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3DO Games you've spent the most time playing.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:44 pm
by 3DOKid
I know there are loved games and favourite games, but which games on the 3DO have you spent the most time on?

I love WCIII but have only played it about 6 times. On the other hand Novastorm, a pretty mediocre game, I've spent days and days playing.

NFS must also be up there but then so must Burning Soldier.

...and you?

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:59 pm
by knightintosh
Having only just bought my 3DOs again after all these years, I'll go by what I spent the most time playing when I originally had it back as a teen, and my answer would definitely be WCIII as well. I LOVED that game!

Back then it was so far ahead of its time, it just amazed me and anyone that saw it running on the TV, it's one I'll definitely be adding to my collection this time around too.

I've just been speaking to two old friends of mine on Facebook when I added the photo of my 3DOs, they're brothers and back in the day every Saturday night would be WCIII night. We'd each take an hour at a time to advance our own games, while being surrounded by enough soft drinks and chocolate cake to see us through to the small hours. And even though we'd be seeing parts we'd already seen when we took over from each other, we still sat there and watched every minute.

Ah those were the days.... ;)

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 6:50 pm
by Vance
The major addictions in college (I was a late adopter, paying $150 for anew unit) were the game shows and Battlesport. But the main single player obsession late at night was definitely Star Fighter.

Freeform maps AND deformable terrain on the 3DO. It made it look like every other dev had their thumbs up their ass. It was fun and had a crazy amount of missions, too.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:15 pm
by Dryden
1. Star Control II
2. FIFA
3. Return Fire
4. Twisted
5. Road Rash

Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 8:29 pm
by sneth
Shockwave II
Fifa
Return Fire

I still whip out Fifa sometimes. I like the classic gameplay with 3DO enchancements.

Oddly enough, I played a lot of Bust A Move too.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:51 am
by Lemmi
Road Rash - many many weeks of constant playing
Need for Speed - many many weeks of constant playing
Dragon Lore - many many YEARS of playing (got to the 3rd CD and quit back in 1998 then came back to beat it in 2007 i think, the saved file was still in my 3do )

Gex - got close to the end then quit playing
The Horde (i might have this mixed up with the saturn version)
Captain Quazar
Corpse Killer (beat with the controller, didnt have a gun back then)
Daedalus Encounter
Off World Interceptor
Psychic Detective
Twisted
- Virtual Cameraman Vol 1 to 5
- Wacky Races 2 : In Space

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 1:23 am
by vestcoat
On my borrowed system and limited library in the Nineties I mostly played NFS. My brother and I would compete for the longest, most extreme car crashes and replay them for each other.

I just got back into the 3DO again with a FZ-10 two weeks ago and I've stuck mostly to light, pick-up-and-play games so far, including:
Wolfenstein (plays better than Doom)
Family Feud (with my old lady)
and
NFS and Star Wars (having fun with my new Flight Stick Pro).

I'll bust into Slayer and Guardian War when I get caught up with work in a couple weeks.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 1:44 am
by Austin
Alone in the Dark, Out of This World, Wolfenstein 3D, Escape From Monster Manner, Icebreaker, Bladeforce (although I still to this day cannot get past stage 3). Those are all ones I've put a good bit of time into.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 2:33 am
by BryWI
star control II
killing time

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:43 am
by 3DOKid
Lemmi wrote: - Virtual Cameraman Vol 1 to 5
First one was the best. ;)

Joking aside, there is an insane addictive quality to these games, where you almost begin to not notice what's happening on the screen.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:22 am
by knightintosh
Never heard of those camerman games... but I see Star Control II getting a few mentions. I remember it being on my wanted list, but being at school back then meant I had to rely on birthdays and Christmas for games and never got around to getting that game. Maybe now, finally.... :D

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:26 am
by Virtual Audio QSound
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo

The remixed soundtrack kept me comin' back.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:29 pm
by Dr.Enceladus
i bought 3DO for Dragon's Lair...was there a scene missing from the original arcade version? i thought there was a "burning rope" bit in it or am i confusing No.1 with No.2?

I could complete No.1 with my 3 year old kid sitting on my lap, he loved it!! :D

Daedalus Encounter was coooool man...there is a Wacky Races 2 on 3DO!?!

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:58 pm
by Vance
I believe both Dragon's Lair and Space Ace had cut material in the CD-ROM days, at least on the 3DO. I had the initial CD PC release of DL and it felt incomplete.

Need to add to my list:

Return Fire

Star Control II

Road Rash

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:44 pm
by 3DOKid
3DwhO wrote:Never heard of those camerman games... but I see Star Control II getting a few mentions. I remember it being on my wanted list, but being at school back then meant I had to rely on birthdays and Christmas for games and never got around to getting that game. Maybe now, finally.... :D
It's pricey. The internet flebayers have seen as TEH R@RE and TEH Loved so it can silly money. And by silly I mean £20.

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:03 am
by knightintosh
Dr.Enceladus wrote:i bought 3DO for Dragon's Lair...was there a scene missing from the original arcade version? i thought there was a "burning rope" bit in it or am i confusing No.1 with No.2?

I could complete No.1 with my 3 year old kid sitting on my lap, he loved it!! :D

Daedalus Encounter was coooool man...there is a Wacky Races 2 on 3DO!?!
I had the demo of Dragon's Lair and I could never bloody well figure out what to do! Very much trial and error was the impression I got - random button or d-pad presses... or was my teen brain just a bit baffled?
3DOKid wrote:It's pricey. The internet flebayers have seen as TEH R@RE and TEH Loved so it can silly money. And by silly I mean £20.
Not too bad compared to the prices I've seen for some other games out there! I can see the 3DO becoming my main hobby and gaming platform for a good long time :D so I honestly don't mind paying a bit more, because if it wasn't 3DO games I'd just be out buying Wii games for more money! But don't tell eBay! They'll see me coming if you do! ;)

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:48 am
by Dr.Enceladus
gonna have to add BladeForce and StarFighter to my hit list too. One of the StarFighter game sound backing track tunes made me want to commit suicide though... :cry:

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:46 pm
by knightintosh
Dr.Enceladus wrote:gonna have to add BladeForce and StarFighter to my hit list too. One of the StarFighter game sound backing track tunes made me want to commit suicide though... :cry:
Can't remember if I ever played Starfighter... was there a demo of it on a Sample Disc or 3DO Magazine coverdisc?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:08 pm
by Vance
Do yourself a treat and track that one down!

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:19 pm
by knightintosh
Vance wrote:Do yourself a treat and track that one down!
I'll add it to the (ever growing) wish list. Although from what I've read I'll be adding it in at the very top of the list!

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 6:06 pm
by Trev
Dr.Enceladus wrote:gonna have to add BladeForce and StarFighter to my hit list too. One of the StarFighter game sound backing track tunes made me want to commit suicide though... :cry:
Must be 'Death by stereo' :wink:

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:32 pm
by Dr.Enceladus
^ i thought this guy was banned?

:roll:

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:20 am
by Vance
So hard that he's flipped back around, actually. Damndest thing.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:42 am
by Trev
Like in old 2600 games ... if the score gets high enough it flips back and starts over.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:51 am
by 3DOKid
Trev wrote:Like in old 2600 games ... if the score gets high enough it flips back and starts over.
Pacman did that on 2600. How do I know? My parents spent all night playing it to find out what would happen. And with bleary eye's they told me the next morning.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:42 am
by knightintosh
3DOKid wrote:Pacman did that on 2600. How do I know? My parents spent all night playing it to find out what would happen. And with bleary eye's they told me the next morning.
And Nintendo would have us believe parents/older gnerations have only got into videogames because of the Wii! :roll:

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:31 am
by Dr.Enceladus
my parents hated video games. i remember having to bribe my lil sister with an ice cream so i could play space invaders when my folks would send us down to the local corner shop on weekends to buy the morning papers.

the game was still 20 cents a pop back then and galaga had not even come out yet.

8)

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:17 pm
by 3DOKid
Dr.Enceladus wrote:my parents hated video games. i remember having to bribe my lil sister with an ice cream so i could play space invaders when my folks would send us down to the local corner shop on weekends to buy the morning papers.

the game was still 20 cents a pop back then and galaga had not even come out yet.

8)
The Internet has divided us but Pacman, invaders, centipede, space shuttle and ferris bueller are ace :)

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:55 pm
by pwhippedpow
-Star Control II (melee)
-Return Fire
-Road Rash
-Twisted
-Space Hulk
-and more...

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:49 pm
by knightintosh
3DOKid wrote:The Internet has divided us but Pacman, invaders, centipede, space shuttle and ferris bueller are ace :)
Let's not forget Missile Command ;)

And I haven't seen Bueller in so long... I need to watch it soon so Matthew Broderick can redeem himself in my eyes, as I've yet to forgive anyone involved with Godzilla.