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I too would love to see the 3DO version of ROTK IV get translated. Yes, it's on other platforms, but experiencing each console's unique version is definitely worthwhile, as we never know what'll be there until we find out firsthand! Koei used a standardized approach to their games, and I'm wondering...

This is a very well-written and perceptive review. Though I'm quite sympathetic to the game (and to the genre of slow-moving robot FPSes in general), I'm probably in the 9% that admires the game's style, but finds it too clunky to be much fun. I don't mind the low frame rate too much, but the lack o...

At the risk of making the obvious comment: trippy! Do you plan to expand it?

The above video was removed by the creator, but this is apparently the final version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFKvaUpn3TE

There are 48, good sir. And they depend on which order you clear the stages in. You also get different "cut scenes" telling you about your civilization's progress depending on stages you chose to complete. 48?! :shock: Wow, that's intense. I don't know if I have it in me to replay even a short FMV ...

Agreed with your description of Mazer. At the time it struck me as something like a cross between Smash TV and Shadow: War of Succession. It's a bit janky but very playable. I have fond memories of that game because just as I finished it, my wife got home from a church sale with ~10 boxes of quality...

Welcome, Julz!

Nice review! I keep meaning to sit down with Strahl and give it a good playthrough. How many different endings are there?

Yeah, it was apparently a minor success in Russia. I don't know whether the leftover stock came from Japan or Korea, but unsold 3DOs seem to have ended up there and attained some degree of popularity. Maybe a Russian-speaking colleague can tell us more?

Just discovered that there's also a complete Russian translation of Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S. Those Russian hackers have been busy!

Sadly it looks to be mostly image-editing work (which is labor-intensive), but it's still good to know that a translation is clearly possible.

As seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TF50Oi0znE

I'm not completely sure, but from what I can tell, not only has the original D been translated and fan-dubbed into Russian, but the Director's Cut has been translated as well. Not 100% clear on whether the translation is complete or not.

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Thanks, jpantarotto. I should probably just play them (can't remember if I have both) and see how much I can figure out -- which probably won't be much!

There's a thread on 3DO Planet with a Russian translation of Takeru, a digital manga release that's not a game per se AFAIK, but more of an interactive comic book. I'm not going to link to the thread b/c romz, but here's a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT9CpyRNdKw It sounds like it ...

Psyklax at ROMHacking.net is translating all five of the Virtual Cameraman games: http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=27392.0 He's made rapid progress but is running into a couple of technical issues, including the question of how to digitally sign the disc after it's been altered. I'm s...

Very nice project! I can see some weirdness on the US list of missing discs: Fatty Bear's Draw Show - not released Lemmings 3 - not released on 3DO Lemmings Chronicles, The - not released on 3DO Paddock Note - this is a Japan-only game Puzzle Bobble - this was released in the US, but as Bust-A-Move ...

Found myself curious about two not-for-resale releases that seem to be very poorly documented on the Japanese web, let alone the English one: Jieitai World (自衛隊ワールド) aka Global Defense aka SDF World (Japan Vistec Inc.; JV-SP9501) Jiei shōbō katsudō no gakushū (自衛消防活動の学習) aka 3DO TES (3DO Training Ed...

Thanks for posting that Digital Foundry link -- they do great work. I find the full-screen (or near-full-screen) dithering on the PlayStation version surprisingly distracting.

I found another list that, in addition to the list in the OP, mentions:

The Last Bounty Hunter (1995)
Policenauts (1995)
Zhadnost: The People's Party (1995)

No idea whether it's correct, since I don't have a 3DO mouse!

I guess my attachments broke in the board update, and when I tried to re-add them I got a message that the board has exceeded its quota for attachments (?). So here they are again via Tinypic:

EDIT: Well, the Tinypic images are gone, so I've uploaded them to Imgur and updated my original post.

I have no first-hand knowledge, but the old list of 3DO box styles says that it did come with a longbox, classifying it as "4 = Long Box w/ JC or CB holders and 1 or NO inserts". EDIT: Yep, it can be seen at the bottom-right here: https://78.media.tumblr.com/15960791ffd05b68fe8a0f32208fa21f/tumblr_i...

ArcaneAria wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:26 pm

I've been figuring out how Blue Forest Story works with some initial success but still some more technical work before I can start really translating.

Hey, that's great news!

We are back on Google! Hopefully that should liven things up around here. Thanks, Devin, for your efforts in getting us visible to the wider world once again.

[quote=a31chris post_id=40484 time=1503682865 user_id=907] Looks like it didn't [/quote] Yeah, for some reason BBCode broke after my Aqua World post (as you can see from my failed attempt to quote you). Any ideas why? Is everyone else also unable to use bold/italic/etc. in their new posts in this th...

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Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:21 am

goldenband wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:03 pm

certainly more than the Sega CD version, which I didn't like at all. But the SNES version is still nearest and dearest to my heart.

These aren't usually two things you hear mentioned in the same sentence.

It's a good thing I put them in different sentences, then!

I enjoyed the 3DO version a lot more than I expected -- certainly more than the Sega CD version, which I didn't like at all. But the SNES version is still nearest and dearest to my heart. Maybe it's just nostalgia talking since it was my first version of the game, but despite all the slowdown, it ha...

Devin wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:15 am

One of the MODs deactivated entry of a Google Bot which resulted in the blacklist!

Have to plead to Google to get relisted!

Aha, as we suspected! Thanks, Devin, for all your efforts in getting the 3DO side of things back in business -- and for hosting both this and the CD-i site!

The main thing to get this site active again is to get it relisted on Google, since right now it's blacklisted. I know the issue is on Devin's radar.

Oh, and: welcome aboard, Taijigamer!

[b]Testing[/b] to see if BBCode will work in this post...

Excellent -- glad to see both of your replies! :D I agree with Martin III that a game like Short Warp would be nice -- or any game where it's just a matter of replacing a few messages or UI buttons. It might seem minor, but there's a lot of virtue in making a game fully accessible, even if you can s...