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26 December 2025
- 01:5101:51, 26 December 2025 News Article 1994-07-15 - Liverpool Echo UK - On The Road To Success (hist | edit) [844 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>July 15, 1994 On the road to success IN an attempt to muster some public support and anticipation for the 3DO machine, the UK operation of the company has put together a juggernaut tour, much like Sega and Nintendo's, whích will run for almost five solid months. It will be touring the country from the end of this month November with a two-day stop planned for the Aintree show during August. Many of the forthcoming software titles will be on display, and people...")
- 01:4601:46, 26 December 2025 News Article 1994-05-28 - Portsmouth Evening News UK - Its Time To Steer A Course (hist | edit) [2,345 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>May 28, 1994 Its Time To Steer A Course Through The Uncharted Water Of CD Games By STEVE FOUNTAIN What will be the next big thing? The answer is undoubtedly CD games. They hold hundreds of megabytes of digitised video and sounds, creating movie-like experiences. At the moment they look flashy but don't usually play very well - although that should be a matter of time. Choosing a CD system, however, is a minefield. The Mega CD, the PC's Rom, Commodore's CD32 and...")
- 01:3601:36, 26 December 2025 News Article 1995-01-07 - Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail UK - The Revolutionary 3DO Machine (hist | edit) [632 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>January 7, 1995 THE revolutionary 3DO machine, host to some of 1994's best games - Road Rash and FIFA Soccer to name but two - will shortly be welcoming a new style of game. New to the 3DO, that is. Gex, a cute gecko, is the machine's first platform hero. Super visuals, courtesy of Silicon Graphics workstations are promised. Out soon. </pre> <gallery> News_Article_1995-01-07_-_Hartlepool_Northern_Daily_Mail_UK_-_The_Revolutionary_3DO_Machine.jpg|Article </gallery...")
- 01:3001:30, 26 December 2025 News Article 1994-07-23 - North Star and Farmers Chronicle UK - Solid Gold Games (hist | edit) [1,114 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>July 23, 1994 Solid Gold Games For the 3DO Powers Kingdom - A role playing game, this could be the first of the new generation RPG's that the vast storage of CD ROM makes possible for us to now to get our hands on. As the Japanese do a better RPG than anyone, they will be the first to explore this new medium -- and by all reports this game uses the vast storage and the high graphics capability of the 3DO to best advantage. You can't make any sense of this game -...")
- 01:2301:23, 26 December 2025 News Article 1994-09-21 - Banbridge Leader UK - Having A 3DO Player (hist | edit) [618 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>September 21, 1994 Having a 3DO player seems like a nice idea, but there is the small matter of having to find £400 beforehand. However, there's a way of getting to play 3DO games for only around £200. Sounds good? Well, with the 3DO Blaster card, you'll be able to access the entire software range. All you'll need is a multimedia PC (costing around £1000) to plug it into, and you'll be away… </pre> <gallery> News_Article_1994-09-21_-_Banbridge_Leader_UK_-_H...")
25 December 2025
- 02:3402:34, 25 December 2025 News Article 1993-11-18 - Portsmouth Evening News UK - 3DO Set For Launch (hist | edit) [1,685 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>December 2, 1994 3DO Set For Launch The compact disk is causing a games revolution. Every CD is able to hold hundreds of megabytes of digitised video and sounds, creating games which look like movies. The Mega CD, the PC's CD Rom, Commodore's CD32 and the Philips CDi all claim to be the best. But the machine which everyone in the industry is talking about has not even been released here yet. The system is called the 3DO and what excites the computer world is it...")
- 02:2502:25, 25 December 2025 News Article 1993-10-14 - Milton Keynes Citizen UK - More Front Than Mae West (hist | edit) [1,193 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>October 14, 1993 More front than Mae West… (that's one for the more mature Mega HE'S got more mouth than the Channel Tunnel. He is the guy the games makers want to gag. He's G E M Beaty and he is full of opinions. Like WHY 3DO must succeed. 3DO is not a new games console - it is a new game STANDARD. Any company can make a machine that runs 3DO games like anybody can make a video recorder that plays VHS tapes. Anyone could then write a 3DO game not just the m...")
- 02:1602:16, 25 December 2025 News Article 1994-02-26 - Halifax Evening Courier UK - Press Play (hist | edit) [668 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>February 26, 1994 Press Play PANASONIC is gearing up ready to launch its long-awaited 3DO machine, REAL, in Britain this summer with a price tag of £499. Initially, this CD-based console is likely to only be available from specialist computer stores due to it's very nature. But if all goes well this and many other brands of 3DO machine will be available at just about every electrical store in the land. REAL should be available from mid May. </pre> <gallery> Ne...")
- 02:1002:10, 25 December 2025 Game Over Walsall (hist | edit) [1,868 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:260px; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:collapse; background:#f8f9fa; font-size:90%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" | Game Over |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:6px;" | 250px|alt=Game Over logo |- ! style="text-align:left; padding:4px 6px; width:40%; background:#f1f3f5; border-top:1px s...")
- 01:5301:53, 25 December 2025 News Article 1993-12-04 - Halifax Evening Courier UK - Bits (hist | edit) [792 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>December 4, 1993 BITS 3DO was officially brought out in the U.S. last month and is due to invade Britain in the not too distant future. Panasonic, the manufacturer's of the first 3DO compatible machine, R.E.A.L., are confident that nothing will stand in its way to world domination. The advertising blurb says R.E.A.L. is more responsive, more colourful and up to 50 times more powerful than ordinary systems. But what about Atari's looming 64-bit console, the Jagua...")
- 01:4801:48, 25 December 2025 News Article 1994-12-02 - Ballymena Observer UK - Escape From Monster Manor (hist | edit) [1,400 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>December 2, 1994 Escape From Monster Manor Review by Violet Berlin This was one of the first 3DO games released in the US, where there was a bit of a panic to get have software ready for the launch. I'm not suggesting that this game isn't finished, but i suspect that it might have included rather more if the deadlines had been a little less strict. What we have here is a first-person perspective shoot 'em up set in a series of labyrinths. Did someone say Doom? We...")
24 December 2025
- 02:3402:34, 24 December 2025 News Article 1995-10-07 - Halifax Evening Courier UK - Killing Time (hist | edit) [1,241 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>October 7, 1995 Killing Time 3DO 3DO owners have had very few decent games produced for their machines and this is an attempt by Studio 3DO to provide one. It is a 3DO Doom type game, but instead of being set in the future like most games of this type, it is set in a 1930s haunted house scenario. Although it can seem slow at times and jerky in movement its strength lies in a good storyline. The objective of the game is to discover what has happened to an ancien...")
- 02:2702:27, 24 December 2025 News Article 1994-09-30 - Liverpool Echo UK - First Byte (hist | edit) [4,899 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>September 30, 1994 First Byte by Glen O'Connell Hype Machine We test the long-awaited 3DO console -- and its games HYPE. Now there's a good everyday word. Look it up in your dictionary and you'll find something along the lines of "to market or promote a product using exaggerated or intensive publicity." One man, Trip Hawkins, founder of the 3DO company, and former head of Electronic Arts in America, did this very thing around 12-18 months ago. For almost a yea...")
- 02:0702:07, 24 December 2025 Computa Bitz (hist | edit) [3,259 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:260px; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:collapse; background:#f8f9fa; font-size:90%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" | Computa Bitz |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:6px;" | 250px|alt=Computa Bitz logo |- ! style="text-align:left; padding:4px 6px; width:40%; background:#f1f3f5; border-top:1px...")
- 01:4801:48, 24 December 2025 News Article 1994-03-26 - Halifax Evening Courier UK - Bits (hist | edit) [936 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>March 26, 1994 BITS BOTH Goldstar and Samsung joined the 3DO band wagon last week bringing the total number of hardware manufacturers to five. The others are Panasonic, Sanyo and AT and T. The whole idea of 3DO is to do for interactive entertainment what VHS did for video recorders. That is, create a standard format that a whole host of manufacturers can cater for and this can only be good news for you and me with increased competition pushing the price of 3DO p...")
23 December 2025
- 02:5502:55, 23 December 2025 East Antrim Electrical (hist | edit) [2,597 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:260px; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:collapse; background:#f8f9fa; font-size:90%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" | Oldrids |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:6px;" | 250px|alt=East Antrim Electrical logo |- ! style="text-align:left; padding:4px 6px; width:40%; background:#f1f3f5;...")
- 02:2902:29, 23 December 2025 News Article 1995-11-25 - Halifax Evening Courier UK - 3DO Falls In Price (hist | edit) [1,232 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>November 25, 1995 3DO FALLS IN PRICE DUE to the new competition from Sony and Sega, Panasonic and Goldstar have both reduced the price of their 3DO machines. The 3DO was the first of the CD super consoles but has been let down by a lack of software. Also in another twist, the 3DO company itself has sold all the rights to its hardware to Panasonic. This means that Panasonic will solely be responsible for releasing the 3DO M2. 3DO M2, unlike other systems on the mar...")
- 02:2302:23, 23 December 2025 News Article 1994-09-30 - Newcastle Journal UK - Road Rash Is Streets Ahead Of Other Games (hist | edit) [2,921 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>September 30, 1994 Road Rash is streets ahead of other games The 3DO system installed user base is getting larger all the time as more and more enthusiasts snap up what is seen as the first true next generation system. Level One's DAVID GIBBON looks at the conversion of Road Rash. ALREADY a huge hit on other formats, Road Rash set the standard as far as motorbike games go and now it has been converted for 3DO and enhanced to make it one of the best titles availab...")
- 02:1202:12, 23 December 2025 Spa Computer Centre (hist | edit) [3,634 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:260px; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:collapse; background:#f8f9fa; font-size:90%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" | Oldrids |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:6px;" | 250px|alt=Spa Computer Centre logo |- ! style="text-align:left; padding:4px 6px; width:40%; background:#f1f3f5; border...")
- 01:3501:35, 23 December 2025 Oldrids UK (hist | edit) [4,807 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:260px; border:1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:collapse; background:#f8f9fa; font-size:90%;" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center; padding:6px; font-size:110%;" | American Laser Games |- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:6px;" | 250px|alt=American Laser Games logo |- ! style="text-align:left; padding:4px 6px; width:40%; bac...")
- 01:2801:28, 23 December 2025 UK Retailers (hist | edit) [298 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*Oldrids UK")
- 01:2601:26, 23 December 2025 Retailers (hist | edit) [61 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*UK Retailers *US Retailers")
- 01:2101:21, 23 December 2025 News Article 1994-05-01 - Sunday World Dublin IE - 3DO Blasts In (hist | edit) [617 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>May 1, 1994 3DO blasts in PANASONIC Ireland are saying that they hope to have the 3DO super console in Irish shops before the end of summer. While the 3DO has had a very shaky start in America with very little good games available, Europe will have the added advantage of eight months of extra time for the interesting games to hit the stores This is one console we can't wait to get our hands on!</pre> <gallery> News_Article_1994-05-01_-_Sunday_World_Dublin_IE_-_...")
- 01:1701:17, 23 December 2025 Irish News Articles (hist | edit) [158 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Sunday World Dublin== News Article 1994-05-01 - Sunday World Dublin IE - 3DO Blasts In")
- 01:1301:13, 23 December 2025 News Article 1994-03-03 - Northampton Mercury UK - Mega Bitz (hist | edit) [1,725 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>September 4, 1994 MEGAbitz by Neil Collier THIS week Megabitz sways away from the games review theme and brings you an exclusive look at the forthcoming consoles. Up until now Sega and Nintendo have ruled the console market, but other top companies feel the time is right to muscle in on the ever increasing market. So, with four new consoles ready to reach our rocky shores at virtually the same time you're going to need to know which to buy. SATURN (SEGA, £200 a...")
22 December 2025
- 02:3202:32, 22 December 2025 News Article 1994-09-04 - Sunday Express UK - Get the REAL Thing (hist | edit) [2,196 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>September 4, 1994 Get the REAL thing By Jeremy Daldry ONE of the most eagerly awaited home entertainment centres goes on sale this week. The Panasonic REAL 3DO Multiplayer has been described as the ultimate system for the late 20th century. Developed by Electronic Arts, it combines 32 bit, 3 Meg games-playing, with the ability to play audio and (with the addition of a Full Motion Video cartridge) video CDs, as well as photo CDS. How it will fare in a fiercely c...")
- 02:1702:17, 22 December 2025 UK News Articles (hist | edit) [4,105 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Sunday Express== News Article 1994-09-04 - Sunday Express UK - Get the REAL Thing ==Northampton Mercury== ==Sunday World Dublin== ==Halifax Evening Courier== ==Newcastle Journal== ==Lincolnshire Standard And Boston Guardian== ==Newtown Abbey and East Antrim Times== ==Carrick Times and East Antrim Times== ==Leamington Spa Courier== ==Sunday Express== ==Sunday Express== ==Sunday Express==")
21 December 2025
- 05:2905:29, 21 December 2025 US News Articles (hist | edit) [1,246 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==The New York Times== News Article: 1992-12-19: COMPANY NEWS Start-Up Will Challenge Nintendo and Sega From The New York Times News Article: 1993-01-08: Alphabet Soup, With a Dash of Hype From The New York Times News Article: 1993-02-09: PERSONAL COMPUTERS; Brave New 3...")
15 December 2025
- 04:0504:05, 15 December 2025 Press release: 1994-04-19: 3DO Signs Toshiba as Hardware Licensee (hist | edit) [3,462 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>19th April 1994 3DO Signs Toshiba The 3DO Company today announced that Toshiba, a consumer product, information and communications systems manufacturer, has signed a hardware license agreement to manufacture, market, and distribute 3DO(TM) products. Toshiba plans to develop a portable version of the 3DO system that can also be installed in automobiles. “Toshiba, with its outstanding reputation as a consumer electronics company, is a welcomed member to the 3DO f...")
- 04:0004:00, 15 December 2025 Press release: 1994-02-23: Software Titles Rolling Out for 3DO Multiplayer System (hist | edit) [3,753 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>February 23, 1994 Software Titles Rolling Out for 3DO System The 3DO Company today announced that sixteen leading software companies will deliver 23 new interactive multimedia titles for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system bringing the total to about 43 by the end of May. Twenty titles are available nationwide, including Total Eclipse by Crystal Dynamics, which rocketed to the top of the best-sellers list at Software Etc. in the first weeks after its release....")
- 03:2803:28, 15 December 2025 Press release: 1994-02-22: 3DO System price Lowered to $499 (hist | edit) [4,177 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>February 22, 1994 3DO price lowered to $499 The 3DO Company today announced that the suggested retail price of Panasonics REAL 3DO Interactive Multiplayer system will be decreased 28 percent to $499.95 effective immediately. The 3DO system, currently manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI), and marketed in the United States by Panasonic, began shipping in October 1993 at a suggested retail price of $699.95. “At $499, the 3DO Interactive...")
- 03:2003:20, 15 December 2025 Press release: 1998-06: New Panasonic FZ-21S Media Player brings new level of sophistication to multimedia marketplace (hist | edit) [4,864 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>June, 1998 New Panasonic FZ-21S Media Player brings new level of sophistication to multimedia marketplace Secaucus, (NJ) June 1998 - Panasonic has unveiled a new TV-based interactive multimedia player which incorporates its proprietary M2 technology. Offering fast, high quality 3-D graphics, high resolution MPEG digital video and digital stereo, the Panasonic FZ-21S Interactive Media Player is today’s solution for point-of-sale, point-of- information, sales pres...")
- 03:1403:14, 15 December 2025 Press release: 1998-11-16: Panasonic offers two interactive Media Players to the marketplace (hist | edit) [7,165 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<pre>November 16, 1998 Panasonic offers two interactive Media Players to the marketplace Secaucus, (NJ) November 16, 1998 - Panasonic has announced the availability of a second TV-based interactive multimedia player that incorporates its proprietary M2 technology. Adding DVD-ROM capability to an impressive list of features including fast, high quality 3-D graphics, high resolution MPEG digital video and digital audio, the Panasonic FZ-35S Interactive Media Player joins...")
- 02:5002:50, 15 December 2025 Fire Museum Of Memphis (hist | edit) [2,719 bytes] Elliogle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|right| = Overview = *'''Full Name:''' Fire Museum Of Memphis *'''Type:''' Non-game, Edutainment *'''Developer:''' Rise International Inc *'''Publisher:''' Rise International Inc *'''Language:''' English *'''Release Date:''' 1998 *'''Region:''' US *'''Machine:''' FZ21-S == Summary == This was an interactive kiosk made for the Fire Museum of Memphis on its openin...")