| Manufacturer: | Creative Labs |
| Model | 3DO-Blaster |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Production ends: | 1995 |
| Processor | ARM60 Risc-Processor 32Bit |
| Mhz: | 12,5 |
| GraphicProcessors: | 2 with 25Mhz each |
| RAM: | 2 MB DRAM, 1 MB VRAM |
| ROM: | 1 MB |
| Data Medium: | CD, 2xSpeed |
| Graphic, Resolution: | 640x480 |
| Colors: | 16,7 Mio. |
| Sound: | 16 Bit, stereo, 44,1Khz |
| Ports: | Expansion-Port (intern), Joypad-Port, VGA-Feature Connector (internal) |
| Joypad: | digital |
| Sold in: | worldwide |
| Specials: | 32 KB batteriesaved SRAM Memory for gamestandings |
| Accessories: | CH Flightstick Pro |
| Launch price: | 3DO-Blaster 799,- DEM, CD-ROM 299,- DEM |
| Got own one from: | new 799,- DEM |
The Creative Labs 3DO-Blaster is a PC-Card with a complete 3DO-Console onboard. The Grafic is displayed on the PC-Monitor through
overlay (uses the Feature Connector of the VGA-Board). The 3DO-Blaster needed the Panasonic CDR 563B CD-ROM Drive. No ohter drives
are working! This CD-Drive was very rare at that time.
On the 3DO-Blaster Board were Connectors for the Feature-Connector of the VGA-Board and the 3DO-Multimedia-Bus. This Multimedia-Bus
was used for the VideoCD-Expansion and the planned 3DO-M2 Upgrade. Every 3DO-Model had this BUS-System. But there were never released
any Expansions for the 3DO-Blaster-Card. Even the 3DO-M2 was only previed as an prototype in a stand-alone-version. It was never released.
As Systemrequierements for the 3DO-Blaster was a PC386 with an 1MB VGA-Card good enough. This can be explained cause the Blaster uses
the PC only to overlay the Grafik.
The 3DO-Blaster Driversoftware was delivered on an 3,5" Disc and instelled on the Harddisc. So it had been possible to edit saved games and such
things. But such a software was never released.
The Production of the 3DO-Blaster was stopped imediately. Now the System is a absolute rarity.