Overview

Full Name: 3 3DO Magazine(US) Mar Apr 1995
Issue March/April 1995
Date March 1995
Region: US
Barcode: 0 74470 74711 03
Cover Disc No
Notes:

Editorial

Editor of the Magazine talks about being at WCES, and gives an overview of the FZ-10 including the new controller. He does complain about it having no headphone jack though. He then speaks about Goldstar and how they are bunderling in FIFA and Shockwave with the machines and how they are setting up a publishing arm. He also gives an overview of PO'ed and Corpse Killer (Page 6)

News

WalMart to Carry 3DO - Small article about how the store is going to carry the Panasonic 3DO after a successful test in 60 stores in Florida (Page 16)
500k Units Sold - Small article with a sales update, only one region got a breakdown, which was North America with 200k Units (Page 16)
American Laser Games to Develop Software for Girls - Article about how ALG have set up "Games for Her" division, and they will be bring 2 games in 1995, the first being Madison High (Page 16)
3DO Game Secrets - Small article about the unofficial Cheat book (Page 17)
Immercenary - Small article about the game coming out in March of 1995 (Page 17)
Several 3DO Software Products Win Awards - Article about 3DO games winning awards...even though it doesn't! It just states sales are good for certain games (Page 17)
3DO and Domark Enter Publishing Agreement - Small article on how 3DO will act as distributor for Domark in North America, these titles include Flying Nightmares and Absolute Zero (Page 17)

Features

WCES 1995 - 6 page overview of the event that included: (Pages 10-15)

- Pictures of the 3DO, Panasonic and Goldstar stand, Creative Technologies showing its 3DO Blaster with Road Rash playing, Panasonic FZ-10, Doom 2 Character strangling RJ Michal, Screenshots of PD'ed, L3 Interactive Snowboarding and a picture of "The Glove" playing FIFA

- Panasonic FZ-10 - Overview of how it includes a memory management and it will be available in Jan 1995 for $399.95

- Goldstar - Small overview on the machine being bundled with Shockwave and FIFA

- MPEG Upgrades - Both Panasonic and Goldstar had MPEG upgrades on show (Panasonic will be released Q1 95 @ $249.95 and Goldstar Early 95 @ $199.99 bundled with Total Recall)

- Doom - Art Data Interactive claimed that Doom will have a higher resolution and sound quality and be out in Spring 95 while Doom 2 will include new levels and "Special Surprises" and be out at the end of 95

- Panasonic had Myst and Daedalus Encounter on display. Myst will be releasing the title at the end of Feb for $69.95

- Studio 3DO - The All New Peoples Game Show was on display (Zhadnost) and Killing Time

- Virgin - Had the unreleased 11th Hour and Creature Shock on display

- Other Games on Display - Rise Of The Robots (Spring), Cyberwar (Q1), Brain Dead 13, Iron Angel of Apocalypse, PD'ed (Spring), Slopestyle (Jan), Rayman (Sept), Star Trek The Next Generation (Spring), Flashback (March), Panzer General (April), Return Fire, Quarantine, Hell and Family Feud.

- New Hardware on Display - Flightstick, 3DO Control Pad 2, Soldier Control Pad. They was also some "out there" hardware on display too: The Glove by Anaphase Unlimited and 3D glasses, CyberMaxx by VictorMaxx and Virtual I-O-I glasses.

- Activision Announced several games including Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Return To Zork, Planetfall and Zork:Nememis, all to be released between 95 and 96.

An Interview with Goldstars Jim Ireton - 3 Page interview with the VP President of Sales and Marketing and the man responsible for the 3DO effort. He speaks about a modular display to be a POS at stores as well as the bundle. He also states that he is setting up a publishing arm and already has 5 titles that will be announced soon, with 20 and 25 titles by Christmas 1995 (He did state for various platforms) (Pages 40-42)
Back Stage - Madison High - 3 Page interview (Bizarrely starts at page 64 and jumps back to 62), with ALG (Games for Her) leader Patricia Flanigan. She bigs up the girls games market, and mentions the 3DO and PC versions are being worked in parallel development, and the 3DO version should be out by Christmas (Pages 62-64)

Reviews

Game Title	Publisher	Reviewer	Pages	Pg No(s)	Rating
Theme Park	Electronic Arts	Zach Meston	4	18-21	N/A
The Need For Speed	Electronic Arts	Kraig Kujawa	2	22-23	N/A
Shanghai Triple Threat	Activision	Jason D'Aprile	2	26-27	N/A
Return Fire	Prolific Software	Kraig Kujawa	3	28-30	N/A
Supreme Warrior	Digital Pictures	Zach Meston	2	34-35	N/A
Jammit	GTE ImagiTrek	Robb James	4	36-39	N/A
Slopestyle	L3 Interactive	Scott Brown	2	43-44	N/A
Space Shuttle	Software Toolworks	Robb James	2	45-46	N/A

Theme Park is quite a fun game, but there's definitely a learning curve involved -this ain't a game you can jump into right away. After a few hours, though, you'll be building parks like a pro and loving every minute of it. If you're a fan of strategy games or SimCity-type games, take a ride on Theme Park.
Need for Speed is for fans of realistic driving, and for gamers that are looking for something just a little bit different from standard 3DO Fare.
Shanghai is a good, solid game that will especially appeal to older players. Its simplistic gameplay makes Shanghai: Triple Threat unlike any other strategy/puzzle style games available for the 3DO
Return Fire - I must recommend it as a very entertaining two-player game. The two player mode is so good, it can upstage your efforts when playing alone. Either way, mass destruction as well as some of the best sound effects and background music work available are on this title.
Supreme Warrior is more playable than most full-motion video games, but nowhere near as playable as a real fighting game. If you're a fan of full motion video, you'll thoroughly enjoy Supreme Warrior.
Jammit! is your average arcade game full of competition and action. Despite a few of its visual flaws, I still find it an enjoyable and exciting way to spend some spare time.
Slopestyle - If there is one drawback to this title, I would complain that it was too narrowcast. While it was entertaining, they have to be entertaining to enough people who own 3DO units and also want to pay the suggested price of $44.95.
Space Shuttle -Anyone interested in space travel or the trials and tribulations of NASA will enjoy this program. It is very well organized, easy to use, and the slides as well as the full-motion video are impressive. At $49.95, this program

Tips

The Need For Speed - Pages 24-25
Return Fire - Page 31
Way Of The Warrior - Pages 47-51

Adverts

Publishers

3DO - 3DO 56 Years - 2 page advert featuring screenshots of Demolition Man, Shock Wave, Way Of The Warrior, Off World Interceptor, Road Rash, Gex, Gridders, Station Invasion, Waialae Country Golf, PaTank, Time2Die (Killing Time) & Super Street Fighter 2 (Pages 2-3)
3DO - 3DO Direct - 1 page advert pushing 3DO Direct, it has a copy of Station Invasion on the page (Page 5)
Space Pirates - Full page ad from American Laser Games (Page 7)
Goldstar - New Game No Rules - 2 Page Advert showing a Goldstar Player (Pages 32-33)
Drug Wars - Full page ad from American Laser Games (Page 57)
3DO Blaster - Lock the Door - Back page ad (Back Page)

Retailers

4th Dimension Entertainment - 4 page retail advert listing 150+ games including unreleased ones - 11th Hour, Air Warrior, BIOS Fear, Clay Fighter 2, Cyberclash, Dragon Tales, Dragons Lair 2, Duelin Fireman, Lemmings 3, Lost Vikings, Rock Rap N Roll Part 2, Rock N Roll Racing, Shadowcaster, Star Trek The Next Generation, American Blonde, Cheating, Intimate Journey, Naked Reunion, Steamy Windows, The Swap 2, Voices in my bed, Electronic House Planner, ESPN Baseball: Catching, ESPN Baseball: Defensive Play, ESPN Baseball: Pitching, ESPN Football: Defensive Backfield, ESPN Football: Linemen, ESPN Football: Quarterback, ESPN Football: Receiver, ESPN Lets Play Baseball, ESPN Lets Play Basketball, InteractV Aerobics... Hi, Low & Combo, Livewire Interactive, Silly Classix: At The Museum, Tigernaut: Beyond the Stars and Peter Pan - A Story Painting Adventure (Pages 58-61)