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3DO

1993–1996

The $699 future nobody bought.

Game Consoles

3DO
📷 Evan-Amos · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Not one machine but a standard other companies licensed and built (Panasonic's REAL being the best known). It launched at a staggering $699 and was named a magazine's product of the year — but the price and the coming PlayStation doomed the format within a few years.

Did you own the 3DO? What do you remember?

The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of 3DO.

💭 No rules — but if you’re stuck: what was on TV · what you were eating · the movie it brings back · who you were with

💜 Memories are kept forever — they live on this place’s wall. You can delete yours anytime.

Community Memories

👕 Wear the memory

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