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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as '''''Ecco''''' is a successful video game developed by [[Novotrade International]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Sega Game Gear]] and later [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles, and spawned numerous sequels. The game features a bottlenosed dolphin named Ecco on a sidescrolling underwater adventure.
 
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as '''''Ecco''''' is a successful video game developed by [[Novotrade International]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Sega Game Gear]] and later [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles, and spawned numerous sequels. The game features a bottlenosed dolphin named Ecco on a sidescrolling underwater adventure.
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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
 
The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated. ''Ecco'' on the Mega-CD features a full redbook audio soundtrack composed by [[Spencer Nilsen]] and has re-designed levels.
 
The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated. ''Ecco'' on the Mega-CD features a full redbook audio soundtrack composed by [[Spencer Nilsen]] and has re-designed levels.
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===Levels===
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| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot6 Ridge Water.png ‎
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| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot7 Open Ocean.png ‎
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| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot14 The Library.png ‎
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| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot15 Deep City.png ‎
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| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot17 Jurassic Beach.png ‎
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===Achievements===
 
===Achievements===
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Development===
 
===Development===
''Ecco the Dolphin'' was inspired by the works of American scientist [[wikipedia:John C. Lilly|John C. Lilly]], particularly his attempts to communicate with dolphins. During the 1970s, Lilly became addicted to ketamine and began to believe in a hierarchical group of cosmic entities, the lowest known as the Earth Coincidence Control Office (ECCO). These events helped build the world of ''Ecco the Dolphin'', with producer [[Ed Annunziata]] creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.
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''Ecco the Dolphin'' was inspired by the works of American author and screenwriter [[wikipedia:Hank Searls|Hank Searls]]{{ref|https://archive.vn/jbzVI|https://twitter.com/edannunziata/status/1261127650933800960}} (Henry Hunt Searls), particularly by his two novels ''"Overboard"'' (originaly published in 1978) and ''"Sounding"'' (originaly published in 1982). These two novels helped build the world of ''Ecco the Dolphin'', with producer [[Ed Annunziata]] creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.
  
 
During development the game was known simply as '''''Dolphin'''''{{magref|megaplay|0306|36}}.
 
During development the game was known simply as '''''Dolphin'''''{{magref|megaplay|0306|36}}.
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''Ecco the Dolphin'' was the fourth best selling game in the United Kingdom in 1993{{magref|segamaguk|11|86}}.
 
''Ecco the Dolphin'' was the fourth best selling game in the United Kingdom in 1993{{magref|segamaguk|11|86}}.
  
With the launch of ''Ecco The Dolphin'' in Europe , [[Sega]] France in a colaborative venture{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}}{{magref|megaforce|13|12}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} with Europe Conservation{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980705234756/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813234209/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/europe_home.htm}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}} (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813233953/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}, a non-governmental organization founded{{fileref|PicardieNature FR 62.pdf|page=6}} in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist [https://web.archive.org/web/20190428121508if_/https://imagens.publicocdn.com/imagens.aspx/1311468?tp=UH&db=IMAGENS&type=JPG Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010303000406/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl3.html}}{{ref|https://weartseeds.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/le-jardin-foret-mandala-un-lieu-de-ressourcement-alliant-art-et-permaculture/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010203234900/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl1.html}}), the [[wikipedia:Tethys Research Institute|Tethys Research Institute]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}}, [[Sega]] UK, and [[Ecofilmes]], joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}.
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With the launch of ''Ecco The Dolphin'' in Europe , [[Sega]] France in a colaborative venture{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}}{{magref|megaforce|13|12}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} with Europe Conservation{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980705234756/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813234209/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/europe_home.htm}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}} (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813233953/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}, then a member of the [[wikipedia:International Union for Conservation of Nature|International Union for Conservation of Nature]]{{ref|1=https://books.google.pt/books?id=rlo9AAAAYAAJ&q=jean+philippe+beau-douezy}}), a non-governmental organization founded{{fileref|PicardieNature FR 62.pdf|page=6}} in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist [https://web.archive.org/web/20190428121508if_/https://imagens.publicocdn.com/imagens.aspx/1311468?tp=UH&db=IMAGENS&type=JPG Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy]{{ref|https://archive.ph/2PxtC|https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/sur-le-terrain/jean-philippe-beau-douezy/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010303000406/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl3.html}}{{ref|https://weartseeds.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/le-jardin-foret-mandala-un-lieu-de-ressourcement-alliant-art-et-permaculture/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010203234900/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl1.html}}, the [[wikipedia:Tethys Research Institute|Tethys Research Institute]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}}, [[Sega]] UK, and [[Ecofilmes]], joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}.
  
 
[[Sega]] France donated 5 [[wikipedia:French franc|francs]]{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=7}}{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} of each of the first 30,000{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} copies of ''Ecco the Dolphin'' sold, to the [[wikipedia:Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary|Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=8}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}} (a 150.000 francs total), a special marine protected area extending about 90.000 km² in the north-western Mediterranean Sea between Italy, France and the Island of Sardinia, encompassing Corsica and the Archipelago Toscano, which owes{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060507042134/http://www.europeconservation.org/europe_pelagos.htm}} its name to a life-size, self-inflatable replica{{ref|https://static.globalnoticias.pt/storage/DN/2017/big/ng8581835.JPG}}{{ref|https://i.f1g.fr/media/figaro/orig/2018/02/16/XVM04dd8172-0761-11e8-9c17-e8e9a4c74ce5.jpg}} of a blue whale built by a team{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2fe62d67/web_Source0.jpg}}{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2e0aa17f/web_Source0.jpg}} of engineers in 1989 for the French oceanographer [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], which was suspended{{ref|https://dodelaunay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NOUVAILES_51-3.jpg}} between two cranes, from June 25 to July 7, 1989 in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], Paris to promote his ocean park [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_oc%C3%A9anique_Cousteau Parc Océanique Cousteau] (opened in July 1989 by [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]] and his son [[wikipedia:Jean-Michel Cousteau|Jean-Michel Cousteau]], in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], as an educational ocean park without living animals, composed only by life-size replicas of marine mammals, the ill-fated attraction closed in November 1992, due to financial problems caused essentially by poor attendance due to the high prices of the tickets and the lack of real marine life). The replica, which was named "Pelagos", was exhibited in France numerous times, over the years, including in 1994 in a suggestive "navigation" on a platform along the [[wikipedia:Seine|Seine]] river, in Paris. The replica was later donated to Europe Conservation France.
 
[[Sega]] France donated 5 [[wikipedia:French franc|francs]]{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=7}}{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} of each of the first 30,000{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} copies of ''Ecco the Dolphin'' sold, to the [[wikipedia:Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary|Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=8}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}} (a 150.000 francs total), a special marine protected area extending about 90.000 km² in the north-western Mediterranean Sea between Italy, France and the Island of Sardinia, encompassing Corsica and the Archipelago Toscano, which owes{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060507042134/http://www.europeconservation.org/europe_pelagos.htm}} its name to a life-size, self-inflatable replica{{ref|https://static.globalnoticias.pt/storage/DN/2017/big/ng8581835.JPG}}{{ref|https://i.f1g.fr/media/figaro/orig/2018/02/16/XVM04dd8172-0761-11e8-9c17-e8e9a4c74ce5.jpg}} of a blue whale built by a team{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2fe62d67/web_Source0.jpg}}{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2e0aa17f/web_Source0.jpg}} of engineers in 1989 for the French oceanographer [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], which was suspended{{ref|https://dodelaunay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NOUVAILES_51-3.jpg}} between two cranes, from June 25 to July 7, 1989 in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], Paris to promote his ocean park [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_oc%C3%A9anique_Cousteau Parc Océanique Cousteau] (opened in July 1989 by [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]] and his son [[wikipedia:Jean-Michel Cousteau|Jean-Michel Cousteau]], in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], as an educational ocean park without living animals, composed only by life-size replicas of marine mammals, the ill-fated attraction closed in November 1992, due to financial problems caused essentially by poor attendance due to the high prices of the tickets and the lack of real marine life). The replica, which was named "Pelagos", was exhibited in France numerous times, over the years, including in 1994 in a suggestive "navigation" on a platform along the [[wikipedia:Seine|Seine]] river, in Paris. The replica was later donated to Europe Conservation France.
  
[[Ecofilmes]] contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 [[wikipedia:Portuguese escudo|escudos]] and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization [[wikipedia:Quercus (organization)|Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza]] (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903202318/http://projectodelfim.pt/conservacao/golfinhos-do-sado.html}}{{ref|https://www.esolidar.com/npo/detail/327-projecto-delfim-centro-portugues-de-estudo-dos-mamiferos-marinhos#}} - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050404141037/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/index.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022092807/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/who_are_we.html}}, founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists [https://archive.ph/gF4GP/91e1ba394e48e3de99576dad42325f184c51ba21.jpg Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos]{{ref|http://mare.ispa.pt/pagina/manuel-eduardo-dos-santos}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/gF4GP}}{{ref|http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/160}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}} and [https://archive.ph/Xq8FC/60ea7d8a45571604cdb35acceef6ea592232497b Francisco Manuel Reiner Ataíde Garcia]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/0r3Pj}}) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins{{fileref|GolfinhosdoSado 2016.png}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903190545/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/galeria.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022101231/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/gal_foto.html}} of [[wikipedia:Sado River|Sado's River]]{{ref|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Foz_do_rio_Sado.jpg}} estuary ([[wikipedia:Setúbal|Setúbal]], Portugal).
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[[Ecofilmes]] contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 [[wikipedia:Portuguese escudo|escudos]] and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization [[wikipedia:Quercus (organization)|Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza]] (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903202318/http://projectodelfim.pt/conservacao/golfinhos-do-sado.html}}{{ref|https://www.esolidar.com/npo/detail/327-projecto-delfim-centro-portugues-de-estudo-dos-mamiferos-marinhos#}} - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050404141037/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/index.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022092807/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/who_are_we.html}}, founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists [https://archive.ph/gF4GP/91e1ba394e48e3de99576dad42325f184c51ba21.jpg Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos]{{ref|http://mare.ispa.pt/pagina/manuel-eduardo-dos-santos}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/gF4GP|2=http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=1923240590299319}}{{ref|http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/160}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}} and [https://archive.ph/Xq8FC/60ea7d8a45571604cdb35acceef6ea592232497b Francisco Manuel Reiner Ataíde Garcia]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/0r3Pj|2=http://www.tintafresca.net/News/newsdetail.aspx?news=2b2b372e-4c0f-4bd0-8f53-fdc29f85781b&edition=26}}) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins{{fileref|GolfinhosdoSado 2016.png}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903190545/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/galeria.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022101231/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/gal_foto.html}} of [[wikipedia:Sado River|Sado's River]]{{ref|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Foz_do_rio_Sado.jpg}} estuary ([[wikipedia:Setúbal|Setúbal]], Portugal).
 
[[Ecofilmes]] promoted a contest{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}} exclusive to [[Clube Sega]] members, and included numbered coupons{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}}, on each copy of the game, which participants, had to fill with their personal details, (adress, [[Clube Sega]]{{ref|https://inmiracleworld.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/o-clube-sega/}} member number featured in [[Clube Sega]]'s membership card{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/3kgwqcvot/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Frente.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ihpdrd8xb/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Verso.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ukq416ulr/cartao-clube-sega-novo.jpg}}, etc) and mail it back to [[Clube Sega]] (the old [[Ecofilmes]] headquarters in [[wikipedia:São João da Madeira|São João da Madeira]], Aveiro, Portugal). Participants with the prized coupon won a trip to France, for three people with all expenses paid to see the dolphins of the Pelagos project.
 
[[Ecofilmes]] promoted a contest{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}} exclusive to [[Clube Sega]] members, and included numbered coupons{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}}, on each copy of the game, which participants, had to fill with their personal details, (adress, [[Clube Sega]]{{ref|https://inmiracleworld.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/o-clube-sega/}} member number featured in [[Clube Sega]]'s membership card{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/3kgwqcvot/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Frente.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ihpdrd8xb/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Verso.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ukq416ulr/cartao-clube-sega-novo.jpg}}, etc) and mail it back to [[Clube Sega]] (the old [[Ecofilmes]] headquarters in [[wikipedia:São João da Madeira|São João da Madeira]], Aveiro, Portugal). Participants with the prized coupon won a trip to France, for three people with all expenses paid to see the dolphins of the Pelagos project.
  
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===Master System version===
 
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===Game Gear version===
 
===Game Gear version===
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===PC version===
 
===PC version===
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 +
* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629073948/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00125.html Mega CD], [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629073459/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00127.html PC]
 
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/ecco/ PC]
 
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/ecco/ PC]
 
* Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ecco/ Mega Drive]
 
* Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ecco/ Mega Drive]
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*[https://www.protectedplanet.net/estuario-do-sado-nature-reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.protectedplanet.net]
 
*[https://www.protectedplanet.net/estuario-do-sado-nature-reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.protectedplanet.net]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_Estuary_Natural_Reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.wikipedia.org]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_Estuary_Natural_Reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.wikipedia.org]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scrw6p_9u-M Bottlenose Dolphins (''Tursiops truncatus'', '''pt.''' ''Golfinho-Roaz'') at Sado River Estuary (Setúbal, Portugal), at www.youtube.com]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scrw6p_9u-M Bottlenose Dolphins (''Tursiops truncatus'', '''pt.''' ''Golfinho-Roaz'') in Sado River Estuary (Setúbal, Portugal), at www.youtube.com]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Ecco the Dolphin
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega-CD, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox 360, Windows PC, Steam, RealOne Arcade, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Windows PC
Sega PC
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS (Novotrade)
Genre: Action[2][3][4][5][6][7]

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:

Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega-CD
Sega Game Gear
  • English
  • 日本語
  • Sega Master System
  • English
  • Windows PC
  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Español
  • 日本語
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    JP
    ¥6,8006,800 G-4106
    Sega Mega Drive
    US
    $59.9959.99[8] 1042
    Sega Mega Drive
    EU
    1042
    Sega Mega Drive
    DE
    DM 99.9599.95[12] 1042
    Sega Mega Drive
    PT
    MDJ1042
    Sega Mega Drive
    UK
    (Limited Edition)
    MK1042 BXSET
    Sega Mega Drive
    UK
    £39.9939.99[11][9] 1042
    Sega Mega Drive
    SE
    (Rental)
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    (Gold)
    FDOL00SMC
    Sega Mega Drive
    BR
    044360
    Sega Mega Drive
    KR
    GM8091JG
    Sega Mega Drive
    AS
    1042-40
    Sega Mega-CD
    US
    $49.9549.95[14] 4408
    Videogame Rating Council: GA
    Sega Mega-CD
    EU
    4408
    Sega Mega-CD
    DE
    DM 99.0099.00[17][12] 4408
    Sega Mega-CD
    UK
    £44.9944.99[16] 4408
    Sega Mega-CD
    BR
    Sega Game Gear
    JP
    ¥3,8003,800 G-3344
    Sega Game Gear
    US
    $39.9939.99[19] 2516
    Videogame Rating Council: GA
    Sega Game Gear
    EU
    2516
    Sega Game Gear
    PT
    GGJ2516
    Sega Game Gear
    UK
    £29.9929.99[21][22] 2516
    Sega Game Gear
    BR
    077100
    Sega Master System
    EU
    9029
    Sega Master System
    PT
    MSJ9029
    Sega Master System
    UK
    £29.9929.99[24] 9029
    Sega Master System
    AU
    $79.9579.95[25] FECC00SEC
    Sega Master System
    BR
    028270
    Windows PC
    JP
    ¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)[10] HCJ-0114
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Windows PC
    US
    $39.9539.95[28]
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Windows PC
    US
    (Jack in the Box)
    85013
    ESRB: Everyone
    Windows PC
    UK
    £29.9929.99[27] MK 85013-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    RealOne Arcade
    US
    Steam
    US
    $2.992.99[31] 34274
    ESRB: Everyone
    Steam
    EU
    €2.492.49[31] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam
    DE
    €2.492.49[31] 34274
    USK: 6
    Steam
    UK
    £1.991.99[31] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam
    AU
    $3.493.49[31] 34274
    OFLC: General (G)
    Steam Linux
    US
    $0.990.99[33] 34274
    ESRB: Everyone
    Steam Linux
    EU
    €0.990.99[33] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam Linux
    DE
    €0.990.99[33] 34274
    USK: 6
    Steam Linux
    UK
    £0.790.79[33] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam Linux
    AU
    $1.351.35[33] 34274
    OFLC: General (G)
    Steam OS X
    US
    $0.990.99[33] 34274
    ESRB: Everyone
    Steam OS X
    EU
    €0.990.99[33] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam OS X
    DE
    €0.990.99[33] 34274
    USK: 6
    Steam OS X
    UK
    £0.790.79[33] 34274
    PEGI: 3+
    Steam OS X
    AU
    $1.351.35[33] 34274
    OFLC: General (G)
    Wii Virtual Console
    JP
    600pts600[40]
    CERO: A
    Wii Virtual Console
    US
    800pts800[38]
    ESRB: Everyone
    Wii Virtual Console
    EU
    800pts800[34]
    PEGI: 3+
    Wii Virtual Console
    DE
    800pts800[34]
    USK: 6
    Wii Virtual Console
    AU
    800pts800[37]
    OFLC: General (G)
    Nintendo Switch Online
    JP
    Nintendo Switch Online
    US
    Nintendo Switch Online
    EU
    Xbox 360
    JP
    400MSP400[44]
    CERO: A
    Xbox 360
    JP
    (Otameshiban)
    FREEfree
    CERO: A
    Xbox 360
    US
    400MSP400[41]
    ESRB: Everyone
    Xbox 360
    US
    (Trial Game)
    FREEfree
    ESRB: Everyone
    Xbox 360
    EU
    400MSP400[45]
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox 360
    EU
    (Trial Game)
    FREEfree
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox 360
    DE
    400MSP400
    USK: 6
    Xbox 360
    DE
    (Trial Game)
    FREEfree
    USK: 6
    Xbox 360
    UK
    400MSP400[42]
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox 360
    UK
    (Trial Game)
    FREEfree
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox 360
    AU
    OFLC: General (G)
    Xbox 360
    AU
    (Trial Game)
    FREEfree
    OFLC: General (G)
    Xbox 360
    KR
    iOS
    JP
    ¥333 (350)350i[51]
    iOS
    US
    $2.992.99[49]
    iOS
    EU
    iOS
    UK
    4+

    Ecco the Dolphin (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as Ecco is a successful video game developed by Novotrade International and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear and later Sega Mega-CD. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles, and spawned numerous sequels. The game features a bottlenosed dolphin named Ecco on a sidescrolling underwater adventure.

    Gameplay

    The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated. Ecco on the Mega-CD features a full redbook audio soundtrack composed by Spencer Nilsen and has re-designed levels.

    Levels

    Ecco MD 1 Home Bay.png

    Home Bay

    Ecco MD 2 Bay of Medusa.png

    Bay of Medusa

    Ecco MD 3 The Undercaves.png

    The Undercaves

    Ecco MD 4 The Vents.png

    The Vents

    EccoGenesisScreenshot5 The Lagoon.png

    The Lagoon

    EccoGenesisScreenshot6 Ridge Water.png

    Ridge Water

    EccoGenesisScreenshot7 Open Ocean.png

    Open Ocean

    EccoGenesisScreenshot8 Ice Zone.png

    Ice Zone

    EccoGenesisScreenshot9 Hard Water.png

    Hard Water

    EccoGenesisScreenshot10 Cold Water.png

    Cold Water

    EccoGenesisScreenshot11 Island Zone.png

    Island Zone

    EccoGenesisScreenshot12 Deep Water.png

    Deep Water

    EccoGenesisScreenshot13 The Marble Sea.png

    The Marble Sea

    EccoGenesisScreenshot14 The Library.png

    The Library

    EccoGenesisScreenshot15 Deep City.png

    Deep City

    EccoGenesisScreenshot16 City of Forever.png

    City of Forever

    EccoGenesisScreenshot17 Jurassic Beach.png

    Jurassic Beach

    EccoGenesisScreenshot18 Pteranodon Pond.png

    Pteranodon Pond

    EccoGenesisScreenshot19 Origin Beach.png

    Origin Beach

    EccoGenesisScreenshot20 Trilobyte Circle.png

    Trilobite Circle

    EccoGenesisScreenshot21 Dark Water.png

    Dark Water

    EccoGenesisScreenshot22 The Tube.png

    The Tube

    EccoGenesisScreenshot23 Welcome to the Machine.png

    Welcome to the Machine

    EccoGenesisScreenshot24 The Last Fight.png

    The Last Fight

    EccoGenesisScreenshot24 The Stomach.png

    The Stomach (Japan Only)

    Achievements

    Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Achievements.

    History

    Development

    Ecco the Dolphin was inspired by the works of American author and screenwriter Hank Searls[52] (Henry Hunt Searls), particularly by his two novels "Overboard" (originaly published in 1978) and "Sounding" (originaly published in 1982). These two novels helped build the world of Ecco the Dolphin, with producer Ed Annunziata creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.

    During development the game was known simply as Dolphin[53].

    The moving background in the dialogue screens of the Mega Drive (and Mega-CD) versions was originally the result of a glitch, kept in because the designers thought it looked cool[54].

    The Mega-CD release of Ecco was the first game on the platform to sport a QSound soundtrack[55].

    Release

    Ecco the Dolphin was the fourth best selling game in the United Kingdom in 1993[56].

    With the launch of Ecco The Dolphin in Europe , Sega France in a colaborative venture[57][58][59][60] with Europe Conservation[61][62][63] (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage[64], then a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature[65]), a non-governmental organization founded[66] in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy[67][68][69][70], the Tethys Research Institute[71][63], Sega UK, and Ecofilmes, joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction[72].

    Sega France donated 5 francs[73][72][60] of each of the first 30,000[72][60] copies of Ecco the Dolphin sold, to the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals[71][74][57][58] (a 150.000 francs total), a special marine protected area extending about 90.000 km² in the north-western Mediterranean Sea between Italy, France and the Island of Sardinia, encompassing Corsica and the Archipelago Toscano, which owes[75] its name to a life-size, self-inflatable replica[76][77] of a blue whale built by a team[78][79] of engineers in 1989 for the French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, which was suspended[80] between two cranes, from June 25 to July 7, 1989 in Les Halles, Paris to promote his ocean park Parc Océanique Cousteau (opened in July 1989 by Jacques Cousteau and his son Jean-Michel Cousteau, in Les Halles, as an educational ocean park without living animals, composed only by life-size replicas of marine mammals, the ill-fated attraction closed in November 1992, due to financial problems caused essentially by poor attendance due to the high prices of the tickets and the lack of real marine life). The replica, which was named "Pelagos", was exhibited in France numerous times, over the years, including in 1994 in a suggestive "navigation" on a platform along the Seine river, in Paris. The replica was later donated to Europe Conservation France.

    Ecofilmes contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 escudos and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim[81][82] - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals[83][84], founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos[85][86][87][88][89] and Francisco Manuel Reiner Ataíde Garcia[88][89][90]) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins[91][92][93] of Sado's River[94] estuary (Setúbal, Portugal). Ecofilmes promoted a contest[95] exclusive to Clube Sega members, and included numbered coupons[95], on each copy of the game, which participants, had to fill with their personal details, (adress, Clube Sega[96] member number featured in Clube Sega's membership card[97][98][99], etc) and mail it back to Clube Sega (the old Ecofilmes headquarters in São João da Madeira, Aveiro, Portugal). Participants with the prized coupon won a trip to France, for three people with all expenses paid to see the dolphins of the Pelagos project.

    Sega UK also joined the campaign donating £5000[72][95] to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society[100][101], to support the cetaceans conservation program conducted by them in the Moray Firth, near Inverness[100][102] in Scotland, where a dolphin named Ecco would benefit from the proceeds[100][102].

    Legacy

    Ecco was has been re-released for several formats over the years, usually as an emulated Mega Drive game. It was included in Sega Mega Drive Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, and was released as a downloadable title through the RealOne Arcade service (also in the form of a one hour trial version). In 2006 it was released on the Wii's Virtual Console service, and in 2007 became a downloadable title through the Xbox Live Arcade service. Ecco was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. In 2010 it was released on Steam and iOS devices. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015.[103]

    In 2013, the game was converted to 3D and released for the Nintendo 3DS as 3D Ecco the Dolphin. It was later included in the compilation Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives.

    Ecco the Dolphin was followed by Ecco: The Tides of Time.

    Comic adaptation

    Sonic the Comic included few "Ecco the Dolphin" comics strips, retelling the general story of the first game in it's own way. The story arcs are: "Ecco the Dolphin" (issue #13 to issue #18) and "Return of Ecco the Dolphin" (#60 to #65).

    Versions

    Version history

    Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Changelog.
    System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
    iOS
    0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 5.6MB 201211292012-11-29 iOS 6 Support [104]

    Production credits

    Mega Drive version

    Source:
    In-game credits (JP) [105]


    Note:Additional GFX and Additional Features are added to overseas versions in the Japanese credits.

    Source:
    US manual
    Ecco The Dolphin MD US Manual.pdf
    [106]

    Mega-CD version

    Source:
    In-game credits (JP)
    EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
    [107]


    Source:
    US manual
    Ecco mcd us manual.pdf
    [108]

    Master System version

    Source:
    In-game credits

    Game Gear version

    Source:
    In-game credits


    Source:
    Game Gear US manual
    Ecco gg us manual.pdf
    [109]

    Digital manuals

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Promotional material.

    Artwork

    Physical scans

    Mega Drive version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    70
    [110]
    Æskan (IS)
    89
    [111]
    Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
    90
    [112]
    Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
    72
    [113]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    80
    [114]
    Consoles + (FR)
    92
    [115]
    Cool Gamer (RU)
    80
    [116]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    94
    [11]
    Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
    78
    [117]
    Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
    95
    [118]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    83
    [119]
    Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
    70
    [120]
    Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
    70
    [121]
    Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
    97
    [122]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    78
    [123]
    Game Power (IT)
    92
    [124]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    100
    [125]
    GamesMaster (UK) PAL
    95
    [126]
    Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
    70
    [127]
    Hobby Consolas (ES)
    91
    [128]
    Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
    80
    [129]
    Joypad (FR) PAL
    96
    [130]
    Joystick (FR) PAL
    93
    [131]
    Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
    95
    [132]
    Mega (UK) NTSC-U
    93
    [133]
    Mega Byte (UK) PAL
    88
    [134]
    MegaTech (UK) PAL
    94
    [135]
    Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
    85
    [136]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    97
    [9]
    Player One (FR)
    90
    [137]
    Play Time (DE)
    90
    [138]
    Power Up! (UK)
    93
    [139]
    Power Play (DE)
    73
    [140]
    Sega Magazin (DE)
    84
    [141]
    Sega News (CZ)
    80
    [142]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    92
    [143]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    94
    [144]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    94
    [145]
    Sega Zone (UK) PAL
    93
    [146]
    Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
    91
    [147]
    Sega Force (SE)
    92
    [148]
    Sega Force (UK) PAL
    91
    [149]
    Svet Kompjutera (YU)
    79
    [150]
    Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
    76
    [151]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    78
    [152]
    Supersonic (FR)
    95
    [153]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    83
    [154]
    User (GR) PAL
    93
    [155]
    Video Games (DE)
    72
    [156]
    Sega Mega Drive
    87
    Based on
    49 reviews

    Ecco the Dolphin

    Mega Drive, JP
    EccoTheDolphin md jp cover.jpg
    Cover
    EccotheDolphin MD JP CartTop.jpg
    Ecco MD JP Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco The Dolphin Megadrive JP Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Ecco MD JP pcb.jpg
    PCB
    Mega Drive, US
    EccoTheDolphin md us cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD US Cart Alt.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco The Dolphin MD US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Ecco MD US pcb.jpg
    PCB
    Mega Drive, US (alt)

    EccoTheDolphin md us cart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, EU
    EccoTheDolphin md eu cover.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin md eu cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco the Dolphin MD EU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, EU (alt)
    Ecco The Dolphin MD EU ALT Cover.JPG
    Cover
    Mega Drive, UK (Limited Edition Boxed Set)
    Ecco MD UK le back.jpgNospine-small.pngEcco MD UK le front.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin md eu cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco the Dolphin MD EU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Ecco MD UK le contents.jpg
    Contents
    Mega Drive, FR
    Ecco MD FR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf
    Leaflet
    Ecco FR Adoption Certificate (Europe Conservation).jpg
    Adoption Certificate[59]
    Mega Drive, PT (1st Version)
    Ecco MD PT Box Front (1st Version).jpg
    Cover
    Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf
    Leaflet
    Mega Drive, SE (rental)
    Ecco MD SE Box Rental.jpg
    Cover
    Mega Drive, AU
    Ecco MD AU back.jpgNospine.pngEcco MD AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD AU cartback.jpgEcco MD AU Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco The Dolphin MD AU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega Drive, AU (Gold Collection)
    EccoTheDolphin md au cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD AU Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco The Dolphin MD AU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega Drive, BR
    Ecco md br cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD BR Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, KR
    Ecco MD KR Box.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD KR carttop.jpg
    Ecco MD KR cartback.jpgEccotheDolphin MD KR cart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, Asia
    Ecco MD AS Box.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MD AS Cart back.jpgEcco MD Asia Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco MD AS Manual.jpg
    Manual
    MD AS EpilepsyWarning.pdf
    Epilepsy Warning
    Mega Drive, ZA
    EccoTheDolphin md za box front.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin md eu cart.jpg
    Cart

    Mega-CD version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    90 №1, p100
    92 №21
    97 №13, p46-49
    90
    95 №6, p8-9
    Sega Mega-CD
    93
    Based on
    5 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    94
    [16]
    Computer + Video Giochi (IT) NTSC-J
    94
    [157]
    Digitiser (UK) NTSC
    91
    [158]
    Edge (UK)
    80
    [159]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    78
    [160]
    Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
    93
    [161]
    Game Power (IT) PAL
    92
    [162]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    95
    [14]
    GamesMaster (UK) PAL
    90
    [163]
    Hyper (AU)
    92
    [164]
    Joypad (FR) PAL
    96
    [165]
    Joypad (HU)
    87
    [166]
    Mega (UK) NTSC-U
    83
    [167]
    Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
    88
    [168]
    Megablast (DE) PAL
    80
    [169]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    72
    [170]
    Mega Power (UK) PAL
    90
    [171]
    MegaTech (UK) NTSC
    92
    [172]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    96
    [173]
    Player One (FR)
    95
    [174]
    Power Unlimited (NL)
    90
    [175]
    Score (CZ)
    90
    [176]
    Sega Magazin (DE)
    84
    [141]
    Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
    87
    [177]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    78
    [178]
    Sega Force (SE)
    90
    [179]
    The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994) (UK) PAL
    87
    [180]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    90
    [181]
    Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)
    93
    [182]
    Todo Sega (ES) PAL
    92
    [183]
    Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
    80
    [184]
    Sega Mega-CD
    88
    Based on
    31 reviews

    Ecco the Dolphin

    Mega-CD, US
    Ecco scd us backcover.jpgEccoTheDolphin scd us cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco scd us disc.jpg
    Disc
    Ecco mcd us manual.pdf
    Manual
    EccoTheDolphin MCD US RegCard.pdf
    Reg Card
    Mega-CD, EU
    EccoTheDolphin scd eu backcover.jpgEccoTheDolphin scd eu cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MCD EU spinecard alt.jpg
    Spinecard
    Ecco1 mcd eu disc.jpg
    Disc
    Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega-CD, EU (Later Print)
    Ecco MCD EU Box Back Alt.jpgEcco MCD EU Box Front Alt.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MCD EU spinecard.jpg
    Spinecard
    Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Later Print Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Later Print Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega-CD, PT

    Mega-CD, BR
    EccoSCDBRCover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco the Dolphin MCD BR Manual.pdf
    Manual

    Master System version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
    58
    [185]
    Consoles + (FR)
    88
    [186]
    Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
    94
    [187]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    92
    [188]
    Player One (FR) PAL
    94
    [189]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    93
    [23]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    92
    [190]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    86
    [191]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    91
    [192]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    87
    [193]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    70
    [194]
    Sega Master System
    86
    Based on
    11 reviews

    Ecco the Dolphin

    Master System, EU
    EccoTheDolphin sms eu cover.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin sms eu cart.jpg
    Cart
    Master System, PT
    Ecco SMS PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Master System, AU
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Cart Top.jpg
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Cart Back.jpgEcco the Dolphin SMS AU Cart Front.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, AU (silver)
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco MS AU Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco the Dolphin SMS AU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Master System, BR
    EccoTheDolphin SMS BR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco sms br cart.jpg
    Cart

    Game Gear version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
    85
    [195]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    53
    [196]
    Consoles + (FR)
    90
    [197]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    93
    [22]
    Freak (IL)
    89
    [198]
    Game Power (IT) PAL
    90
    [199]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    85
    [19]
    Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
    70
    [200]
    Joypad (FR) PAL
    85
    [201]
    Joypad (HU)
    87
    [202]
    Mega Force (FR)
    82
    [203]
    Megazin (SI)
    89
    [204]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    88
    [20]
    Player One (FR)
    96
    [174]
    Score (CZ)
    85
    [205]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    93
    [21]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    82
    [206]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    93
    [207]
    Sega Zone (UK) PAL
    90
    [208]
    Sega Force (SE)
    92
    [209]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    71
    [210]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    85
    [211]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    70
    [212]
    Sega Game Gear
    84
    Based on
    23 reviews

    Ecco the Dolphin

    Game Gear, JP
    Ecco GG JP Box Back.jpgEccoTheDolphin gg jp cover.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco GG JP Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Game Gear, US
    Ecco GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEccoTheDolphin gg us cover.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin gg us cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco gg us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Game Gear, EU
    Ecco the Dolphin GG EU Box Top.png
    Ecco the Dolphin GG EU Box Back.jpgEcco the Dolphin GG EU Box Spine.jpgEccoTheDolphin gg eu cover.jpgEcco the Dolphin GG EU Box Spine2.jpg
    Ecco the Dolphin GG EU Box Bottom.jpg
    Cover
    EccoTheDolphin gg eu cart.jpg
    Cart
    Ecco the Dolphin GG EU Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Game Gear, PT

    Game Gear, BR
    Ecco GG BR Box.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco GG BR Cart.jpg
    Cart

    PC version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    576 KByte (HU)
    88
    [213]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    76
    [214]
    Dimension-3 (US)
    75
    [215]
    The Games Machine (IT)
    84
    [216]
    LeveL (CZ)
    75
    [217]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK)
    80
    [26]
    PC Gamer (UK)
    81
    [218]
    PC Gamer (US)
    75
    [219]
    PC Review (UK)
    70
    [220]
    Score (CZ)
    70
    [221]
    Svet Kompjutera (YU)
    79
    [150]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    94
    [222]
    Windows PC
    79
    Based on
    12 reviews

    Ecco the Dolphin

    PC, JP
    Ecco PC JP Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEcco PC JP cover.png
    Cover
    PC, US
    Ecco PC US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEcco PC US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco PC US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Ecco PC US Box Back JewelCase.jpgEcco PC US Box Front JewelCase.jpg
    Jewel Case
    PC, US (Jack in the Box)
    Ecco PC US JitB back.jpgEcco PC US Box Front JitB.jpg
    Cover
    PC, EU
    Ecco PC EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngEcco PC EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Ecco PC EU Box Back JewelCase.jpgEcco PC EU Box Front JewelCase.jpg
    Jewel Case

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 45547390
    MD5 18b49fe6ad55975b6021b40b193035f5
    SHA-1 2cad130f3118c189d39fd1d46c5c31a5060ce894
    1MB 1992-10 Cartridge (US/EU)
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 6520304d
    MD5 fdfc181b6f949788f336662dbabf5929
    SHA-1 1440fb5821ebb08048f73a0a71ac22e0cdbcf394
    1MB 1993-05 Cartridge (JP)
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 17e24509
    MD5 fc7352e3ac3c38a851f2d9c1d550be07
    SHA-1 2c24350bc21ffa0e6110ab87d475977b69d6c089
    1MB 1993-04-21 EPROMs Page
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 6fb62649
    MD5 b951ed4208a1fd0a0798acb7ef066030
    SHA-1 f6b71b40e185828acf970095bb213ec5ff3cc927
    1MB 1993-06-29 CD-R disc Page
    Sega Mega-CD
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    635,997,264 CD (EU) 4408
    Sega Mega-CD
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    658,266,000 CD (US) 4408
    Sega Master System
     ?
    CRC32 6687fab9
    MD5 bea00f9b73ac248bafa7e406a5489b32
    SHA-1 3bfdef48f27f2e53e2c31cb9626606a1541889dd
    512kB Cartridge (EU)
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 a32eb9d5
    MD5 a506fc04c7a0dfaf37423ff0a38aeb2e
    SHA-1 5f0de698e8e0d4323b36bd78e2bd1af1c3370f3e
    512kB Cartridge (JP)
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 866c7113
    MD5 ccd970b22303887734fafb8e45b1e43f
    SHA-1 7c6c8f44d5aa799726adc3a9e21c9f35cacea87f
    512kB Cartridge (US/EU)
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 55036bc6
    MD5 03ca0a5165659324c9d85009634584f2
    SHA-1 070298f87402e874576f295828edde142482a085
    512kB 1993-06-14 EPROMs Page
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 d4c74c02
    MD5 713b343b1cf5c080a5f247e406b8b0de
    SHA-1 e9c260c5b2e5288a4b190987ef1f9744203c9eb3
    512kB EPROMs unknown build date Page

    External links

    References

    1. https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-1
    2. File:EccoTheDolphin md jp cover.jpg
    3. 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
    4. File:Ecco the Dolphin GG EU Box Back.jpg
    5. File:EccoTheDolphin gg jp cover.jpg
    6. 6.0 6.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
    7. File:EccoTheDolphin sms eu cover.jpg
    8. 8.0 8.1 GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 41
    9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 24
    10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 http://sega.jp/pc/ecco/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-02 15:13)
    11. 11.0 11.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-15), page 24
    12. 12.0 12.1 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 27
    13. https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/bKqiKNNjpic/m/0m41EiyMvQwJ
    14. 14.0 14.1 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 98
    15. Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 100
    16. 16.0 16.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 42
    17. 17.0 17.1 Megablast, "4/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 35
    18. Video Game, "Outubro 1993" (BR; 1993-xx-xx), page 6
    19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 229
    20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-28), page 96
    21. 21.0 21.1 Sega Magazine, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-10), page 126
    22. 22.0 22.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1993 (Go! Issue 23)" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 6
    23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 92
    24. Sega Pro, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 57
    25. Megazone, "February 1994" (AU; 1994-01-26), page 38
    26. 26.0 26.1 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 88
    27. Computer & Video Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 58
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    31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 http://steamdb.info/app/34274/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:33)
    32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 https://steamdb.info/app/34274/history/?changeid=5755311
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    Prototypes: 1993-06-14 | EPROM 20

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    Prototypes: 1993-04-21 | 06-29



    Ecco the Dolphin series
    Ecco the Dolphin (3D) (1992) | Ecco: The Tides of Time (1994) | Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (2000)
    Spin-offs and others
    Ecco the Dolphin (LCD) (1994) | Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! (1994) | Ecco Jr. (1995) | Ecco the Dolphin CD (1995)
    Unreleased
    Ecco the Dolphin (32X) | Ecco the Dolphin (Saturn) | Ecco II: Sentinels of the Universe‎
    Ecco the Dolphin related media
    Music
    Ecco: Songs of Time (1996)
    Book
    Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994) | Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000)