3DO Magazine Issue 1
Overview
- Full Name: 3DO Magazine Issue 1
- Issue 1
- Date Winter 1994
- Region: EU
- Barcode: 9771355962022 01
- Cover Disc Yes
- Notes: The disc attached is a rebranded 3DO Interactive Sampler 1
Cover Disc
| Game | Developer | Publisher | Content Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Lair | ReadySoft | ReadySoft | Playable Demo | |
| Gridders | Tetragon | The 3DO Company | Playable Demo | |
| Horde, The | Toys For Bob | Crystal Dynamics | Playable Demo | |
| Out of this World | Interplay Productions | Interplay Productions | Playable Demo | |
| Sewer Shark | Digital Pictures | Hasbro | Playable Demo | |
| Stellar 7: Draxon's Revenge | Dynamix | Dynamix | Playable Demo | |
| Storage Manager | The 3DO Company | The 3DO Company | Storage Tool | |
| T&E Soft Presents: Pebble Beach Golf Links | T&E Soft | Panasonic | Playable Demo | |
| Total Eclipse | Crystal Dynamics | Crystal Dynamics | Playable Demo | |
| Way of the Warrior | Naughty Dog | Universal Interactive Studios | Playable Demo |
Contents
Regulars
Contents - 1 page (5)
Subscribe - 1 page (27)
Competition: Win a 3DO & World Cup Golf - 1 page (63)
Coming Soon - Stuart Wynne - 2 pages (65-66)
The world of 3DO software just keeps expanding. Below is a list of the titles already announced, but there's many more in development across the world, including several EA titles already in production for the M2 upgrade.
News
Page 6
- 3DO Strikes Gold: Goldstar producing their own 3DO system to rival Panasonic's
- Pearson Go For Blood: SSI and Atreid Concept join Mindscape under Pearson Group umbrella
- Century FIFA: FIFA becomes 3DO's 100th game.
- Wyllie Promotions: Special club for 3DO owners from Fodor-Wyllie
- Demolition Job: Demolition Man from Virgin
Page 7
- Whole New World: Editorial
- The Art of Doom: Doom and Doom 2 to be converted by Art Data Interactive
- Hell is 3DO: Hell featuring Dennis Hopper from Gametek/Take Two
Features
PC 3DO? - 1 page (8)
3DO's ambitions for creating a world standard for interactive entertainment are perfectly encapsulated by the 3DO Blaster card. According to Creative Labs, it's the future of PC gaming. By Stuart Wynne Interview: Trip Hawkins: Interactive Messiah? - 1 page (11)
Since stepping down from heading EA in December 1990, 3DO CEO Trip Hawkins has been working to produce not just the first 'superconsole', but also establishing a worldwide standard for interactive hardware. Stuart Wynne asked him about progress so far. Interview: R J Mical: Architect of the Future - 1 page (12)
RJ Mical is one of the most influential men in videogaming history. Working with David Needle, he's designed a revolutionary computer, handheld and most recently, the 3DO system itself. Currently he's hard at work engineering 3DO's next step. Interview: Richard Marmoy: Getting REAL in the UK - 1 page (13)
For the past year, Richard Marmoy has been masterminding the UK campaign to get a 3DO into your home. Panasonic's REAL branded 3DO system, the FZ-1, has a predominant role in the UK market likely to last well into 1995. Stuart Wynne asked him about his plans for the future. Inside 3DO - 3 pages (14-16)
The 3DO system isn't simply another games console, it's an ambitious attempt to define a worldwide standard for interactive technology backed by some of the world's biggest corporations. We review its history, the inside story on its technology and look ahead to the coming peripherals. By Stuart Wynne Return of the Jedi with Wing Commander III - 3 pages (17-19)
The Wing Commander series has become one of the biggest money-spinners in gaming history. Marrying classic 3D space combat to a space opera storyline, it's a Star Wars-inspired videogame now grown so big it can hire Luke Skywalker to play its leading role. By Stuart Wynne Crystal Dynamics: Gamers Extraordinaire - 2 pages (22-23)
Most new companies start slowly and cautiously. Crystal Dynamics is different. 'Without Crystal Dynamics, 3DO is just an expensive toy' is the tagline on their ads, a typically self-confident claim by a company which regards its employees as the 'best and the brightest'. To find out the truth behind the hype, Stuart Wynne spoke to International VP Rob Dyer and Chief Scientist Dr David Kirk Even Better Than The Real Thing? - 2 pages (24-25)
After its star turn in Schwarzenegger's True Lies, the Harrier jumpjet is about to make its first appearance on the 3DO system. Deep in development in San Mateo, California, Flying Nightmares is set to be one of the best flight sims on any machine, let alone a console. Stuart Wynne talked to Domark VP John Kavanagh about it.
Reviews
3DO Magazine Ratings: ***** - Highly Recommended, **** - Generally Excellent, *** - Very Good, ** - Average, * - Poor
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need for Speed, The | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 2 | 30-31 | ***** |
| Theme Park | Electronic Arts | Dino Boni | 1 | 32 | ***** |
| Samurai Shodown | Crystal Dynamics | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 33 | ***** |
| Rise of the Robots | Art Data Interactive | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 34 | **** |
| Way of the Warrior | Interplay | Ryan Butt | 1 | 35 | *** |
| FIFA International Soccer | Electronic Arts | Mark Wynne | 1 | 36 | ***** |
| John Madden Football | Electronic Arts | Mark Wynne | 1 | 37 | ***** |
| Super Street Fighter II X | Panasonic | Ryan Butt | 1 | 39 | ***** |
| Alone in the Dark | Infogrames | Mark Wynne | 1 | 40 | **** |
| World Cup Golf | US Gold | Mark Wynne | 1 | 41 | **** |
| Off-World Interceptor | Crystal Dynamics | Mark Wynne | 1 | 42 | ***** |
| Road Rash | Electronic Arts | Mark Wynne | 1 | 43 | ***** |
| Shock Wave | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 44 | *** |
| Super Wing Commander | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 45 | **** |
| Horde, The | Crystal Dynamics | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 46 | ***** |
| Slayer | Mindscape | Stuart Wynne | 1 | 47 | **** |
| Another World | Interplay | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 48 | *** |
| Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, The | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 48 | ** |
| Powers Kingdom | Panasonic | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 49 | *** |
| Star Control II | Crystal Dynamics | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 49 | **** |
| Waialae Country Club | Panasonic | Mark Wynne | 0.5 | 50 | **** |
| Escape from Monster Manor | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 50 | *** |
| Mega Race | Mindscape | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 51 | *** |
| Total Eclipse | Crystal Dynamics | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 51 | **** |
| Burning Soldier | Panasonic | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 52 | ** |
| Dragon's Lair | Elite | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 52 | ** |
| Sewer Shark | Virgin | Mark Wynne | 0.5 | 53 | ** |
| Night Trap | Virgin | Mark Wynne | 0.5 | 53 | * |
| Pataank | Crystal Dynamics | Mark Wynne | 0.5 | 56 | **** |
| Real Pinball | Panasonic | Mark Wynne | 0.5 | 56 | * |
| Gridders | The 3DO Company | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 59 | *** |
| Battle Chess | Interplay | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 59 | ** |
| Twisted | Electronic Arts | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 61 | *** |
| Soccer Kid | Krisalis | Stuart Wynne | 0.5 | 61 | *** |