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==Licensed systems== {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1.4em;" |- | [[File:3DO-FZ1-Console-Set.jpg|none|120px|Panasonic FZ-1 R路E路A路L 3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] | [[File:Computerspielemuseum-39 (17135271121).jpg|none|120px|Panasonic FZ-10 R路E路A路L 3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] |- | style="width:120px;"| {{center|<small>Panasonic FZ-1</small>}} | style="width:120px;"| {{center|<small>Panasonic FZ-10</small>}} |- | [[File:3DO-GDO-101M-Console-Set.jpg|none|120px|GoldStar (LG) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] | [[File:3DO-TRY-Console-FL.jpg|none|120px|The Sanyo 3DO TRY]] |- | style="width:120px;"| {{center|<small>GoldStar GDO-101M</small>}} | style="width:120px;"| {{center|<small>Sanyo IMP-21J TRY</small>}} |} A number of different manufacturers produced the 3DO system. The Panasonic versions are the best known and most common. * '''Panasonic FZ-1 R路E路A路L 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (Japan, Asia, North America and Europe){{snd}} The first 3DO system, which was initially priced at {{US$|699.99|1994}} in the U.S. and {{JPYConvert|79800|year=1994|r=0}} in Japan.<ref name="GPro57">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_057_April_1994/page/n161/mode/2up|title=Matsushita Brings 3DO to the Far East|date=April 1994|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=57|page=176}}</ref> The price was reduced to {{US$|399.99|1994|round=0}} in the fall of 1994.<ref>{{cite news| date =December 11, 1994| title =For 3DO, a Make-or-Break Season| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/11/business/for-3do-a-make-or-break-season.html?pagewanted=all| work =New York Times| access-date =December 31, 2007| first =John| last =Markoff| archive-date =July 27, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180727120814/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/11/business/for-3do-a-make-or-break-season.html?pagewanted=all| url-status =live}}</ref> * '''Panasonic FZ-10 R路E路A路L 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (Japan, North America and Europe){{snd}} Released on November 11, 1994 (a year after the FZ-1), it is a redesigned slimmer and lighter model that replaced the FZ-1 in Panasonic's portfolio. The FZ-10 featured a top loading CD tray and an internal memory manager. The controller is also smaller and lighter than the one included with the FZ-1 as it lacks a headphones connector. * '''Panasonic N-1005 3DO CD Changer "ROBO"''' (Japan only){{snd}} An FZ-1 custom console, fitted with a five-disc CD drive. * '''GoldStar GDO-101 Alive 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (South Korea){{snd}} Released in mid-1994, this model is similar in physical appearance to the Panasonic model. * '''GoldStar GDO-101M 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (North America and Europe){{snd}} A version of the GDO-101 for foreign markets. * '''GoldStar GDO-202 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (Korea and Europe){{snd}} An updated version of the GDO-101. CD-ROM drive replaced with one similar to that of the FZ-1 style. * '''GoldStar GDO-203 3DO Alive II''' (South Korea only){{snd}} Replaced the GDO-202 in late 1995, but was discontinued shortly thereafter. Had a centered, top-loading CD tray. * '''Sanyo IMP-21J TRY 3DO Interactive Multiplayer''' (Japan only){{snd}} Released in March 1995, this model has the pickup head on the tray (resembling a laptop optical drive).<ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 1995|title=The Sanyo Try|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-007/page/n41/mode/2up|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|issue=7|page=38}}</ref> It was made in moderate quantities before it was discontinued. * '''Creative [[3DO Blaster]]'''{{snd}} A [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA]] expansion card with a double-speed CD-ROM drive and a controller that enables compatible Windows-based PCs to play 3DO games. *'''Arcade'''{{snd}} [[American Laser Games]] utilized 3DO-based hardware for a number of arcade titles.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Laser Games Tech Center |url=http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/tech/pages/alg.asp |website=Dragon's Lair Project |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129203442/http://dragons-lair-project.com/tech/pages/alg.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> *'''DMB-800'''{{snd}} Manufactured exclusively for the Korean market, after the purchase of the Opera hardware in 1997 by Samsung.<ref name=":0" /> This multipurpose unit could be used for 3DO software, VCD playback, and karaoke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive3do.com/region-exclusives/#:~:text=DMB%2D800%203DO/VCD%20Combo%20Player|title=DMB-800|website=3DO Archive|date=October 19, 2019 |access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref>
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