Ecco Jr.
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Novotrade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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).
Contents
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
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
Steam manual
Physical scans
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External links
References
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 73
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 311
- ↑ GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Game Informer, "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20
- ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
- ↑ Tricks, "3/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 11
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 13
| Ecco the Dolphin series | |
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| 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 | |
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Ecco: Songs of Time (1996) |
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Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994) | Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000) |
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