Rumors persist that the port was actually running—albeit poorly. Frame rates in the single digits. Severe texture warping. The developers reportedly looked at the PS1’s dedicated geometry transformation engine, looked back at the 3DO’s general-purpose CPU, and threw in the towel.
But the official reason?
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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. Rumors persist that the port was actually running—albeit