CURSED CONSOLES VOL. 3 – 3DO: THE STORY OF AN UNLIKELY FAILURE – THE FANTASTIC SAGA OF 3DFX

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David Hecq

3DO: A Standard That Was Supposed to Revolutionize the Video Game World!

And yet, despite a machine that was incredibly powerful for its time, the enthusiasm of game publishers, and the millions of dollars invested, the 3DO and 3DO M2 ultimately took the plunge!

This unusual story gives us the opportunity to look back at the career of 3DO founder Trip Hawkins, a charismatic figure who had founded Electronic Arts about a decade earlier...

Between two dramatic stories that will bring you to tears, we’ll take a lighthearted detour to explore some of the amusingly risqué titles released for the system.

As for the 3Dfx graphics card, after an exceptional start, it was swallowed up by a giant it never saw coming.

These video game systems had surprising fates. Certainly, their trajectories were cut short, but they were surprising nonetheless. I invite you to discover their stories in detail...

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