1st (and only) logo
(1993-1997)

Nickname: "3DO in Space"

Logo: This may be very complicated to describe, but here it is-- on a space background, a 2D model of the Earth, tilted on its side, showing only Africa and Antarctica, as well as Saudi Arabia, zooms toward the viewer at a slow pace, spinning as it does so. Next, we travel through a 2D version of the asteroid belt, and if you look closely, you can see colored dots, and the letters in the word "real". When we get through the asteroid belt, the letters form the word "real", in a very futuristic font, at the top of the screen, but it zooms towards the bottom very quickly. A gray moon rock spins to the viewer, and when it stops, "Real" slides up, then, "Welcome to the" and "world" appear, with "Real" between "to the" and "world". We also notice the red, green, and blue dots between each letter in "real" as well. Then, finally, a tan asteroid flies downward to the right, causing the moon rock and "Welcome to the real world" to fade out, but then, "real" spins back into place, and the 3DO logo, consisting of a white box with a red diamond, blue square, and yellow sphere, with a shadow under the sphere, over a black box with "3DO" inside, fades in along with a blue line under "Real", plus the text "3DO Interactive Multiplayer", with trademark symbols next to them, as well as a blue Panasonic logo, all fade in. Then, they all fade out, with "Real 3DO Interactive Multiplayer" fading a second after the 3DO and Panasonic logos do. (Whew! That's a long description. :-))

SFX: All the animation in the logo.

Music: Humming synth bass notes, along with whooshes when we go through the asteroid belt.

Availability: This appears when a 3DO is turned on. Also, this may be the longest console start-up screen I've seen-- it clocks in at just under 35 seconds!

Scare Factor: Medium, due to the dark environment.