ABSTRACT
Though it got plenty of press and had an impressive public offering even before they had a product, 3DO ultimately suffered from too high a price tag ($699.99 at launch) and some rushed titles, including the highly anticipated but disappointing Jurassic Park. Another of the launch titles, Crash ‘N Burn was a fun battle racing game, but not a strong enough title to drive hardware sales. Although 3DO couldn't boast the number of third-party developers that Nintendo had, they did have a couple of notable ones. On one side was a company called Rocket Science, one of the most impressive collections of talent assembled to do games-and one of the biggest disappointments. Despite the presence of some amazing designers, programmers, and artists, the company took a wrong turn from the beginning, concentrating on "rail games" that were ultimately not that interesting.
