3DO:Game Samplers

There are a handful of game sampler discs for the 3DO. Below are a list of what game demos or previews are included on-disc.

The 3DO Interactive Sampler CD

• 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #1
  • Dragon's Lair
  • Draxon's Revenge
  • Gridders
  • The Horde
  • Orion Off-Road
  • True Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • Sewer Shark
  • Total Eclipse
  • Way of the Warrior
  • List of Available Titles (text list of all titles released at the time)
• 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #2
  • Storage Manager (accessible by pressing Stop on the main menu)
  • Road Rash
  • 3D Atlas
  • Soccer Kid
  • Gridders
  • Toon Time
  • Way of the Warrior
  • Alone in the Dark
  • ESPN's Lower Your Score with Tom Kite - Shot Making for 3DO
  • Shadow: War of Succession
  • Jammit
• 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #3 (known as The 3DO Multi Game Sampler Number 3 in Europe)
  • Storage Manager (accessible by pressing Stop on the main menu)
  • Club 3DO: Station Invasion
  • Flying Nightmares
  • Gex
  • MegaRace
  • PaTaank
  • PO'ed
  • Shanghai: Triple Threat
  • Slopestyle
  • Videos:
    • Return Fire
    • Slam 'n Jam '95
    • Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
• 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #4
  • Storage Manager (accessible by holding L or R and pressing C on the main menu)
  • Captain Quasar
  • Ballz: The Director's Cut
  • BattleSport
  • Icebreaker
  • Blade Force
  • PO'ed
  • Space Hulk
  • Shockwave 2

Panasonic REAL 3DO Interactive Multiplayer - Sampler CD

• US Version
  • Storage Manager - (serial number -ZBZ only, accessible by selecting the REAL Machine option on the main menu, hold L or R and press Up to rotate the console, then select Storage Manager)
  • Game Demos
    • PGA Tour
    • Road Race
    • Color Echo
    • Shell Game
  • FMVs
    • Thumbelina
    • Batman
    • 2 Stupid Dogs
• European/Japanese Version
  • Pinball
  • Batman
  • Color Echo
  • Road Race

Panasonic REAL 3DO Interactive Multiplayer - Demonstration CD

This disc with serial number FZDEM1 was for store kiosks to videos and provide two game demos.

• Game Demos:
  • Total Eclipse
  • Putt-Putt Joins The Parade

Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM (Japan)

Disc included with the unofficial 3DO Magazine in Japan.

• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 1
  • Eight FMVs and two interviews
  • Slideshows
  • Game demos:
    • Doctor Hauzer by Riverhill Soft
    • Fire Ball!! by Japan DataWorks Inc
    • Virtual Horrors by Electronic Arts
    • Toki o Koeta Tegami: The Letter That Over Came Time by Thinking Rabbit
    • Pebble Beach Golf Links by T&E Soft
    • Ultraman Powered by Bandai
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 2
  • Five FMVs and three interviews
  • Slideshows
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Game demos:
    • Road Rash by Electronic Arts
    • Trip'd by Warp Inc
    • POWERSKINGDOM by Matsushita
    • Burning Soldier by Matsushita
    • The Horde by Crystal Dynamics
    • Igo Time Trial: Thumego 1 by Ematec
    • Masters Harukanaru Augusta 3 by T&E Soft
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 3
  • Three FMVs and one interview
  • Game demos:
    • Alone in the Dark by Krisalis Software Ltd
    • WARP World by Warp Inc
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 4
  • Six FMVs and one interview
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Super Street Fighter II Grand Master Challenge by Capcom
    • Star Control II by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III
    • OverDrivin' by Pioneer Productions
    • Hakone Tower by Toshiba EMI
    • Totsugeki Kikan (Karakuri) Megadasu!! by Warp Inc
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 5
  • Five FMVs and one interview
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Sesame Street: Numbers by Children's Television Workshop
    • All-Star Swimming Competition: Nice Body by Fuji Television Network
    • Deep Blue Fleet by Micro Cabin Corp
    • Quiz King Decisive Battle by Yoshimoto Kogyo Co Ltd
    • Emit by KOEI
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 6
  • Six FMVs
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • GEX by Crystal Dynamics (5 minute demo)
    • Shock Wave: Operation Jumpgate by Electronic Arts
    • Return Fire by Silent Software Inc
    • Taiketsu! Rumii Zu by Sanyo
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 7
  • Twelve FMVs and a recording of the M2 gameplay at E3
  • Quiz games
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Sword & Sorcery by Micro Cabin Corp
    • Flopon World by Warp Inc
    • Blade Force by Studio 3DO
    • Jikki Pachi-Slot Simulator Vol. 1 by Nexton
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 8
  • Six FMVs and two interviews
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • F1GP by Pony Canyon Inc
    • Furopon World by Warp Inc
    • Ballz by PF Magic
    • Immercenary by Electronic Arts
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 9
  • Ten FMVs
  • One slideshow
  • PhotoCD contest images
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Pro Stadium by Sanyo
    • Puzzle Bobble by Taito
    • House Keeper by Humming Bird Soft
    • Blade Force by Studio 3DO
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 10
  • Three FMVs
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Blue Forest Story by Right Stuff
    • Tanjo Debut Pure by Fill-In Cafe
    • Cyberia by Xatrix Entertainment Inc
    • PO'ed by Any Channel
    • Captain Quazar by Cyclone Studios
    • Autobahn Tokio by Sanyei Shobou
• Live! 3DO Magazine CD-ROM 11
  • Four FMVs and three interviews
  • Encyclopedia-like database
  • Game demos:
    • Blue Forest Story by Right Stuff
    • Short Warp by Warp Inc
    • Scramble Cobra by Genki
    • Sword & Sorcery by Micro Cabin Corp

3DO Magazine CD-ROM (Europe)

Disc included with the unofficial 3DO Magazine in Europe.

• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #1

  This disc is the same as the 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #1.

  • Dragon's Lair
  • Draxon's Revenge
  • Gridders
  • The Horde
  • Orion Off-Road
  • True Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links
  • Sewer Shark
  • Total Eclipse
  • Way of the Warrior
  • List of Available Titles (text list of all titles released at the time)
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #2
  • Super Street Fighter II Grand Master Challenge by Capcom
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #3
  • Theme Park by Bullfrog Productions
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #4
  • Syndicate by Bullfrog Productions
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #5
  • Space Ace by Bluth Group
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #6
  • Captain Quazar by Cyclone Studios
  • BattleSport by Studio 3DO
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #7
  • Star Fighter by Studio 3DO
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #8
  • Phoenix 3 by Studio 3DO
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #9

  This disc is the same as the 3DO Interactive Sampler CD #4.

  • Storage Manager (accessible by holding L or R and pressing C on the main menu)
  • Captain Quasar
  • Ballz: The Director's Cut
  • BattleSport
  • Icebreaker
  • Blade Force
  • PO'ed
  • Space Hulk
  • Shockwave 2
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #10

  This disc is the same as 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #2.

  • Super Street Fighter II Grand Master Challenge by Capcom
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #11

  This disc is the same as 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #3.

  • Theme Park by Bullfrog Productions
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #12

  This disc is the same as 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #4.

  • Syndicate by Bullfrog Productions
• 3DO Magazine CD-ROM #13
  • Olympic Games by Silicon Dreams Studio

Panasonic Special CD-ROM

Unknown origin. Has 3DO Magazine mascot on cover. Japan only.

• Panasonic Special CD-ROM
  • Slam 'N Jam '95
  • Gex
  • Return Fire
  • Photo Quiz
  • Sword & Sorcery
  • The Daedalus Encounter
  • 3DO Magazine
  • 3DO Soft News

3DO REAL - Tokubetsu Premium CD - Hatsubai 1 Shuunen (Japan)

Unknown origin.

• Tokubetsu Premium CD
  • Starblade
  • Road Rash
  • Shock Wave
  • Masters Harukanaru Augusta 3
  • Flopon 3/2
  • Alone in the Dark
  • Super Street Fighter II X