Ecco Jr.
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Developer: Novotrade Interactive M2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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).
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
- Producer: Ed Annunziata
- Assistant Producer: Marianne Arotzarena
- Product Manager: Chrissie Huneke-Kremer
- Assistant Product Marketing Support: Eleni Koros, Clint Dyer
- Developer: Novotrade Interactive
- Technical Director: Laszlo Mero
- Consultant: Don Walters
- Software Director: Attila Bus
- Main Artist: Eszter Paris
- Main Programmer: Jozsef Bansagi
- Programmer: Laszlo Zsiga
- Artist: Edit Matis
- Music: Gabor Foltan, Laszlo Fazekas, Andy Amor (DMP)
- Programming Aid: Balazs Papai, Gyongyi Mezei
- Hardware Support: Lajos Szabo
- Test Lead: Christine Watson
- Assistant Test Lead: Sean Doidge, Sean McInnes
- Testers: Chrisi Albertson, Jeff Martin, Rachel Bristol, Richie Hideshima, Dana Green, Jeff Kessler, Edward Riel, Adrien Szabo, Vera Mero
- Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw, Neil Hanshaw
- Manual Art: Brian Ransom
- Special Thanks: Sarah Rome, Whitney Rome, Andrea Eszterhai, Christine Bertoglio, Charlie Altekruse, John Gillin
Digital manuals
Magazine articles
- Main article: Ecco Jr./Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Ecco Jr./Technical information.
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1995-03 | Cartridge | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1995-02 | Cartridge |
External links
- Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
- Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
- Ecco Jr. on Steam
References
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_eccojr/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-04 10:12)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/qtY6chMeI7TEfsyat7LrLq5o2alHXr-y (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 00:43)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/ecco_jr (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-26 23:13)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Ecco-Jr--277083.html (archive.today)
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19738&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:02)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 https://steamdb.info/app/34287/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-08 21:54)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 http://steamdb.info/app/34287/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:00)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 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)
- ↑ File:Ecco Jr MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ecco Jr MD US Manual.pdf, page 17
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 Jr. | |
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Main page | Comparisons | Maps | Magazine articles | Video coverage | Reception | Region coding | Bootlegs |
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 | |
Ecco: Songs of Time (1996) | |
Ecco: The Tides of Time Official Strategy Guide (1994) | Official Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Perfect Guide (2000) |
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