My 3DO finally arrived today and it's awesome! It's the FZ-1 and it came with audio cables, an S-Video cable, an RF cable and a Goldstar controller, as well as a Panasonic sampler CD. I have 3 games for it so far...
Iron Angel of The Apocalypse - So far this seems like a great game. It has a slow pace but I like the atmosphere, the soundtrack and the visuals.
The controls are a bit annoying as you can't turn while walking, instead you have to stop then turn, but apart from that I like it.
Total Eclipse - Again, this is a great game. Quite tough as I died many times during the first mission but I enjoyed it a lot. I was surprised at just how smooth the visuals were. It don't have that texture distortion that a lot of early PS1 and Saturn games have.
Immercenary - I think I need to play this for a while before I can comment properly on it. The first thing I noticed was the controls are really awkward and it's a little hard to navigate the map. Also, I have no idea what to do.
I have a question about the sampler CD I got. I was told it has a memory manager, but how do I access it?
My 3DO arrived!
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My 3DO arrived!
Proud owner of a 3DO FZ-1!
Congrats on getting your 3DO!
Iron Angel certainly does have atmosphere going for it. If you like it you should know that it also has a sequel, which most think is surperior
I agree w/you on Total Eclipse, very smooth (especially for '93) and very tough.
You'll be in select company if you can persevere until the game gets great ... I think many have given up on it, which is a shame.
Btw, which sample disc did you get? Not everyone has a memory manager ... Crystal Dynamic's 'Sample This' doesn't, and the Interplay '3DO Buffet' doesn't either I believe.
Iron Angel certainly does have atmosphere going for it. If you like it you should know that it also has a sequel, which most think is surperior
I agree w/you on Total Eclipse, very smooth (especially for '93) and very tough.
Good call! The game is really tough to get into, but once you get over the hump ...Immercenary - I think I need to play this for a while before I can comment properly on it.
You'll be in select company if you can persevere until the game gets great ... I think many have given up on it, which is a shame.
Btw, which sample disc did you get? Not everyone has a memory manager ... Crystal Dynamic's 'Sample This' doesn't, and the Interplay '3DO Buffet' doesn't either I believe.
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It's just a Panasonic sampler that originally came with the FZ-1, it tells you about the CD,VCD, Photo CD features and has some mini games like pinball and a clip from Batman cartoon. I managed to find the memory manager anyway. Just press X on the start menu. I never saw it the first time.Trev wrote:Congrats on getting your 3DO!
Iron Angel certainly does have atmosphere going for it. If you like it you should know that it also has a sequel, which most think is surperior
I agree w/you on Total Eclipse, very smooth (especially for '93) and very tough.
Good call! The game is really tough to get into, but once you get over the hump ...Immercenary - I think I need to play this for a while before I can comment properly on it.
You'll be in select company if you can persevere until the game gets great ... I think many have given up on it, which is a shame.
Btw, which sample disc did you get? Not everyone has a memory manager ... Crystal Dynamic's 'Sample This' doesn't, and the Interplay '3DO Buffet' doesn't either I believe.
Proud owner of a 3DO FZ-1!
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Congratulations on the 3DO purchase, I love Total Eclipse it's an amazing game for 1993
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