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Ecco Jr.
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Educational

















Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Ecco Jr. (エコーJr.) is a spin-off from the Ecco the Dolphin series, aimed at younger children. It was released in 1995 for the Sega Mega Drive, though a similar Sega Pico title named Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! was also made available.

Ecco the Dolphin had been a huge success for Sega and Novotrade, but both it and its sequel are often regarded as very challenging and often confusing video games meaning they are unsuitable for the young market. Despite this, Ecco was bought with young children in mind, which prompted the creation of Ecco Jr. which would attempt to appeal to a younger audience with the extreme difficulty removed. Unlike other games in the series, it is impossible for Ecco (or his friends) to die, and the focus is placed on completing simple tasks and on educational material about dolphins.

Despite the lack of gameplay value for older gamers, Ecco Jr. has been re-released as part of the PlayStation 2/PlayStation Portable title Sega Mega Drive Collection (where it saw its first European release). It was also released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service (where it saw its first Japanese release).

Production credits

~In-game credits~
Producer: Ed Annunziata
Assistant Producer: Marianne Arotzarena
Developer: Novotrade Interactive
Technical Director: László Mérö
Software Director: Attila Bús
Consultant: Don Walters
Main Artist: Eszter Páris
Main Programmer: József Bánsági
Programmer: László Zsiga
Artist: Edit Matis
Music: Andy Armer (DMP), Gábor Foltán, László Fazekas
Programming Aid: Balázs Pápai, Gyöngyi Mezei
Hardware Support: Lajos Szabó
Lead Tester: Christine Watson
Assistant Lead Tester: Sean Doidge, Sean McInnes
Testers: Chrisi Albertson, Rachel Bristol, Dana Green, Richie Hideshima, Jeff Kessler, Jeff Martin, Edward Riel, Adrien Szabó, Vera Mérö
Special Thanks: Sarah Rome, Whitney Rome, Andrea Eszterhai

~Other credits~
Product Manager: Chrissie Huneke-Kremer
Assistant Product Marketing Support: Eleni Koros, Clint Dyer
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw, Neil Hanshaw
Manual Art: Brian Ransom
Special Thanks: Sarah Rome, Whitney Rome, Andrea Eszterhai, Christine Bertoglio, Charlie Altekruse, John Gillin

Magazine articles

Main article: Ecco Jr./Magazine articles.

Digital manuals

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №4, p94
Sega Mega Drive
40
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[1]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[2]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[5]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[7]
Tricks (RU)
78
[8]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[9]
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
9 reviews

Ecco Jr.

Mega Drive, US
EccoJr MD US Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU
EccoJr MD AU Box.jpg
Cover
EccoJr MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart

External links

References

  1. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 70
  2. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 73
  3. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
  4. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
  5. GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
  6. Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20
  7. Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
  8. Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 11
  9. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13



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)