The 3DO Buffet: Moist Mullet, Lard and French Fancies

Today we're taking a new look at some unusual 3DO magazine advertisements from Electronic Arts. These 'high concept' pieces ran in magazines in the UK in the first half of 1995 and they are... something. But underneath that something there are some interesting Wing Commander stories! This one, "Moist Mullet," is especially interesting because it seems to be the only source of an unusual 'bullshot' of a Super Wing Commander Cockpit which doesn't match anything in the game (aside from the Rapiers, which are renderings from the intro!).

The second one, "EA Lard," doesn't include any Wing Commander but we're including it for posterity.

The third one features Wing Commander III, showing a Hellcat V cockpit from the PC version...

... which is likely why it got this running change, swapping the Hellcat cockpit for the Emperor!

Electronic Arts also used the 'EA Lard' version to present their physical 3DO catalog in 3DO. These booklets were included with 3DO games and include a page for each of Electronic Arts' current titles. You can download a PDF of the complete booklet here.

Finally, here's an early 1995 magazine advertisement from 3DO themselves that also includes screenshots from Super Wing Commander (available now) and Wing Commander III (coming soon). Look closely at this one, too: the Super Wing Commander screenshot is from a pre-release build! Note the original Hornet graphic on the right VDU.

Bonus! Here's a 1994 Goldstar ad for their 3DO system... with Super Wing Commander visible!