3DO Box protectors

[3DO Box protectors]

Considering the price that boxed copies of 3DO games are starting to command, it's definitely worth the investment. I'm glad they tested the protectors on multiple 3DO box types. I purchased some old versions from another side and they only fit the basic cardboard box style, and not the snapper style boxes.

[Are YouTubers Ruining Retro Gaming?]

 

I mean...free is usually pretty sweet. I know I'm not nearly willing or able enough to put in all the work a lot of the more popular youtubers (yours included, which I enjoy) to maybe one day get games and controllers sent to me, though.

 

Gotta love when Youtubers make videos, and mention, "I have this, and this... but I don't have THIS yet. BUT GEE. I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT IN MY COLLECTION.

 

WINK WINK.

 

NUDGE NUDGE.

BOY THAT SURE WOULD BE GREAT.

 

FILL THAT HOLE OF AFFECTION AND HUMAN INTERACTION IN YOUR LIFE BY BUYING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM ME AND A SHOUT OUT FOR YOUR CHANNEL BY SENDING ME A $300 GAME."

[Your Favorite 3DO exclusives?]

 

Just out of curiosity, did you actually try getting anywhere in the game?

 

I have a soft spot for this game because of its visuals and comedic elements on the intro, but when I want to actually try to play it, every session ends up with me wanting to throw the disc across the room.

 

When I picked up a 3DO system at a thrift store, I managed to get Panasonic customer service to send me a demo disc for free, as I had no software for it. One of the games on that demo was Bladeforce. I LOVED the demo version of it, and I swear it played much smoother and at a higher framerate than the finished product. I bought the game based on the strength of that demo and was pretty disappointed to play the full game. Still, it is a unique and underrated title in the library.

[Your Favorite 3DO exclusives?]

In the realm of Japanese exclusives, I enjoyed "Insectorwars". It's a first-person shooter with cutesy insectoid enemies where you roam mazes. I haven't played it in probably fifteen years, but I remember it being very "Faceball 2000-ish".

 

I also really enjoyed Quarantine. It's not truly exclusive, as it received PlayStation and Saturn releases under different names in Japan, but it's a console-exclusive to the 3DO in North America. The soundtrack had a ton of cool grunge and rock acts from Australia, a lot of humor, and the concept was basically Crazy Taxi in a Post-Apocalyptic world.

[The 3DO gets its own droid]

This isn't the 3DO I was looking for.