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If 1994 was the year that the 3DO finally got the quality games that

1995 was when it truly solidified its reputation.

As a serious piece of kit owners of the system were treated to excellent

war game, where vehicles and strategy have played a huge part slamming jam

Space hope vengeance, a hugely atmospheric shooter based on the popular board

These are just some of the games that helped if radio company enjoyed

1995 looked as if it was going to be a banner year for the.

However there stone close on horizon from both a gaming and a financial viewpoint

Also released in Japan at the end of 1994, following an excellent CES tech

Fever pitch reached a frenzy by the table of the machines, Japanese launch.

At the end of 94, it sold a hundred thousand units on the first deal

The other game companies had managed was strong arcade games

Then PlayStation soon became the linen console for gamers

Back at the video company, despite the Exxon games laying up the company

Sega Saturn and a Sonic PlayStation had essentially

And the licensing model that the video company hoped would

Hadn't made the impact, the company hoped for while the licensing

It relied on units being shifted to make a profit.

This was especially true for the hardware partners like Samuel and Goldstar because

In 1995, the drop the price of the hardware to an extremely aggressive 2 99,

company had only sold 300,000 units in the U S despite being out for two years,

So the unit fare much better with sales of half a million units, but

Compare that to the a hundred thousand soreness PlayStation sold on the

And it was clear that the, a company and a machine we're going to struggle,

Well, that's what another podcast and the structural game and

The pressure was on the video company orders of its console,

Well, how do our partners and several software partners

It was clear if they were, the three deal was to continue

The company believed they're 64 bit upgrade and two would be the answer.

And once again, establish radio as a true next generation machine that

Offered hope for 30 days or owners that 1996 would be another

And the next episode of memories of the game release schedule starts to dry up