Retro: Playing Through a 1994 3DO Crystal Dynamics Demo Disc!

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VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - 3D0 Background Information
00:49 - Nostalgia
01:46 - Retrotink Interface
03:34 - Booting up the 3DO
06:01 - Gex Trailer
06:27 - Off-World Interceptor Demo
07:51 - Samarai Showdown Demo
09:18 - Total Eclipse Demo
10:53 - Tomytronic 3d Sky Attack
11:19 - Star Control 2 Demo
12:35 - The Horde Demo
16:00 - Cyberclash Trailer
16:48 - Pataank Demo
18:23 - Retail Use
18:42 - Kodak Photo CDs
19:37 - Conclusion

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[Dondeath]

I have not even watched it yet and I know its gold. 3DO was my jam as a kid. My mother bought it on sale for $200.00, and somehow didn't think she spent enough and bought ALL the games for $0.50 each! Love it!!

[razorramon]

A modern Crystal Dynamics collection should be released. These games are gems and some of the best from that console.

[johndukes]

Loved my 3DO, i got the one bundled with Gex... love that game. I also recall that road rash on 3DO was the hardest mode play. Oh, and when you played music disc's it would show a graphics show to the music like, "Information society, Pure energy". thanks for bringing back good memories.

[LivingwithPerks]

Such a fun underrated system. I remember finding some secret discs in my uncle's computer drawer. Had some x rated content.

[Jebbreh]

I wore out my sampler disc while I waited for my brother to get more 3DO releases. I love FMV games. We played The Horde so much too.

[mattdavis]

In '94, I was working at a toy store called PlayCo Toys. We had a 3DO hooked up where you could play some demo games. I loved playing on it after I finished work for the day. I wanted one but never could afford it. Funny thing was, we stocked the 3DO for about a year and sold only 3 or 4

[MarkDell]

Great video and I loved being able to catch it during the live stream. I have a lot of fond memories of Amiga demo disks. Back in the 80s-90s when there weren’t free to play games, getting a demo disk is often your only way to try out some new video games (well, except rental, but that didn’t cover the Amiga for me). I’d spend hours on a demo disk and often revisit them

[Dondeath]

You really need to do ALL the Demo Discs! It can even be a yearly thing! "The Annual 3DO Demo Expo!"

[MikeNovelli]

I have a working Panasonic Real 3DO in my collection.
Gex is still one of the greatest console characters ever.

[DeVstatrOmga]

My uncle had one. This was during the time the Sega Genesis was the KING of the 16-Bit era. Seeing this console and its games at that time as a kid my mind was blown away. "Video and actual live soundtrack music in a game? What is this sorcery?" Way of the Warrior looked so clean and crisp with those TV's of that era, the music was in your face. So many good memories. Road Rash my favorite though along with the near perfect arcade Street Fighter.

[yoursubconsious]

Samurai Showdown was my go to fighting game nearly every day after school and weekends.

[timjones]

I got my 3D0 back in 1994 for $399. At the time this system had the best graphics.

[brycestrife]

This is a great video, I LOVED the 3do with my father. He passed recently and I'm looking for some happy memories.

[sterlingforbes]

Somehow convinced my parents to buy me one for Christmas when I was a kid, now looking back, I appreciate my parents that much more as I had no clue how expensive it was at the time.

[rikachiu]

Man this brings me back so many memories!

[purplefuku]

I'm a huge fan of the 3DO! Gex, Road Rash & Return Fire, especially. And if anyone hasn't seen it, LGR did a really fascinating video on the Creative Labs 3DO Blaster card, which packed a full 3DO onto an ISA expansion card! What a wild console...

[MazzEffect]

I really enjoyed this! Hope you play more of these demo discs!

[MrStevo]

You had audio, you had video, now you have 3DO

[Richter.Belmont]

This is great! Was just playing Holiday Lemmings 1994 for DOS earlier 😄

[smfmotors]

Awesome! Still have mine sitting under the TV lol