Overview

Full Name: 3DO Magazine Issue 3
Issue 3
Date Spring 1995
Region: EU
Barcode: 9771355962022 03
Cover Disc Yes
Notes:

Cover Disc

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

Overview Article - Full page overview and instructions for the demo (Page 8)

News

FZ10 - Half page article about the upcoming FZ10 for sale, also mentions the M2 and new joypad FZ-JP2X (Page 6)
Saturn 2 M2 - Half page article about rumours of Sega opting for the M2 for an upgrade for the Saturn. As well as Philips being rumoured to adapt the CD-i, this is shot down by 3DO Europe Marketing Director John Edelson who did confirm they do speak to Philips quarterly but nothing is set in stone (Page 6)
Goldstar Touches Down - Half page article about the Goldstar machine launching in the UK via a small press party on the 27th Feb 1995 at the Museum of Moving Image (Page 7)
VR Stalker UK Launch - Small article on how VR Stalker is being launched via BMG (Page 7)

Features

3DO World - Two page feature of games from Japan, including Jurassic Park, Seal Of The Pharaoh, Shadow, Montana Jones, Murphys Law and Yu Yu Hakusho. Montana Jones is mentioned to get a Western release (Pages 10-11)
Bob Faber Interview - Full page interview with 3DO Europes Managing Director, very generic interview covering points of his career and some usual soundbites of the M2 (Page 12)
Robert Lindsey Interview - Full page interview with Studio 3DOs SVP of Marketing, he mentions about games being developed and in house, brings up NHL Hockey, Virtual Baseball and potentially a new FIFA game from EA, 11th Hour From Virgin, Disruptor 7 from Universal and Doom 2. Interesting mentions that no M2 development kits had been shipped, but as there is alot of cross over with 3DO development tools and an early access system which emulates what the M2 can do it wont be an issue for developers. (Page 13)
David Morse Interview - 2 Page interview with the Producer at Crystal Dynamics, quote "We are just starting to do stuff in that area" when asked if he is developing M2 games (Pages 14-15)
Randy Scott Interview - 4 Page interview with the CEO of Art Data, speaks about the M2, how their version of Doom will be the best and mentions unreleased games Alien Seed (M2), Doom 2, Chess Wars and a game called Bounty Hunter (Pages 19-22)
American Laser Games - 3 Page feature on the publisher, mentions about their shooting games (Mad Dog, Mad Dog 2, Space Pirates and Drug Wars), also a mention of Madison High (Pages 23-25)
Electronic Arts Canada - 2 Page interview with Bruce McMillan states that the M2 is on par with the PSX, however if 3DO claim what the M2 can do, no one can touch it. They were currently stress testing it. He also states they are working on two modem games and if the 3DO Modem "Which will be launched later this year", is successful they will be released on that. Also has NHL Hockey, but shows a pic of the SNES version. Other mentions include FIFA, John Madden and Need For Speed (Pages 28-29)
Studio 3DO - Two page article about how Studio 3DO was never intended on being a software house, but is going full throttle with games like Twisted, Station Invasion, Blade Force, Killing Time and Escape From Monster Manor (Page 30-31)
Coming Soon - Two page list of games coming soon, unreleased games include: American Laser Games - Madison High, Art Data Interactive - Doom 2, Chess Wars, Alien Seed (M2) Crystal Dynamics - Cyberclash, Elite - Powerslide, Dirt Racer, Infogrames: Alone in the Dark 3 Interplay Productions - Clay Fighters Kirin Entertainment - The Grandest Fleet Konami - Policenauts MECC - Dinopark Tycoon Mindscape - A Maze, Warriors Panasonic - BIOS Fear Rocket Science - Loadstar, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs RunAndGun - Duellin Firemen Sierra - Red Baron, Spectrum Holobyte - Star Trek, Virgin Interactive - Dragon, Heart Of Darkness and 11th Hour Viridis Corp Dreamer, Project X (Page 64-65)

Previews

POed - Pages 16-17
Slam N Jam - Page 26
Syndicate - Page 27
Immercenary - Page 33

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Rating
Striker	Rage Software	Mark Wynne	2	34-35	5
Gex	Crystal Dynamics	Dave Westley	3	37-39	5
Myst	Panasonic	Dave Westley	2	40-41	4
Cannon Fodder	Sensible Software	Dave Westley	2	42-43	4

Striker - No doubt there's going to be fanatical debate over which is better, Striker's sheer pace pitted against FIFA's slick presentation. With no 8- player option, Striker can't compete with FIFA for getting a crowd of players around your 3DO at the same time.
Gex - Gex is without a doubt the best thing to have happened to your 3DO in a long time. It's rare for a platform game to have the strong graphics and gameplay to justify long term interest
Myst - Though these criticisms might sound minor they do have quite an effect on gameplay. Myst is one of those products that's very much a package - relying on its individual elements to combine to form a coherent whole.
Cannon Fodder - 3DO allows to provide a landscape that oozes colour. Sprites are more animated - especially the birds that fly overhead. The departure from the Amiga and PC to a console also means that the game can now be played on a TV.

Charts

HMV Shop Chart for March 1995:

1 StarBlade 2 Theme Park 3 Star Wars Rebel Assault 4 Need For Speed 5 Alone In The Dark 6 FIFA Soccer 7 Road Rash 8 Twisted 9 3D Атlas 10 Super Street Fighter 2

Tips

Star Control 2 - Pages 46-47
Street Fighter 2 - Page 47
Demolition Man - Page 47
Samurai Shodown - Page 48
The Horde - Page 49
Theme Park - Pages 50-51
Total Eclipse - Page 52

Adverts

Publishers

Rise Of The Robots - Full page Ad - Page 4
StarBlade - Full page Ad - Page 9
Introducing the 3DO System - 2 Page ad with small screenshots of 40 games - Another World (Interplay Productions), Corpse Killer (Digital Pictures), Demolition Man (Virgin Interactive), Dragon's Lair (Elite Systems), Escape from Monster Manor (Electronic Arts), FIFA (Electronic Arts), Flashback (US Gold), GEX (Crystal Dynamics), Gridders (Tetragon), John Madden Football (Electronic Arts), Kingdom (Interplay Productions), Mega Race (Mindscape), Need for Speed (Electronic Arts), Night Trap (Digital Pictures), Off-World Interceptor (Crystal Dynamics) ,PaTaank (Crystal Dynamics), Pebble Beach Golf Links (Panasonic), Powers Kingdom (Panasonic), Road Rash (Electronic Arts), Samurai Shodown (Crystal Dynamics), Sesame Street Numbers (Electronic Arts), Sewer Shark (Digital Pictures), Shock Wave (Electronic Arts), Shock Wave Operation Jumpgate (Electronic Arts), Soccer Kid (Krisalis Software), Star Control (Crystal Dynamics), Station Invasion (Studio 3DO), Street Fighter II Turbo (Capcom), Super Wing Commander (Origin Systems), Supreme Warrior (Digital Pictures), The Horde (Crystal Dynamics), The Incredible Machine (Sierra On-line), The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Electronic Arts), Theme Park (Bullfrog Productions),Total Eclipse (Crystal Dynamics), Twisted (Electronic Arts), Virtuoso (Elite Systems), Way ofthe Warrior (Naughty Dog), Wing Commander 3 (Origin Systems), World Cup Golf (US Gold) (Pages 44-45)
Flashback - Full page ad - Backpage

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Retail

Computer Exchange - 2 Page ad with a comic on one side and some info about them on the other (Pages 2-3)
Japan Direct - Half page ad with mention of 3DO for sale but focuses more on Playstation and Saturn (Page 18)
3DO Magic - Half Page ad with around 30 games including 11th Hour, Cyberclash, Doom 2, Dragon, Heart Of Darkness, Powerslide, Shut Down and Star Trek (Page 18)
Torc - Half page ad with about 10 games for sale including Cyber Clash (Page 32)
PowerPlay - Half page ad with 20 games for sale (Page 32)
Senlac Computing - Half page ad with over 25 games including Powerslide (Page 36)
Excitement Direct - Quarter page ad with over 60 games, including 11th Hour, Cyberclash, Dragon, Dragons Lair 2, Even More Incredible Machines and Shut Down (Page 36)
Ultra Software - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 36)
Game Shack - Quarter page ad with about 30 games for sale including Dragon (Page 53)
Exciting Times - Small ad with 15 games for sale (Page 53)
Games USA - Quarter page ad with 20 games for sale including Magic Carpet and Star Trek (Page 53)
Corner Stone Games - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 53)
Power Play - Small ad with 10 games for sale (Page 53)
Console Exchange - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO (Page 53)
TCW Games - Half page ad with about 20 games for sale including 11th Hour (Page 56)
Game Over- Half page ad 12 games for sale including Rock N Roll Racing, Dragon and Star Trek (Page 56)
Special Reserve - Half page ad with over 30 games including 11th Hour, Cyberclash, Dragon, Powerslide and Shut Down (Page 58)
Computer Paradise - Half page ad with about 50 games for sale (Page 58)
Game Crazy - Quarter page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 63)
Arcadia - Quarter page ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 63)
Mannerings - Quarter page ad with about 10 games for sale (Page 63)
Game Over 2nd Ad - Small ad with mention they are selling 3DO (Page 63)
Video Game Centre - Small ad with about 30 games for sale including - Rock N Roll Racing (Page 63)
Game Zone - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
GamePro - Small Ad with just over 20 3DO games for sale (Page 67)
Zone Video - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
Hard Level - Small ad with mention they sell 3DO (Page 67)
Console Connection - Small ad with about 8 games for sale (Page 67)
OMaras Discount Warehouse - Small with about 40 games for sale including Cyber Clash, Dragons Lair 2 and Even More Incredible Machines (Page 67)
CA Games - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
Colin Dimond Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
DnA Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
Fantasia Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
Jive Consoles - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
New Age - Small ad mentioning they sell 3DO games (Page 67)
Stewart Electronics - Small ad with about 5 games for sale (Page 67)
Software Express - Small ad with about 5 games for sale (Page 67)