3DO (in Japan): the itch.io of the 90s
Added 2023-03-25 02:23:26 +0000 UTCWhile itch.io is known these days as the place where one can create anything and everything gaming for the world to see, there weren't many places so free nor accessible in the 90s... but the 3DO was one of them, and my god did we get some beautiful, bizarre, unhinged, and amazing art out of it - especially overseas! So join me on a guided tour through a wonderful, forgotten realm, as we explore the incredible world of the 3DO in Japan!
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmndtaPrtB1Z0K64hzuF2s9WhOCtDxciwv5_DuhctRk/edit
Video Game Esoterica: https://www.youtube.com/c/VideoGameEsoterica
Hobbit Optimist: https://www.youtube.com/@Hobbit_Optimist
Sources:
[1] https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/q-a-itch-io-interview-with-leaf-corcoran
[2] https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/1580302000348049408
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaAy4h_5ibw
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3DO_Interactive_Multiplayer_games
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_generation_of_video_game_consoles
[6] https://youtu.be/BzKF3h1Uc70
[7] https://youtu.be/lwniiqhux4g
[8] https://archive.ph/kYk2k
[9] Retro Gamer, Nov 6. 2013
[10] 3DO Magazine Japan, Issue #0
[11] https://shmuplations.com/policenauts/
[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policenauts
[13] https://pippin.fandom.com/wiki/Bonogurashi
[14] https://web.archive.org/web/20180116151352/https://www.polygon.com/2013/10/30/5048140/silent-hill-creator-discusses-how-he-joined-the-game-biz-and-why
[15] https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Furopon_World
[16] https://www.screenslate.com/series/1995-year-internet-broke
[17] http://switch.sjsu.edu/archive/nextswitch/switch_engine/front/front.php%3Fartc=189.html
[18] https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/dungeon-travelers-2-steam-release-apparently-blocked-by-valve
[19] Edge, August 1994
[20] CVG, August 1994
Music list:
Princess Maker II - Autumn (FM Towns)
Xenoblade Chronicles II - Gormotti Forest
Trails from Zero - Afternoon in Crossbell
Final Fantasy VIII - Balamb Garden
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - World 4
To-Heart - What's Your Name?
Policenauts - No! No! No! (MIDI Power Pro)
Popful Mail - Somebody Loves You (PC-88)
Sayonara o Oshiete - Feignant
Etrian Odyssey - Lounge with Talks of Tomorrow
Rhyme Star - Desert
Ballade for Maria - AP02
YU-NO - Other World 1
Ys III - Redmont (Piano Collection)
Mario Artist Talent Studio - Fashion Fiasco
Blue Archive - Mischevious Step
Ridge Racer Type 4 - Your Vibe
Noelle Aman - cyberdiving
Noelle Aman - Cheer Up
Waterworld (SNES) - Shop
YU-NO - Prologue
Riyo - Recollection (arrange of Promise from Kanon)
Comments
Patreon question! Would you ever consider covering Fate/Grand Order? Not the main story (far too much for a single video), but an event or an Epic of Remnant like... Salem? 🥞 [PS: I really liked the video, but I don't have anything else to add to that lol]
fohfuu
2023-04-03 09:54:49 +0000 UTCI really loved this video. Thank you so much for giving this insight.
Weebdeluxe
2023-03-29 12:53:48 +0000 UTCI just saw in the patreon Q&A section that there might be a Slow Damage video in the future. Personally, I love the game, there is so much to dissect thematically. Very excited if it happens ^^b Also awesome vid, keep up the good work!
Fangsoft
2023-03-27 21:56:00 +0000 UTCHonestly, a really good video. I am a sucker for the more obscure aspects of Video Game History but reframing the 3DO as one of the early ways to go indie and not on PC is not what I expected to watch today. Awesome video! (Also, as an SMT head, the possibility of you covering that series also has me a bit hype.)
The Critic of Innocence
2023-03-25 03:28:15 +0000 UTC
