The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
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amazing work Bitrate - thats the Ecco type game I'd reported as seeing screen shots to some time ago.Truly incredible that you actually have a playable Demo!I never thought I'd see it running.
Thanks for sharing!
Ever seen the 3do ex employees page on Facebook?
Some cool shots of the original M2 dev team and of Trip playing Return Fire in the office.
Wait........ is that Bitrate in the background talking to WK?
Now does anyone rember the VR type sphere unit that you actually climbed into and played Bladeforce on?
I saw photos of it in a mag at the time - it looked like a pretty funky peripheral . It was especially made as a one off for a trade show to demonstrate 3DO,s abilities
Oh thats right Bitrate has 5 of them in his attic
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Thanks for sharing!
Ever seen the 3do ex employees page on Facebook?
Some cool shots of the original M2 dev team and of Trip playing Return Fire in the office.
Wait........ is that Bitrate in the background talking to WK?
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Now does anyone rember the VR type sphere unit that you actually climbed into and played Bladeforce on?
I saw photos of it in a mag at the time - it looked like a pretty funky peripheral . It was especially made as a one off for a trade show to demonstrate 3DO,s abilities
Oh thats right Bitrate has 5 of them in his attic
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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"purge with fire Bretheren"
3DO is dead , long live 3DO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K2kuP_anAc
"The greatest games in the world take seconds to learn but months to master. The worst take months to learn and minutes to finish."...MattyG
3DO is dead , long live 3DO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K2kuP_anAc
"The greatest games in the world take seconds to learn but months to master. The worst take months to learn and minutes to finish."...MattyG
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Another piece of software running on the FZ-21S1.
Not too much to see here, but it is a piece of running software.
FZ-21S1 Demo Link
Not too much to see here, but it is a piece of running software.
FZ-21S1 Demo Link
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This was an interesting "snippet" posted very recently on Atariage - I wonder how many developers passed due to the delay?We had several of these in-house, back when I was at Virgin. The 3-D-O people had come down to visit and pitch to us the concept of doing a break-through title for it. "Something as cool and innovative as SEGA Genesis Aladdin title."
The biggest issue we had it with though, was that we were supposed to develop the game within a 7 Month time-frame and we wouldn't even get the hardward until 3-3.5 Months into development.
We passed on it as most publishers and developers did. The 3-D-O was never really anything all that special. When it came out, it was WAAAAAY over-priced.
The M2 was also known as their "Bulldog" platform. :-/
- Ken
"purge with fire Bretheren"
3DO is dead , long live 3DO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K2kuP_anAc
"The greatest games in the world take seconds to learn but months to master. The worst take months to learn and minutes to finish."...MattyG
3DO is dead , long live 3DO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K2kuP_anAc
"The greatest games in the world take seconds to learn but months to master. The worst take months to learn and minutes to finish."...MattyG
Re: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
New M2 videos are up on youtube, compilations, history, and more are coming (not by me).
Also Iron and Blood has shown up.
Also Iron and Blood has shown up.
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Re: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
From awbacon right? He's at Assembler Games and here as well iirc.
Also, pitsunami is selling some of his m2 stuff.
Also, pitsunami is selling some of his m2 stuff.
Re: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
Yes I hope Pitsunami is o.k., because he sold everything. I remember how long it took him to get finally a full M2 dev kit. I hope it's in good hands now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PANASONIC-3DO- ... IYhXhsrqyo
he sold his FZ35 also:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3DO-M2-powered ... 663.l10137
and his 55
Videos by Jenovi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiW5AgGN0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6EpEdb5Pwg
And me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBly0cPmuv8
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PANASONIC-3DO- ... IYhXhsrqyo
he sold his FZ35 also:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3DO-M2-powered ... 663.l10137
and his 55
Videos by Jenovi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiW5AgGN0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6EpEdb5Pwg
And me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBly0cPmuv8
Re: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
Iron & Blood for 3DO M2 uses a 3D cave model for the fighting arena that is part of the 3DO M2 SDK:
As 3D model: Cave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BSAj5X ... u.be&t=534
As arena: Game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwAlRq ... tu.be&t=58
Another hoarder here, sadly.
As 3D model: Cave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BSAj5X ... u.be&t=534
As arena: Game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwAlRq ... tu.be&t=58
Another hoarder here, sadly.
Re: The M2 - The wasted summer of '96.
Ebay UK: 3DO M2 Dev Kit - it's a Version H
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3DO-M2-Dev-K ... :rk:1:pf:0
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3DO-M2-Dev-K ... :rk:1:pf:0