The 3DO is another one of those systems that represented a leap forward in terms of technology but just didn't have the software to make it successful. Quarantine is a good example of the sort of interesting but unpolished games that seemed to be most common for the 3DO.
Quarantine is sort of a cross between Doom, Crazy Taxi, and Grand Theft Auto though it preceded the last two. The game is played primarily from a first person point of view and the graphics quality will remind you a lot of Doom. However, you spend your time driving a cab around a bleak, nearish future cyberpunk landscape. You accept various fares and sometimes secret missions with the goal of making enough money and upgrading your cab enough to eventually escape the city and the deadly virus that threatens it.
It sounds like an interesting game and in many ways it is. The problem is that it is somewhat unpolished and has a bit of a steep learning curve. Once you get the hang of it you may enjoy it but it has the type of 3D graphics that really haven't held up well over time in most cases. In addition to being released for the 3DO, it was also available on the PC (DOS) in CD and non-CD formats. The PC version is somewhat better, primarily due to improved graphics and frame rates. Interestingly, this game was also released for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn but only in Japan and under different names though these versions suffered from poorer graphics and frame rate problems.
The game apparently did well enough to warrant a sequel called Quarantine II: Road Warrior. It was mostly more of the same with somewhat improved graphics and more story elements.
Screen shots above are for the 3DO version and the game preview is from the March 1995 issue of Game Fan.
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This was one of those games that I specifically went to buy when the 3DO was put on clearance but someone beat me to it. I ended up with the FMV pack that featured Dragon's Lair and Brain Dead 13 (it also had Alone in the Dark and two other games) for about $10.
I see from your coverage that I have not missed much with this one.
Have you played Killing Time on 3DO? It is completely different than the PC version (specifically the opening level to about level 3 or so). That was my first exposure to 3D First-Person Shooters and it was awesome to me. I was too excited to realize the problems (low frame rate for one) so I try to keep it at arms length with nostalgia rather than revisiting it.
Another good 3DO game to check out is Icebreaker. It is one of those "WTF" games but it was actually good. The developers finished the sequel but the publisher never released it. Thankfully, the developers finally released it and you can even download the box art for it.
Captain Quazar is another good game. This was about the time that Studio 3DO figured out they better start making actual "games" or this thing was going to die quickly (it was too little too late).
Ah, the memories. I could go on for another 5,000 words on decent to good 3DO games.
No, I never played Killing Time. The 3DO is one of those systems I never owned so I never had the opportunity to play that many games for it. Hmm... I wonder if there are any good 3DO emulators? I don't think I've ever looked for one...
Look up the 4DO emulator foe PC. There is a good one for Android as well by another name. On the GPD XD the Android emulator achieved probably 80% of the speed of a real 3DO.
Here is a video I did -
OMG I had this console and this very game!