Every 3DO unit ever made

Nice! I didn't know there were more 3do fanboys besides me a a couple of people on this forum.
Good to know we are not alone

 

Haha I love anything obscure

 

I have one of the original 3do development computer and a Coca-Cola prize variant of the FZ-10. I saw you already have the Coke 3do on your list. Do you have any interest in the 3do development computer? I could post some pictures if you like.

 

I'd like to see photos of a 3do dev unit!
From what I've read on here about the coke 3do there's very little known, do you have more information for us?

 

Would love to see a 3DO dev unit.

 

Ok great, ill post some pictures. I have the 3do development computer right here in my tiny apartment (ie not in storage), so I can get some pictures up this weekend. It looks just like the PC I had back in the day.

As for the Coke 3do, sorry I don't have much information for you. I bought it because it was much cheaper than a NTSC-U/C FZ-10, still played the games I wanted to try and it even came with the box. The seller told me that he won it from a radio station in a Coke summer (or summer of Coke) promotion. At the time, I didn't care because I just wanted a cheap 3DO to play with. I don't even think I believed his story. For the record, it's really nothing special. I just a standard 3do with a painted on Coca Cola logo. It came in the usual box with the standard cd sampler pack in. On the bright side, it's very reliable and I still use it all the time.

 

Upload the images.

 

@Nanis149 Be patient, will ya? I'm as eager to see the images as you are!

 

Here are a few pictures of the 3do development computer. Sorry about the horrible photography. I'll keep it out for a few days in case anyone has questions or wants more pictures.

 

That's amazing!
Does it work?

 

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@Digmac Aww, sweet! Bring 'em on!

 

Wow this thread is bringing out some interesting stuff!

 

Yes, it works well. I don't use it often, but it plays retail and unencrypted discs just fine. It also has a game on the hard drive, which is nothing special. I was hoping to learn more about the history of the unit, but 3do information is hard to come by.

 

Could you post some pictures of the Coca-Cola 3DO?

 

I'd love some photos of the dev computer running, the interface etc. What game is on there?

 

It has to be the most obscure item I've seen, it reminds me of when we built 386/486 IBM clones with that turbo button. I know nothing about 3DO and I'm interested in seeing the insides of the unit. It just a 3DO motherboard in a 386 case?

 

Yes, I will post some photos.

I'll fire it up and take some screenshots. I think it runs like a normal 3do for the most part until the memory/debug switches are flipped.

I'll take some pictures of the inside. It's been a long time since I opened it up. I think it's a 3do mother board, but I vaguely recall a daughter board of some kind with hand written markings on several chips. Again, it's been a while, so I will have to let the pictures speak for me.

 

After looking at the markings on yours I found a video on Vimeo from 2011 showing the insides but not good enough quality to read any of the chips on it. I was surprised to find that that same case was apparently used on more than one of these units. Please don't let that discourage you from opening yours up and taking some nice hi-res shots and thanks again for sharing.

 

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