3DO Interactive Multiplayer
| Relationship | Randy Johnson reviews the console as a personal owner and compares it with the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Mixed |
| Assessment | Randy praises the hardware and several games, but criticizes the launch price and some specific titles. |
3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a 32-bit home video game console released in 1993. Randy Johnson revisits it as a personal owner and compares it with the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
Randy's view
Randy treats the console positively overall. He credits it with strong hardware for its era and says he liked owning it.
He also praises several games on the system, including Road Rash, Need for Speed, Wolfenstein 3D, and Quarantine.
Price and competition
His criticism is aimed mostly at the market context. He says the original price was too high, says he bought one before the PlayStation because the library was larger then, and uses the later price cut to argue the console became more reasonable.
He also singles out the 3DO version of Doom as a weak port.
Related articles
Source note: The transcripts contain ASR errors and spelling variants such as "3dio", but the subject and Randy's overall view are still clear.
References
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video NpjiIiBzl2M (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Randy Johnson video wGc0abLe91A (randy commentary), archived transcript.