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by mattyg
Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:43 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Other gaming forums
Replies: 26
Views: 16596

I hope this forum stays the way it is - I've been watching forums for years but never joined because of all the before mentioned reasons.I have only been active here a short time but it is tribute to everyone that is a part of this that I feel as comfortable as I do. Already Vance and I have had our...
by mattyg
Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:25 pm
Forum: Technical Support
Topic: TECHNICAL SUPPORT THREAD
Replies: 43
Views: 42477

just wanted to say welcome aboard nocturne - thank god I'm not the only crazy aussie here! Up until recently Matsushita kept a massive spare parts directory via Panasonic. It sounds like a long shot but try emailing Panasonic in the U.S - last time I checked there were even some M2 bits and pieces l...
by mattyg
Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:30 am
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Best 3DO movie-game adaptation
Replies: 15
Views: 8090

I wish I could say waterworld but we'll never know - so I go with Casper which was the last 3DO game I bought in the nineties and like the movie much more adult than expected
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Anyone else a point & click fanatic
Replies: 8
Views: 8133

good luck! never played darkseed but I can tell you Simon is worth it!
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:12 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Plumbers don't wear ties.
Replies: 30
Views: 24531

My mother always told me that playing games like plumbers will send me blind!
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:04 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: I've been playing Wing Commander 3 for the past 2 1/2 hours
Replies: 28
Views: 13619

I'll never forgive Jonathon Frakes (Riker - Star Trek) for Thunderbirds either. Glad Universal took the Trek franchise from Ron Moore and company too JJ abrams should do a decent job.
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Anyone else a point & click fanatic
Replies: 8
Views: 8133

Never tried it but there is no reason why it shouldn't as the internal architecture is identical to the 1200 only problem may be in the video transfer in the rf cable as opposed to the 1200 monitor cable.This may cause the bottom of the image to not read at all . I actually face a similar problem no...
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Worst game ever? Any console!
Replies: 31
Views: 29753

Those movies played on mine if I remember correctly - and yes the DC version of Daytona was good . Only got reminded of Daytona today when some poor sod came into my shop with a Saturn needing one of their proprietry video cables .

Good to hear from you Trev!
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:32 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Plumbers don't wear ties.
Replies: 30
Views: 24531

I'm voting for Doom on the 3do - this was unforgivable - ported by a team well out of their depth and it made us the laughing stock of the gaming community
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:26 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: I've been playing Wing Commander 3 for the past 2 1/2 hours
Replies: 28
Views: 13619

Yeah Wing 3 was as good as it gets - Wing IV was a shocker and what the hell was Chris Roberts thinking with the movie.I mean most video game tie ins are terrible but with the original producer and writer well......producing and writing you would have thought it would be decent.I kept expecting scoo...
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:00 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: The problem with Stephen King films
Replies: 17
Views: 14247

Room 1408 was the best I've seen for a while and I actually didn't mind Needful Things but some should never have been made - It , Golden Years - and some should never have been made twice - The shining , Maximum Overdrive/Trucks. Lawnmower man evokes memories of the era for me too - remember all th...
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:52 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: What are you listening to?
Replies: 124
Views: 115549

Madness - Live


3do is dead , long live 3do
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:45 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Anyone else a point & click fanatic
Replies: 8
Views: 8133

I am a lover of not only point and click but FMV point and click as well.Had Beneath a Steel Sky on my CD32 - very underrated - also liked Burn Cycle , Psychic Detective & Hell - hated Myst. As I've mentioned in another thread the GTAIV engine could easily be tweaked into an adventure/detective stor...
by mattyg
Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:37 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Worst game ever? Any console!
Replies: 31
Views: 29753

yeah rise of the robots on the CD32 - believe it or not the 3do version was more playable but they are all poor. I've never been so disappointed with a games purchase before Daytona on the saturn - even sega's best and brightest couldn't get this one to go . It was C H O P P Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and ...
by mattyg
Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Anyone here playing GTAIV?
Replies: 17
Views: 9609

been playing it at work - Its impressive and a nice evolution but I kinda cant help thinking that the whole engine could be better utilised without the sensastionalism to create the ultimate police/detective adventure game - think Psychic Detective in 3D .maybe I'm getting old. Its making me a lot o...
by mattyg
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:52 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Favorite EA Sports game
Replies: 11
Views: 9022

street racing may not be legal but is a sport so my vote goes to Need for Speed!
by mattyg
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Killing Time.
Replies: 38
Views: 19646

yeah loved this game from the first time I fired it up - I got two gaming buddies to assist me - I was good with mazes , one friend at shooting and another at puzzles . It took all three of us constantly handing around the controller over 3 days to complete. The ending was worth it and yeah looking ...
by mattyg
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:40 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Top 10 ways to know if you are a 3DO fanboy
Replies: 12
Views: 6803

Oh God what have I become - I've only been doing this a couple of months and already qualify for six with eight just around the corner aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!

now where did I put that old CD32 of mine ? maybe my reaquaintance with it will save me!
by mattyg
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

sorry been out of action for a while as a fire in my study caused by a faulty battery on an alarm system tok out my main server at home. Just wanted to clarify on retailer profit margins that myself and Vance seem to agree to disagree over. All electronic retailers here want to push the ps3 for the ...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

:lol: okay I take the point on cricket and thank you for using the term prawn and not shrimp it shows that there at least some culture left in England after our attempted sabotage with Kylie. On behalf of my countrymen I'd like to apologise for Kylie and thank the BBC for finishing her performance i...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:13 am
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

I dont there is anything too girly about blasting zombies with pleasure on my wii - Resi Evil rocks on any platform. One game I wish would be converted to wii but sadly never will is "Cricket" Its tough for any game not played in US or Japan to get a console guernsey but xbox and ps2 had a couple. T...
by mattyg
Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:20 am
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

mmmmmmmmmmm interesting figures - I was alluding to current gen consoles , my fault for not making that clear and therefore not including that wonderful pink karaoke machine called PS2.As for the early adopters comment it was in reference to technology in general - I am first to admit that when it c...
by mattyg
Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:28 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

Well guys it appears I,ve created a bit of a hornets nest here on the topic. The bottom line is that I don't want to be a casual gamer but circumstance and life dictate otherwise.In the past week I have played civ4 on my PC , downloaded some snk & turbo grafx games on my wii and played GT5 at work o...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

:? dont get me wrong , you,ve made some very valid points but to infer that i am pro nintendo and anti sony or microsoft is incorrect . It is gaming in general that is the true winner here.We are seeing penetration of hardware in numbers never thought possible and you're right - most of the only dec...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: Introduce yourself.
Replies: 825
Views: 2806523

Hi all I'm Matty G from the land down under - got my first 3do way back in 1995 - a Goldstar unit bought from a local games store that imported consoles and modded for Australian use - it ran on 240 V but could only playback on NTSC - fortunately most Tvs sold here were both PAL and NTSC capapble. I...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: 3DO PQ On A HDTV!
Replies: 6
Views: 7096

I work in an electrical retail store and have taken my 3do to work and tried it out on everything from 50 inch plasmas to 22 inch lcds - my advice is to try and buy the best possible 81cm or 68cm 4:3 CRT with s-video and leave it at that.1993 gaming looks like rubbish on flat panels , the light guns...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: 3DO Main Forum
Topic: PS3do
Replies: 52
Views: 30349

sorry 3do Kid , i've watched and loved your work but you're missing the point on the wii. Gaming has become stagnet full of fps and driving games and not much else. In their quest for better and better graphics true gaming has been lost , at least with the wii some of the fun factor has returned , b...
by mattyg
Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:22 pm
Forum: 3DO M2 Forum
Topic: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
Replies: 147
Views: 267874

Subject of M2 demo shots

Firstly a big hello to everyone , I am not sure if there are any others from down under on this forum but it would be nice to know that i'm not the first. can anyone shed some light on a photo I once saw of Matsushita staff demonstrating an underwater game involving a dolphin on supposedly up and ru...