Tomb Raider 3do Official

When the press asked Trip Hawkins (3DO’s founder) why Tomb Raider was canceled, he deflected. He didn't say "We couldn't run it." He said "The market shifted."

But graphics? The 3DO struggled with texture mapping. Lara would have likely been a flat-shaded, gouraud-shaded mess. And the loading times? The 3DO’s 2x CD drive was notoriously slow. Every door in St. Francis’ Folly would have meant a 45-second load screen. tomb raider 3do

If you were a gamer in the mid-90s, you remember the console wars. But the battlefield wasn’t just Nintendo vs. Sega. Lurking in the background was a $700 behemoth made of black plastic and ambition: The Panasonic 3DO. When the press asked Trip Hawkins (3DO’s founder)

And for a brief, tantalizing moment, Lara Croft was supposed to join it. Lara would have likely been a flat-shaded, gouraud-shaded

It is arguably the most significant "lost" major title of the fifth console generation. It’s fun to imagine. The 3DO had incredible audio—better than the PlayStation. Imagine hearing the T-Rex roar in the Lost Valley with crisp, uncompressed CD audio. The controller, with its shoulder triggers, actually would have been perfect for the "walk/run" and "look" modifiers.