Seaman: Kindan no Pet

For the North American release, see Seaman (NTSC-U).

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Seaman: Kindan no Pet
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: DigiToys, Vivarium
Developer: Vivarium
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast Microphone
Genre: Cohabitation Training Simulation/Doukyo-Gata Ikusei Simulation (同居型育成シミュレーション), Simulation
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1999-07-29 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800e T-39402M JP (Special Package Ban) 1999-07-29 ¥7,800 (8,190)7,800e T-39401M

Seaman: Kindan no Pet (シーマン 〜禁断のペット〜) is a Sega Dreamcast digital pet simulation game developed by Vivarium and published in July 1999.

Like Christmas NiGHTS, the game received a special Christmas-themed version titled Christmas Seaman, a re-release in August 2001 titled Seaman: Kindan no Pet: 2001 Nen Taiouban with minor updated features (which served as the basis for the localized version), and a Japan-exclusive PlayStation 2 port in November 2001 titled Seaman: Kindan no Pet: Gaze Hakushi no Jikken Shima.

Gameplay

Seaman's face is that of Yoot Saito, the leading man behind Vivarium.

History

It debuted with the Dreamcast Microphone, which was bundled with the game. The game was not released in Europe (plans were once in place to release it there in 2001), though the Microphone accessory was (Planet Ring being the only game released in that region to be compatible with the peripheral).

Japanese consumers also had an option to buy a "Special Package" bundle, which as well as including the game and microphone, also included a clear VMU (as the game requires one to function).

120,000 copies of the game were sold in Japan in the first three weeks of sale.

Legacy

For a while after its release, Seaman was the best-selling Dreamcast game in Japan, beating Sonic Adventure and SoulCalibur. Famitsu sales charts compiled until early 2004 show it as the third highest-selling Dreamcast game of all-time in that region.

Sequels/updates Christmas Seaman and Seaman 2001 were released in Japan, and the game was also followed by a PlayStation 2 sequel, Seaman 2.

In May 2022, Japanese coffee brand Mt Rainier ran a promotional campaign where a customer could scan QR codes to access augmented reality scenes. One of the QR codes leads to an underwater scene featuring Seaman, with it also appearing on their webpage. It speaks in Japanese before swimming away.

Production credits

• Produced & Game Designed By: Yoot Saito
• Development Directed By: Satoshi Endo, Arka Roy
• Graphics Directed By: Atsushi Hotta
• Programings By: Kazuhiko Sugita, Tak Suzuki, Shigekazu Ito, Yoshito Hirose
• Graphics by: Tomomasa Ueda, Bujin Hirai, Nobuyuki Usuki, Koichi Okada
• Graphics by: Minoru Urano, Yoko Shibusawa, Yiting Fu, Cozzy Sumitomo, Makoto Iwanaga
• Narrations By: Toshiyuki Hosokawa
• Musics By: Trans Global Underground
• Developed by: Vivarium Inc
• Presented & Copyrights All Reserved By: Digitoys Co.,Ltd

See You In Seaman2001

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Seaman: Kindan no Pet/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (JP) #555: "1999-08-06" (1999-07-23)
also published in:

• (JP) #1999-24: "1999-24 (1999-08-06)" (1999-07-23)

Print advert in (JP) #1999-25: "1999-25 (1999-08-13,20)" (1999-07-30)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score (JP) NTSC-J 73 (JP) NTSC-J 84 (JP) NTSC-J 73

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Seaman: Kindan no Pet

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP (Special Package)
Cover

Compliance

Main article: Seaman: Kindan no Pet/Compliance.

Technical information

Main article: Seaman: Kindan no Pet/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	1,189,846,224	1999-08-02	GD-ROM (JP)	T-39401M V2.000
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-05-08	GD-R				Page

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

Games in the Seaman series
Seaman: Kindan no Pet (1999) | Christmas Seaman: Omoi o Tsutaeru Mou Hitotsu no Houhou (1999) | ISAO Promotion Disc by Seaman (2000) | Seaman (NTSC-U) (2000) | Seaman: Kindan no Pet: 2001 Nen Taiouban (2000) | Seaman Esa Disc (2000) | Seaman 2: Peking Genjin Ikusei Kit (Taikenban) (2007)
	(2000)