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My parents are moving and they still had some boxes of mine from the late 90s/early 2000s still . I looked and found some old 3DO cases, games, manuals etc. I also found some ridiculous PC game instructions(Trespasser anyone?) Anyway I was going through boxes from my past and the very last one I opened had the 3DO in it. With the Return Fire disc still chilling out.
Picture it, Colorado, Spring 1995.
..I was visiting a local mom and pop style game store and I was looking for a Genesis game and my eyes instead hit a large CRT hanging on the wall with a Road Rash demo. As a die hard Road Rash fan I was immediately taken aback as to what the hell I was looking at. The shop owner handed me a bizarre looking controller and I started playing and he was surprised l was so good. I told him I have Road Rash 1&2 on Genesis.
He said hey, you want to buy this? I was 11 1/2 and I didn't have 3DO money. But he knew I had a Genesis and asked me if I'd trade in my console and games+ cash for a BRAND NEW 3DO.
Over the months leading up to summer vacation, I had saved up enough cash to take the 3DO home and I picked a hell of a day to do it as it was the final day of 5th grade. My summer was beginning with a new console and a haircut(ironically my last haircut for 28 years) I wrote about this in a notebook. I still have that notebook to this day. I wrote 3DO+Haircut.......For whatever reason my 11 year old self knew this was important.
The Summer of 1995 became an all time favorite of mine filled with legendary games like Need for Speed, Road Rash and Theme Park. Later games like Return Fire, FIFA International Soccer, Foes of Ali, Quarantine and D became regulars in my FZ-10 3DO. Late night infomercials, riding my bike until it got dark. All of these memories flooded back when I saw it.
That summer seemed to last forever, I guess that makes sense since I'm still talking about it now. Now I'm a 42 year old with a brand new baby girl. Life is strange but I am glad the Universe guided me into that games shop.
Picture it, Colorado, Spring 1995.
..I was visiting a local mom and pop style game store and I was looking for a Genesis game and my eyes instead hit a large CRT hanging on the wall with a Road Rash demo. As a die hard Road Rash fan I was immediately taken aback as to what the hell I was looking at. The shop owner handed me a bizarre looking controller and I started playing and he was surprised l was so good. I told him I have Road Rash 1&2 on Genesis.
He said hey, you want to buy this? I was 11 1/2 and I didn't have 3DO money. But he knew I had a Genesis and asked me if I'd trade in my console and games+ cash for a BRAND NEW 3DO.
Over the months leading up to summer vacation, I had saved up enough cash to take the 3DO home and I picked a hell of a day to do it as it was the final day of 5th grade. My summer was beginning with a new console and a haircut(ironically my last haircut for 28 years) I wrote about this in a notebook. I still have that notebook to this day. I wrote 3DO+Haircut.......For whatever reason my 11 year old self knew this was important.
The Summer of 1995 became an all time favorite of mine filled with legendary games like Need for Speed, Road Rash and Theme Park. Later games like Return Fire, FIFA International Soccer, Foes of Ali, Quarantine and D became regulars in my FZ-10 3DO. Late night infomercials, riding my bike until it got dark. All of these memories flooded back when I saw it.
That summer seemed to last forever, I guess that makes sense since I'm still talking about it now. Now I'm a 42 year old with a brand new baby girl. Life is strange but I am glad the Universe guided me into that games shop.
