!

Alright, today's game is the classic Novastorm. I grew up with the PS1 version and beat it a few times, and I just recently got the 3DO version. Interestingly enough, the PS1 version is completely different from the all other versions, besides some bosses. The whole game layout and powerups are completely different. I found the 3DO version to be more difficult as you have to beat bosses quickly, otherwise you'll have to restart the level over, also the the music is good, but a bit annoying on the 3DO, I prefer the PS1 version's music. And I need to get around to getting a replacement copy of the PS1 version as the 2nd disc no longer works for me. Still, such an awesome game, have you ever played Novastorm?

[humor-y-videojuegos]

Policenauts 🏢 Konami 📅 1994 🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-9800 Series, PS1, PS3, Saturn #videogames

[nikademus1969]

Back in the day, I had a Panasonic 3DO, and one of my favorite games for it was Road Rash. I had played the first two Road Rash games on my Genesis, but this one blew them out of the water. Besides the actual game, I found out one day if you just let the game sit for a minute or two after booting up, it had music videos that would randomly start playing. I had never experienced anything like this before and was blown away.

Out of the three videos included, this one was my favorite...it's really too bad the band never took off, they were actually pretty good...

[burningshellenberger]

why is this so good. damn, 3do

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Retro Gaming Ads Blast – Part 21

Welcome back readers, fellow geeks and electronic gaming fans! In this edition of the Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) series, we will take a look at another batch of retro gaming print ads – including arcade flyers – from the 1980s and 1990s. For the newcomers reading this, Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) looks back at the many print ads of games (console, arcade, computer and handheld) that were…

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[OST] Doom (3DO) [1996]

Video Game

Artist: Randy Scott

Original Composer: Bobby Prince

Original Work: Doom (1993)

Developer: Art Data Interactive

Publisher: 3DO

Doom (3DO) is available to play on:

3DO Interactive Multiplayer

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Panasonic 3DO - Super Wing Commander

Title: Super Wing Commander / スーパーウイングコマンダー

Developer: ORIGIN Systems

Publisher: Electronic Arts Victor

Release date: 9 July 1994

Catalogue No.: FZ-SJ1653

Genre: Space Combat Simulation

Having played the Super Famicom and Mega CD versions of Wing Commander 1 I decided to take a bit of a breather and pop in the 3DO update of it titled Super Wing Commander for a change.

Super Wing Commander was an enhanced port of the PC version of Wing Commander released for the 3DO in 1994. This version featured, among other additions, enhanced graphics, additional missions, and voice acting. Whereas some ports of this nature go horribly wrong, Super Wing Commander is a perfect example of where an enhanced port went right.

For this rendition of the game, we get the missions of the original PC game, both Secret Missions expansion packs and a new line of missions set between the two expansions. This leaves us with a very large bank of missions to play through, each offering a varying variety of objectives, playable fighters, and enemy spacecraft to battle. Missions are played from the cockpit of your chosen space fighter. You guide the ship in three dimensions in this manner, engaging in firefights with enemy ships, escorting supply ships, or any number of other objectives.

This is all accomplished in surroundings that look very pretty. The original looked good for its time and this version has been updated to look good for its slightly later release. The cockpit you pilot from also features a number of interesting details; however this leads to one of the game’s biggest problems, in my opinion, being that this blocks a larger portion of the screen than it really should. This makes it difficult to see the action at times, but it is a small nuisance easily overcome.

The story of Super Wing Commander centers around the crew of the Tiger’s Claw, a Terran ship on the frontlines of a war between Earth and a feline alien race called the Kilrathi. Through the course of the missions, you undertake the direction of the war is determined. Complete your missions well and the Terran forces will march towards victory. Fail repeatedly and the war turns towards the Kilrathi. Added are the expansion missions, guiding the war further through so-called “secret missions” for the Terran Confederation.

This seems like a good opportunity to mention the branching mission design signature to many entries in the franchise. Missions can be completed without fully completing their objectives, leading to alternate missions as the game continues. Put simply, winning a mission completely sends you to one mission, while failing a mission will send you to a different one. This leads to multiple game paths that can be taken in the war, some ending positively and some negatively.

In conclusion, Super Wing Commander is one of the best games on the 3DO. Fans of flight simulation games will be immediately drawn to it, while those who have never tried one before will not go wrong with this one. I actually really love it as much as I love Wing Commander 3 which is also on the 3DO.

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#365DaysOfVGM Day 162:

Larry Reed & Toot Sweet Jazz Band - Time Trapped Isle (Killing Time [1995])

Credit where credit is due, MangleMan25 has my thanks for linking this crowning boomer shooter music highlight of the 3DO on his Twitter, I wouldn’t have known about it otherwise!

Remember when cartoon villains had their own musicals, where they sing their character traits and talk down to the good guys? Oh wait, they still do that, huh? You’re basically getting a more grim and fully-realized take of that here, with truly rich instrumentation in the Jazz genre, from a whole band, no less! The instruments truly speak for themselves, better than anything I could ever say, even moreso than when I said the same for Callista at the end of this list’s very 1st week.

The lyrics, as you’ll see in the comments section of the video linked, take on an entirely different tone than at face value, thanks to that wonderful voice, it’s what happens when the performers are in top-shape, one way or another!

(Length: Nearly 5 minutes)

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Un día como hoy (4 de octubre) en la tecnología

El 4 de octubre de 1993, se lanza la consola 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, creada por el fundador de Electronic Art, Trip Hawkins, y licenciada a terceros para su manufactura. Panasonic creó los primeros modelos en 1993. En 1994 hubo de Sanyo y Goldstar (ahora LG). A pesar de ser el producto del año 1994, costaba más caro que adquirir un Nintendo o Sega y terminó desapareciendo del mercado en 1996. A pesar de ser ridiculizada por los historiadores del videogaming, es una consola ávida por los coleccionistas.

#retrocomputingmx#retrogaming#3do

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Policenauts 🏢 Konami 📅 1994 🖥 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC-9800 Series, PS1, PS3, Saturn #videogames

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There are a vast number of video game consoles, with over 1000 home consoles known to exist, with the vast majority released during the first generation. 

Here's a breakdown of video game console history, categorized by generations:

Early Consoles (1970s-1980s):

Magnavox Odyssey (1972): Considered the first home video game console.

Pong and Pong Clones (1975): Early arcade-style consoles.

Atari 2600 (1977): A popular console that shaped the early gaming landscape.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985): A major player in the 8-bit era.

Sega Master System (1986): Another popular 8-bit console. 

16-bit Era (1990s):

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991): A powerful 16-bit console.

Sega Genesis (1989): A strong competitor to the SNES.

TurboGrafx-16 (1989): A unique 16-bit console with a CD-ROM format. 

32-bit/64-bit Era (1990s-2000s):

PlayStation (1994): Sony's first console, a major player in the 32-bit era.

Nintendo 64 (1996): Nintendo's first 32-bit console.

Sega Saturn (1994): Sega's 32-bit console, a competitor to the PlayStation.

3DO Interactive Multiplayer (1993): A 32-bit console that failed to gain traction. 

128-bit Era (2000s):

PlayStation 2 (2000): A hugely successful console that dominated the 128-bit era.

GameCube (2001): Nintendo's 128-bit console, known for its unique controller and games.

Xbox (2001): Microsoft's first console, a major player in the 128-bit era.

Dreamcast (1998): Sega's 128-bit console, known for its online capabilities. 

High Definition Era (2000s-2010s):

Wii (2006): Nintendo's motion-control console, a hit for casual gamers.

PlayStation 3 (2006): Sony's high-definition console, known for its Blu-ray drive.

Xbox 360 (2005): Microsoft's high-definition console, a competitor to the PS3.

Wii U (2012): Nintendo's attempt at a high-definition console, but it did not achieve success.

PlayStation 4 (2013): Sony's high-definition console, a major player in the current generation.

Xbox One (2013): Microsoft's high-definition console, a competitor to the PS4.

Nintendo Switch (2017): Nintendo's hybrid console, a success for its versatility. 

Current Generation (2020s):

PlayStation 5 (2020): Sony's next-generation console.

Xbox Series X/S (2020): Microsoft's next-generation

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#Gamefemerides

Hace 27 años fue lanzado Gex: Enter the Gecko. Es un juego de plataformas, y la segunda entrega de la serie Gex. Fue lanzado para PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, y Game Boy Color. Su protagonista, Gex, un gecko unido a la TV, es interpretado por Dana Gould para América, Leslie Phillips para Europa, y Mitsuo Senda en Japón. Gex busca conseguir tres tipos de control remoto para desbloquear diferentes TV en el otro mundo, que asiste en la lucha contra su archienemigo, Rez.

Después de crear el Gex original, que se lanzó para el 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PC, SEGA Saturn, y PlayStation en 1995, la desarrolladora Crystal Dynamics buscaban hacer una secuela en forma de juego de plataformas 3D al estilo de Super Mario 64.

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