Best/Worst 3DO

[cessnaace]

I bought a 3DO and some games on eBay about a year ago. Most of the games that were part of the lot I won suck. Any good games for the 3DO system? What was the worst?

Some of the best Jaguar games have been those published by Songbird since the system's demise. Are there any 3D0 homebrews?

Mark S. Hinds
U.S.A.


I edited the above post because I needed to correct a spelling error. Sorry.

[oldschool JP]

Well i have had my 3do fz-1 for about 10 years now and about 50 games

the really good games are shockwave shockwave operation and shockwave 2 witch is one of the best sci fi games that needs to be remade and the stroy continued.

gex is good

fighting games like super street fighter 2 turbo way of the warrior witch is funny not the best fighting but still fun ballz

killing time is a good 3d first person shooter that uses full motion video people to help you and give you clues

monster manor another good first person shooter

madden slam and jam fifa need for speed

another game that i like but lots of people hate is immercenary were you are in a digital world and have to defete the perfect one.

its very hard but has alot of hours since you start off with little life and need to fight its like an rpg

and Lucienne's Quest a true rpg hard to find

studio 3do games are really good

some bad games are

Total Eclipse icebreaker but the worst has to be War of Succession a very very bad fighting game

there are a lot of good games thats all i can thank of off the top of the head for right now

[-hellvin-]

I've recently been getting more and more into my 3do. I'm probably gonna go for a complete collection someday. When I lived in Florida a friend of mine had tons of systems and the 3do was one of em. I remember playing the horde, escape from monster manor and others and really enjoying the system back when it came out. While some of the games hold up horribly today, a few that I own which I really enjoy and recommend are:

Alone in the Dark
Flashback
Gex
Hell
Icebreaker
Incredible Machine
Road Rash
Star Control II

There's lots more I've been wanting to try but haven't found yet. While looking through the rarity list for the 3do, I noticed one of my favorite sim games I used to play in one of my classes was released on it, Dinopark Tycoon. I never even saw a copy for it anywhere for sale on the pc at any store and it so happens the game is an R8 and apparently the rarest game for the system. Kinda sucks cause I'd love to give it a whirl again.

[cessnaace]

Thanks for the info! I have ICEBREAKER and SHOCKWAVE 2: OPERATION JUMGATE, but haven't played them yet.

Anyone here try BC RACERS on the 3DO? I loved it on the 32X (I'm one of the few people, in seems, who likes this game). The 32X version, which is a cartridge game, plays well but is grainy as is possible for any game, regardless of system.

It was developed by Core Design. I was just wondering if it looks any better on the 3DO.

Mark S. Hinds
U.S.A.

[oldschool JP]

I dont have bc racers but the 3do system would be the one i would get i think it has a bigger screen and isn't fuzzy and has full motion video clips and may run smoother

if you like sci fi then you will love shockwave 2 its the best of the series

if you like racing theres

off world intercepter and return fire wicth are great two player games also

[blissfulnoise]

Star Control II

Ironically enough, I'm playing through Star Control II again now and have given my 3DO a re-spin over the weekend.

The Star Control II replay is re-cementing that games place among the best games ever made. The story is so unbelievably good it puts most sci-fi fiction to absolute shame. It's one of the rare games where you'll be eating up the back-story just because it’s so damn intriguing to discover the motives for each of the alien races. Complex doesn't begin to describe some of the interactions.

And I completely forgot just how scary the Orz really are. Forget the Ur-Quan, I’d take 3 dozen of those freaks any day over the Orz. War makes strange bedfellows.

Top all of this wonderful story with a huge heaping of strategy, hours and hours of exploration possibilities, and an extremely fun combat system and you have yourself a game for the ages.

While I haven't played the "Ur-Quan Masters" remake, I can say that the 3DO version will play every time with no config.net/autoexec.nt manipulation. And you've got to play it on CD just to hear the Spathi's voices. I've beaten this game 3 times and I still have a dozen laugh out loud moments with some of the racial interactions.

As for the worst; Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. Hands down one of the worst "games" I've ever played. And calling it a "game" is generous. More a series of pictures with a bad acting track than an actual game.

Oh, also ran through Space Ace, some say the CD-i version is best. All I can say is the 3DO version is pretty awesome as far as I'm concerned.

[swlovinist]

Shadow: War of Succession has to be one of the most truly worst games of all time. It is bad, the controls are bad, it just screams bad. Seriously, you have to play it .....or try to play!

[digitalpress]

I posted my thoughts on this awhile back when doing research for the book. I think this sums up the best/worst nicely:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?32396

[pookninja]

even though it was ported over and released on ps1 and saturn,i believe roadrash for the 3do was the best.also,guardian war is a good rpg that you should be able to find for cheap.

[Trevor Belmont]

Do yourself a favor and get Road Rash. Great game with an incredible soundtrack (for its time, although I still like it).

Need for Speed was a good game when I had the system...that was about 8 years ago though, so I don't know how well it'd hold up.

As for worst games, probably the many live action shooting games that were released for the system, although I did like Mad Dog McCree as a guilty pleasure. And there was this one weird anime influenced game that was released that played sort of like Dragon's Lair called Stahl or Strahl or something along those lines. I liked that game, but tread with caution, as your motives may vary.

[Mr.Faxanadu]

Slayer is great !!!

A personal favorite of mine is digital dreamware. This is just a music player with 6 songs that plays the music to a phycedellic background that you can control. The music is absolutely amazing (for its time anyway)

[SMB]

Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Alone in the dark
Bust-A-Move
Gex
Need for Speed
Policenauts
Road Rash
Return fire
Wolfenstein 3D0
Star Control II

I am sure there are more good games

[ghostangelofcky]

There's more good titles then you'd think

Killing Time
Gex
Road Rash
Wolfenstein 3d
Soccer Kid
Phoenix 3
AD&D Slayer
Shockwave (series)
Battle Chess

my personal favs

Stay away from Doom! Great music, but that's it, the only way that game is any good is if you have a TV 45'' or bigger

[digitalpress]

Another thing you can do is pick 3DO from our online guide and check off the "recommended titles" checkbox in the bottom right. Voila! Instant recommendation list.

http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/search.cmf

[njiska]

So far everyones giving you good advice for good 3DO games. The best games in my collection are probably GEX, Alone in the Dark, Road Rash and Wolfenstien 3DO (Best name for a port in history) but i strongly recommend you try a little game called D.

It's not a very long game but it is really fun. Personally it's one of my favorite FMV/Myst like games. It's got a great feel. Look for a copy if you can find one. You may find one cheap on ebay but if you don't you can find a new copy in the Goat Store.

[cessnaace]

A lot of good posts friends and fellow gamers! I do have the Digital Press Price Guides. Checking it reveals that I do in fact have several good games. I'll have to give them a try.

Three questions. The entry for FATTY BEAR'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE says that it's a sequel to FATTY BEAR'S HOMO-EROTIC SEXCAPADE. 1) Contrary to the price guide, I DO want to know the surprise; 2) What console did "Sexcapade" appear on? And finally, 3) What's up with Fatty Bear?

Mark S. Hinds
U.S.A.

[goatdan]

So far everyones giving you good advice for good 3DO games. The best games in my collection are probably GEX, Alone in the Dark, Road Rash and Wolfenstien 3DO (Best name for a port in history) but i strongly recommend you try a little game called D.

It's not a very long game but it is really fun. Personally it's one of my favorite FMV/Myst like games. It's got a great feel. Look for a copy if you can find one. You may find one cheap on ebay but if you don't you can find a new copy in the Goat Store.

Thanks for the plug

I was just going to suggest Guardian War and Burning Soldier as two games that others like that can be had cheaply, along with the Shockwave series. You can find all of those at the GOAT Store for $6.00 or less.

Other than that, I was really fascinated by Psychic Dective. Yes, it's an FMV game... but an FMV game done right.

The Incredible Machine is, well... Incredible. One of my favorite games, and the reason I keep the console (that, and Lost Eden which I love too, although others may disagree.)

Return Fire is great.

Need for Speed was quite cool.

PO'ed is a decent first person shooter. I guess it probably isn't that good, but it is funny enough I liked it.

Soccer Kid is a great little 2D platformer, in my opinion. Songbird did release the Jaguar port of it, but it is an official release here.

Return Fire is just great.

Quarantine is the prequel (?) to one of my favorite games ever, but it plays worth absolute crap. I guess I just wanted to voice my displeasure in it.

And avoid Jurassic Park Interactive like the plague. If you have the choice, the plague is probably more fun.

Good luck!

[-hellvin-]

As far as your question on wether BC Racers would look better or not, I would have to say yes. I have recently been playing Flashback and everything looks so much more sharp and fluid. The gameplay itself looks better, but MAN, are the cutscenes ever improved. Much better than the 15 or so fps grainy video of the sega cd. Stopped playing at New America though cause my 3do's sound is messed up and doesn't play right channel. =\.

[Jasoco]

Twisted was my favorite. It's time to get Twisted! Aside from some Looney Tunes thingy, it was the only game I ever played though. Some friends had it. Looking back, I feel sorry for them.

[€ÜRØTRŧH]

Personally, I feel that the 3DO is one of the greatest systems of all time. It is true that it doesn't have the greatest library but its good games were revolutionary at the time and are timeless today.

Some of my favourites are:
The Need for Speed
Road Rash
Demolition Man
Shockwave
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Fifa International Soccer

[digitalpress]

Three questions. The entry for FATTY BEAR'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE says that it's a sequel to FATTY BEAR'S HOMO-EROTIC SEXCAPADE. 1) Contrary to the price guide, I DO want to know the surprise; 2) What console did "Sexcapade" appear on? And finally, 3) What's up with Fatty Bear?

I hope you're kidding, because I certainly was when I wrote that

[cessnaace]

Three questions. The entry for FATTY BEAR'S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE says that it's a sequel to FATTY BEAR'S HOMO-EROTIC SEXCAPADE. 1) Contrary to the price guide, I DO want to know the surprise; 2) What console did "Sexcapade" appear on? And finally, 3) What's up with Fatty Bear?

I hope you're kidding, because I certainly was when I wrote that

Actually, I didn't know you were kidding. I mean, er, a, of course I knew you were kidding! I mean, FATTY BEAR'S HOMO-EROTIC SEXCAPADE? Come on now. I was kidding. Honest! Really! I mean it! What console did you say it came out for?

[oldschool JP]

One thing the 3do had going for it was the EA games since trip hawkins created ea and moved on to make the system they could try out there best games for the genesis and put it to the test with a cd format for the 3do.

1. madden is still one of my favorite football games

2. need for speed was great

3.road rash with the visuals and songs made it a huge hit and more sequals for other systems.

Wing Commander and Super wing commander are great games and work even better if you have the fight stick pro

Phoenix 3 is a good 2d action adventure

and D is a good game but i think the 3do version is the best the playstation version had to redo all the sound and voice acting since panasonic wouldn't hand over the audio so the playstation version has different dialog so the lips do not say the same thing as whats coming out on the playstation version.

[eaviii]

I would repeat Return Fire and Return Fire Maps o' Death as the best 2 player games I have played on any machine.

Also, Blade Force and Killing Time.

One weird one I couldn't stop playing was a little known EA title called Immercenary- slow, weird but very cool in its own right- Also, sure it wa mentioned but Starfighter absolutely rocked for the time-

Doc

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Ok, lets see, I've owned my 3DO since day 1 (yes, I bought it for THAT price) and bought most of the great games on the system on their release day so, that said, here are some of my picks and opinions on others.

Recommended:

SHOCKWAVE
SHOCKWAVE: OPERATION JUMPGATE
SHOCKWAVE 2: BEYOND THE GATE
The first Shockwave and the expansion pack for it (Operation Jumpgate) were available for the PSX, Saturn and PC as Shockwave Assault. Part 2 was only available on the 3DO.

ROAD RASH
Also released for the PSX and Saturn. Basically identical to the 3DO version except you could actually listen to the licensed music during the game itself, unlike the 3DO version where you ould only hear them during menus and cinemas

GEX
Again, released for PSX and Saturn.

TWISTED

SUPER STREET FIGHTER 2 TURBO

POLICENAUTS

THE HORDE

RETURN FIRE

BUST A MOVE

As cheesy as they are,

NIGHT TRAP
Best version of Night Trap

SNOW JOB
Not as bad as some say

Those are mine. I actually don't like Need for Speed. Never really seemed very fast moving.

Also, BC Racers on the 3DO is actually SLOWER than the Sega CD and 32X versions. Yup, surprised me too. Should have run smoother, but didnt.