My 3DO Game Collection of Over 20 years!

[@LonSeidman]

I loved my 3DO. Bought it my freshman year of college when they dropped the price to $399 in the fall of '94. Road Rash looked amazing for a home console at the time. We really enjoyed the two game show games they had : Twisted and Zhadnost. FIFA Soccer was pretty amazing for its time too along with Need for Speed.

[@ryanyoder7573]

Cool Lon. I also entered college in 94. I was building and selling custom PCs at a local computer store so I was a DOS gamer at that point.

[@LonSeidman]

I was big into DOS games at that time too. The 3DO brought me back to consoles due to the better video quality and hardware 3D acceleration.

[@davidcope4527]

My FZ-10 cost me £130 new when released and best money spent after getting a Vectrex when that was released.. Vectrex was £200 - another nice console to play... I managed level 65 on Minestorm... EVERYTHING homes in on you at this point... not only stars but 4 pointed stars that shoot back - ALL asteroids home in after lvl 64 onwards so you have been warned and good luck..

[@harley1605kmk]

Great job, I've been wanting this video forever. I thought my 3do collection was big, boy I was just blown away, so hats off to you. People don't realize how hard this system is to collect for now a days. I got my 3do system from my neighbor after he bought it from best buy when they were blowing them out the door. He had it for a few months then sold it to me for $20. I remember when I used to be able to go into game stores and actually be able to find several games, now I'm lucky if anyone even knows what the 3do is. Great video!!!!

[@CAPCOM784]

Yeah it's rare to find them in the wild anymore.Pretty much I use Ebay and Amazon were I live.Sometimes I might get older systems at Goodwill for a ok price. Hardly no games worth money and mostly in bad shape.

[@michaelbowen840]

Thank you for showing your 3DO collection, Can I point out to you that your FZ1 at the back of the console is a switch that you can play games in 240p or 480i this is the true power of this console. Please keep up the good work. :)

[@LonSeidman]

Demo discs were awesome on the 3DO - I think the 3DO invented the concept! You can find the ISOs on the Internet Archive.

[@madSomnabulist]

'Member putting it on layaway in the Chicago Ridge Mall back on release, took me all summer to pay off that $700. I had a little over half of the collection boxed but sold mostly everything I had a few years ago. For some reason, this one still hurts the most. I can't explain it but I love the 3DO. Kept my VCS and PS1 collection, everything else went. I moved a ton for work and at one point, 7 times in 7 years. 50 odd boxes of video games just couldn't keep up. Ah well, awesome vid, really hits that spot.

[@landonlunsford8810]

This is the first console I ever rented. Yes im old enough to remember when you could still do that at gaming stores! I still think road rash for the 3DO is the best version

[@paulwilson9281]

I used to rent sega megadrive when i had a nes and snes . It was very expensive to rent.i mightve rented playstation.i cant remember which system had huge bl a ck plastic cases.

[@tpp27]

thanks for sharing. great 3DO collection you got there. i was the first kid on the block in my area when the 3DO came out. I remember investing so much of my life back then into road rash, fifa, panzer general, and wing commander 3. the system was definetly ahead of its time back then. i remember how they used to send you 3do magazines and demo disks for free as part of being an owner too. the Panasonic version is the one I had and even today it looks great. One game I noticed that you may want to add to your collection is captain quazar.

[@Retro_Royal]

Star ControlII on 3DO - Reason enough to get the system

[@johnhancockretro]

Absolutely!

[@lukaskidd4621]

Not anymore though - they are pretty expensive systems now.

[@stacythomas9916]

@@lukaskidd4621 They were always expensive and they were worth it then, and they still are now

[@brettkovach4623]

I love my 3DO! It's an odd system, but that's part of its charm. Looks like I've even got some complete versions of some games you have just in jewel cases! Might be the first time I have a one up on the great Immortal John Hancock! :) I really need to get the flight stick, though.

[@jasondoss4139]

Had a blast writing your new theme song man! Suits a bad ass well for sure!

[@johnhancockretro]

Thank you very much!

[@dtphenomenal]

You are the man. I was just talking to you about this. You made my day I love the 3do. Got mine as a kid when it came out for $120 with 25 games. Thanks John

[@resonator7728]

Great video. Best 3 games on the system. 1. Star Control II 2. SSF2 Turbo. 3. Road Rash.

[@CRXJDM88]

I hear night trap was good to

[@nicholasbullock1709]

I loved Immercenary. Was a pretty cool fps. Star Control II, Road Rash and SSFIITurbo were among the best games. The 3DO has a lot of great games.

[@FireFlux73]

I just love the 3DO. I have a FZ-1 with the original controller and one Goldstar controller. I have a few games, but your collection is amazing. My 3DO is the jewel of my collection and just love it. Keep up the good work and than's for showing the collection. :) Love the new intro btw. :)

[@sassermark]

I'm a little late watching this video. What a great collection. I did just purchase Star Control 2 from EBay and can't wait for it to arrive. This brings back great memories. Thanks again. I just subscribed and can't wait to watch more of your content.

[@vince19games]

Long live the 3DO!! Great system. Very nice video!

[@Boscoand]

Love this video. Despite the flaws, the 3DO wasn't that bad. It was just that darn price tag and the fact that they took brutal shots at the snes and genesis that made it fail in my opinion. I actually lime the console myself. But I agree that the snes and genesis are better. But as far as failed consoles go, this is one of the best. Its actually alot of fun. And its libary of games is underrated. Sure alot of them are ports. But 70% of those ports were actually exclusives until the PS1 released. The other 30% were pc ports. My favorite game on the console is Dr.Hauzar which was onky in Japan. But, I got a english translated one and its alot of fun. Great video as always John Hancock

[@ilovebruno490]

Great video, LOVE your Snake Pliskin shirt!! I have about 70-80 3DO games in my collection, over 50 in original long boxes. Nice to meet you at Game On in Phx last year; not sure if I want to add to or liquidate my collection but at Game On this year maybe someone will be interested! Game on!

[@3dohd]

Wow - Nice collection. Very cool. I had a lot of good stuff back in the day (FZ-1, about 20 games in original boxes, controllers, demo discs, etc.) that my parents tossed when I left for college. It kills me...

[@frod79]

Guardian War , Samurai Showdown, and Hell were amongst my favorite 3dO games.

[@nathandrake3070]

Sweet picked up the fz10 at a thrift ship yesterday w 2 controllers for 15$ was tripped out such a thing was still out in the wild to be bought I started playing a couple of burned games on it tried stahl, psychic detective and plan on playing killing time tonight thx Hancock will try to find those games in the cd section when I go back

[@DreamcastQ]

I've been waiting for this one! Very interesting video, I remember being blown away the first time I played a 3DO kiosk in Electronics Boutique at the mall, it was ahead of its time, and so expensive. None of my friends from school had one (expensive) so we were able to play 3DO and Jaguar and such at a local business where you could pay to game by the hour, like you mentioned - it was awesome, I even had my 11th birthday party at the place! The beginning of the disc gaming era was a really exciting time, the graphics and sound were so new and impressive! *edit Love the Dragon's Lair hat

[@GameHammerCG]

Daisy chaining the controllers was necessary on the Amstrad CPC computer, too - and “accidentally” unplugging an annoying sibling’s joystick definitely happened.

[@danstratocaster]

Distinctly remember the launch of this console. YTV (a kids channel in Ontario) had a huge after school promotion for the 3DO with channel's host showing off the hardware and games, and even a contest hotline for winning a 3DO. I called that hotline repeatedly but never did win, and never heard about the 3DO again!

[@fan1701]

Got my FZ10 after the 3DO had failed and they didn't sell games at walmart anymore. My buddy worked at walmart and got us the last two consoles they had. Both were brand new sitting on the top shelf up high. 25 dollars got me a brand new FZ10 so I was very happy. I still have it and it works great.

[@natl9953]

Quarantine! I used to love that game on pc back in the day. Never realised it got a console release. Great collection John, I live in Australia so I only ever saw one 3DO for sale out here and none of the games

[@crisjohnson5445]

Love the 3DO. I've had my FZ-10 for over 20 years & it still works great. Traded in all of my Genesis & SNES stuff at a Babbages back in for a Goldstar back in the mid 90's. If I remember, I still had to pay $200-$300 in too of the trades. Ha. You are 100% right about digging. I've been to retro game stores where I was told they didn't have anything 3DO (IF they even knew what 3DO was) but ended up finding some games after digging through their discount/clearance bins.

[@PvtHudson]

Awesome video, John! I love the 3DO and I actually have that Japanese only memory expansion unit. Hope I get to meet you at the Long Island Retro Game Convention!

[@ecwnikos]

it was a pleasure metting with yu today t at the expo i was the 1 with the walking stick . please take care of yourself and thank you .

[@OOOHBILLY]

Another great video. I'm almost done watching all your uploaded videos from the very beginning of your channel.

[@Grail_Quest]

3DO for life!

[@tcphvacr9950]

Nice collection! And a new intro to boot! I had a friend who bought this back in the day, and I loved Wolfenstein, the Nazis spoke German and the graphics were great. Played Return Fire a lot as well, liked the small scale battle and the music was interesting. Road Rage was one of their better games, a lot of fun to play.

[@penvzila]

3D0 was the only console i had as a kid, we got it at a pawn shop. Fifa, immercenary, Doom, Slayer, Shockwave, Gex... There were some awesome games

[@xxpensxx]

your informative videos that breakdown consoles and their games are my personal favorites. I hope you keep making more of these. Would love to see Turbo grafx, ngage and everything else at some point.

[@johnhancockretro]

xxpensxx I did ngage one already.

[@xxpensxx]

ill have to start digging. i only saw the metal jesus one you did before

[@michael9877]

Alot of memories coming back after watching this.. I miss my 3do. It cost me 541.20 back in the day.

[@8-Bit_Flashback]

Just started collecting 3DO got lucky with a working console&controller for $70. A lot of the games you can find fairly cheap if search long enough.

[@stage_1_boss]

Love the FZ-1 model, very nostalgic and Star Control II is one of the best reasons to own a 3DO.

[@purple_caps5551]

Kool collection, I'd suggest picking up "The Incredible Machine" if you ever see it in the wild.I own a boxed copy and it brings back such great memories from when I was young playing the same game on PC "better version" though since it had more options, levels, parts and things to us to solve puzzles. Still great on 3DO with over 200 puzzles to solve.

[@Red5.]

The 1st set of games you showed brought back a lot of memories, Way of the Warrior was horrible, but the hrs I dumped in to it trying to pull off the fatalities, “Didn’t mean to bust your bubble” lol

[@DarKKnightt07]

The game cases look like VHS tapes. Great video John.

[@happyknappy14]

I really like the new intro and that Escape From New York shirt is dope............Oh and the 3DO stuff is cool too.

[@cloud_line4595]

John I've been hoping you would do a 3DO video for a while now. Thanks for posting and what an amazing collection

[@LucDesormeaux]

Great collection John. Congrats!

[@stephenwhitener6650]

Another great video John 😃 I really like the new opening

[@bassguitari928]

This video comes a week after I pull out my own 3DO-great timing! 😄

[@XTheJenovaProjectX]

New intro. Damn. Making moves

[@lo1bo2]

That was an interesting video! A bunch of those games were also on the Sega CD. Good times.

[@jeffmacknz]

Nice collection John. I'm a big fan of the 3do myself. It was a tough time in gaming because 3d games were new on consoles and did not look pretty. I honestly wished that 3do made way more 2d side scrolling games. The few they did were well done. No vertical or horizontal shooters? That was disappointing but I still love collecting for it. I love the way that Logitech 3do controller looks. I found one and a Goldstar system at a Goodwill a few years back. I hope to do my 3do collection soon.

[@da_gamers_loft0941]

I love your new intro😍😍😍😍

[@GrocerGames]

I love this system. I got a lot with the first system for around 50 bucks. My friends and I would pull out games like Plumbers or Twisted for a good laugh. Sometimes these titles were so bad that they were so fun. Star Control was perhaps the main reason I bought it.

[@sergeidenecko2954]

Dude that Snake Plissken shirt is so cool!!!! 👍

[@mattchateauvert2424]

I couldn't afford a 3DO back in the day, but I rented one once with a friend of mine along with the game Immercenary. It was a cool system, probably the wrong game for us to have rented to really get the best experience but we wanted something we couldn't find elsewhere. All I remember is a few of the characters and some weasley guy nasally informing that "Raven is the usurper..." It was definitely a game that was the product of its time.

[@OgatRamastef]

amazing collection congratulations

[@timstinyarcade170]

I loved the 3DO! I wish i would have kept mine! Thanks for sharing

[@DmSayr]

Hi! I owned a 3DO when I was younger. I was thinking about this video when I realized there is absolutely 1 game worth owning...Super Street Fighter II Turbo...it is the best version of the game in my opinion but the graphics were eventually surpassed by the SEGA Saturn but the music will forever be the best on the 3DO...beautiful game that I owned shortly.

[@skunkcabbages5040]

Heard about the new intro on radical Reggie's live stream had to check it out, then I got all this free bonus info on a console I honestly don't know much about

[@newgildedage]

Digging the new opening!

[@PikaStu666]

I always thought daisy chaining the controllers was a pretty cool idea, 4 player FIFA without a multi-tap was awesome!

[@RealMaxoou262]

Return fire!!!! I remember when I was a kid what a nice game!

[@GrocerGames]

I also have cool wireless infrared controllers. Pretty responsive and decent battery life but there was a player switch so you could be a jerk and change players midgame. Lol. I may just have to pull this out. Of the closet this weekend and show my son! Thanks for bringing back some good memories!

[@dimebagshawn]

I love the controller daisy chain feature. I always played with my older brother who didn't smoke at the time. He would always complain about smoke going in his face so that controller allowed me to sit farther back behind him so he didn't b****** as much. Plus you didn't need a four player switch

[@Laserdreamz]

Nice vid love the 3DO. There was also a Sanyo TRY 3do and one by LG / Goldstar for the Korean market the "Alive II"!

[@1337rigs]

Cobra Command is a game I used to own & love to play!

[@jonniefast]

we scored one used in my childhood / came with road rash and two controllers , also had total eclipse one of my favorite memories

[@nimrodlevy]

Thank you!!! I really really wanted to see it...

[@godzillagorilla986]

@17:10 Dragon Lore. I have the big box. Its contents are: A very thick black and white manual. Same cover art as the box. A registration card for Mindscape. A tri-fold advertisement for 3do FMV games. Slightly educational. And the same 3 discs with cardboard sleeves. Just a fyi. As for the game itself?? Well.. HOW DO I MILK THE COW? 🐄 Haha I couldn't get past the first mission. Thank you for your content. ✌❤✌❤✌❤✌❤ (time edit)

[@AnthonyG-ps8si]

This collection is awesome. Thanks for this! I just uploaded my first video

[@ewanwickward8587]

That intro and shirt are sick, dude

[@raft5205]

Love the new intro!!!

[@zombiecrusher1100]

Pretty cool collection. I remember when it was released. That price tag was ridiculous. But I remember it being on display in a videogame store and I played decent. And the horrible Atari Jaguar was next to it.

[@nimrodlevy]

Fun fact LG is a trademark of "goldstar holdings"

[@ninjasec]

I almost worked a deal a few years back, to finally add a 3DO to my collection, my honesty in this case was my downfall( well lack of getting it). I was contacted by a friend, who wanted to sell me their 3DO when they saw my retro collection, said they were not looking to get too much. So I explained how much a store wold give, and how much I could afford to pay (less) and I hit my max offer which was then denied. They had not researched the worth, it even had SF2 and the controllers, I wish I got it but I could not pay what they wanted e-bay buy now...etc

[@bereklehman4499]

Nice vidéo Mr John Hancock. The 3do really deserved a better future. I was really impressed when I first played Road rash and FIFA on it. I also played a game I can not remember the name where you played some kind of future sport on one vs one and you had to throw discs to make holes (the design looked like Tron). Anybody who could find the name of this game?

[@TheWardog1369]

I miss my 3DO! It was so underrated or misunderstood. I felt like everything for the PlayStation or Saturn was just ports of games for this.

[@sloppynyuszi]

Warren S. it was more over priced because of their business model. I remember as a kid I was saving up for it, by the time I had the money, the playstation came out and it was cheaper with better games that looked more impressive. All the games the 3DO had quickly got improved versions on PlayStation or better sequels. In 1993 it was amazing though. My friend did have one, and we played a lot of Street Fighter, Samurai Showdown and Road Rash. I remember giving FIFA a couple of games. My Mega Drive did feel kind of lame afterwards.

[@batfan87]

Love the video!! I’ve really been thinking about getting a 3do.

[@buildthemansion1]

I really want a 3d0! Thanks for the video. The cost of some titles that are the same as the playstation are much more affordable.

[@RREDDWARFF]

How is it unknown that the FZ-10 plays games at a better frame rate? I first noticed this in the late nineties and I've confirmed this again very recently. Killing Time is a great example of this. The difference is substantial. John, you should check this out.

[@phantomrevengeance1276]

Wing Commander 3 was awesome on the 3DO.

[@xxrodneyxx]

Awesome vid! Awesome shirt!!!!

[@frankie9882]

John, the new intro is SICK!

[@TomFury3310]

I played Cyberia on PC... was a pretty cool game!

[@drunkensailor112]

3do is such a fantastic console if you love early to mid 90 pc games.

[@louie242y]

Really liked Immercenary on 3DO! Cool and surreal fps-rpg hybrid.

[@Videogamelover58]

Really awesome collection

[@DefinitelyNotMyRealName]

Like the new intro, but do we need somebody saying "the immortal john hancock"? I feel like that's your job. Love the 3DO.

[@voidofbeeswax]

TailsTheCat I like that part.

[@natureb1995woooo]

Thanks John. 3DO is not talk about a lot. I wish I had one but with the reliability of the system and the high price, I do not have one yet. But I continue to look for deals. TGIF

[@southsidescroller3174]

The Immortal John Hancock!! 3DO was cool, 1 controller port was annoying

[@LindaTheGAMERGal]

Awesome collection.

[@infernicide666]

Damn Dude! I Never even knew they had that many games on 3DO to begin with lol

[@CptKennyLoggins]

Sanyo TRY is my favorite 3DO console followed by FZ-1. Stay away from Goldstar control pad, it's pure death to the soul.

[@hanningtonthegreat]

3do is my second favorite system to collect for. jaguar, only going to stores or garage sales is by far my favorite. Any Jaguar stuff? You should come to retrogamecon in syracuse ny, november 2018, i am sure theyd love to have you.

[@cheapskategamer8562]

3do Very hard to collect for.. I have been buying at Retro game stores for about 8 years now and have yet to see anything 3DO whether it be the Console, Controllers or even games. I have been to over 50 different retro gaming stores or the course of my 8 years collecting in Canada and U.S, 3Do and Neo Geo are like the unicorns of game collecting LOL

[@totalwreck3176]

I had a pal fz10 the controller had a volume and headphone jack.

[@flrpitflrp1965]

Slam and Jam 95 was so much fun

[@KartKing4ever]

Are those toilet paper rolls used as controller wire wraps? That's a fantastic idea!

[@johnhancockretro]

Yes it is an easy way to organize controllers.

[@KartKing4ever]

@@johnhancockretro Thanks a lot for the reply, John! I love your content and you're a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for the awesome content week after week!

[@nathanixslade]

It was the best of its time but had the same problem as the neogeo, the price, too expensive for most people

[@fitnessandgaming2053]

Hi John could you say hello to me ....I am a fan from Southern California.....love the new music in the introduction

[@johnhancockretro]

Hello!

[@kruknife7981]

about the controlers for 3 do I actually have 2 wireless controlers for 3 do they power by 2 aa batteries and the wireless controle plugs into plug

[@qthecollector1542]

I found an arcade with a 3DO system inside and the game is called Shootout at Old Tucson the game and arcade seem scarce, where can I find more information about it? The game looks just like every other 3DO game