The 3DO - What Happened?

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  @bruinboy777777 · 5 years ago

  With every console Wha Happun, we get closer and closer to examining the PlayStation Vita.

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• UN

  @unclebiff424 · 5 years ago

  How could the console that brought us Plumbers Don't Wear Ties possibly have failed?

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• WI

  @wishonpleiades6288 · 5 years ago

  Honestly the failures of the 3DO and CD-i really make the success of the Playstation seem impressive, especially considering Sony had no experience in video games before

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• NI

  @ninobrown9600 · 5 years ago

  The guy falling and spilling his McDonald's was true rage and pain. That scene touched my soul!

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• HA

  @haphazardlark1502 · 5 years ago

  When the price tag was unveiled I actually recoiled in my seat a little bit.

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  @AusMarkus · 5 years ago

  It&apos;s really interesting to see something on &quot;Wha&apos; Happun?&quot; that didn&apos;t fail on account of any kind of cynicism but rather because there were simply too many mistakes made in it&apos;s creation and marketing.<br><br>Also nice to see that Trip Hawkins has moved on to things that are wholesome and straight up making the world better.

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• RG

  @RGT85 · 5 years ago

  The 3DO is the only console I&apos;ve ever sold when I didnt need money. I just didn&apos;t like it. Lol

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• AS

  @assadi89 · 5 years ago

  In germany there was still Software made for the 3DO deep into the 2000&apos;s for driving schools. They were basically just FMV&apos;s of people driving into certain situations you&apos;d encounter in normal day to day traffic with multiple choice questions on how to handle it.

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  @MatteoTomatto · 5 years ago

  Failure as it was, there are some highlights and longlasting legacies from the 3DO. Insomniac and Naughty Dog both cut their teeth in the industry developing games on the 3DO. Insomniac first developed Disruptor on 3DO dev kits before switching to the Playstation - doing well enough with that game to make Spyro the Dragon a few years later. Naughty Dog wasn&apos;t a big name until they impressed the right people at Universal with Way of the Warrior to get signed to multigame contract - which led directly to Crash Bandicoot. Crystal Dynamics were the first first-party developer for the system - the same conpany responsible for Soul Reaver and the post Core Design Tomb Raider games also made Total Eclipse and Off-World Interceptor. Even Konami trusted the 3DO enough with a port of Policenauts that they were seriously considering making a 3D Metal Gear game on it, too. Imagine that: Metal Gear Solid on the 3DO!

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• MF

  @mfchimichanga · 5 years ago

  Trip Hawkins looks and sounds like a CEO from a 90s movie.

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• RA

  @ratchetxtreme6591 · 5 years ago

  The 3do : The Console released at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  @MatanVil · 5 years ago

  You know the PS3 could a good &quot;Wha Happen?&quot;, that whole Cell thing would be interesting.

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