The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
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The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
A sticky dedicated to the memory of something that never happened. The Panasonic 3D0 M2.
I remember picking up the very first issue of Next Generation magazine and gawking at all the gorgeous tech displayed in its glossy pages ... the Jag, the 3DO, the speculation that Sony would be sued for "dumping" the PSX in America ... etc ...
I had just bought the 3DO and Next Gen debuted at almost the exact same time. I believe it was that issue that had a great M2 write-up with screenshots of demo renders.
The funny thing about it though was that it was only a few months later that I bought a 486DX2 to play Doom and Rise of the Triad, and once I got into the BBS scene, Dwango, and the Internet, the entire premise of a console hooked to the TV with no modem or online play seemed silly to me, so I stopped console gaming altogether for probably 3 or 4 years.
I was still wondering when EB was going to get the M2 in almost a full year after the project had been officially scrapped.
I still regret not buying a 3DO Blaster to this very day. Anyone have one they want to sell me?![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
I had just bought the 3DO and Next Gen debuted at almost the exact same time. I believe it was that issue that had a great M2 write-up with screenshots of demo renders.
The funny thing about it though was that it was only a few months later that I bought a 486DX2 to play Doom and Rise of the Triad, and once I got into the BBS scene, Dwango, and the Internet, the entire premise of a console hooked to the TV with no modem or online play seemed silly to me, so I stopped console gaming altogether for probably 3 or 4 years.
I was still wondering when EB was going to get the M2 in almost a full year after the project had been officially scrapped.
I still regret not buying a 3DO Blaster to this very day. Anyone have one they want to sell me?
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I remember when Resident Evil came out on PSX and admit to being pretty jealous. Then I got the 3DO mag and it had a pretty big spread on the M2. then my friend was getting pretty envious and was starting to regret getting his PSX!!! During that brief time it looked like 3DO was going to be back on top again, and had the machine been released I think it would have, especially if they released the add-on version as well as the console itself. Why Matsushitsa canned the project (as a console at least) after paying $$$ for it is beyond me!
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Yes, it's an FZ-35S 1H1-M with a DVD drive and a 20 GB hard disk (there were a lot of variations). The most advanced piece of M2 hardware that was ever build.Trev wrote:This is the unit that plays dvds if I am correct.
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No idea what you mean, sorry.Trev wrote:Do you have the original model?
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There were a lot of car dealership discs, not only the one from Chevy. The architecture program was called "vizHouse". I have some flyers for other software, but I don't know if any of it ever saw a release...Trev wrote:Also, other than the Chevy vehicle disc program and the architecture one (forgot the name) are there any other known applications available?
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That's what you meant with "original model"... The FZ-21S wasn't really the original model, though it depends on your definition. Anyway, no, I don't have an FZ-21S. Currently not worth the money for me, as I can do much more with the FZ-35S. The FZ-21S is a nice unit to put in a showcase, but that's it...
Give me a few minutes and I'll upload some more photos and scans.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Give me a few minutes and I'll upload some more photos and scans.
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Nice pics man. I loved the M2, even though I never got a chance to actually play the damn thing! Talk about a total bummer here. I really wish that it would have released, even if only limited, then there would at least be a chance to get something out of it, as well as some games to be seen as well!
This is a stick up! Put all of your 3DO games in the bag and nobody gets hurt!
same here, almost 12 hours to update?Trev wrote:I clicked on the link, but this was all I got...
The video you have requested is not available.
I've never had toruble w/Youtube before...
The video you have requested is not available.
If you have recently uploaded this video, you may need to wait a few minutes for the video to process.
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Villagephotos is dead, need to find my old pics and find another host
Villagephotos is dead, need to find my old pics and find another host
ive never uploaded anything to youtube, but maybe there is a server problem?Gir Draxa wrote:Greetings,
You know that is a curiosity. It took about 30 minutes for it to post and it worked fine last night. However, this morning, about 1/2 of the videos posted in the last 12 hours have a hard time loading.
Wonder what the beef is.
Drax
is there a place like a youtube forum to find out if there are problems going on?
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Looks like your video is having the same problem as when I posted mine.
There were so many prototype demos, I would love to have seen the M2 versions. G-Police and Iron & Blood would have rocked so hard. I believe the FPS that you mention though was supposed to be a quasi-sequel to Escape from Monster Manor, at least from the screen grabs I've seen. We'll see when the video plays if it's the same as the stills I've got.
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There were so many prototype demos, I would love to have seen the M2 versions. G-Police and Iron & Blood would have rocked so hard. I believe the FPS that you mention though was supposed to be a quasi-sequel to Escape from Monster Manor, at least from the screen grabs I've seen. We'll see when the video plays if it's the same as the stills I've got.
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I know, I've read that issue of NextGen. But again, all screenshots were mock-ups. The M2 version never had a developer. Take 2 tried to hire Studio 3DO to do the game, but Studio 3DO did not agree and so the M2 version got canned before a single line of code was written.Gir Draxa wrote:NEXT GENERATION did a writeup on it, calling it IRONBLOOD, which included backgroundless (or minimally detailed backgrouds) characters (not just those 2 you see all over the web), and a few concept art pieces.