EinhanderZwei wrote:- Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (regarded as one of the best ports)
Incorrectly I'm afraid. Well, it looked arcade-esque but it's missing some key elements.
I think most would agree that the 3DO was ahead of its time; its concepts of having a disc-only system, multimedia console, and a library filled with 3D games transitioned to what we have today. Most of the 3DO's ports, with the exception of Gex, are unfortunately inferior at this point to later ports.
I've actually never heard anyone complain about the default Panasonic controller. It was obviously heavily influenced by the MD pad. I'm a fan of the smaller JP controller myself, and I think the ergonomic 6-button pad is great. Now, if we're talking about early controllers with problematic diagonals or the Goldstar controller, then those complaints are certainly warranted. LG had a reputation for poor quality in those days.
Anyway, I don't think the 3DO's library is all that impressive since there are no real standout games that sit close to my heart. All GamePro used to talk about in the day when they discussed the 3DO were Shock Wave and Return Fire, neither of which felt that interesting. Here are the titles I enjoy that haven't been mentioned:
Ballz The Director's Cut - the best and final version of Ballz; not amazing
Guardian War - a really solid map-based SRPG
Hell - a vivid PC adventure, although it doesn't really capture cyberpunk for me
Immercenary - a bizarre postmodern adventure FPS; preceded Last Ranker in having your rank displayed right in the HUD (sort of curious what the earliest games with realtime rank are)
Soccer Kid - the classic Euro sidescroller; this version has the highest res visuals amongst all the Soccer Kid versions, as well as movies and other benefits
Strahl - the only English port of the Mega-LD adventure—not to be confused with the UPL shooter, although the animation is worse than the SS port's, much the original's
Way of the Warrior - none of the 3DO's fighters are all that great but this one was the most well known exclusive and has quite a few secrets
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Oyaji Hunter Mahjong - one of the first FMV mahjong games I can remember that originated on consoles; over the top as usual
Policenauts - an amazing adventure; IMO, many scenes look better than in the remakes
Sailormoon S - ironically, this game is the smoothest Sailor Moon fighter control-wise
Yu Yu Hakusho - feels like Sailormoon S, but here, it pales behind the SFC YYH installments
