<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
simply	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
entrepreneur	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
founder	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
not	O
a	O
console	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
itself	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
specifications	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Needle	O
and	O
Robert	O
J	O
.	O
Mical	O
of	O
New	O
Technologies	O
Group	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
licensed	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1996	O
3DO	B-Device
saw	O
no	O
market	O
in	O
places	O
like	O
NA	O
and	O
the	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
mid-1997	O
,	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Opera	O
hardware	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1991	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
founder	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
objective	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
next-generation	O
,	O
CD-based	O
video	O
game/entertainment	O
standard	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
manufactured	O
by	O
various	O
partners	O
and	O
licensees	O
;	O
3DO	B-Device
would	O
collect	O
a	O
royalty	O
on	O
each	O
console	O
sold	O
and	O
on	O
each	O
game	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
hardware	O
itself	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Needle	O
and	O
R	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Mical	O
(	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
an	O
outline	O
on	O
a	O
restaurant	O
napkin	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
lacked	O
the	O
resources	O
to	O
manufacture	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
licensed	O
the	O
hardware	O
to	O
other	O
companies	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
already	O
begun	O
development	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
rather	O
than	O
sign	O
with	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Sega	O
CEO	O
Tom	O
Kalinske	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
was	O
engaged	O
in	O
very	O
serious	O
talks	O
for	O
Sega	O
to	O
become	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
launched	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
with	O
its	O
FZ-1	O
model	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
though	O
Goldstar	O
and	O
Sanyo	O
would	O
later	O
manufacture	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
who	O
obtained	O
the	O
hardware	O
license	O
but	O
never	O
actually	O
sold	O
3DO	B-Device
units	O
include	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
and	O
AT&T	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
build	O
prototype	O
AT&T	O
3DO	B-Device
units	O
and	O
display	O
them	O
at	O
the	O
January	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
priced	O
at	O
,	O
far	O
above	O
competing	O
game	O
systems	O
and	O
aimed	O
at	O
high-end	O
users	O
and	O
early	O
adopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkins	O
has	O
argued	O
that	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
launched	O
at	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
"	O
higher	O
myths	O
that	O
are	O
often	O
reported	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
after	O
six	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
FZ-1	O
had	O
dropped	O
to	O
,	O
leading	O
some	O
to	O
contend	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
cost	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
big	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
its	O
market	O
failure	O
as	O
is	O
usually	O
claimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkins	O
 '	O
belief	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
system	O
could	O
become	O
a	O
dominant	O
standard	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
that	O
achieved	O
by	O
the	O
VHS	O
video	O
cassette	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
companies	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
standard	O
effectively	O
against	O
individual	O
competitors	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
and	O
Betamax	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
VHS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeed	O
,	O
Hawkins	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
NEC	O
to	O
establish	O
its	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
system	O
,	O
and	O
yet	O
being	O
"	O
much	O
bigger	O
than	O
Sony	O
"	O
,	O
illustrated	O
the	O
difficulties	O
faced	O
by	O
new	O
entrants	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
Sony	O
,	O
in	O
following	O
the	O
business	O
model	O
of	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
better	O
chance	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
others	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
other	O
products	O
were	O
not	O
regarded	O
as	O
competitive	O
threats	O
:	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
perceived	O
as	O
"	O
primitive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
a	O
16-bit	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Philips	O
CD-i	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
"	O
really	O
obsolete	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
standards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Philips	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
pioneer	O
the	O
broader	O
concept	O
of	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
,	O
aimed	O
to	O
sell	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
1994	O
and	O
into	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkins	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
HDTV-capable	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
use	O
its	O
technology	O
for	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
that	O
3DO	B-Device
"	O
is	O
poised	O
for	O
an	O
avalanche	O
of	O
software	O
support	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
12	O
months	O
"	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Pioneer	B-Device
LaserActive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
predicted	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
licensees	O
can	O
get	O
enough	O
machines	O
and	O
software	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
this	O
could	O
very	O
well	O
become	O
the	O
interactive	O
gamer	O
's	O
entry	O
level	O
machine	O
"	O
and	O
possibly	O
"	O
the	O
ideal	O
plug	O
and	O
play	O
solution	O
for	O
those	O
of	O
us	O
who	O
are	O
tired	O
of	O
playing	O
circuit	O
board	O
roulette	O
with	O
our	O
personal	O
computers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
Road	B-Application
Rash	I-Application
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Interactive	I-Application
had	O
been	O
slated	O
for	O
launch	O
releases	O
but	O
were	O
pushed	O
to	O
mid-1994	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
struggles	O
with	O
the	O
then-cutting-edge	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
made	O
continued	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
hardware	O
almost	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
third-party	O
titles	O
missing	O
the	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
by	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
n't	O
left	O
enough	O
time	O
to	O
fully	O
test	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
finalized	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
3DO	B-Device
software	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
was	O
the	O
third-party	O
game	O
Crash	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
mid-November	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
30,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
claim	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
most	O
advanced	O
console	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
lost	O
with	O
the	O
1994	O
Japanese	O
launches	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
responded	O
by	O
emphasizing	O
their	O
console	O
's	O
large	O
existing	O
software	O
library	O
,	O
lower	O
price	O
(	O
both	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
and	O
Goldstar	O
models	O
were	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
promised	O
successor	O
:	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assure	O
consumers	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
would	O
still	O
be	O
supported	O
,	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
would	O
be	O
an	O
entirely	O
separate	O
console	O
,	O
albeit	O
one	O
with	O
3DO	B-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
Goldstar	O
initially	O
produced	O
only	O
3DO	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
not	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
manage	O
competitive	O
price	O
drops	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Goldstar	O
3DO	B-Device
dropped	O
to	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
took	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
on	O
each	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldstar	O
tried	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
industry	O
model	O
of	O
selling	O
hardware	O
at	O
a	O
loss	O
and	O
profiting	O
on	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
though	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
Goldstar	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Goldstar	O
's	O
software	O
development	O
operation	O
arrived	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
profitable	O
business	O
model	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
Panasonic	O
acquiring	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
were	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
chief	O
reasons	O
for	O
Goldstar	O
dropping	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
early	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
most	O
loyal	O
software	O
supporters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
software	O
division	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
themselves	O
,	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
making	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
leaving	O
Panasonic	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
company	O
supporting	O
active	O
software	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
system	O
was	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
shutdown	O
of	O
all	O
internal	O
hardware	O
development	O
and	O
divestment	O
of	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
restructured	O
themselves	O
around	O
this	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
selling	O
off	O
their	O
hardware	O
division	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
company	O
focused	O
on	O
software	O
development	O
and	O
online	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
selling	O
the	O
Opera	O
hardware	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
for	O
another	O
2	O
years	O
then	O
discontinued	O
again	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
or	O
early	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
systems	O
produced	O
after	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
buyout	O
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
high	O
price	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
issues	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
failure	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
funding	O
that	O
larger	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
shortly	O
after	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
attributed	O
its	O
failure	O
to	O
the	O
model	O
of	O
licensing	O
all	O
hardware	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
software	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reasoned	O
that	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
it	O
needed	O
a	O
single	O
strong	O
company	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
lead	O
in	O
marketing	O
,	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
coordination	O
between	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
software	O
developers	O
which	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
launching	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
game	O
ready	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
manufacturers	O
produced	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
FZ-1	O
R·E·A·L	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
The	O
first	O
3DO	B-Device
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
priced	O
at	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
FZ-10	O
R·E·A·L	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
Released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1994	O
(	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
FZ-1	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
redesigned	O
slimmer	O
and	O
lighter	O
model	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
FZ-1	O
in	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
N-1005	O
3DO	B-Device
CD	O
Changer	O
"	O
ROBO	O
"	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
An	O
FZ-1	O
custom	O
console	O
,	O
fitted	O
with	O
a	O
five	O
disc	O
CD	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldStar	O
GDO-101	O
Alive	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
Released	O
in	O
mid-1994	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
physical	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldStar	O
GDO-101M	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GDO-101	O
for	O
foreign	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldStar	O
GDO-202	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
Korea	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GDO-101	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
replaced	O
with	O
one	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
FZ-1	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldStar	O
GDO-203	O
3DO	B-Device
Alive	O
II	O
(	O
South	O
Korea	O
only	O
)	O
Replaced	O
the	O
GDO-202	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
discontinued	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanyo	O
IMP-21J	O
TRY	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
Released	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
has	O
the	O
pickup	O
head	O
on	O
the	O
tray	O
(	O
resembling	O
a	O
laptop	O
optical	O
drive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
3DO	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
A	O
PC	O
ISA	B-Architecture
expansion	O
card	O
with	O
a	O
double-speed	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
and	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
enables	O
compatible	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	O
to	O
play	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
utilized	O
3DO-based	O
hardware	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
arcade	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
DMB-800	O
-	O
Manufactured	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
market	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Opera	O
hardware	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multipurpose	O
unit	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
software	O
,	O
VCD	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
Karaoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
FZ-1	O
,	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
full	O
as	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
REAL	O
Interactive	O
Multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
had	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
features	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
an	O
ARM60	B-Architecture
32-bit	O
RISC	B-Architecture
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
custom	O
graphics	O
processor	O
with	O
a	O
math	B-General_Concept
co-processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
DSP	O
at	O
16	O
bits	O
with	O
a	O
20bit	O
ACU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
2megabytes	O
(	O
MB	O
)	O
of	O
DRAM	O
,	O
1MB	O
of	O
VRAM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
double	B-Device
speed	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
drive	O
for	O
main	O
CD+Gs	O
or	O
Photo	O
CDs	O
(	O
and	O
Video	O
CDs	O
with	O
an	O
add-on	O
MPEG	O
video	O
module	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
included	O
the	O
first	O
light	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
in	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
converting	O
CD	O
music	O
to	O
a	O
mesmerizing	O
color	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
few	O
CD-based	O
units	O
that	O
feature	O
neither	O
regional	O
lockout	O
nor	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
illegal	O
copies	O
or	O
homebrew	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
regional	O
lockout	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
systems	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
Japanese	O
games	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
non-Japanese	O
3DO	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
due	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
kanji	O
font	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
console	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
have	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
include	O
Sword	O
and	O
Sorcery	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Lucienne	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Twinkle	O
Knights	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
32-bit	O
RISC	B-Architecture
CPU	B-General_Concept
@	O
12.5MHz	O
(	O
ARM60	B-Architecture
)	O
using	O
VY86C060-20FC	O
/	O
VY86C06020FC-2	O
(	O
native	O
stock	O
speed	O
of	O
20FC	O
chips	O
is	O
@	O
20MHz	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Dual	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
engine	O
(	O
CEL	O
engine	O
)	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
9	O
–	O
16	O
million	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	O
second	O
(	O
36	O
–	O
64	O
megapix/s	O
interpolated	O
)	O
,	O
distorted	O
,	O
scaled	O
,	O
rotated	O
and	O
texture	O
mapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
20-bit	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
(	O
DSP	O
)	O
20-bit	O
accumulator	O
with	O
16-bit	O
parameter	O
registers	O
for	O
extended	O
precision	O
,	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
CLIO	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13	O
DMA	B-General_Concept
channels	O
of	O
digital	O
input	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
sampled	O
,	O
and	O
distorted	O
by	O
the	O
DSP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RF	O
switch	O
An	O
RF	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
older	O
TVs	O
that	O
lack	O
direct	O
video	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
output	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
existing	O
video	O
console	O
switches	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
NES/SNES	O
,	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System/Genesis	O
,	O
&	O
NEC	O
Turbo	O
Grafix	O
RF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composite	O
RCA	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
features	O
standard	O
composite	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
ports	O
(	O
yellow/red/white	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
)	O
that	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
off	O
the	O
shelf	O
cables	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
VHS	O
players	O
and	O
certain	O
other	O
video	O
devices	O
and	O
games	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
older	O
computer	O
video	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S-Video	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
also	O
offers	O
an	O
S-Video	O
connector	O
for	O
enhanced	O
picture	O
quality	O
on	O
more	O
advanced	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
3DO	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
have	O
integrated	O
power	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
(	O
Panasonic	B-Device
3DO	I-Device
FZ-1	O
,	O
Sanyo	O
TRY	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Goldstar	O
3DO	B-Device
)	O
have	O
hardwired	O
power	O
cords	O
,	O
others	O
(	O
Panasonic	B-Device
3DO	I-Device
FZ-10	O
)	O
use	O
an	O
IEC	O
60320	O
C7	O
"	O
figure	O
8	O
"	O
power	O
cord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
3DO	B-Device
systems	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
A/V	O
and	O
power	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
controllers	O
were	O
unusual	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
base	O
unit	O
contained	O
only	O
one	O
controller	O
port	O
and	O
the	O
controllers	O
could	O
be	O
physically	O
daisy	B-Application
chained	I-Application
together	O
via	O
a	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
each	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
controllers	O
for	O
each	O
3DO	B-Device
console	I-Device
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
standard	O
3DO	B-Device
controllers	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
FZ-1	O
also	O
contained	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
and	O
volume	O
control	O
for	O
silent	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
International	O
Trading	O
Corporation	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
adapter	O
that	O
allows	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controllers	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
light	O
gun	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
the	O
Gamegun	B-Device
,	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
third-party	O
developer	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
arcade	O
ports	O
from	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
(	O
including	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
also	O
released	O
3DO	B-Device
light	O
gun	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Gamegun	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Gamegun	B-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
:	O
an	O
orange	O
"	O
Old	O
West	O
"	O
revolver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Select	O
Gameguns	B-Device
house	O
a	O
controller	O
port	O
so	O
that	O
another	O
Gamegun	B-Device
may	O
be	O
daisy-chained	O
for	O
two-player	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
's	O
3DO	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
no	O
light	O
gun	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
localizations	O
of	O
Demolition	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Corpse	B-Application
Killer	I-Application
retain	O
light	O
gun	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
Japanese	O
gamers	O
using	O
imported	O
Gameguns	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
and	O
Logitech	O
both	O
released	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	O
FZ-JM1	O
and	O
Logitech	O
3DO	B-Device
mouse	O
are	O
identical	O
aside	O
from	O
their	O
markings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
which	O
were	O
optimized	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
known	O
are	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	O
mouse	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
Konami	O
's	O
Policenauts	B-Application
Limited	O
Edition	O
in	O
Japan	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
Policenauts	B-Application
mouse	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
Arcade	O
Systems	O
released	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
which	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
several	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	O
FZ-EM256	O
is	O
a	O
256KB	O
Expandable	O
Memory	O
Unit	O
that	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
expansion	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	B-Device
3DO	I-Device
Karaoke	O
Mixer	O
allows	O
3DO	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
standard	O
music	O
CD	O
,	O
turn	O
the	O
vocals	O
down	O
,	O
plug	O
in	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
microphones	O
and	O
sing	O
over	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
best-received	O
titles	O
were	O
ports	O
of	O
arcade	O
or	O
PC	O
games	O
that	O
other	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
popular	O
titles	O
included	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Interactive	I-Application
,	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
Crash	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
,	O
Slayer	B-Application
,	O
Killing	B-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
Road	B-Application
Rash	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Immercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
arcade	O
title	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
port	O
with	O
faithful	O
graphics	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
port	O
with	O
its	O
CD-quality	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
modern	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
also	O
had	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
as	O
exclusives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Manor	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
Killing	B-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PO'ed	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ports	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
library	O
also	O
exhibited	O
less	O
successful	O
traits	O
of	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
early	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
frequently	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
interactive	O
movie-style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
D	B-Application
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Daedalus	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
are	O
among	O
the	O
more	O
famous	O
examples	O
of	O
full	O
motion	O
video	O
driven	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
thumbs	O
sideways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
system	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
real	O
jump	O
forward	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
questioned	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
rendered	O
obsolete	O
by	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
"	O
Project	O
Reality	O
"	O
(	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
felt	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
yet	O
enough	O
games	O
to	O
justify	O
a	O
purchase	O
,	O
recommending	O
that	O
gamers	O
wait	O
several	O
months	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
get	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
awarded	O
Worst	O
Console	O
Launch	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
special	O
Game	O
Machine	O
Cross	O
Review	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
would	O
score	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Real	O
console	O
a	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
late	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
due	O
chiefly	O
to	O
its	O
early	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
larger	O
installed	O
base	O
and	O
more	O
high	O
quality	O
games	O
than	O
the	O
newly	O
launched	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
viable	O
alternative	O
to	O
those	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
debated	O
whether	O
it	O
could	O
remain	O
a	O
serious	O
contender	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
successor	O
M2	B-Device
's	O
imminent	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
superior	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
deemed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
hardware	O
overhyped	O
but	O
still	O
very	O
good	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
DMA	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
decent	O
exclusives	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
astronomical	O
asking	O
price	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
IGN	O
chose	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
as	O
its	O
22nd	O
greatest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
slightly	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
but	O
lower	O
than	O
its	O
four	O
other	O
major	O
competitors	O
:	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
(	O
4th	O
best	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
5th	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
7th	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
18th	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
placed	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
worst	O
console	O
launches	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
one-game	O
launch	O
lineup	O
and	O
high	O
launch	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
retrospectives	O
have	O
also	O
accused	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
of	O
having	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
interactive	B-Application
movies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
 '	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
selling	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
widely	O
derided	O
by	O
industry	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
designed	O
a	O
next-generation	O
console	O
that	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
business	O
and	O
technological	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M2	B-Device
project	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
accelerator	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
dual	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
602	O
processors	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
newer	O
3D	O
and	O
video	O
rendering	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
abandoned	O
the	O
console	O
hardware	O
business	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
technology	O
to	O
Matsushita	O
.	O
</s>
