3DO Interactive Multiplayer
| Name | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
| Developer | The 3DO Company (ex New Technology Group) |
| Manufacturer | Goldstar |
| Designers | Dave Needle, RJ Mical |
| Type | Console |
| Generation | 5 |
| Origin | South Korea, North America, Europe |
| Year | 1994 |
| End of production | 1996 |
| Units sold | 2 mln |
| Built in language | |
| Keyboard | |
| System board | BUS: 50 MB/s (synchronous 32-bit @12.5 MHz bus) |
| CPU | 32-bit 12.5 MHz RISC CPU ARM60 |
| Co-processor | Video co-processor: 2x accelerated Video co-processors @ 25Mhz producing 9-16 million REAL pixels pr second (36-64 Mpix/sec interpolated), distortion, scalion, rotating and texture mapping
Audio co-processor: custom 16-bit DSP co-processor @ 25 Mh |
| RAM | 2 MB of DRAM, 1 MB of VRAM |
| ROM | 1 MB |
| Text modes | |
| Graphic modes | NTSC: 640x480, 320x240 60 Hz PAL: 768x576, 384x288 50 Hz |
| Colors | 16 bit palettized color (from 24 bits) or 24 bit truecolor |
| Sound | 16-bit stereo sound
Sample rate 44.1 kHz Full support for Dolby Surround Sound |
| Size | |
| Weight | |
| I/O ports | 2 expansion ports: 1) High speed 68 pin x 1 AV I/O port for FMV cartridge 2) High speed 30 pin x 1 I/O expansion port |
| Built in media | CD-ROM 2X for CD+Gs, Photo CDs, Video CDs (with an add-on MPEG video card) |
| OS | 32-bit multitasking |
| Power supply | |
| Peripherals | Joystick
Memory Card Modem Site Support MPEG-1 Expansion of the system (upgrade to the M2) |
| Best-selling software | Return Fire |
| Price | $699.99 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor | M2 (never released) |
| On-line services | Planned but canceled |
| Notes | The Goldstar GDO-101M unit, released a year after the FZ-1 is similar in physical appearance to the Panasonic FZ-1. Due to hardware differences and file processing limitations, incompatibilities with some games were reported. |
| Uploaded by | Mr.T |
The Goldstar 3DO console was released in the US and Korea at a MSRP of $399. Goldstar expanded distribution of the 3DO system by making it available through mass merchandisers and toy stores.
