Overview

Full Name: 3DO Magazine Issue 12
Issue 12
Date July 1996
Region: EU
Barcode: 9771355962039 12
Cover Disc Yes
Notes: 3DO Magazine got lazy and basically rehashed demo discs, they released issue 4's disc

Cover Disc

Game	Developer	Publisher	Content Type	Note
Syndicate	Bullfrog Productions	Electronic Arts	Playable Demo

News

E3 96 3DO - Half page article around that years E3, and how M2 wasn't on show, Panasonic did however claim it would be out in Japan by year end with a big public unveiling in September. They are also looking at releasing a "Garage" development kit matching Sonys $1,200 system, rather than an expensive $30-50k Mac system. Panasonic had games on show, including Olympic Summer Games and Soccer, Cyberbdillo, Luciennes Quest, Obelisk and Mortal Kombat 3. Two games that were previously slated for 3DO had been moved to PC, Baldies and Golden Gate (Page 4)
M2 Dream List - Half page article with the latest title of M2 Titles "In development", ones with an * will be released close to launch: Activision: Mechwarrior 2 American Laser Games: Shining Sword, Unknown Game Blue Byte: Battle Isle Bulldog: Magic Carpet Capcom: Unknown Game Crystal Dynamics: Race Game*, M2 Baseball*, Gex 2 DID: Eurofighter 2000 Electronic Arts: Madden*, Need For Speed 2, NHL Hockey*, Road Rash* id: Quake Interplayer Productions: Clayfighter 3*, Descent*, Realms of Valor*, Rock N Roll Racing, VR Sports Konami: Arcade Conversions* Millennium: Killer, Super Bikes Ocean: HMS Carnage, Silver Origin: Wing Commander 4* Williams: War Gods*, NHL Open Ice Hockey* Rage: Stirker M2 Silent Software: Return fire 2* Spectrum Holobyte: Top Gun* SSI: Deathkeep 2 Studio 3DO: Army Men, Fighting Game, G3, John Daly Golf*, IMSA Racing*, M2 Baseball, M2 Football, M2 Soccer, Power Crystal, Rush TakeTwo: Ironblood US Gold: Dream Team Basketball, Olympic Games, Olympic Soccer* Virgin Interactive: Heart of Dakrness Warp: D2. Also are a list of developers whose games are unknown, these include: Asmik, Cryo, Genki, Glams, Gremlin, Heatsink, High-Tech Lab, Imagineer, Infogrames, Jaleco, Koei, Micro Cabin, Micronet, Pack-In-Video, Sala, Sanai, Takara, Taito, Team 17 and Tomy Tose. (Page 4)

Features

A question of Specs - Small interview on the Ironblood preview with Taketwos Rick Hall, he gets asked about if the M2 is 7-10 times more powerful than the PSX or 4 times more than the N64, he states that all hardware developers overstate their capabilities for marketing, and he feels its at least 3-4 times more powerful than the PSX, but cant confirm about the N64 as he doesn't know anyone that has access to it. He also states that developers only got the M2 Dev kits last month and polygon wise, it could potentially hit the million polygons stated, but they have been achieving themselves 350k-500k (Page 8)
Coming Soon - Two page list of games coming soon, unreleased games include: Acclaim - Maximum Surge, Slam City American Laser Games - Fast Draw Showdown, Madison High, McKenzie & Co, Orbatak, Shootout at Old Tuscon Art Data Interactive - Doom 2, Chess Wars BMG - Loadstar, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Wingnut Electronic Arts - Virtual Stadium Baseball, NHL 96, Prowler, Shredfest, Wing Commander 4 Elite - Onside Goldstar: Firewall, Firewolves Infogrammes: Alone in the Dark 3 Interplay Productions - Cesars World of Gambling, Waterworld JVC - Deadly Skies, Varunas Forces Panasonic - BIOS Fear, C-Runner, ISIS, Mortal Kombat 3, Luciennes Quest, The Tower Pony Canyon - F1GP, RunAndGun - Duellin Firemen Studio 3DO - 3DO Baseball, 3DO Decathlon Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 US Gold - Olympic Basketball Virgin Interactive - Heart Of Darkness and 11th Hour

M2 Games - American Laser Games - Shining Sword, Unknown Game Crystal Dynamics - Racing Game, Electronic Arts - John Madden, Road Rash Interplay Productions - Descent, Clayfighter 3, Iron Blood, VR Sports Spectrum Holobyte - Top Gun Studio 3DO - M2 Racing, Dungeon Game, Battlesport 2, Return Fire 2, Starfighter 6000 SSI - Deathkeep 2, Star General, Necrodome Universal Studios - Disrupter 7 Warp - D2 Williams - War Gods (Page 33-34)

Previews

Ironblood - Two page preview of the M2 game, even though it shows Playstation screenshots...(Pages 8-9)

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Rating
Snow Job	Studio 3DO	Stuart Wynne	2	10-11	4
Johnny Bazookatone	US Gold	Mark Wynne	2	12-13	2
The Perfect General	Kirin Entertainment	Stuart Wynne	2	16-17	2
Defcon 5	Goldstar	Mark Wynne	2	18-19	4

Snow Job - Overall, the sex and drugs and violence is the lightest of realistic patinas on this innovative adventure. Despite the 15 rating, it's difficult to see anyone who could master the interface being offended by the content.
Johnny Bazookatone - Bazookatone is, in playability terms, painfully tone deaf and only the most hardened platform addicts will gain much joy from it.
The Perfect General - Grim persistence makes the game somewhat easier and most scenarios are commendably brief - a sharp contrast to Panzer General's epic challenge - but it still remains solidly unenjoyable.
Defcon 5 - Defcon 5 demands attention and experimentation few will be prepared to invest.

Charts

It states that the charts are in the news section, but don't actually appear

Tips

Battlesport - Pages 20
Blade Force - Pages 20
Doom - Pages 20
Foes Of Ali - Pages 20-21
Starfighter - Pages 21
Flying Nightmares - Pages 21
Gex - Pages 21
POed - Pages 21
Tripd - Pages 21

Letters

PowerSlide Cancelled - Letter with brief mention on Powerslide, editor replied back with its beens "deleted" but with many cancellations, publishers are cagey on information (Page 24)
Wing Commander 4 - Small mention in a letter that the game is being converted by Lion, people that did Deathkeep, it was looking like spring but is now more likely Autumn (Page 24)
M2 and 3DO Baseball - Editor confirms that Panasonic have said they are committed to 3DO owners, either via an M2 add on, or discount to existing 3DO owners, also speaks about 3DO Baseball which should be out late 96 (Page 25)
Batman Forever - Reader states that Acclaim are working on Batman Forever for M2 (Page 25)

Adverts

Publishers

3DO - Don't Play a Dodo - Two page ad with the infamous slogan (Pages 14-15)
POed - Full page ad (Back page)

Retail

Special Reserve - Half page ad with over 30 games including 11th Hour and NHL Hockey (Page 2)
GamePlay - Half page ad with about 50 games including 11th Hour and Rock N Roll Racing (Page 2)

Computer Exchange - Full page ad with 10 3DO games for sale including NHL Hockey (Page 2)

Console Exchange - Small ad with 30 games for sale (Page 7)
Torc - Quarter page ad with mention they are selling 3DO (Page 7)

Movie Time - Small ad with 9 games for sale (Page 23)
Solid Gold Games Centre - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 23)
Paladin Games - Small ad with 4 3DO games for sale (Page 23)
Console Connections - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO controllers and 2 3DO games (Page 23)
GamePro - Small Ad with just 8 3DO games for sale (Page 23)
Delaune - Small Ad with mentuind they sell 3DO (Page 23)
Video Game Centre - Small ad with about 30 games for sale (Page 23)