Greetings everyone. I have had my 3do equipped with MNEMO for several years. I’ve never experienced any issues with it, but I went to play some Captain Quazar and suddenly the audio was dropping out. Ok no problem, it’s fun on mute too. But today I went back to my system and the games boot and my system freezes on a black screen randomly. I opened up the console and my usb stick was coated in a sticky film. Tried a new stick, no luck. Could this be a capacitor issue, or is it more likely my ODE? I know I’m asking a lot with minimal information, just don’t know where to go from here.

For those in the know, I would appreciate some advice. I was looking into getting myself a NTSC 3DO for the holidays and even getting an ODE for the unit. But I have a few questions that perhaps a more knowledgable 3DO enthusiast could help clear up.

Im looking to get either an FZ-1 or an FZ-10 model. Originally I was looking at an FZ-10 because I love that the ODE gets installed on the inside nice and cleanly and its easier to gain access too. But then I heard it requires actual wire harness soldering and the removal of an IC chip in order to do so, is that true? If so, thats well beyond my capabilities, and I really wouldnt want to damage such a beautiful console. So in that situation would the FZ-1 be a better choice?

Speaking of ODE's, Im seeing listing for a few on ebay that are way more in my price range than some of the other options, both for FZ-1 & FZ-10. Does anyone here have one of these that can share a bit on its quality as a product? And does anyone know if that FZ-1 ODE stays on the inside, without having to cut a hole in the 3DO's faceplate?

Thanks for your advice everyone, I hope I can make this holiday a 3DO one 👍.

Hi. After many months I finaly found a PAL FZ-1 in my budged (my first 3DO). Cause games get so expensive I'll try a ODE. My question is does it save on my USB stick like a everdrive, or do I still need the expensive memory unit to save the games like a Dreamcast with GDEMU? They wrote I can save on memory unit, they don't wrote I must so I'm not sure

Alive 2 is obviously still very popular - selling recently on eBay for over £1000 even without a box . Also it doesn't even have an s-video out. I guess it’s the rarity of console and the still active 3DO fan base maintain the high price.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167052792625

Hey guys, I'm writing some material on the history of the 3do and while it's easy enough to find the debut date by country, it's harder to find the precise release for individual models like the Goldstar and FZ-10. I was hoping there might be a single list I overlooked somewhere.

It's no sweat, I am slaving over old magazines so I'll get it eventually, if nobody here has anything.

I’m interested in getting myself a 3DO and I am honestly unsure which model of the system I should get. I know they all play the same game sans function but I wanna know peoples opinions as well as the facts of maintenance and what is prone to breaking. I’m kinda split between getting a Sanyo model or the original FZ-1 but I did see on Facebook marketplace as somewhat reasonably priced FZ-10 even though that’s my least favorite (idk I want a front loading tray)

I’ve owned my FZ-1 model since 2020. In the last year, the system has turned on immediately upon being plugged into an extension outlet. The console works perfectly fine and I can run games without issues, but I cannot turn the system off while it is plugged in. The only way to turn it off is to unplug the console, which I assume would risk damaging the internal power supply over time.

The power button seems to be fine, although slightly less “clicky” than when I first bought it. Is this a button issue or is this capacitors that have gone bad? It happened out of the blue one day rather than being a gradual thing. If its a capacitor issue, which ones should I get replaced?

Edit: the only reason I’m not 100% sure it’s a capacitor issue is because I was able to turn it off with the power button one time after it started giving me issues a year ago. Could have just been a fluke and if I had to guess it’s likely capacitors. I don’t have any soldering experience whatsoever so I’ll likely paying someone for service.

Does anyone have it? Do you know someone that has it? Have you ever seen it?

Are them even real???...

The story is that in the original 'Red' version theres a bug that happens in the clown stage, so the publisher mailed people who bought the glitched version, a different Black disc...

sauce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Time_(video_game)

I'm looking for reasons to play my 3DO. I already have The Horde which I can't get on with, Space Hulk, Road Rash, Super Street Fighter 2 plus a bunch of others, Wing commmander, some dungeosn and dragons first person game. I'm aware of Star Control 2 but it's too pricey.

I was looking at getting Killing Time.

Any absolute musts I should own?

Hey all - all the stock of the 3DO RGB unit is gone from there as they had a closing down sale. Just looking to upgrade my FZ-1. Does anyone else sell it?

I made an open source project

https://github.com/tzmwx/USBTO3DO-FZ10?tab=readme-ov-file

https://i.ibb.co/jvvgT9V/Whats-App-Image-2024-10-26-at-3-32-31-AM.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/d78ft2w/Whats-App-Image-2024-10-26-at-3-32-31-AM-1.jpg

Hardware is done but i have no clue how to make the UF2 file from the source code.

https://github.com/FCare/SataTo3DO

If anybody can help me making the UF2 file for my specific Raspberry Pico Variant would be great.

If anyone has any info I would be very grateful. Basically as the title, I cannot get into storage manager via any method. (Various demo discs, games with storage manager built in etc) Console black screens for a second as if it's about to load but then reboots to the 3do splash screen. I have a Bluetooth usb mod inplace of the original cd drive. The console has been completely recapped with a brand new U.K spec power board and works flawlessly other than this one strange issue. I suspect possibly ram chips? All traces etc appear to be ok....any ideas please?

So I have a 3DO that I just recapped which fixed its issue reading disc at all. And it's mostly working great! The only issue I've ran into so far issue that when I play Gex, it plays fine until I beat the first level. As soon as I exit, it stays black before it's supposed to load the level completion screen, and while it's black it resets and the 3DO logo flashes for a second then it stays black again.

Anyone know what this is about? Crash n' burn doesn't seem to have this problem so far.

Before this replacing the drive gear with a 3d printed one didn't fix it, so then I did a whole recap on the boards, and now it finally works!! And it was my first inexperienced soldeting job! I am so excited and happy to finally actually play the 3DO for the first time ever.

Hi all,

Recently I was very fortunate enough to run across a 3DO for sale while on my trip abroad. Wanted one since the 90's but the price range was out of this world back then lol.

Anywho, the console seems to be a PAL Goldstar model. I was wondering if any of the 3DO vets out there know of a way (or if there even IS a way) to convert this lovely old Pal system to a lovely NTSC one?

I just recently heard of an ODE too, would that be able to change the consoles region? Sorry if this is one of those "duh" questions, im really new to 3DO and would love to make good use of this console! Thanks guys!

Hey Everyone just listed this brand new Action Pack on eBay......sealed but box is oddly warped.....if you have interest lmk....I will be listing my entire collection this week so if you're looking for something keep an eye on my auctions..... Thanks!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/296760691938?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=palN_d9NRHG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=palN_d9NRHG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Hey everybody! I hope this post is valid regarding the group rules since ReturnFire is a 3DO game. This is a free remake I'm working on and I uploaded another update test 0.6, to get some feedback. This is the game page https://gadarts.itch.io/openfire (freeware of course)
You may find there download for PC and Android.
Thanks!

Some screenshots:

https://preview.redd.it/zoidzdeijivd1.png?width=1922&format=png&auto=webp&s=a7ee846d0f2e4283f49fde1feda9f16b07302b07

https://preview.redd.it/shefhcpjjivd1.png?width=1922&format=png&auto=webp&s=4be398533fb3ee368ed2e19f0c98c70cad1a95c1

https://preview.redd.it/t49hs8jkjivd1.png?width=1638&format=png&auto=webp&s=2411a209773df87ead0308488476ca54985b7136

Thanks!