Ecco Jr.

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Ecco Jr.
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Brand: Sega Club (US)
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega-Ozisoft (AU)
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Educational

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
(Sega Channel)
SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9949.99[2] 1554
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FECC03SMC
OFLC: G
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600[4]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800[5]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800[6]
PEGI: 3+
Wii Virtual Console
AU
800pts800[8]
OFLC: General (G)
Steam
US
$2.992.99[10] 34287
ESRB: Everyone
Steam
EU
€2.492.49[10] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam
DE
€2.492.49[10] 34287
USK: 6
Steam
UK
£1.991.99[10] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam
AU
$3.493.49[10] 34287
OFLC: General (G)
Steam Linux
US
$0.990.99[12] 34287
ESRB: Everyone
Steam Linux
EU
€0.990.99[12] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam Linux
DE
€0.990.99[12] 34287
USK: 6
Steam Linux
UK
£0.790.79[12] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam Linux
AU
$1.351.35[12] 34287
OFLC: General (G)
Steam OS X
US
$0.990.99[12] 34287
ESRB: Everyone
Steam OS X
EU
€0.990.99[12] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam OS X
DE
€0.990.99[12] 34287
USK: 6
Steam OS X
UK
£0.790.79[12] 34287
PEGI: 3+
Steam OS X
AU
$1.351.35[12] 34287
OFLC: General (G)

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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 as part of the Sega Club line of educational video games. A similar Sega Pico title named Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! was also made available. A 32X version of Ecco Jr.seems to have been in development at some point, maybe with largely finished music by May 1995, but was never released.[13]

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.

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

  • 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
Source:
In-game credits
Ecco Jr MD credits.pdf
[14]


Source:
US manual
Ecco Jr MD US Manual.pdf
[15]

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Ecco Jr./Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[16]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[17]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[18]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[2]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[20]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[21]
Tricks (RU)
78
[22]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
69
Based on
9 reviews

Ecco Jr.

Mega Drive, US
EccoJr MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Eccojr md us cart.jpg
Cart
Ecco Jr MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU
EccoJr MD AU Box.jpg
Cover
EccoJr MD AU cartback.jpgEccoJr MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Ecco Jr MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual

Technical information

Main article: Ecco Jr./Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 3c517975
MD5 ca8c0a6917554496bf6a08d8f00fb317
SHA-1 636d2fb5f865f916e4a9fe0ff1819fcbc61b4258
1MB 1995-03 Cartridge
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 6c6f4b89
MD5 ca7fa198e67d77b348111d57a6ad9df1
SHA-1 0b493ef23874f82606d4fd22c2380b289247aa9f
1MB 1995-02 Cartridge

External links

References

  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  2. 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
  3. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
  4. http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_eccojr/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-04 10:12)
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/qtY6chMeI7TEfsyat7LrLq5o2alHXr-y (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 00:43)
  6. 6.0 6.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/ecco_jr (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-26 23:13)
  7. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Ecco-Jr--277083.html (archive.today)
  8. http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19738&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:02)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 https://steamdb.info/app/34287/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-08 21:54)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 http://steamdb.info/app/34287/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:00)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 https://steamdb.info/app/34287/history/?changeid=5755298
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 http://steamdb.info/app/34287/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-08 21:54)
  13. http://www.rotation.com/mainpage.html#projects (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-10 01:29)
  14. File:Ecco Jr MD credits.pdf
  15. File:Ecco Jr MD US Manual.pdf, page 17
  16. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 70
  17. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 73
  18. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
  19. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
  20. Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20
  21. Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
  22. Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 11
  23. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13


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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)