3DO Magazine Issue 4

Overview

• Full Name: 3DO Magazine Issue 4
• Issue 4
• Date June/July 1995
• Region: EU
• Barcode: 9771355962022 04
• Cover Disc Yes
• Notes:

Cover Disc

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

• Overview Article - Third page instructions for the demo (Page 8)

News

• 3DO Unveil M2 - Full page overview on 3DO unveiling M2, general overviews given with titbits from IBM (Page 6)
• Mega CD - Quarter page update on how the Sampler Disc 3 had been released in the US (Page 7)
• E3 Mega Games - Quarter page news article about games at E3,. these include: Absolute Zero (Domark), AD&D Deathkeep (SSI), Castle (Trilobyte), Cyberdillo (Panasonic), Deadly Skies (JVC), Discworld (Psygnosis), Fast Draw Show Down (American Laser Games), Foes Of Ali (EA), Fire & Ice (GoldStar), Firewall (GoldStar), Isis: Earth, Wind & Fire (Panasonic), The Last Bounty Hunter (EA), Lemmings Chronicles (Psygnosis), Lost Vikings (Interplay), Mazer (American Laser Games), McKenzie & Company (American Laser Games), Nevada '51 (EA), NHL '96 (EA), Olympic Soccer (US Gold), Penn & Teller (Absolute), Prowler (Origin), Rock 'N' Roll Racing (Interplay), Shock Wave II (EA), Sound Byte Cafe (EA), Strahl (Panasonic), Varuna's Forces (JVC), Vikings (MicroProse) and Virtual Stadium Baseball (EA), Mirage (Atlantis Interactive), Eye Spy (Cerebre), Rad The Rock Hopper (Crystal Oasis), In Your Face (Meta Design) and Chopper Assault (Orion) (Page 7)
• Memory Matters - Small news article on how Panasonic have released the FZ-EM256 memory unit in the US (Page 7)

Features

• Movie Magic - Takes up most of the page, feature on Video CDs (Page 8)

• 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

• Gallup Chart for week ending 29th April 1995:

1 Gex 2 Return Fire 3 Need For Speed 4 FIFA Soccer 5 Flashback 6 Super SFII 6 Theme Park 8 Super Wing Commander 8 Alone In The Dark 10 Night Trap

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

• EA French Fancies - 2 Page advert showcasing 3 EA games, Wing Commander 3, Syndicate and Immercenary (Pages 2 & 3)

Retail

• Torc - Half page ad with 3 games for sale (Page 4)
• PowerPlay - Half page ad with 20 games for sale (Page 4)
• Virgin Megastore - Full page ad showing 4 3DO games (Page 9)

• 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)

• 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)

Credits

• Editor - Dave Westley
• Art Editor - Mark Wynne
• Managing Editor - Stuart Wynne