mattyg

throws towel in that is truley awesome - but where is the Jag and 3DO stuff

This is my updated pic of my current boxed consoles! pictured are some of the larger boxed accessories as well - enjoy! My link My link left to right - Atari 2600 , Colecovision , Intellivision , Atari 2600jr , NES , SNES , Killer Instinct controller pack , Master System II , Lynx II , Lynx II carry bag , Mega Drive II , Amiga CD32 , Neo Geo CD , Game Gear , Core Grafx Turbo , Mega CD II , FZ-10 , Goldstar 3DO ,Pana joystick , FZ-1 , Virtual Boy , Jaguar , Jaguar CD , N64 , N64 Pokemon edition , PC-FX , Saturn , Saturn wheel and Gamecube. this does not include my loose stuff which includes a Wii , CD-i , Sanyo 3do , Platstation 1 , DS ,DS lite , Gameboy , Vectrex , Dreamcast plus others!

welcome to the world of 3DO Ax! I am glad you found one close to you a reminder to anyone with 3DO questions I'm always free to answer! matt

Okay guys I've received a few queries about what is my avatar so here's the backstory - The 3DO never got a major Australian release , however , for a number of years Goldstar had been trying to crack the market with various products via import agents. They had some sucess with their TV's through some discount retailers but not the credibility they wanted. So in '94-'95 a few importers had some Goldstar 3DO's destined for Hong Kong modified with Australian power plugs and released it via a handful of independant gaming stores. It was very expensive and very niche - it also had the issue of being NTSC although the voltage was 240v! So it limited its user base even more. I bought one of these on first release back in late '94 - unfortunately even brand new it suffered serious reliabilty issues - common with Goldstars first 3DO run. So this brings me to my Avatar - it is an Australian release Goldstar that had a custom display cabinet made for it by a boutique gaming store. There were no Kiosks made available to the retailers so this one made his own. It is a beautifully made cabinet complete with a Goldstar CRT TV! it was used as a store display for a number of years but is still in exceptional condition. I don't know its value as the cabinet wasn't made by Goldstar but its history must account for something and thus this one of a kind is an important part of my collection.

I have the following CD-i titles for sale or trade - most are original CD-i vcd movies 1. Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith music video 2. Patriot Games movie - PAL 3. Indecent Proposal movie - PAL 4. Ghost movie - PAL 5. Black Rain movie - NTSC 6. Wayne's World movie - NTSC (this is in a Wayne's World two box!!??) 7. Dragon's Lair 2 game These are all in excellent condition and are all doubles in my collection. I would happily trade for pretty much any 3DO , CDi , CD32 , Neo Geo , PC Engine or Jag game I dont have. Likewise I am happy to negotiate a price! PM me if interested

yeah seen those - cant justify nearly 40 bucks though - any sellers/takers on my offer?

Wanted : CD32 controller - or controllers - would consider trade for 3DO game - Policenaut or paypal to Australia! - I have 100% ebay rating and excellent feedback over at 3DO Zero forums - please PM me if you can help !

yeah its a real pain - I get killed on postage for anything out of Japan US or Europe! I actually take a small loss at my end on packaging believe it or not but try to be as fair as I can.I actually have another spare - so if there are any Aussie members out there feel free to pm me. My Ebay rating is 100% and previous feedback can be checked over at the 3DO Zero forums! thanks, Mattyg

sorry link not working - try this one eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110424263048

I currently have the following on evilbay if any one is interested! eBay Auction -- Item Number: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/3DO-Japanese-Panasonic-FZ-1-Console_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem19b5cc8988QQitemZ11 0424263048QQptZAUQ5fConsolesQQsalenotsupported cheers

come on down the weather's fine!

my grandmother bought one for when the kids visited - so it was sparodic - but we all got to pick a game for her to buy - for me it was Empire strikes back - I mean they actually looked like snow walkers AMAZING ! or so I thought so!

pretty much everything in Simon the Sorcerer - that game is golden!

ok here's mine 1.Atari 2600 2.Atari 2600 Jr 3.Intellivision 4.Colecovision 5.Vectrex 6.Nintendo NES 7.Sega Master System II 8.Nintendo SNES 9.Sega Mega Drive II 10.Sega Game Gear 11.Sega Mega CD II 12.Atari Lynx 13.Atari Lynx II 14.NEC Turbo Grafx PC Engine 15.Philips CDi 220 16.Amiga CD32 17.Neo Geo CD 18.Panasonic FZ-1 3DO 19.Panasonic FZ-10 3DO 20.Goldstar 3DO 21.Sanyo TRY 3DO 22.Atari Jaguar 23.Atari Jaguar CD 24.Nintendo Virtual Boy 25.Sony Playstation 26.Sega Saturn 27.Nintendo 64 28.Sega Dreamcast 29.Nintendo Gamecube 30.Nintendo DS 31.Nintendo DS Lite 32.Nintendo Wii All are boxed except the Dreamcast, CDi , Sanyo and Vectrex!

actually the best off the shelf options are the third party logitech controller , the hori controller or using snes controllers through a third party multi tap . I use all three from time to time depending on game

In actuality all I want is a copy on a cart I haven't seen it for almost 20 years. Cheers A Crap, Shawn Sr. could make one I'd think... he makes repros all the time. I can play it on my flash cart from Retro USB... but I'd pay for it as a collectors item if made into an actual homebrew release where you got paid for your work. I think that 100+ people would be glad to shell out $50+ if it came with a box. AX agreed - I'dbuy it for that if proceeds were going to Andrew - if only to correct this situation

I recently bid on (and won) a large box of 3DO gear from Japan. It cost $200 US to ship so no one bid - I got it for the reserve of $50 plus the shipping cost. Inside was a mint boxed Fz-1 , 4 loose but working Fz -1s , over 50 Japanese release games (some rare) and about half dozen extra controllers! Already has paid for itself from the sale of 3 of the loose consoles!

Oh, i see. You mean games like Wolfenstein 3D and FIFA, it sure as hell ran those type of games really well. It would be nice if someone with knowledge of the 3DO hardware could tell us a bit about its 2d capabilities. Any 3DO experts here?. I have never been able to find info on the 2 video processors the 3DO has, what did they call them?, animation engines or something like that? I am by no means an expert and will seek further info but I believe that the two processors were primarily designed to handle cell animation and sprite rotation (similar to mode7) Take a close look at how the 3DO handled the game Casper and the transparancy cells Or how it handled the sprites in Madden I'll check with the guys back at 3DO zero to confirm

Like a lot of Japanese "games" available on 3DO it's more of an interpretation of a traditional game. Ie this one is almost a virtual tarot card reader for want of a better term ! In the west it is oddball - in the east it was a cheap to produce and familiar money spinner.

No! but I'd hate to see the result after a head on collision between the two LOL

I'm up to 180 titles and still haven't scratched the surface! Thanks for this KevinCal - your work is appreciated !

Yep - that about sums it up - most manufacturers just decided it was too much effort to sell 240 volt PAL equipment to a relatively small consumer base across the waves. Conspiracy theorists also point to the fact that most retail sales here are done through majors with monopolies and deals with other majors. PS2 sales reached about 2 million here - DS over a million - so its not like there isn't a market. It sucks being so close to Asia but not able to reap the rewards - instead settling for dumping of European products which are overpriced due to shipping by the time they reach us.

eBay Auction -- Item Number: http://myworld.ebay.com.au/kryptonite.culture.shop/ I currently have on ebay the following: 1 x Japanese FZ-1 + virtual quest used but good condition 1 x NEC PC Engine boxed and in excellent condition (some yellowing) 1 x Sega Saturn PAL 240v Australian model boxed with an extra 3rd party controller + 2 games (original controller cable is frayed but working). Unit itself is in great condition. A selection of Master System games inc Thunderblade and Super Hang On in good condition. they are on sale through my favourite local store Kryptonite comics if anyone has any questions about these items or if you live in Australia and are searching for anything in particular (esp 3DO) feel free to PM me!

That is 'da bomb ! v.nice !

Yeah unfortunately I've been lmited to flea markets (usually master system , genesis/mega drive , 2600 and N64 carts in various condition) cheap but nasty. There are some 2nd hand/pawnbrokers but only one in my city will touch anything older than PS2 or Xbox - the same goes for EB and Game. One chain that does is Gametraders but their stores are few and far between and dont carry a lot. I was hoping someone might have had the address (brick and mortar or URL) of someone reliable and independant. I'll keep looking !