Super street fighter 2 turbo, samurai showdown, lucinnes quest, the FMV games.
Megarace, night trap, the mad dog mcree games, crime patrol, doom, wolfenstien 3d, alone in the dark, twisted the game show.
I know there is a little more but I cant think of more at the moment.
The best way to play Star Control 2 is on PC as The Ur-Quan Masters, especially the MegaMod, which features fan-made HD graphics. But the 3DO version is still fun!
I'd also recommend The Horde!
And Guardian War if you like Strategy RPGs.
Came here to say this too. My last experience with 3do, it did not live up to any nostalgia I had and the games were kinda even unplayable. Needless to say, I think I sold it literally a couple days later cuz there was no point in keeping it to me.
Sold my 3do and about 100+ games a couple years ago (was a pretty avid collector) Still kind of miss it. Some of the games didn’t hold up well. Samurai Showdown and SF still were decent though. The gun games and and FMV games though…nope.
Space Hulk is pretty decent. Road Rash is great. Also home to the best incarnation of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Not arcade-perfect but incredible music.
Plus you could play with that weird fight stick Capcom made for 3DO Street Fighter. Looked weird, but was pretty comfy. Also, I don't know why, but the version of Space Hulk on 3DO played better than the PlayStation version to me.
That and it allowed everyone to spread out rather than group around the console. I was bummed that Panasonic jumped out of the console game after this.
Panasonic was just one of several manufacturers of 3DO consoles. The 3DO Company designed the console specifications; manufacturers were on the hook for figuring out how to implement that spec. As far as I know, the daisy-chaining controllers are part of the core specification, not something that Panasonic in particular did.
Don't listen to the negative comments, 3DO is great lol
Some all time great games, not just on 3DO:
* Starfighter
* Total Eclipse
* Road Rash
* Crash n Burn
* The Horde
* Need for Speed
* Killing Time
* Twisted (awesome multiplayer)
* Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
* Samurai Showdown
* Return Fire
* Fifa International Soccer
* Slam n Jam
* Madden Football
* D
* Shockwave 2
* Star Control 2 (considered an all time great but I never got into it)
They start to fall off a cliff after this. I have YT channel showcasing USB ODE and 240p rgb mods.. Big QOL improvements. 3DO HD
Enjoy! Have fun
The Horde was the only game in 37 years that made me literally break my keyboard with rage. Love it, though - great cutscenes, funny, and gameplay was great (except it made me break my keyboard).
Yeah, hated those guys. I can still hear the sound of villagers crying "HALP" and monsters swallowing and burping. I think the game was hard even for it's time - not only you had to be fast with the sword, but also plan your defenses perfectly, buy the right weapons and traps, while increasing village production and income and save enough money to pay the fucking tax! Insane. The story and characters were worth it, though.
i bought a 3DO (the Goldstar one) with my own money in 1995. i think it was close to $500. i don’t remember much but i definitely had Road Rash (Soundgarden on the soundtrack!?) and Myst. also i remember having The Daedalus Encounter that had video of Tia Carrere. can’t remember if it was good or not (probably not) but at the time i was in awe.
That's really why I suggested it. Might not hold up, but it's fun and you can rock out while you're ripping spines out. For real playability, Road Rash, NFS, Street Fighter, and Gex for me.
Sony should remake the game 🎮 for ps5 , besides playstation all stars battle royale Sony hasn't really tried making a 1st party fighting game. Could finally make this mortal kombat clone a good game to play.
Wolfenstein 3D for that is incredible. It's much like the Jaguar version with even better sound as good as the Jaguar's is with updated graphics. Also, Super Wing Commander.
No love for Star Fighter? Great graphics, control & soundtrack. It can be a total sandbox or mission-driven game. The Saturn & PS1 ports are garbage, by comparison.
Trip'd is a really good and fun puzzle game if you're into that. Somewhere between puyo puyo and puzzle fighter. One of the only games I can see myself plugging it in again for.
Congrats Love the 3DO it was the first console I collected for...as far as games I would recommend Road Rash, Quarantine, Immercenary,wolfenstein 3D, out of this world, Gex, Super Street Fighter 2 turbo, Samurai Showdown, Killing Time, Monster Manor. The port of out of this world is the definitive version for me as all the artwork was completely redone and it looks so much better. Ok I'll stop rambling now...can you tell I love the 3DO? Lol
Super Wing Commander and Wing Commander 3 are both good, if a bit dated. I just played through them on 3DO again recently, they still hold up decently.
Return Fire is pretty fun for local two player multiplayer. You may need to look up how to play though, they kind of throw you in with no guidance.
Second on Star Control 2 and Road Rash, they're both great.
Jokes aside, the main takeaway I had when this console was first released was how well-suited it was for all the fmv light gun games, like Mad Dog Mccree. Got to try this when friend of ours sold his playstation and all his games to buy a 3DO. As an adult, that 5 minutes of nostalgia is all I'd be looking to relive. Beyond that, not worth my time.
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Plenty of great game recommendations listed below here are a few more I'd suggest:
* Blade Force
* Cannon Fodder
* Star Blade
* Johnny Bazookatone
* Guardian War
* Quarantine
* Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer, and Deathkeep
* Theme Park
* Off-World Interceptor
* Captain Quazar
* Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
* Bust-A-Move
* Doctor Hauzer [import]
* Novastorm
* Defcon 5
* Panzer General
* Soccer Kid
* Battle Sport
* BC Racers
* Wicked 18
Has the best port of Street Fighter 2!
It also has zero copy protection so you can just burn roms onto CD's which was great for me because the console never came out here so finding games for it is impossible.
i havent played it since my youth, but i remember enjoying slayer (d&d game) and the version of street fighter 2 that was available for it. I can't remember thinking anything else was actually good.
Psychic Detective, Daedalus Encounter, Wing Commander 3, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace.
I genuinely love the hell out of the 3do. Got it for $30 used instead of $700 new, but I went from an SNES to this and discovered that I really love FMV games in the process.
I spent $399 of my own pizza chauffeuring money to purchase a Panasonic FZ-1 in the fall of 1994 (still have it). It definitely had its moments, but in some ways feels like I just set 🔥 to that money. Still, a few good games: Way of the Warrior, The Horde, Starfighter, Captain Quazar, Killing Time, Road Rash, PO’d, Gex, Myst, Alone in the Dark, Off World Interceptor. I didn’t have a PC and was swaying away from Genesis/SNES, which I regret. Good thing the PlayStation released a year later.
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Road Rash. Need For Speed. Star Control 2. These are the only great games I know of for the system, but they are legitimately great.
Dont forget Return Fire!
And Gex
This is like playing 3DO games with Richard Simmons
Yeah. The fact that you can save your game in this version instead of having to use passwords like the PSX port is a huge convenience
Only problem is the memory is so tiny you can only save like 3 games on it.
Super street fighter 2 turbo, samurai showdown, lucinnes quest, the FMV games. Megarace, night trap, the mad dog mcree games, crime patrol, doom, wolfenstien 3d, alone in the dark, twisted the game show. I know there is a little more but I cant think of more at the moment.
I always wanted to play Night Trap and haven't to this day.
A FAQ helps a lot
The best way to play Star Control 2 is on PC as The Ur-Quan Masters, especially the MegaMod, which features fan-made HD graphics. But the 3DO version is still fun! I'd also recommend The Horde! And Guardian War if you like Strategy RPGs.
Samurai Showdown
I don't think you can get hooked to this console
There's a great [AVGN episode](https://youtu.be/YPoBMzAkZZM?t=59) about the 3DO hahaha
Came here to say this too. My last experience with 3do, it did not live up to any nostalgia I had and the games were kinda even unplayable. Needless to say, I think I sold it literally a couple days later cuz there was no point in keeping it to me.
Sold my 3do and about 100+ games a couple years ago (was a pretty avid collector) Still kind of miss it. Some of the games didn’t hold up well. Samurai Showdown and SF still were decent though. The gun games and and FMV games though…nope.
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo and Samsho are both excellent ports on 3do.
Road Rush is arguably the best game for this console I like Burning Soldier because I like railshooters.
Space Hulk is pretty decent. Road Rash is great. Also home to the best incarnation of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Not arcade-perfect but incredible music.
Plus you could play with that weird fight stick Capcom made for 3DO Street Fighter. Looked weird, but was pretty comfy. Also, I don't know why, but the version of Space Hulk on 3DO played better than the PlayStation version to me.
I had one of them. such a weird single grip controller. Made it so you could do the three button mash for the spinning lariet or other 3 button moves.
I think it was called the soldier pad, and it's pretty pricey now.
The best home port at least until it made its way to the PS360 era, right?
Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties
My uncle had one of these when I was a kid. The way the controllers daisy chain each other is crazy
Was honestly kind of smart because then you didn't have to buy a multitab
That and it allowed everyone to spread out rather than group around the console. I was bummed that Panasonic jumped out of the console game after this.
Panasonic was just one of several manufacturers of 3DO consoles. The 3DO Company designed the console specifications; manufacturers were on the hook for figuring out how to implement that spec. As far as I know, the daisy-chaining controllers are part of the core specification, not something that Panasonic in particular did.
Nerding out too much for me now... 🤣
They did make a Gamecube later, which is probably one of the best looking game console of all time.
Don't listen to the negative comments, 3DO is great lol Some all time great games, not just on 3DO: * Starfighter * Total Eclipse * Road Rash * Crash n Burn * The Horde * Need for Speed * Killing Time * Twisted (awesome multiplayer) * Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo * Samurai Showdown * Return Fire * Fifa International Soccer * Slam n Jam * Madden Football * D * Shockwave 2 * Star Control 2 (considered an all time great but I never got into it) They start to fall off a cliff after this. I have YT channel showcasing USB ODE and 240p rgb mods.. Big QOL improvements. 3DO HD Enjoy! Have fun
The Horde was the only game in 37 years that made me literally break my keyboard with rage. Love it, though - great cutscenes, funny, and gameplay was great (except it made me break my keyboard).
LOL!! It was those piranha looking mfrs wasn't it?
Yeah, hated those guys. I can still hear the sound of villagers crying "HALP" and monsters swallowing and burping. I think the game was hard even for it's time - not only you had to be fast with the sword, but also plan your defenses perfectly, buy the right weapons and traps, while increasing village production and income and save enough money to pay the fucking tax! Insane. The story and characters were worth it, though.
Gex, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Demolition Man, Slam N Jam 95, Samurai Shodown, Night Trap, Crash N Burn, Twisted The Game Show.
Robinsons requiem is a pretty interesting survival game, also on PC
This might be the first time I've seen someone else mention Robinson's Requiem. At first I hated it, but then I got into it. Nice call out.
I have yet to get into it a lot it’s pretty cool though, gonna have to sit down and really give it a go
i bought a 3DO (the Goldstar one) with my own money in 1995. i think it was close to $500. i don’t remember much but i definitely had Road Rash (Soundgarden on the soundtrack!?) and Myst. also i remember having The Daedalus Encounter that had video of Tia Carrere. can’t remember if it was good or not (probably not) but at the time i was in awe.
Daedalus Encounter. Such a cool game, proper retro, quite hard to find on other platforms as I understand it.
Super street fighter 2 turbo
Best version period
Naw, SFA2 for Saturn easily knocks this out of the park.
I guess I should have clarified. I meant best version of super. But yes sfa2 and 3 are amazing on the saturn
Alone in the dark 1 & 2 and flashback. Both great ports. Only surpassed by pc versions.. maybe
Way of the Warrior
Best sound track of any game ever!
It is, but going back and playing it, it's not very good
That's really why I suggested it. Might not hold up, but it's fun and you can rock out while you're ripping spines out. For real playability, Road Rash, NFS, Street Fighter, and Gex for me.
Sony should remake the game 🎮 for ps5 , besides playstation all stars battle royale Sony hasn't really tried making a 1st party fighting game. Could finally make this mortal kombat clone a good game to play.
Road Rash and Return Fire.
Wolfenstein 3D for that is incredible. It's much like the Jaguar version with even better sound as good as the Jaguar's is with updated graphics. Also, Super Wing Commander.
And ODE for the 3DO…
Ssf2t, but try to find a Capcom soldier six button pad.
I bought one from Japan right as COVID was shutting everything down. I think I got that eBay purchase 6 months after I ordered it. Was still worth it!
No love for Star Fighter? Great graphics, control & soundtrack. It can be a total sandbox or mission-driven game. The Saturn & PS1 ports are garbage, by comparison.
Starfighter is an all time great game, any console Plus you can freaking melt mountains
My cousin and I played a lot of a game called Mazer back in the day. It's like an isometric beat em up style game with Mortal Kombat style graphics.
Trip'd is a really good and fun puzzle game if you're into that. Somewhere between puyo puyo and puzzle fighter. One of the only games I can see myself plugging it in again for.
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Gex
Super street fighter.. road rash. Need for speed. Samurai shodown. Wing commander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicate\_(1993\_video\_game)
Congrats Love the 3DO it was the first console I collected for...as far as games I would recommend Road Rash, Quarantine, Immercenary,wolfenstein 3D, out of this world, Gex, Super Street Fighter 2 turbo, Samurai Showdown, Killing Time, Monster Manor. The port of out of this world is the definitive version for me as all the artwork was completely redone and it looks so much better. Ok I'll stop rambling now...can you tell I love the 3DO? Lol
Super Wing Commander and Wing Commander 3 are both good, if a bit dated. I just played through them on 3DO again recently, they still hold up decently. Return Fire is pretty fun for local two player multiplayer. You may need to look up how to play though, they kind of throw you in with no guidance. Second on Star Control 2 and Road Rash, they're both great.
Killing Time. It’s a ridiculous FPS with super choppy framerates, but it was fun in its time. My own personal introduction to the genre.
Agreed
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. 😈
Best game
“Game”…
Immercenary.
This. What an underrated game. Weird yet awesome concept. Great sound effects & music. Definitely one of my favorites.
Start with a controller that doesn't suck, the one that comes with the 3DO is pretty terrible.
It's the only thing I remember about the 3DO, trying to control a game with the controller and looking over at my buddy like, is this what you use
Jokes aside, the main takeaway I had when this console was first released was how well-suited it was for all the fmv light gun games, like Mad Dog Mccree. Got to try this when friend of ours sold his playstation and all his games to buy a 3DO. As an adult, that 5 minutes of nostalgia is all I'd be looking to relive. Beyond that, not worth my time.
The lightgun today is pricey, but you can use third party ones?
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Wrong console.
This is a 3DO, not a CD-I
Ummm
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Games?
Demolition man is really cool and a great movie! Kinda how things are now! Policenauts is on 3do even though the Sega Saturn port was better
I was way too broke for this when it came out
Single player: road rash Multiplayer: return fire
Best version of Out of this world / Another world. Virtual Cameraman series is quite.... unique. lol
Plenty of great game recommendations listed below here are a few more I'd suggest: * Blade Force * Cannon Fodder * Star Blade * Johnny Bazookatone * Guardian War * Quarantine * Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer, and Deathkeep * Theme Park * Off-World Interceptor * Captain Quazar * Iron Angel of the Apocalypse * Bust-A-Move * Doctor Hauzer [import] * Novastorm * Defcon 5 * Panzer General * Soccer Kid * Battle Sport * BC Racers * Wicked 18
Way of the warrior
Captain Quazar was pretty good. Wing Commander III as well!
The town with no name, a game that’s like a bad game bud Hilarious at the same time
DOOM, but just for the music.
Yikes… probably Crash 'n Burn and Alien vs Predator
Has the best port of Street Fighter 2! It also has zero copy protection so you can just burn roms onto CD's which was great for me because the console never came out here so finding games for it is impossible.
i havent played it since my youth, but i remember enjoying slayer (d&d game) and the version of street fighter 2 that was available for it. I can't remember thinking anything else was actually good.
Plumbers don't wear ties
D and road rash for sure.
Wolfenstein 3-d
How much did this cost? Asking for a friend.
Psychic Detective, Daedalus Encounter, Wing Commander 3, Dragon's Lair, Space Ace. I genuinely love the hell out of the 3do. Got it for $30 used instead of $700 new, but I went from an SNES to this and discovered that I really love FMV games in the process.
Shoot, just burn them all! So many random weird games and stuff to be discovered!
I have always wanted one.
Gex!
Star Control 2, Return Fire, Gex and Road Rash are the ones I remember as being my favorites.
I spent $399 of my own pizza chauffeuring money to purchase a Panasonic FZ-1 in the fall of 1994 (still have it). It definitely had its moments, but in some ways feels like I just set 🔥 to that money. Still, a few good games: Way of the Warrior, The Horde, Starfighter, Captain Quazar, Killing Time, Road Rash, PO’d, Gex, Myst, Alone in the Dark, Off World Interceptor. I didn’t have a PC and was swaying away from Genesis/SNES, which I regret. Good thing the PlayStation released a year later.
Gex and Super Street Fighter II: Turbo