Well, well, what do we have here...

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:09 am

Hmm, I seem to have found a little surprise on my doorstep. I wonder what it could be?

Let's open it up and have a look...

What? Could it be? Let's get this packing material out of the way...

Nice! Fully boxed/sealed copies of Starblade and PaTaank! I wonder what else is in here...

Hey, this is pretty sweet, I could use a bigger 3DO library. Is there anything else in here?

Oh wow, even more. How many games are in here?

Okay, this is the last of it, right?

No?

Oh my god they just keep coming. I must be getting close to the end, though...

Holy crap, there's still more. But now I can see the box, so this must be it!

Yep, that's it. Phew, that was a lot!

What a sweet haul... This should keep me busy for a while.

bitrate · Post by **bitrate** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:28 am

That's a good load man

And nicely packed too.

Post by **3DO Experience** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:41 am

All still shrinkwrapped, I hate you.

Scarlettkitten · Post by **Scarlettkitten** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:40 am

Nice haul

mattyg · Post by **mattyg** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:36 pm

Dare you to open them to check if they're full

good work though

Dare I ask where they came from?

actually with dialogue and music your photo spread could rival plumbers!

MrAshDarksideTM · Post by **MrAshDarksideTM** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:23 pm

I envy you and your boxed Starfghter. Good haul.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:20 am

For the record, I will be opening and playing them all! I've started with Gridders and Starfighter. Thumbs up to both of them so far. Gridders is clever, and I'm a sucker for adventure/puzzle games. Starfighter is technically impressive with a kickass soundtrack.

Also, I got them from gameexpress.com. Quick shipping and great prices.

I think I must have gotten the last copy of Mazer, because I don't see it up there anymore.

Post by **3DOKid** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:11 pm

Makes me want to buy stuff

Nice haul mate.

Post by **3DO Experience** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:24 pm

GameExpress??? OMG Do you know how many times I have tried to order stuff from them? That's my copy of Zhadnost and PO'ed you have there. They take my order and never charge me!

Qcombus · Post by **Qcombus** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:07 pm

They have Out of this world brand new!?
I've been looking for that for a while.

Too bad it's so complicated to ship outside of the U.S.

A little out of topic but if someone could help me by buying it then sending it to me in Canada (I'll pay all fees of course) I would be very grateful.

Post by **3DO Experience** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:51 am

I would help, but they refuse to sell to me and won't even answer my e-mails. Why don't they like me?

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:26 am

3DO Experience wrote:I would help, but they refuse to sell to me and won't even answer my e-mails. Why don't they like me?

Duh, girls aren't really on the internet, so they never get your order.

Actually, I dunno, that's strange. I placed an order late Tuesday night and it was shipped early Wednesday afternoon.

Qcombus · Post by **Qcombus** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:59 pm

Heh, well maybe Mobius was just lucky somebody at the office checked the e-mail that day.

T2KFreeker · Post by **T2KFreeker** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:41 am

Nice scrore dude. Been quite some time since I saw some sealed minty 3DO games. Also, you might want to check out Gooddealgames. They have a pretty nice selection of new 3DO games and they do answer their orders.

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:58 am

Sealed Zhadnost is quite sweet w/the bonus controller! Awesome package!

Scan if you find any cool pamplets or advertising what not please.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:29 am

Trev wrote:Sealed Zhadnost is quite sweet w/the bonus controller! Awesome package!

Scan if you find any cool pamplets or advertising what not please.

Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner, but I suppose I could post pictures if someone wants to see something in particular. Gridders just came with a registration card, but Star Fighter came with a whole bunch of inserts:

A Studio 3DO advertisement printed on cardstock. One side has screenshots and blurbs for several games, like PO'ed, Captain Quazar, Star Fighter, Doom, Killing Time, etc. The back has a little blurb about Studio 3DO and information about 3DO direct.

An ad for the 3DO Games Secrets books.

A warranty registration card.

A signup card for the 3DO club.

And, probably the most interesting thing, a 3DO Direct catalog. It has a listing for pretty much every game plus hardware and official merchandise like shirts and hats. It's interesting to see the original prices for some of this stuff, since I didn't get into the 3DO until '99 or so. The 11th Hour was supposed to come out December '95 and was going to be $69.95! Shockwave, Road Rash, StarBlade, and SSFIIT were just as expensive, but most games clocked in at $59.95. (I think we can add high software prices to the list of reasons the 3DO failed, and not just high hardware prices!) Also, there was apparently a controllerless package for Zhadnost, which I was not aware of.