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4th Nov 2021

Introducing Memories of 3DO

In 1993, electronics giant Panasonic released the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, more commonly referred to as just 3DO.

At the time, this 32-bit gaming console was a huge leap over competing consoles like the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo, both 16-bit machines.

Using CD-ROM instead of cartridges, and positioning itself as a true multimedia component for your home entertainment set-up, the 3DO was, in many ways, ahead of its time.

Although it was always doomed to fail, it remains a beloved part of video game history for many.

In Memories of 3DO, host Danny Brown takes you on a journey looking back at the ups and - ultimately - downs of the hardware, the games, and why it was a gaming system that should have shone had things gone slightly differently.

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Danny:

In 1993, electronics giant Panasonic released the 3DO

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Interactive Multiplayer, more commonly referred to as just 3DO.

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At the time, this 32-bit gaming console was a huge leap over competing

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consoles, like the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, both 16-bit machines.

Danny:

Using CD-ROM instead of cartridges, and positioning itself as a true multimedia

Danny:

component for your home entertainment setup, the 3DO was, in many ways, ahead of

Danny:

its time.

Danny:

Although it was always doomed to fail, it remains a beloved part

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of video game history for many.

Danny:

In Memories of 3DO, host Danny Brown takes you on a journey of looking

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back at the ups and ultimately downs of the hardware, the games, and why

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it was a gaming system that should have shone, had things gone slightly

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differently.

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Released bi-weekly, each episode serves as a well-deserved reminder

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of how good the 3DO could be when it was given the games it excelled at.

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So strap yourself into your favorite gaming chair, plug in your gaming

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headset and enjoy a trip done video gaming history with Memories of 3DO.

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Memories of 3DO
a retrospective look at a video games console classic
In 1993, electronics giant Panasonic released the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, more commonly referred to as just 3DO.

At the time, this 32-bit gaming console was a huge leap over competing consoles like the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo, both 16-bit machines.

Using CD-ROM instead of cartridges, and positioning itself as a true multimedia component for your home entertainment set-up, the 3DO was, in many ways, ahead of its time.

Although it was always doomed to fail, it remains a beloved part of video game history for many.

In Memories of 3DO, host Danny Brown takes you on a journey looking back at the ups and - ultimately - downs of the hardware, the games, and why it was a gaming system that should have shone had things gone slightly differently.
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Danny Brown

Danny is a podcaster, creator, and an official geek. Sometimes in that order. He's the host of the shows Podcaster Stories, Memories of 3DO, and The Old Man Brown Show, as well as co-host of Mental Health & Us with his wife Jaclyn. When not podcasting, you can find him relaxing in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, hanging out with his family, and enjoying a good craft beer.