A 25-year-old Sega mascot, Ecco the Dolphin, is making a potential comeback. Sega has filed trademarks for ‘Ecco’ and ‘Ecco the Dolphin’ in Japan, hinting that an upcoming game may be in development.
Background on Ecco The Dolphin
The original Ecco The Dolphin was released in 1992 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear, and Sega CD. It was followed with other titles such as ‘Ecco: The Tides of Time’ (1994) and ‘Ecco Jr.’ (1995), before transitioning to the Dreamcast in 2000 with ‘Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future’.
What Does This Mean for Fans and Gamers?
Is it trademark maintenance, or is Sega planning something more substantial? Only time will tell.
What do you hope that Sega include in new Ecco game?
Imagine a VR Ecco experience. Propel yourself just below the waves in the chill ocean, jump out of the water occasionally for fun.
Just don’t jump too high…
Did…you play Ecco much? That game is terrifying, and in VR it would be intense.
Ecco the Dolphin in VR:
Fuck the vortex machine level.
I was just sitting here thinking about a movie adaptation a la sonic…
It turned into Aliens with a dolphin mo-capped by Sigourney Weaver…
I was just gonna say a remake of this game done right could be killer
I play VR regularly, including some stuff with relatively free movement, but with all the dashes and jumps, my inner ear is going “Nope, no you don’t”.