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Ecco the Dolphin

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega-CD, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox 360, Windows PC, Steam, RealOne Arcade, iOS

Publisher: Sega

Sega PC

Developer:

Novotrade

Sega of America

M2^[1]

Backbone Entertainment

Distributor:

Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: GEMS (Novotrade)

Genre: Action^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

日本語

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-07-30^[3]	¥6,8006,800	G-4106
US	1992-12^[8]	$59.9959.99^[8]	1042
EU	1992-12^[9]		1042
DE	1992	DM 99.9599.95^[13]	1042
PT	199x		MDJ1042
UK (Limited Edition)	199x^[10]		MK1042 BXSET
UK	1993-01^[11]	£39.9939.99^[12]^[9]	1042
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
AU (Gold)	199x		FDOL00SMC
BR	199x		044360
KR	199x		GM8091JG
AS	199x		1042-40
ZA	199x
ZA (Gold)	199x
US	1993-07^[14]	$49.9549.95^[15]	4408
EU	1993		4408
DE	1993-10^[18]	DM 99.0099.00^[18]^[13]	4408
PT	1993
UK	1993-11-05^[16]	£44.9944.99^[17]	4408
AU	199x
BR	1993-10^[19]
JP	1994-03-11^[6]	¥3,8003,800	G-3344
US	1993-11^[20]	$39.9939.99^[20]	2516
EU	1993-10^[21]		2516
PT	1993		GGJ2516
UK	1993-10^[21]	£29.9929.99^[22]^[23]	2516
BR	199x		077100
EU	1994-06^[24]		9029
PT	1993		MSJ9029
UK	1994-08-26^[25]	£29.9929.99^[26]	9029
AU	199x	$79.9579.95^[27]	FECC00SEC
BR	199x		028270
JP	1996-12-13^[10]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800 (8,190)^[10]	HCJ-0114
US	1995-11^[30]	$39.9539.95^[30]
US (Jack in the Box)	199x		85013
UK	1996-03-15^[28]	£29.9929.99^[29]	MK 85013-50
US ▼	2002-11-14^[31]
US ▼	2010-06-01^[32]	$2.992.99^[33]	34274
EU ▼	2010-06-01^[32]	€2.492.49^[33]	34274
DE ▼	2010-06-01^[32]	€2.492.49^[33]	34274
UK ▼	2010-06-01^[32]	£1.991.99^[33]	34274
AU ▼	2010-06-01^[32]	$3.493.49^[33]	34274
US ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	$0.990.99^[35]	34274
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	€0.990.99^[35]	34274
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	€0.990.99^[35]	34274
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	£0.790.79^[35]	34274
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	$1.351.35^[35]	34274
US ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	$0.990.99^[35]	34274
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	€0.990.99^[35]	34274
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	€0.990.99^[35]	34274
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	£0.790.79^[35]	34274
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[34]	$1.351.35^[35]	34274
JP ▼	2006-12-02^[41]	600pts600^[42]
US ▼	2006-11-27^[40]	800pts800^[40]
EU ▼	2006-12-08^[36]^[37]	800pts800^[36]
DE ▼	2006-12-08^[36]^[38]	800pts800^[36]
AU ▼	2006-12-07	800pts800^[39]
JP ▼	2021-10-26^[43]	SUBsub
US ▼	2021-10-25^[44]	SUBsub
EU ▼	2021-10-26^[45]	SUBsub
UK ▼	2021-10-26^[46]	SUBsub
AU ▼	2021-10-26^[47]	SUBsub
JP ▼	2007-08-15^[50]	400MSP400^[51]
JP ▼ (Otameshiban)	2007-08-15^[50]	FREEfree
US ▼	2007-08-15^[48]	400MSP400^[48]
US ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-08-15^[48]	FREEfree
EU ▼	2007-08-15^[52]	400MSP400^[52]
EU ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-08-15^[52]	FREEfree
DE ▼	2007-08-15^[53]	400MSP400
DE ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-08-15^[53]	FREEfree
UK ▼	2007-08-15^[49]	400MSP400^[49]
UK ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-08-15^[49]	FREEfree
AU ▼	2007-08-15^[55]
AU ▼ (Trial Game)	2007-08-15^[55]	FREEfree
KR ▼	2007-08-15^[54]
JP ▼	2010-07-22^[57]	¥333 (350)350i^[58]
US ▼	2010-07-22^[56]	$2.992.99^[56]
EU ▼	2010-07-22^[56]
UK ▼	2010-07-22^[56]			4+

Ecco the Dolphin (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as Ecco, is a video game developed by Novotrade International and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear and later Sega Mega-CD. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles. It was followed by Ecco: The Tides of Time. The game features a bottlenose dolphin named Ecco on a side-scrolling underwater adventure.

The Mega-CD version features a full Red Book audio soundtrack composed by Spencer Nilsen and includes additional levels.

Story

Ecco's pod

Ecco is a bottlenose dolphin with marks on his head that look like a constellation of stars. One day, he is swimming in his home bay with his pod. A podmate challenges Ecco to a game to see how high he can jump into the air. When he is in the air, a giant vortex forms and sucks up all marine life in the bay except Ecco, leaving him alone in the bay. Upon leaving the bay, Ecco swims around meeting other marine life including other dolphins who tell them they have felt the storm and the entire ocean is in chaos.

Ecco must investigate what happened to his pod, which starts him on a adventure that takes him to the Arctic to seek Big Blue, an ancient blue whale revered by marine life for his age and wisdom; to the Asterite, the oldest life form on Earth; to the sunken ruins of Atlantis, a lost city where Ecco learns about an alien race called the Vortex; and eventually back in time to restore the Asterite and gain the powers necessary to defeat the Vortex.

Gameplay

Ecco can swim in any direction with the D-Pad. He can attack enemies by ramming into them at high speeds with . Swimming can be made progressively faster by tapping , and the speed can be maintained by holding it down. Ecco can perform a purely aesthetic spin in the air by pressing after jumping out of the water.

Ecco has the ability to sing with sonar by pressing , allowing him to speak with other cetaceans and interact with certain objects. Ecco can also use echolocation to generate a map of the area by holding to cause the song to return. Several levels contain enormous crystals called glyphs, which respond in different ways if Ecco touches or sings to them. Some block paths, and a "key glyph" must be found in such cases to pass. Others give information, replenish health and air, or give Ecco temporary invulnerability.

Additionally, being a mammal, Ecco must surface periodically for air or find an air vent. His air is fully restored upon breaching or slowly and incrementally replenished by sticking his nose out of the water. If the air meter runs out, Ecco loses health rapidly, which represents drowning. His health is measured by a separate meter above the air meter. It is depleted by enemies or when his air meter runs out. It is recharged by eating fish by charging into them with , singing to clams, or later in the game, singing to special statues or glyphs. Ecco's song can be upgraded at two points in the game: one upgrade allows Ecco's song to be used in combination with a charge as a long-range weapon, and the other temporarily disorients sharks and makes minor enemies freeze temporarily. Touching any enemy by any means other than an attack causes Ecco to take damage. The enemies range from seahorses to giant octopods.

The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated.

Levels

	Home Bay

	Bay of Medusa

	The Undercaves

	The Vents

	The Lagoon

	Ridge Water

	Open Ocean

	Ice Zone

	Hard Water

	Cold Water

	Open Ocean (II)
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	Island Zone

	Deep Water

	Volcanic Reef
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	Ship Grave Sea
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	Wreck Trap
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	The Sea of Silence
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	Deep Gate
	This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
	The Marble Sea

	The Library

	Deep City

	City of Forever

	Jurassic Beach

	Pteranodon Pond

	Origin Beach

	Trilobite Circle

	Dark Water

	Deep Water (II)

	City of Forever (II)

	Home Bay (II)

	The Tube

	Welcome to the Machine

	The Last Fight

	The Stomach
	This level is only in the Japanese version of the game. It is accessed if Ecco is inhaled by the Vortex Queen in the previous level (which, in the original releases of the game, forces players to replay the longer Welcome to the Machine level). Completing it returns Ecco to the Last Fight.

Achievements

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Achievements.

History

Development

Ecco the Dolphin was inspired by the works of American author and screenwriter Hank Searls^[59] (Henry Hunt Searls), particularly by his two novels "Overboard" (originaly published in 1978) and "Sounding" (originaly published in 1982). These two novels helped build the world of Ecco the Dolphin, with producer Ed Annunziata creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.

During development the game was known simply as Dolphin^[60].

The moving background in the dialogue screens of the Mega Drive (and Mega-CD) versions was originally the result of a glitch, kept in because the designers thought it looked cool^[61].

The Mega-CD release of Ecco was the first game on the platform to sport a QSound soundtrack^[62].

Release

Ecco the Dolphin was the fourth best selling game in the United Kingdom in 1993^[63].

With the launch of Ecco the Dolphin in Europe , Sega France in a colaborative venture^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67] with Europe Conservation^[68]^[69]^[70] (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage^[71], then a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature^[72]), a non-governmental organization founded^[73] in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy^[74]^[75]^[76]^[77], the Tethys Research Institute^[78]^[70], Sega UK, and Ecofilmes, joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction^[79].

Sega France donated 5 francs^[80]^[79]^[67] of each of the first 30,000^[79]^[67] copies of Ecco the Dolphin sold, to the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals^[78]^[81]^[64]^[65] (a 150.000 francs total), a special marine protected area extending about 90.000 km² in the north-western Mediterranean Sea between Italy, France and the Island of Sardinia, encompassing Corsica and the Archipelago Toscano, which owes^[82] its name to a life-size, self-inflatable replica^[83]^[84] of a blue whale built by a team^[85]^[86] of engineers in 1989 for the French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, which was suspended^[87] between two cranes, from June 25 to July 7, 1989 in Les Halles, Paris to promote his ocean park Parc Océanique Cousteau (opened in July 1989 by Jacques Cousteau and his son Jean-Michel Cousteau, in Les Halles, as an educational ocean park without living animals, composed only by life-size replicas of marine mammals, the ill-fated attraction closed in November 1992, due to financial problems caused essentially by poor attendance due to the high prices of the tickets and the lack of real marine life). The replica, which was named "Pelagos", was exhibited in France numerous times, over the years, including in 1994 in a suggestive "navigation" on a platform along the Seine river, in Paris. The replica was later donated to Europe Conservation France.

Ecofilmes contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 escudos and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim^[88]^[89] - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals^[90]^[91], founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos^[92]^[93]^[94]^[95]^[96] and Francisco Manuel Reiner Ataíde Garcia^[95]^[96]^[97]) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins^[98]^[99]^[100] of Sado's River^[101] estuary (Setúbal, Portugal). Ecofilmes promoted a contest^[102] exclusive to Clube Sega members, and included numbered coupons^[102], on each copy of the game, which participants, had to fill with their personal details, (adress, Clube Sega^[103] member number featured in Clube Sega's membership card^[104]^[105]^[106], etc) and mail it back to Clube Sega (the old Ecofilmes headquarters in São João da Madeira, Aveiro, Portugal). Participants with the prized coupon won a trip to France, for three people with all expenses paid to see the dolphins of the Pelagos project.

Sega UK also joined the campaign donating £5000^[79]^[102] to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society^[107]^[108], to support the cetaceans conservation program conducted by them in the Moray Firth, near Inverness^[107]^[109] in Scotland, where a dolphin named Ecco would benefit from the proceeds^[107]^[109].

“	By the way, there’s actually a secret about the Japanese cover. The cover illustration shows him with five stars on his head, but the text says “atama ni nanatsu no hanten o motsu iruka” (“the dolphin with the seven stars on his head”). You only see that text on the early version; later printings corrected it.	„
— Ryoichi Hasegawa^[110]

When released in Japan, the game's cover artist mistakenly states in the lower flavor text that Ecco has seven stars on his head (despite having five). The mistake would not be noticed until after game had gone to market, with a later print correcting the error.^[110]

Legacy

Ecco was has been re-released for several formats over the years, usually as an emulated Mega Drive game. It was included in Sega Mega Drive Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, and was released as a downloadable title through the RealOne Arcade service (also in the form of a one hour trial version). In 2006 it was released on the Wii's Virtual Console service, and in 2007 became a downloadable title through the Xbox Live Arcade service. Ecco was also included in Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. In 2010 it was released on Steam and iOS devices. The iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015.^[111]

In 2013, the game was converted to 3D and released for the Nintendo 3DS as 3D Ecco the Dolphin. It was later included in the compilation Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives.

Ecco the Dolphin was followed by Ecco: The Tides of Time.

Comic adaptation

Sonic the Comic included few "Ecco the Dolphin" comics strips, retelling the general story of the first game in it's own way. The story arcs are: "Ecco the Dolphin" (issue #13 to issue #18) and "Return of Ecco the Dolphin" (#60 to #65).

Versions

Version history

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Changelog.

System	Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref	Icon
	0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0	5.6MB	201211292012-11-29	iOS 6 Support	^[112]

Production credits

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Production credits.

Mega Drive version

Producer: E. Ettore Annunziata
Design: E. Annunziata, L. Szenttornyai
Project Manager: L. Szenttornyai
Main Programmer: Molnár József
Great Art: Balogh Zsolt -Talent‑
Basic Programmers: Brudnyák Mihály, Fox
Music: Magyari András, Spencer N. Nilsen, Brian Coburn
Marketing: Al Nilsen
Testing: Casey Grimm, Mark Lindstrom, David Forster
Special Thanks: Clyde Grossman, Stephen Friedman, Andras Csaszar, Imi, Cassandra, Eszter, Brigitta, Balázs

Source:

In-game credits (US)^[113]

Additional GFX: Bakai Andlás
Additional Features: Ryoichi Hasegawa

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[114]

Marketing: Pamela Kelly
Testing: Dianna Myers, Dermot Lyons, Joe Cain
Special Thanks: Steve Apour, Hugh Bowen, Lucinda Delorimier
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[115]

Mega-CD version

Producer: E. Ettore Annunziata
Design: E. Annunziata, L. Szenttornyai
Great Art: Balogh Zsolt -Talent‑
Programmers: Molnár József, Brudnyák Mihály, Fox
CD version: Tassonyi Kadocsa
Music Composed and Produced by: Spencer Nilsen
Wind Synthesizer Performed by: Mitch Manker
Whale Voices Courtesy of: Madacy Music Group
Digital Sound Effects: Brian Coburn
Digichrome™ Video Processing by: Digital Pictures, Inc.
Narrator: Alan Bruce
Marketing: Al Nilsen
Testing: Dianna Boundy, David Forster, Dermot Lyons, Christine Watson, Mezei Sándor
Special Thanks: Clyde Grossman, Stephen Friedman, Andras Csaszar, Imi, Cassandra, Ildi, Timea

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[116]

Marketing: Pamela Kelly
Testing: Dianna Myers, Joe Cain
Special Thanks: Al Nilsen, Steve Apour, Hugh Bowen, Lucinda Delorimier
Manual by: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[117]

Master System version

Producer: Jerry Markota
Marketing: Ami Blaire
Creator of Ecco: Ed Annunziata
Developer: Novotrade
Technical Director: László Mérõ
Main Programmer: Attila Bús
Programmer: Balázs Pápai
Artist: Eszter Páris
Music: Csaba Gigor, Gábor Foltán
Hardware Support: Lajos Szabó
Special Thanks: Andrea Eszterhai, László Szenttornyai, József Molnár
Lead Testers: Dianna Boundy, Conan Tigard, Christine Watson
Testers: Ray Alferez, Mike Bench, Blair Bullock, Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, Harry Chavez, Janine Cook, Aron Drayer, Ivan Foong, David Forster, Jason Friedman, Mike Gilmartin, Richie Hideshima, Keith Higashihara, Lawrence Jeung, Tracy Johnson, Wing Kwan, Vasily Lewis, Jeff Loney, Simon Lu, Tony Lynch, Julio Martinez, Pete McNab, Mike Madden, Heather Meigs, Lance Nelson, Andrew Podesta, Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, Maria Tuzzo, Katherine Weathers

Source:

In-game credits^[118]

Game Gear version

Producer: Jerry Markota
Marketing: Ami Blaire
Creator of Ecco: Ed Annunziata
Developer: Novotrade
Technical Director: László Mérõ
Main Programmer: Attila Bús
Programmer: Balázs Pápai
Artist: Eszter Páris
Music: Csaba Gigor, Gábor Foltán
Hardware Support: Lajos Szabó
Special Thanks: Andrea Eszterhai, L. Szenttornyai, József Molnár
Lead Testers: Dianna Boundy, Conan Tigard, Christine Watson
Testers: Ray Alferez, Mike Bench, Blair Bullock, Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, Harry Chavez, Janine Cook, Aron Drayer, Ivan Foong, David Forster, Jason Friedman, Mike Gilmartin, Richie Hideshima, Keith Higashihara, Lawrence Jeung, Tracy Johnson, Wing Kwan, Vasily Lewis, Jeff Loney, Simon Lu, Tony Lynch, Julio Martinez, Pete McNab, Mike Madden, Heather Meigs, Lance Nelson, Andrew Podesta, Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, Maria Tuzzo, Katherine Weathers

Source:

In-game credits^[119]

Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[120]

Windows PC version

Producer: E. Ettore Annunziata
Designers: E. Annunziata, L. Szenttornyai
Music: Spencer Nilsen
Wind Synthesizer Performance: Mitch Manker
Digital Sound Effects: Brian Coburn
Whale Voices Courtesy of: Madacy Music Group, Quebec, Canada
DigiChrome® Video Processing by: Digital Pictures, Inc.
Historical movies: Angel Studios
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

PC CD-ROM Version

Producer: Nicholas Lavroff
Code Conversion: Novotrade International
Product Manager: Victoria Lockhart
Test Lab: PCTest
Manual: Catherine E. Keatley
Special Thanks to: Bill White, Dean Lester, Kelly Donlon, Stephen Friedman, Andras Csaszar, Jason Friedman

Source:

In-game credits (help)^[121]

Designers: E. Annunziata, L. Szenttornyai

Developed by Novotrade International

Project Manager: Ferenc Tilesch
Game program: György Borszéki, Jósef Molnár, Zoltán Molnár
Graphics: Zsolt Barlogh, László Drabant, László Juhász, Gabriella Murakeözy

Source:

In-game credits (about)^[122]

Digital manuals

Steam manual
Mega Drive Mini US manual
Mega Drive Mini EU manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Promotional material.

Artwork

US/EU cover
JP cover

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[123]

Æskan (IS)

89

^[124]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

90

^[125]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

72

^[126]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[127]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[128]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[129]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

94

^[12]

Dengeki Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[130]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[131]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[132]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

70

^[133]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

70

^[134]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

97

^[135]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[136]

Game Power (IT)

92

^[137]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[138]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

95

^[139]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[140]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

91

^[141]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

80

^[142]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

96

^[143]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

93

^[144]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

95

^[145]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

93

^[146]

Mega Byte (UK)

PAL

88

^[147]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

94

^[148]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

85

^[149]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

97

^[9]

Player One (FR)

90

^[150]

Play Time (DE)

90

^[151]

Power Up! (UK)

93

^[152]

Power Play (DE)

73

^[153]

Sega Magazin (DE)

84

^[154]

Sega News (CZ)

80

^[155]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

92

^[156]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[157]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

94

^[158]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

93

^[159]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

PAL

91

^[160]

Sega Force (SE)

92

^[161]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

91

^[162]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

79

^[163]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

76

^[164]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[165]

Supersonic (FR)

95

^[166]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

83

^[167]

User (GR)

PAL

93

^[168]

Video Games (DE)

72

^[169]

	87
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Ecco the Dolphin

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, JP (reprint)
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, US (Made In Japan)
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, US (Assembled In USA)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Made In Japan)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Assembled in UK)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (alt)
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (Limited Edition Boxed Set)
Cover
Cart Manual Contents

Mega Drive, FR
Cover
Manual Leaflet Adoption Certificate^[66]

Mega Drive, PT (1st Version)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT orange)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU (Gold Collection)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart Manual Epilepsy Warning

Mega Drive, ZA
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, ZA (Gold Collection)
Cover
Cart

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

94

^[17]

Computer + Video Giochi (IT)

NTSC-J

94

^[170]

Digitiser (UK)

NTSC

91

^[171]

Edge (UK)

80

^[172]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[173]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

93

^[174]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

92

^[175]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[15]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

90

^[176]

Hyper (AU)

92

^[177]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

96

^[178]

Joypad (HU)

87

^[179]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[180]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

88

^[181]

Megablast (DE)

PAL

80

^[182]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

72

^[183]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

90

^[184]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

92

^[185]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

96

^[186]

Player One (FR)

95

^[187]

Power Unlimited (NL)

90

^[188]

Score (CZ)

90

^[189]

Sega Magazin (DE)

84

^[154]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

87

^[190]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

78

^[191]

Sega Force (SE)

90

^[192]

The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994) (UK)

PAL

87

^[193]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

90

^[194]

Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)

93

^[195]

Todo Sega (ES)

PAL

92

^[196]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

80

^[197]

	88
Based on 31 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual Reg Card

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU (Later Print)
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Mega-CD, PT
Cover
Disc Manual EU Manual

Mega-CD, AU
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, BR
Cover
Manual

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

58

^[198]

Consoles + (FR)

88

^[199]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

94

^[200]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

92

^[201]

Player One (FR)

PAL

94

^[202]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

93

^[203]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[204]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[205]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

91

^[206]

Todo Sega (ES)

87

^[207]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

70

^[208]

	86
Based on 11 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU (silver)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart File:Ecco-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

85

^[209]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[210]

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[211]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[23]

Freak (IL)

89

^[212]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

90

^[213]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[20]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[214]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

85

^[215]

Joypad (HU)

87

^[216]

Mega Force (FR)

82

^[217]

Megazin (SI)

89

^[218]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

88

^[21]

Player One (FR)

96

^[187]

Score (CZ)

85

^[219]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

93

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

82

^[220]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

93

^[221]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

90

^[222]

Sega Force (SE)

92

^[223]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

71

^[224]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

85

^[225]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

70

^[226]

	84
Based on 23 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT

Game Gear, BR
Cover
Cart

PC version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

88

^[227]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

76

^[228]

Dimension-3 (US)

75

^[229]

The Games Machine (IT)

84

^[230]

LeveL (CZ)

75

^[231]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

80

^[28]

PC Gamer (UK)

81

^[232]

PC Gamer (US)

75

^[233]

PC Review (UK)

70

^[234]

Score (CZ)

70

^[235]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

79

^[163]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

94

^[236]

	79
Based on 12 reviews

Ecco the Dolphin

PC, JP
Cover
Disc

PC, US
Cover
Disc Jewel Case

PC, US (Jack in the Box)
Cover

PC, EU
Cover
Jewel Case

Technical information

Main article: Ecco the Dolphin/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Mega CD, PC
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PC
Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
Ecco the Dolphin on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU, KR
Ecco the Dolphin on Steam
Ecco the Dolphin on iTunes: US, UK (offline)
www.sanctuaire-pelagos.org
www.europeconservation.org (archived)
www.tethys.org
uk.whales.org
projectodelfim.pt (archived)
www.quercus.pt
Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at rsis.ramsar.org
Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.protectedplanet.net
Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.wikipedia.org
Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus, pt. Golfinho-Roaz) in Sado River Estuary (Setúbal, Portugal), at www.youtube.com

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↑ File:EccoTheDolphin md jp cover.jpg
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↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/01.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-11-23 05:03)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ecco/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-02-09 19:24)
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↑ ^49.0 ^49.1 ^49.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-18 03:26)
↑ ^50.0 ^50.1 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-jp; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-07 04:41)
↑ Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2009-06-15 17:59)
↑ ^52.0 ^52.1 ^52.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (es-ES; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2013-07-28 08:45)
↑ ^53.0 ^53.1 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (de-DE; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-07 16:26)
↑ Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ko-kr; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-07 04:44)
↑ ^55.0 ^55.1 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-au; Ecco-the-Dolphin/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410876) (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-07 04:36)
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↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin MD JP credits.pdf
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↑ File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
↑ File:Ecco mcd us manual.pdf, page 28
↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin SMS credits.pdf
↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin GG credits.pdf
↑ File:Ecco gg us manual.pdf, page 24
↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png
↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin PC about credits.png
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↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 57
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↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 35
↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 32
↑ Mega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-29), page 20
↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 56
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 86
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↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 58
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↑ Sega Power, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-02), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 42
↑ Sega Force, "4/94" (SE; 1994-06-01), page 22
↑ The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1994), "" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Sonic the Comic, "December 11th 1993" (UK; 1993-12-11), page 11
↑ Sonic Videogame & Fumetti, "Dicembre 1993" (IT; 1993-11-xx), page 26
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 40
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↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 169
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-15), page 99
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Ecco the Dolphin
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Achievements \| Changelog \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs Prototypes: 1993-06-14 \| EPROM 20 Prototypes: 1993-04-21 \| 06-29

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
	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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[211] Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 168

[212] Freak, "12/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as '''''Ecco''''' is a successful video game developed by [[Novotrade International]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Sega Game Gear]] and later [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles, and spawned numerous sequels. The game features a bottlenosed dolphin named Ecco on a sidescrolling underwater adventure.
+| properties={{Properties|MCD|qsound}}
+}}
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (エコー・ザ・ドルフィン), frequently referred to simply as '''''Ecco''''', is a video game developed by [[Novotrade International]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Master System]], [[Sega Game Gear]] and later [[Sega Mega-CD]]. It is one of the Mega Drive's most well-known titles. It was followed by ''[[Ecco: The Tides of Time]]''. The game features a bottlenose dolphin named Ecco on a side-scrolling underwater adventure.
+The Mega-CD version features a full Red Book audio soundtrack composed by [[Spencer Nilsen]] and includes additional levels.
+==Story==
+{{ScreenThumb|Ecco the Dolphin CD, Introduction.png|align=left|width=200|Ecco's pod}}
+Ecco is a bottlenose dolphin with marks on his head that look like a constellation of stars. One day, he is swimming in his home bay with his pod. A podmate challenges Ecco to a game to see how high he can jump into the air. When he is in the air, a giant vortex forms and sucks up all marine life in the bay except Ecco, leaving him alone in the bay. Upon leaving the bay, Ecco swims around meeting other marine life including other dolphins who tell them they have felt the storm and the entire ocean is in chaos.
+Ecco must investigate what happened to his pod, which starts him on a adventure that takes him to the Arctic to seek Big Blue, an ancient blue whale revered by marine life for his age and wisdom; to the Asterite, the oldest life form on Earth; to the sunken ruins of Atlantis, a lost city where Ecco learns about an alien race called the Vortex; and eventually back in time to restore the Asterite and gain the powers necessary to defeat the Vortex.
 ==Gameplay==
-The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated. ''Ecco'' on the Mega-CD features a full redbook audio soundtrack composed by [[Spencer Nilsen]] and has re-designed levels.
+Ecco can swim in any direction with the D-Pad. He can attack enemies by ramming into them at high speeds with {{B}}. Swimming can be made progressively faster by tapping {{C}}, and the speed can be maintained by holding it down. Ecco can perform a purely aesthetic spin in the air by pressing {{C}} after jumping out of the water.
+Ecco has the ability to sing with sonar by pressing {{A}}, allowing him to speak with other cetaceans and interact with certain objects. Ecco can also use echolocation to generate a map of the area by holding {{A}} to cause the song to return. Several levels contain enormous crystals called glyphs, which respond in different ways if Ecco touches or sings to them. Some block paths, and a "key glyph" must be found in such cases to pass. Others give information, replenish health and air, or give Ecco temporary invulnerability.
+Additionally, being a mammal, Ecco must surface periodically for air or find an air vent. His air is fully restored upon breaching or slowly and incrementally replenished by sticking his nose out of the water. If the air meter runs out, Ecco loses health rapidly, which represents drowning. His health is measured by a separate meter above the air meter. It is depleted by enemies or when his air meter runs out. It is recharged by eating fish by charging into them with {{B}}, singing to clams, or later in the game, singing to special statues or glyphs. Ecco's song can be upgraded at two points in the game: one upgrade allows Ecco's song to be used in combination with a charge as a long-range weapon, and the other temporarily disorients sharks and makes minor enemies freeze temporarily. Touching any enemy by any means other than an attack causes Ecco to take damage. The enemies range from seahorses to giant octopods.
+The game is noted for its high difficulty level, and though appears to appeal to a younger audience, has a much deeper and darker story than anticipated.
+===Levels===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Home Bay
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 1.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Bay of Medusa
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 2.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Undercaves
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 3.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Vents
+| screenshot=Ecco MD 4 The Vents.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Lagoon
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot5 The Lagoon.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ridge Water
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot6 Ridge Water.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Open Ocean
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot7 Open Ocean.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ice Zone
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot8 Ice Zone.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Hard Water
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot9 Hard Water.png ‎
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Cold Water
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 10.png ‎
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Open Ocean (II)
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 11.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Island Zone
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot11 Island Zone.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Deep Water
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 13.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Volcanic Reef
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 14.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Ship Grave Sea
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 15.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Wreck Trap
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 16.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Sea of Silence
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 17.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Deep Gate
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 18.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Mega-CD version of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Marble Sea
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot13 The Marble Sea.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Library
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 20.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Deep City
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot15 Deep City.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=City of Forever
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 22.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Jurassic Beach
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot17 Jurassic Beach.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Pteranodon Pond
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 24.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Origin Beach
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot19 Origin Beach.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Trilobite Circle
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot20 Trilobyte Circle.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Dark Water
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot21 Dark Water.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Deep Water (II)
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 28.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=City of Forever (II)
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 29.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Home Bay (II)
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 30.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Tube
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot22 The Tube.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Welcome to the Machine
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot23 Welcome to the Machine.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Last Fight
+| screenshot=Ecco the Dolphin CD, Stage 33.png
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=The Stomach
+| screenshot=EccoGenesisScreenshot24 The Stomach.png
+| desc=This level is only in the Japanese version of the game. It is accessed if Ecco is inhaled by the Vortex Queen in the previous level (which, in the original releases of the game, forces players to replay the longer Welcome to the Machine level). Completing it returns Ecco to the Last Fight.
+}}
+}}
 ===Achievements===
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 ==History==
 ===Development===
-''Ecco the Dolphin'' was inspired by the works of American scientist [[wikipedia:John C. Lilly|John C. Lilly]], particularly his attempts to communicate with dolphins. During the 1970s, Lilly became addicted to ketamine and began to believe in a hierarchical group of cosmic entities, the lowest known as the Earth Coincidence Control Office (ECCO). These events helped build the world of ''Ecco the Dolphin'', with producer [[Ed Annunziata]] creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.
+''Ecco the Dolphin'' was inspired by the works of American author and screenwriter [[wikipedia:Hank Searls|Hank Searls]]{{ref|https://archive.vn/jbzVI|https://twitter.com/edannunziata/status/1261127650933800960}} (Henry Hunt Searls), particularly by his two novels ''"Overboard"'' (originaly published in 1978) and ''"Sounding"'' (originaly published in 1982). These two novels helped build the world of ''Ecco the Dolphin'', with producer [[Ed Annunziata]] creating an adventure wherein an intelligent dolphin comes into contact with extra terrestrial lifeforms.
 During development the game was known simply as '''''Dolphin'''''{{magref|megaplay|0306|36}}.
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 ''Ecco the Dolphin'' was the fourth best selling game in the United Kingdom in 1993{{magref|segamaguk|11|86}}.
-With the launch of ''Ecco The Dolphin'' in Europe , [[Sega]] France in a colaborative venture{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}}{{magref|megaforce|13|12}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} with Europe Conservation{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980705234756/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813234209/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/europe_home.htm}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}} (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813233953/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}, a non-governmental organization founded{{fileref|PicardieNature FR 62.pdf|page=6}} in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist [https://imagens.publicocdn.com/imagens.aspx/1311468?tp=UH&db=IMAGENS&type=JPG Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010303000406/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl3.html}}{{ref|https://weartseeds.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/le-jardin-foret-mandala-un-lieu-de-ressourcement-alliant-art-et-permaculture/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010203234900/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl1.html}}), the [[wikipedia:Tethys Research Institute|Tethys Research Institute]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}}, [[Sega]] UK, and [[Ecofilmes]], joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}.
+With the launch of ''Ecco the Dolphin'' in Europe , [[Sega]] France in a colaborative venture{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}}{{magref|megaforce|13|12}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} with Europe Conservation{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19980705234756/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813234209/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/europe_home.htm}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}} (European Organization For The Conservation of Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20070813233953/http://www.europeconservation.org:80/}}, then a member of the [[wikipedia:International Union for Conservation of Nature|International Union for Conservation of Nature]]{{ref|1=https://books.google.pt/books?id=rlo9AAAAYAAJ&q=jean+philippe+beau-douezy}}), a non-governmental organization founded{{fileref|PicardieNature FR 62.pdf|page=6}} in France, in 1989 by French field Ecologist [https://web.archive.org/web/20190428121508if_/https://imagens.publicocdn.com/imagens.aspx/1311468?tp=UH&db=IMAGENS&type=JPG Jean-Philippe Beau-Douëzy]{{ref|https://archive.ph/2PxtC|https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/sur-le-terrain/jean-philippe-beau-douezy/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010303000406/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl3.html}}{{ref|https://weartseeds.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/le-jardin-foret-mandala-un-lieu-de-ressourcement-alliant-art-et-permaculture/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010203234900/http://www.ecoguide.net:80/Pages/Pages_html_english/Pelagosengl1.html}}, the [[wikipedia:Tethys Research Institute|Tethys Research Institute]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=6}}, [[Sega]] UK, and [[Ecofilmes]], joined together in a major awareness-raising campaign for the dangers that menace dolphins and other species in danger of extinction{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}.
 [[Sega]] France donated 5 [[wikipedia:French franc|francs]]{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=7}}{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} of each of the first 30,000{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforce|13|13}} copies of ''Ecco the Dolphin'' sold, to the [[wikipedia:Ligurian Sea Cetacean Sanctuary|Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals]]{{ref|https://www.tethys.org/activities-overview/conservation/pelagos-sanctuary/}}{{fileref|Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=8}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=2}}{{fileref|Ecco The Tides of Time MD FR Leaflet.pdf|page=3}} (a 150.000 francs total), a special marine protected area extending about 90.000 km² in the north-western Mediterranean Sea between Italy, France and the Island of Sardinia, encompassing Corsica and the Archipelago Toscano, which owes{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060507042134/http://www.europeconservation.org/europe_pelagos.htm}} its name to a life-size, self-inflatable replica{{ref|https://static.globalnoticias.pt/storage/DN/2017/big/ng8581835.JPG}}{{ref|https://i.f1g.fr/media/figaro/orig/2018/02/16/XVM04dd8172-0761-11e8-9c17-e8e9a4c74ce5.jpg}} of a blue whale built by a team{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2fe62d67/web_Source0.jpg}}{{ref|https://numelyo.bm-lyon.fr/f_eserv/BML:BML_01ICO0010154f6d2e0aa17f/web_Source0.jpg}} of engineers in 1989 for the French oceanographer [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], which was suspended{{ref|https://dodelaunay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NOUVAILES_51-3.jpg}} between two cranes, from June 25 to July 7, 1989 in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], Paris to promote his ocean park [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_oc%C3%A9anique_Cousteau Parc Océanique Cousteau] (opened in July 1989 by [[wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]] and his son [[wikipedia:Jean-Michel Cousteau|Jean-Michel Cousteau]], in [[wikipedia:Les Halles|Les Halles]], as an educational ocean park without living animals, composed only by life-size replicas of marine mammals, the ill-fated attraction closed in November 1992, due to financial problems caused essentially by poor attendance due to the high prices of the tickets and the lack of real marine life). The replica, which was named "Pelagos", was exhibited in France numerous times, over the years, including in 1994 in a suggestive "navigation" on a platform along the [[wikipedia:Seine|Seine]] river, in Paris. The replica was later donated to Europe Conservation France.
-[[Ecofilmes]] contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 [[wikipedia:Portuguese escudo|escudos]] and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization [[wikipedia:Quercus (organization)|Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza]] (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903202318/http://projectodelfim.pt/conservacao/golfinhos-do-sado.html}}{{ref|https://www.esolidar.com/npo/detail/327-projecto-delfim-centro-portugues-de-estudo-dos-mamiferos-marinhos#}} - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050404141037/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/index.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022092807/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/who_are_we.html}}, founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists [http://193.136.2.107/fotografias/1923240590299319.jpg Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos]{{ref|http://mare.ispa.pt/pagina/manuel-eduardo-dos-santos}}<ref>http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=1923240590299319</ref>{{ref|http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/160}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}} and [https://archive.ph/Xq8FC/60ea7d8a45571604cdb35acceef6ea592232497b Francisco Reiner]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191119154141/http://www.tintafresca.net/News/newsdetail.aspx?news=2b2b372e-4c0f-4bd0-8f53-fdc29f85781b&edition=26}}) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins{{fileref|GolfinhosdoSado 2016.png}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903190545/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/galeria.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022101231/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/gal_foto.html}} of [[wikipedia:Sado River|Sado's River]]{{ref|https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Sado#/media/File:Foz_do_rio_Sado.jpg}} estuary ([[wikipedia:Setúbal|Setúbal]], Portugal).
+[[Ecofilmes]] contributed to the Pelagos project with more 4.000.000$00 [[wikipedia:Portuguese escudo|escudos]] and also contributed with 320$00 escudos of each copy sold to help Portuguese environmental organization [[wikipedia:Quercus (organization)|Quercus - Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza]] (Quercus - National Association for Nature Conservation) in a similar project, in Portugal, called Projecto Delfim{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903202318/http://projectodelfim.pt/conservacao/golfinhos-do-sado.html}}{{ref|https://www.esolidar.com/npo/detail/327-projecto-delfim-centro-portugues-de-estudo-dos-mamiferos-marinhos#}} - Centro Português de Estudo dos Mamíferos Marinhos (Projecto Delfim - Portuguese Centre for the Study of Marine Mammals{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050404141037/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/index.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022092807/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/who_are_we.html}}, founded in November 1992 by Portuguese Biologists [https://archive.ph/gF4GP/91e1ba394e48e3de99576dad42325f184c51ba21.jpg Manuel Eduardo de Noronha Gamito Afonso dos Santos]{{ref|http://mare.ispa.pt/pagina/manuel-eduardo-dos-santos}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/gF4GP|2=http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=1923240590299319}}{{ref|http://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/160}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}} and [https://archive.ph/Xq8FC/60ea7d8a45571604cdb35acceef6ea592232497b Francisco Manuel Reiner Ataíde Garcia]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214608/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/portugues/equipa.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20180903190628/http://projectodelfim.pt/associacao/quem-somos.html}}{{ref|http://archive.ph/0r3Pj|2=http://www.tintafresca.net/News/newsdetail.aspx?news=2b2b372e-4c0f-4bd0-8f53-fdc29f85781b&edition=26}}) for the study and conservation of the bottlenose dolphins{{fileref|GolfinhosdoSado 2016.png}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180903190545/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/galeria.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20041022101231/http://www.projectodelfim.pt/english/gal_foto.html}} of [[wikipedia:Sado River|Sado's River]]{{ref|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Foz_do_rio_Sado.jpg}} estuary ([[wikipedia:Setúbal|Setúbal]], Portugal).
 [[Ecofilmes]] promoted a contest{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}} exclusive to [[Clube Sega]] members, and included numbered coupons{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}}, on each copy of the game, which participants, had to fill with their personal details, (adress, [[Clube Sega]]{{ref|https://inmiracleworld.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/o-clube-sega/}} member number featured in [[Clube Sega]]'s membership card{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/3kgwqcvot/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Frente.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ihpdrd8xb/Cart_o_Socio-_Clube_Sega-_Verso.JPG.jpg}}{{ref|https://s25.postimg.org/ukq416ulr/cartao-clube-sega-novo.jpg}}, etc) and mail it back to [[Clube Sega]] (the old [[Ecofilmes]] headquarters in [[wikipedia:São João da Madeira|São João da Madeira]], Aveiro, Portugal). Participants with the prized coupon won a trip to France, for three people with all expenses paid to see the dolphins of the Pelagos project.
 Sega UK also joined the campaign donating £5000{{magref|megaforcept|1|6}}{{magref|megaforcept|1|7}} to the [[wikipedia:Whale and Dolphin Conservation|Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society]]{{ref|http://www.racketboy.com/images/DSC01377.jpg}}{{ref|http://www.racketboy.com/journal/sega-genesis-megadrive-ecco-the-dolphin-box-set-photos-info}}, to support the cetaceans conservation program conducted by them in the [[wikipedia:Moray Firth|Moray Firth]], near Inverness{{ref|http://www.racketboy.com/images/DSC01377.jpg}}{{fileref|SegaSuperPlay 113 UK Card Front.jpg}} in Scotland, where a dolphin named ''Ecco'' would benefit from the proceeds{{ref|http://www.racketboy.com/images/DSC01377.jpg}}{{fileref|SegaSuperPlay 113 UK Card Front.jpg}}.
+{{quote|By the way, there’s actually a secret about the Japanese cover. The cover illustration shows him with five stars on his head, but the text says “atama ni nanatsu no hanten o motsu iruka” (“the dolphin with the seven stars on his head”). You only see that text on the early version; later printings corrected it.|''[[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]''|ref={{intref|Interview: Ryoichi Hasegawa (2004) by Sega}}}}
+When released in Japan, the game's cover artist mistakenly states in the lower flavor text that Ecco has seven stars on his head (despite having five). The mistake would not be noticed until after game had gone to market, with a later print correcting the error.{{intref|Interview: Ryoichi Hasegawa (2004) by Sega}}
 ===Legacy===
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 ==Production credits==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
 ===Mega Drive version===
 {{multicol|
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 *'''Great Art:''' Balogh Zsolt -Talent‑
 *'''Basic Programmers:''' Brudnyák Mihály, Fox
-*'''Additional GFX:''' Bakai Andlás
 *'''Music:''' [[András Magyari|Magyari András]], [[Spencer Nilsen|Spencer N. Nilsen]], [[Brian Coburn]]
-*'''Additional Features:''' [[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]
 *'''Marketing:''' [[Al Nilsen]]
 *'''Testing:''' [[Casey Grimm]], [[Mark Lindstrom]], [[David Forster]]
 *'''Special Thanks:''' [[Clyde Grossman]], Stephen Friedman, Andras Csaszar, Imi, Cassandra, Eszter, Brigitta, Balázs
-| source=In-game credits (JP) {{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoR5n8ktRqk&vl=ja}}
+| source=In-game credits (US)
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin MD US credits.pdf
+| console=MD
+}}
+}}
+{{hr}}
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Additional GFX:''' Bakai Andlás
+*'''Additional Features:''' [[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]
+| source=In-game credits (JP)
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin MD JP credits.pdf
 | console=MD
 }}
+{{hr}}
-Note:'''Additional GFX''' and '''Additional Features''' are added to overseas versions in the Japanese credits.
 {{creditstable|
 *'''Marketing:''' [[Pamela Kelly]]
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 | pdfpage=26
 | console=MD
-}}
 }}
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 *'''Special Thanks:''' [[Clyde Grossman]], Stephen Friedman, Andras Csaszar, Imi, Cassandra, Ildi, Timea
 | source=In-game credits (JP)
-| pdf=EccoTheDolphin_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf
+| pdf=EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
 | console=MCD
 }}
+}}
+{{hr}}
 {{creditstable|
 *'''Marketing:''' [[Pamela Kelly]]
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 | pdfpage=28
 | console=MCD
-}}
 }}
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 *'''Special Thanks:''' Andrea Eszterhai, [[László Szenttornyai]], József Molnár
 *'''Lead Testers:''' Dianna Boundy, [[Conan Tigard]], [[Christine Watson]]
-*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Ray Alferez]], Mike Bench, [[Blair Bullock]], Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, [[Harry Chavez]], [[Janine Cook]], [[Aron Drayer]], [[Ivan Foong]], [[David Forster]], Jason Friedman, Mike Gilmartin, [[Richie Hideshima]], [[Keith Higashihara]], Lawrence Jeung, [[Tracy Johnson]], Wing Kwan, Vasily Lewis, [[Jeff Loney]], [[Simon Lu]], [[Tony Lynch]], [[Julio Martinez]], Pete McNab, Mike Madden, [[Heather Meigs]], [[Lancelot Nelson|Lance Nelson]], Andrew Podesta, Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Katherine Weathers]]
+*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Ray Alferez]], [[Mike Bench]], [[Blair Bullock]], Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, [[Harry Chavez]], [[Janine Cook]], [[Aron Drayer]], [[Ivan Foong]], [[David Forster]], Jason Friedman, [[Mike Gilmartin]], [[Richie Hideshima]], [[Keith Higashihara]], Lawrence Jeung, [[Tracy Johnson]], Wing Kwan, [[Vasily Lewis]], [[Jeff Loney]], [[Simon Lu]], [[Tony Lynch]], [[Julio Martinez]], Pete McNab, [[Mike Madden]], [[Heather Meigs]], [[Lancelot Nelson|Lance Nelson]], [[Andrew Podesta]], Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Katherine Weathers]]
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin SMS credits.pdf
 | console=SMS
 }}
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 *'''Special Thanks:''' Andrea Eszterhai, [[L. Szenttornyai]], József Molnár<!-- 'Jozef' Molnar in the manual -->
 *'''Lead Testers:''' Dianna Boundy, [[Conan Tigard]], [[Christine Watson]]
-*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Ray Alferez]], Mike Bench, [[Blair Bullock]], Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, [[Harry Chavez]], [[Janine Cook]], [[Aron Drayer]], [[Ivan Foong]], [[David Forster]], Jason Friedman, Mike Gilmartin, [[Richie Hideshima]], [[Keith Higashihara]], Lawrence Jeung, [[Tracy Johnson]], Wing Kwan, Vasily Lewis, [[Jeff Loney]], [[Simon Lu]]<!-- 'Simmon' Lu in the manual -->, [[Tony Lynch]], [[Julio Martinez]], Pete McNab, Mike Madden, [[Heather Meigs]], [[Lancelot Nelson|Lance Nelson]], Andrew Podesta, Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Katherine Weathers]]
+*'''Testers:''' [[Rey Alferez|Ray Alferez]], [[Mike Bench]], [[Blair Bullock]], Shrinivasan Chandrasekara, [[Harry Chavez]], [[Janine Cook]], [[Aron Drayer]], [[Ivan Foong]], [[David Forster]], Jason Friedman, [[Mike Gilmartin]], [[Richie Hideshima]], [[Keith Higashihara]], Lawrence Jeung, [[Tracy Johnson]], Wing Kwan, [[Vasily Lewis]], [[Jeff Loney]], [[Simon Lu]]<!-- 'Simmon' Lu in the manual -->, [[Tony Lynch]], [[Julio Martinez]], Pete McNab, [[Mike Madden]], [[Heather Meigs]], [[Lancelot Nelson|Lance Nelson]], [[Andrew Podesta]], Kirk Rogers, Bruno Sarret, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Katherine Weathers]]
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin GG credits.pdf
 | console=GG
 }}
+}}
+{{hr}}
 {{creditstable|
 *'''Manual:''' [[Carol Ann Hanshaw]]
-| source=Game Gear US manual
+| source=US manual
 | pdf=Ecco gg us manual.pdf
 | pdfpage=24
 | console=GG
 }}
+===Windows PC version===
+{{multicol|
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Producer:''' [[E. Ettore Annunziata]]
+*'''Designers:''' [[E. Annunziata]], [[L. Szenttornyai]]
+*'''Music:''' [[Spencer Nilsen]]
+*'''Wind Synthesizer Performance:''' [[Mitch Manker]]
+*'''Digital Sound Effects:''' [[Brian Coburn]]
+*'''Whale Voices Courtesy of:''' Madacy Music Group, Quebec, Canada
+*'''DigiChrome® Video Processing by:''' [[Digital Pictures, Inc.]]
+*'''Historical movies:''' [[Angel Studios]]
+*'''Manual:''' [[Carol Ann Hanshaw]]
+{{creditsheader|PC CD-ROM Version}}
+*'''Producer:''' [[Nicholas Lavroff]]
+*'''Code Conversion:''' [[Novotrade International]]
+*'''Product Manager:''' [[Victoria Lockhart]]
+*'''Test Lab:''' PCTest
+*'''Manual:''' [[Catherine E. Keatley]]
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Bill White]], [[Dean Lester]], [[Kelly Donlon]], [[Stephen Friedman]], [[Andras Csaszar]], [[Jason Friedman]]
+| source=In-game credits (help)
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin PC help credits.png
+| console=PC
+}}
+}}
+{{hr}}
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Designers:''' [[E. Annunziata]], [[L. Szenttornyai]]
+{{creditsheader|Developed by [[Novotrade International]]}}
+*'''Project Manager:''' Ferenc Tilesch
+*'''Game program:''' György Borszéki, Jósef Molnár, Zoltán Molnár
+*'''Graphics:''' Zsolt Barlogh, László Drabant, László Juhász, Gabriella Murakeözy
+| source=In-game credits (about)
+| pdf=Ecco the Dolphin PC about credits.png
+| console=PC
 }}
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 <gallery>
 Ecco Steam manual.pdf|Steam manual
-EccotheDolphin MD EU digital manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini EU manual
+EccotheDolphin MD US MDMini manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini US manual
+EccotheDolphin MD EU MDMini manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini EU manual
+EccotheDolphin MCD US MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
+EccotheDolphin MCD EU MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
 </gallery>
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 ==Artwork==
 <gallery>
-Ecco Artwork.jpg
+Ecco Artwork.jpg|US/EU cover
+SegaForeverYT Ecco the Dolphin JP 30th anniversary 1662x1503.png|JP cover
 </gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
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-| pp=73
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 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=US
+| region=JP
+| cover=EccoTheDolphin md jp cover.jpg
+| cart=Ecco MD JP Cart.jpg
+| carttop=EccotheDolphin MD JP CartTop.jpg
+| manual=Ecco The Dolphin Megadrive JP Manual.pdf
+| item1=Ecco MD JP pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
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+| cart=Ecco MD JP Cart.jpg
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+| item1name=PCB
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+| console=Mega Drive
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-| item1name=Cart (alt)
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+| carttop=Ecco The Dolphin MD EU Assembled In UK Cart Top.jpeg
+| cartback=Ecco The Dolphin MD EU Assembled In UK Cart back.jpeg
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+| console=Mega Drive
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+| cover=Ecco The Dolphin MD EU ALT Cover.JPG
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+| back=Ecco MD UK le back.jpg
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+| manual=Ecco the Dolphin MD EU Manual.pdf
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+| item1name=Contents
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+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=FR
+| cover=Ecco MD FR cover.jpg
+| manual=Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Manual.pdf
+| item1=Ecco the Dolphin MD FR Leaflet.pdf
+| item1name=Leaflet
+| item2=Ecco FR Adoption Certificate (Europe Conservation).jpg
+| item2name=Adoption Certificate{{magref|megaforce|13|12}}
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+| back=Ecco MD PT Box Back.jpg
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+| manual=
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-| region=JP
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+| back=Ecco MD AU back.jpg
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-| manual=
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-| region=FR
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+| cart=EccoTheDolphin md eu cart.jpg
-| item1name=Leaflet
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 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=PT(1st Version)
+| region=ZA ([[Sega Gold Collection|Gold Collection]])
-| cover=Ecco MD PT Box Front (1st Version).jpg
+| cover=EccoTheDolphin md za cover.png
-| manual=
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-| item1name=Leaflet
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-| cvg=94
-| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|143|42|printpage=42-43}}<!-- Oct 1993 edition misprinted on cover as issue 142 -->
-| edge=80
-| edge_source={{magref|edge|1|85}}
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-| esg=93
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-| joypad=96
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-| supersonic=95
-| supersonic_source={{num|6|page=8-9}}
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 | back=EccoTheDolphin scd eu backcover.jpg
 | disc=Ecco1 mcd eu disc.jpg
-| manual=
+| manual=Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Manual.jpg
 | square=yes
 | spinecard=Ecco MCD EU spinecard alt.jpg
@@ Line 609: / Line 868: @@
 | front=Ecco MCD EU Box Front Alt.jpg
 | back=Ecco MCD EU Box Back Alt.jpg
-| disc=
+| disc=Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Later Print Disc.jpg
+| manual=Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Later Print Manual.jpg
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+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega-CD
+| region=PT
+| square=yes
+| front=Ecco MCD PT Box Front.jpg
+| back=
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+| manual=Ecco The Dolphin MCD PT Manual.jpg
+| item1=Ecco The Dolphin MCD EU Manual.jpg
+| item1name=EU Manual
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega-CD
+| region=AU
+| square=yes
+| front=Ecco MCD AU Box Front.jpg
+| back=Ecco MCD AU Box Back.jpg
+| disc=Ecco MCD AU Manual.jpg
+| manual=Ecco mcd au manual.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega-CD
@@ Line 621: / Line 899: @@
 ===Master System version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|SMS}}
-| icon=SMS
-| consolesplus=88
-| consolesplus_source={{magref|consolesplus|34|169}}
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-| playerone=94
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-| segapower_source={{num|57|page=62}}
-| segapro=91
-| segapro_source={{num|34|page=56-57}}
-}}
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 | console=Master System
@@ Line 642: / Line 906: @@
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 | manual=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=PT
+| cover=Ecco SMS PT cover.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
@@ Line 661: / Line 929: @@
 | cover=EccoTheDolphin SMS BR cover.jpg
 | cart=Ecco sms br cart.jpg
+| manual=Ecco-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf
 }}
 ===Game Gear version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|GG}}
-| icon=GG
-| consolesplus=90
-| consolesplus_source={{num|24|page=168}}
-| cvg=93
-| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|go23|6|printpage=6-7}}
-| gamepro=85
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-| joypad=85
-| joypad_source={{magref|joypad|24|83}}
-| megaforce=82
-| megaforce_source={{magref|megaforce|22|114}}
-| mms=88
-| mms_source={{magref|mms|13|96}}
-| playerone=96
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-| sfsw=92
-| sfsw_source={{magref|sfsw|1993-07|26}}
-| segamaguk=93
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-| segapower=82
-| segapower_source={{num|47|page=42}}
-| segapro=93
-| segapro_source={{num|25|page=75}}
-| segazuk=90
-| segazuk_source={{num|15|page=79}}
-| stc=85
-| stc_source={{num|9|page=10}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=JP
+| front=EccoTheDolphin gg jp cover.jpg
+| back=Ecco GG JP Box Back.jpg
+| square=yes
+| cart=Ecco GG JP Cart.jpg
+| manual=
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=US
@@ Line 717: / Line 966: @@
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
-| region=JP
+| region=PT
-| front=EccoTheDolphin gg jp cover.jpg
+| cover=
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+| cart=
-| square=yes
-| cart=Ecco GG JP Cart.jpg
-| manual=
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=BR
-| cover=
+| cover=Ecco GG BR Box.jpg
-| cart=
+| cart=Ecco GG BR Cart.jpg
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 ===PC version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|PC}}
-| icon=PC
+{{Scanbox
-| cvg=76
+| console=PC
-| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|173|59}}
+| region=JP
-| d3=75
+| front=Ecco PC JP cover.png
-| d3_source={{magref|d3|7|24}}
+| back=Ecco PC JP Box Back.jpg
-| mms=80
+| spinemissing=yes
-| mms_source={{magref|mms|42|88}}
+| disc=Ecco PC JP Disc.jpg
-| stc=94
-| stc_source={{num|88|page=11}}
 }}
 {{Scanbox
@@ Line 748: / Line 992: @@
 | back=Ecco PC US Box Back.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
-| disc=
+| disc=Ecco PC US Disc.jpg
 | manual=
 | jewelcase=yes
@@ Line 758: / Line 1,002: @@
 | region=US (Jack in the Box)
 | front=Ecco PC US Box Front JitB.jpg
+| back=Ecco PC US JitB back.jpg
 | square=yes
 }}{{Scanbox
@@ Line 770: / Line 1,015: @@
 | disc=
 | manual=
-}}{{Scanbox
-| console=PC
-| region=JP
-| front=Ecco PC JP cover.png
-| back=Ecco PC JP Box Back.jpg
-| spinemissing=yes
 }}
 ==Technical information==
-===ROM dump status===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-{{romtable|
-{{rom|MD|sha1=2cad130f3118c189d39fd1d46c5c31a5060ce894|md5=18b49fe6ad55975b6021b40b193035f5|crc32=45547390|size=1MB|date=1992-10|source=Cartridge (US/EU)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
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-}}
 ==External links==
+* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629073948/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00125.html Mega CD], [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629073459/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00127.html PC]
 * Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/pc/ecco/ PC]
 * Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ecco/ Mega Drive]
@@ Line 798: / Line 1,029: @@
 * ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on iTunes: [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecco-the-dolphin/id324891361?mt=8 US], [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ecco-the-dolphin/id324891361?mt=8 UK] (offline)
 *[https://www.sanctuaire-pelagos.org/en/ www.sanctuaire-pelagos.org]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010209092324/http://www.europeconservation.org/ www.europeconservation.org (archived)]
 *[https://www.tethys.org/ www.tethys.org]
 *[https://uk.whales.org/home-2/?utm_expid=.Ue5j21X5SAGfYTsZ0yFGMg.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.pt%2F uk.whales.org]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170925133655/http://projectodelfim.pt/ projectodelfim.pt (archived)]
 *[https://www.quercus.pt/ www.quercus.pt]
 *[https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/826 Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at rsis.ramsar.org]
 *[https://www.protectedplanet.net/estuario-do-sado-nature-reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.protectedplanet.net]
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_Estuary_Natural_Reserve Sado Estuary Nature Reserve at www.wikipedia.org]
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scrw6p_9u-M Bottlenose Dolphins (''Tursiops truncatus'', '''pt.''' ''Golfinho-Roaz'') at Sado River Estuary (Setúbal, Portugal), at www.youtube.com]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scrw6p_9u-M Bottlenose Dolphins (''Tursiops truncatus'', '''pt.''' ''Golfinho-Roaz'') in Sado River Estuary (Setúbal, Portugal), at www.youtube.com]
 ==References==
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 {{Ecco}}
 [[Category:Sega Channel games]]
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini games]]
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini 2 games]]

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Levels

Achievements

History

Development

Release

Legacy

Comic adaptation

Versions

Version history

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

Windows PC version

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Master System version

Game Gear version

PC version

Technical information

External links

References