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The 3DO Company (NASDAQ: THDO) was founded in 1991 under the name SMSG, Inc. by Electronic Arts co-founder Trip Hawkins in a partnership with seven other companies, including Matsushita, AT&T;, MCA, Time Warner, and Electronic Arts. The company's original objective was to create a next-generation, CD-based video game system which would be manufactured by various partners and licensees; 3DO would collect a royalty on each console sold and on each game manufactured. To game publishers, the low $3 royalty rate per game was a better deal than the higher royalties paid to Nintendo and Sega when making games for those consoles. The launch of the platform in October, 1993 was well-promoted, with a great deal of press attention in the mass media as part of the "multimedia wave" in the computer world at the time.
Unfortunately the 3DO console itself was priced at $700, and the promised "early adopters" never showed up to purchase mass quantities of games. The quality of 3DO games was perceived as low, on the whole. When the Sony PlayStation appeared in 1994 with its hardware 3D graphics support and its outstanding game software, it smashed all remaining hopes for the 3DO console. In 1996, The 3DO Company sold its console rights to Matsushita and changed its business to develop and publish games for the PlayStation as well as other game consoles and PCs.
After abandoning the 3DO console, the company's biggest hit was its series of Army Men games, featuring the generic green plastic soldier toys that had been re-popularized by the unrelated movie Toy Story. Its Might and Magic and Heroes of Might and Magic series from subsidiary New World Computing were also popular and lucrative for the company. After struggling for several years, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2003.
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GameFAQs Cheats, codes, FAQs and hardware reviews by readers. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/3do/index.html
A 3do Site This site has lists and scans of the site owners collection as well as information on some hard to find and unique items. http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Maze/2689/
GameSages Codes, tips, and cheats for the 3DO and many other systems. http://sages.ign.com/codes/1/index.html
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Custer's 3DO Page Here you will find photos and information about the site owner's specially modified 3DO unit as well as his personal thoughts on the system. http://home.earthlink.net/~chriscuster/
Maximum Pain A few reviews, personal thoughts and opinions, and even some important information on a few games. http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/1658/3do.html
3DO 4 LIFE Personal site dedicated to 3DO. http://ryan6012.tripod.com/
3DO Today Box scans, photos, message boards, chat rooms, the 3DO FAQ and lots of other interesting material. http://www.classicgaming.com/3dotoday
3DOzone European 3DO site that hosts a unique game ratings page and some links. http://www.pidcock.co.uk/3do/
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Rich's 3DO REAL Multiplayer Website Information, files for use with 3DO game cds and even some game downloads as well. http://www.cahudson.freeserve.co.uk/
Matt's Panasonic and Goldstar 3DO Page System information, a list of games the owner has for sale or trade. http://www.expage.com/page/mattsgamingpage
Panasonic 3DO Information, games, and news about the Panasonic 3DO (in Russian) http://panasonic3do.boom.ru
Playing With Dodos: A 3DO Retrospective A look back on the system. Their console, their games and their demise. http://www.nerv.us/features.php?feature_id=18
MobyGames 3D0 Page List of games with screen shots and cover scans. http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/a,35/o,1/
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