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 Panasonic FZ-1 R.E.A.L. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | |
| Developer | The 3DO Company |
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| Manufacturer | Panasonic, Sanyo, GoldStar, Creative Technology |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Fifth generation era |
| Release date | |
| Lifespan | 1993–1998/99 |
| Introductory price |
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| Discontinued | 1998/99 |
| Units sold |
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| Media | CD-ROM |
| CPU | 32-bit custom ARM CPU (ARM60) @ 12.5 MHz[3] |
| Memory | 2 MB RAM, 1 MB VRAM |
| Storage | 32 KB SRAM |
| Display | 320×240 @ 60 Hz, 384×288 @ 50 Hz; 16-bit palettized color (from 24-bit) or 24-bit true color. |
| Graphics | Panasonic FZ-1 "Madam" graphics accelerator |
| Sound | Panasonic FZ-1 "Clio" DSP: 16-bit stereo @ 44.1 kHz, 4-Channel Dolby Surround; |
| Online services | Planned but canceled[4] |
| Best-selling game | Gex, over 1 million[5][6][note 1] |
| Successor | Panasonic M2 (canceled) |
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, also referred to as simply 3DO, is a home video game console developed by The 3DO Company. Conceived by entrepreneur and Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins, the 3DO was not a console manufactured by the company itself, but a set of specifications, originally designed by Dave Needle and RJ Mical of New Technologies Group, that could be licensed by third parties. Panasonic produced the first models in 1993, and further renditions of the hardware were released afterwards by GoldStar, Sanyo, Creative Labs, and Samsung Electronics in 1997.
Despite having a highly promoted launch (including being named Time magazine's "1993 Product of the Year"), the console received mixed to negative reviews, and an oversaturated console market prevented the system from achieving success comparable to competing consoles from Sega and Sony, rendering its discontinuation by 1996. In 1997, The 3DO Company sold its "Opera" hardware to Samsung.[8]
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The latest contender for the next generation of games formats, the Japanese giant Panasonic, is to launch its CD-based Real FZ-1 3DO Interactive Multiplayer today (Thursday).
- ^ "Panasonic 3DO FZ-1 manual". Archive.org. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "3DO – 1993–96 – Classic Gaming". Classicgaming.gamespy.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "At the Deadline". GamePro. No. 85. IDG. October 1995. p. 174.
- ^ "Tidbits...". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 76. Sendai Publishing. November 1995. p. 19.
- ^ "75 Power Players: The Evangelist". Next Generation. No. 11. Imagine Media. November 1995. p. 56.
Global sales stand at around 750,000, with 300,000 sold in the US.
- ^ Writer, CBR Staff (April 29, 1997). "SAMSUNG BUYS OUT 3DO'S HARDWARE SYSTEMS BUSINESS FOR $20M". Tech Monitor. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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