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How many of you own a actual 3DO console?

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:18 am
by Virtual Audio QSound
* Raises hand +1*

Me.

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:06 am
by Lemmi
i would say that 99.99% of the people registered here have a 3DO :P

i have 3 versions

that is all

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:57 pm
by MrAshDarksideTM
Two here.

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:31 pm
by Virtual Audio QSound
Also if we're counting quantities of the same stock. I have two 3DO's but they're the same model. (FZ-10)

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:31 pm
by Beef Supreme
two fz1's and a goldstar

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:36 pm
by Rust
I have an FZ1, but the power supply looks like it's suffered a capacitor failure.

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:43 pm
by Austin
I have a FZ-10. Was planning on getting a Goldstar and a FZ-1 again, but I've had to sell some of my collection since and have to limit myself now from being too spendy.. :oops:

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:57 pm
by mattyg
At one point I had about twelve - I think I have seven at last count

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:39 am
by Doskias
Still have my launch FZ-1 and a FZ-10 :D .

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:14 am
by Martin III
Lemmi wrote:i would say that 99.99% of the people registered here have a 3DO :P
I still haven't managed to get my hands on one yet, and there are only 397 registered members, so at most 99.75% have a 3DO. :)

Yeah, I know... But when I started looking for a 3DO on Ebay, I immediately stumbled on a FZ-1 bundled with every single game I wanted for the console... only to get snipe-outbid in the final seconds. :x Since then I haven't managed to find a 3DO bundle with more than two of my five personal 3DO killer apps. But I'm looking, I'm looking. I will not rest until I am playing that coveted piece of gaming hardware!

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:11 am
by Mobius
Two, including a testing station. Which, now that I can sign discs, isn't much more than a novelty. Hmm...

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:27 am
by 3DO Experience
FZ-1, FZ-10, Goldstar and Sanyo TRY.

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:23 am
by Virtual Audio QSound
Them's a lot of 3DOs.
Martin III wrote:
Lemmi wrote:i would say that 99.99% of the people registered here have a 3DO :P
I still haven't managed to get my hands on one yet, and there are only 397 registered members, so at most 99.75% have a 3DO. :)

Yeah, I know... But when I started looking for a 3DO on Ebay, I immediately stumbled on a FZ-1 bundled with every single game I wanted for the console... only to get snipe-outbid in the final seconds. :x Since then I haven't managed to find a 3DO bundle with more than two of my five personal 3DO killer apps. But I'm looking, I'm looking. I will not rest until I am playing that coveted piece of gaming hardware!
Why not just buy them separate? :)
Austin wrote:I have a FZ-10. Was planning on getting a Goldstar and a FZ-1 again, but I've had to sell some of my collection since and have to limit myself now from being too spendy.. :oops:
I hate it when gamers wind up giving up their collection they don't necessarily want to lose in order to make a living.

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:36 am
by Scarlettkitten
I've got 3 US FZ1s, 1 JAP FZ1 and a PAL Goldstar :)

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:10 am
by T2KFreeker
FZ1 here. One of the coolest systems ever! :twisted:

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:06 pm
by Auto-Fox
Yup. A Goldstar.

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:29 pm
by BryWI
FZ-1, near dead.

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:55 pm
by Martin III
Virtual Audio QSound wrote:
Martin III wrote:Yeah, I know... But when I started looking for a 3DO on Ebay, I immediately stumbled on a FZ-1 bundled with every single game I wanted for the console... only to get snipe-outbid in the final seconds. :x Since then I haven't managed to find a 3DO bundle with more than two of my five personal 3DO killer apps. But I'm looking, I'm looking. I will not rest until I am playing that coveted piece of gaming hardware!
Why not just buy them separate? :)
Because then I'd be spending at least three times as much money to get the same products. It's the same reason why professional Ebay sellers always sell items individually: they go for a lot more money that way.

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:35 pm
by Virtual Audio QSound
Gosh I haven't really thought about it that way. Those sly devils. :(

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 5:58 pm
by Martin III
Virtual Audio QSound wrote:Gosh I haven't really thought about it that way. Those sly devils. :(
Well, it generally works out better for everyone. After all, if you're an avid 3DO gamer with 60 games in your collection and are looking for, say, Robinson's Requiem, you're not going to want to have to buy extra copies of Crash N Burn, Total Eclipse, and Burning Soldier along with it.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:43 pm
by Calavera
Got a Goldstar here.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:50 pm
by 3DOKid
When I really want something on eBay, i set the alarm, put entries in the calendar and hawk over the page, you can beat snipers everytime, but you gotta want it.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:18 pm
by Calavera
3DOKid wrote:When I really want something on eBay, i set the alarm, put entries in the calendar and hawk over the page, you can beat snipers everytime, but you gotta want it.
You sure can, I've even beat out snipers back when I had dial-up. Ha, that makes it a little tougher.

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:13 am
by Madroms
1 PAL FZ1 & 2 KOR 3DO

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:27 am
by 3DO Experience
Hey Calavera, I used to snipe with 13 seconds on the clock over a 28.8k modem. (Yahoo! Auctions) What was your method?

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:34 am
by Calavera
3DO Experience wrote:Hey Calavera, I used to snipe with 13 seconds on the clock over a 28.8k modem. (Yahoo! Auctions) What was your method?
It's been awhile I remember I'd have two windows open, one to refresh to see how much time was left, and the other window with my amount already typed in just had to click the confirm button. I think when it got around 10-15 seconds or so I would bid, since it took at least 10 seconds for the bid to go through on dial up.

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:07 am
by knightintosh
1 FZ-1 and 1 FZ-10, both bought recently off eBay.

Years ago my FZ-10's joypads both broke and that was in the days before eBay so could never get a hold of more, so it ended up being binned after holding on to it for a year or so more on the off-chance.

Speaking of beating the snipers, the auction I was going for with both of the machines above and a handful of games was sitting at about £50 (with me the current high bidder) for ages, then a few hours before the end it jumped to £65-ish. About half an hour before the end I went up in £5 increments and got to £75 before I wasn't outbid. Wanting them desperately, but very aware I only had £80 in my PayPal account from selling recently, AND it was BEFORE payday (argh!!) I put a bid in for £100 and told myself I wasn't going a penny higher.

In the very last few seconds it jumped to £97.95! Phew!

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:45 am
by 3DO Experience
Calavera wrote:
3DO Experience wrote:Hey Calavera, I used to snipe with 13 seconds on the clock over a 28.8k modem. (Yahoo! Auctions) What was your method?
It's been awhile I remember I'd have two windows open, one to refresh to see how much time was left, and the other window with my amount already typed in just had to click the confirm button. I think when it got around 10-15 seconds or so I would bid, since it took at least 10 seconds for the bid to go through on dial up.
Yeah, that's pretty much how I was doing it too, although now that I think about it I think I was using that screwy 33.6 not the 28.8...

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:16 am
by Calavera
3DO Experience wrote:
Calavera wrote:
3DO Experience wrote:Hey Calavera, I used to snipe with 13 seconds on the clock over a 28.8k modem. (Yahoo! Auctions) What was your method?
It's been awhile I remember I'd have two windows open, one to refresh to see how much time was left, and the other window with my amount already typed in just had to click the confirm button. I think when it got around 10-15 seconds or so I would bid, since it took at least 10 seconds for the bid to go through on dial up.
Yeah, that's pretty much how I was doing it too, although now that I think about it I think I was using that screwy 33.6 not the 28.8...
I had a 56k modem but my connection were usually 26.4 or 28.8, then you'd have the odd time when it would connect at like 9.6 :shock:

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:22 am
by BryWI
oh god how i remember those days.