3DO Retailer Demos
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:40 am
Hey all,
I have a question, maybe one of you experts could answer. I just bought another 3DO FZ-10 off of Ebay. The seller listed the unit as being in awesome condition (of course) and when I received it, the system was in pretty clean shape.... except one thing. It looked like two screws were missing from the right panel (the side with the expansion port) and when I flipped it over I noticed some of the screws underneath were a bit loose. The top of the housing was a little loose on the right side but after tightening the screws underneath, the housing was solid. Now here is the problem, the FMV sequences in several games seem a little choppier than when the games are played on my other 3DO systems. Further, I have a couple retailer demos of games like Super Wing Commander and Shockwave. These demos always worked fine on my other 3DO's but they freeze up on this system during FMV sequences. (The discs are in pristine condition.) Shockwave specifically freezes when I die and the video is playing of the doctor arguing with the commander about patching me up. My question is, have you guys heard that the retailer demos are more prone to locking up or freezing the system than other games? It was my understanding that these demos were full games provided to the retailers to demo their systems in kiosks. When I contacted the seller about the issue he said that he had only taken the system apart once for 'routine maintenance' whatever that means. Have I been had? Do you think there is an issue with the laser/lens? Or have you heard of these games being problematic? Let me know.
Thanks guys and girls,
ILUV3DO
I have a question, maybe one of you experts could answer. I just bought another 3DO FZ-10 off of Ebay. The seller listed the unit as being in awesome condition (of course) and when I received it, the system was in pretty clean shape.... except one thing. It looked like two screws were missing from the right panel (the side with the expansion port) and when I flipped it over I noticed some of the screws underneath were a bit loose. The top of the housing was a little loose on the right side but after tightening the screws underneath, the housing was solid. Now here is the problem, the FMV sequences in several games seem a little choppier than when the games are played on my other 3DO systems. Further, I have a couple retailer demos of games like Super Wing Commander and Shockwave. These demos always worked fine on my other 3DO's but they freeze up on this system during FMV sequences. (The discs are in pristine condition.) Shockwave specifically freezes when I die and the video is playing of the doctor arguing with the commander about patching me up. My question is, have you guys heard that the retailer demos are more prone to locking up or freezing the system than other games? It was my understanding that these demos were full games provided to the retailers to demo their systems in kiosks. When I contacted the seller about the issue he said that he had only taken the system apart once for 'routine maintenance' whatever that means. Have I been had? Do you think there is an issue with the laser/lens? Or have you heard of these games being problematic? Let me know.
Thanks guys and girls,
ILUV3DO
