GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links.

Yoot Saito teases 3DS Seaman

Developer responds to fan request for updated online version of virtual life sim, responds that something along those lines can be expected.

80 Comments

When Yoot Saito's voice-recognizing life sim Seaman debuted on the Dreamcast 10 years ago, a microphone was such an unusual peripheral that Sega had to make one specifically for the game and bundle it with every copy. Now that microphones are standard features on handheld hardware, it appears that Saito's virtual life sim might be venturing into new environs.

The last time Seaman was spotted in the wild was in his Japan-only 2007 PS2 sequel.
The last time Seaman was spotted in the wild was in his Japan-only 2007 PS2 sequel.

Last night, the developer answered a fan's question on his Twitter account and teased a new Seaman-like project in the process. A follower of Saito's expressed a desire to see Seaman swimming on Nintendo's 3DS, with some online functionality along the lines of Nintendo's Flipnote Studio built in. (Flipnote allows users to create their own digital flipbook animations and share them online.) In his reply, Saito said he couldn't go into detail but added that it would be good for people to expect something along those lines.

The original Seaman release didn't overly impress critics when it debuted, but it managed to sell more than 550,000 copies in its first six months on sale. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2, and a full-fledged sequel was made for Sony's system in 2007. Neither PS2 game saw release outside of Japan.

For more on Seaman, check out GameSpot's review of the original Dreamcast edition.

Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.
This video has an invalid file format.
00:00:00
Sorry, but you can't access this content!
Please enter your date of birth to view this video

By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.com

Join the conversation
There are 80 comments about this story
80 Comments  RefreshSorted By 
  • 80 results
  • 1
  • 2
GameSpot has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to toxic conduct in comments. Any abusive, racist, sexist, threatening, bullying, vulgar, and otherwise objectionable behavior will result in moderation and/or account termination. Please keep your discussion civil.

Avatar image for btbam16
btbam16

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

HELL YES

Upvote • 
Avatar image for CoolDuckGamers
CoolDuckGamers

121

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 9

User Lists: 0

that is.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for ar2_arr
ar2_arr

126

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

wow i dont know the firts game, but watching the video, it look weird and creepy

Upvote • 
Avatar image for grungeman91
grungeman91

617

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 12

User Lists: 0

I don't want no seaman on my DS screen.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Jedilink109
Jedilink109

1609

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

Sweetness. I always thought the first game was.....weird. I have wondered since it came out if they would make another new one. This should be sweet and it would be an absolute PERFECT fit on 3DS. You can have him swimming around in 3D and everything. Sounds awesome to me. :D

Upvote • 
Avatar image for o0MrCheesy0o
o0MrCheesy0o

139

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

3D seamen... Oh gawd! It's coming at my face :O

Upvote • 
Avatar image for nichh-y
nichh-y

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

When I saw 'teases 3DS seaman' I thought of something completely different...

Upvote • 
Avatar image for prioritymail
prioritymail

1609

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 10

User Lists: 0

Seaman for the Dreamcast was fun. I'm glad to see this game again

Upvote • 
Avatar image for gunwar
gunwar

106

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

Looks funny

Upvote • 
Avatar image for spike6958
spike6958

6701

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 6

User Lists: 0

I was picturing something completely different.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Shadow4020
Shadow4020

2097

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

It's Sea-MAN!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Phantom_--
Phantom_--

30

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

At :36 seconds I see two bananas...

Upvote • 
Avatar image for travisstaggs
travisstaggs

10562

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 8

User Lists: 0

The Dreamcast Seaman game was actually some what fun. Hopefully this turns out good.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for boobush
boobush

600

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

Does he try to headbutt eggman?

Upvote • 
Avatar image for snailz
snailz

74

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Wow.. I can't wait to see Seaman coming right at me!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for mf1986
mf1986

706

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

one of those games that is unique and doesnt sell well.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for JAB991
JAB991

6077

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 31

User Lists: 0

AMAZING if true

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Cloud_Reaper
Cloud_Reaper

67

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

what a horrible horrible name for a title lmao

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Nintendo_Ownes7
Nintendo_Ownes7

30973

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

Cool I would also like if Yoot Saito made a Odama sequal on the 3DS aswell.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Sir-Chibi
Sir-Chibi

68

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

Keep this game in japan.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for U_LOST_ME_87
U_LOST_ME_87

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

although Sega's Dreamcast lived for a short time, the games are unforgettable & so special ... its been 10 years .. SEGA BRING BACK THE DREAMCAST GODDAMITT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for mr_squibble
mr_squibble

532

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

I don't know whether to be excited or very afraid. I guess a little refreshed Seaman action is a decent thing, for those who are into that type of thing.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Sphire
Sphire

2081

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

Sticky white stuff...

Upvote • 
Avatar image for 73X
73X

1545

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Definitely creepy. Will pass.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for kejigoto
kejigoto

2735

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 16

User Lists: 0

Freaking awesome! Seaman was a great Dreamcast game and I think it would work very well on the 3DS! Definitely would be cool to see some more Dreamcast games make the jump onto the 3DS. Toy Commander and Powerstone please!!!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Bortson
Bortson

195

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

"What it Seaman doing on the back of Tom Cruise?" & "Come along Swallow" were the first things I thought of when reading the article title.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Ladiesman17
Ladiesman17

1280

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

looks creepy & disgusting!!! :?

Upvote • 
Avatar image for freedom01
freedom01

3699

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 109

User Lists: 0

freedom01  Moderator

all I can say about this game is just no

Upvote • 
Avatar image for zideeq
zideeq

113

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the flying FRUCK! is this?!?!?!? who knows what this game is!? does this exist on the very planet I am living on! WHAT PRODUCED THIS STRANGE CREATURE!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for mr-misio
mr-misio

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Hey guys , Japanese gamers always were freaky bunch :) so , but the game is freaking scary @_)

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Chimpman_Z
Chimpman_Z

38

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 7

User Lists: 0

OR...the developer can come up with some new ideas. hmmm.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Kajiuro
Kajiuro

134

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

I.. I think I'm terrified.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for ValentineRain
ValentineRain

121

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Apparently I am very out of touch with the gaming community. I had no idea anyone was waiting for another Seaman game.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for kikitube
kikitube

576

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 0

This game freaked me out. I mean what is this?

Upvote • 
Avatar image for pallidorus
pallidorus

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

This game was so addicting, it was basically a virtual pet that had an attitude and a very good memory. I remember it would tell me stuff that I told it the day I had my first conversation with it. I would get a 3DS for this alone.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for RazgrizX
RazgrizX

25

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

What The Hell is this ?!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just can't figure it out....it makes no sense or whatsoever !!!!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for DCUltrapro
DCUltrapro

568

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

the main issue with that game was that you HAD TO check on the retarded fish ALL the fooking time! I mean you couldn't check on it in the morning then go to work, come home and check on it again cos it would just die, so theres literally no way of playing it unless you take 2 weeks off work!!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for DiscGuru101
DiscGuru101

2552

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 15

User Lists: 0

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

Upvote • 
Avatar image for DiscGuru101
DiscGuru101

2552

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 15

User Lists: 0

Man this game was weird. I had completely forgotten it. I still have my Dreamcast but I never thought to own this bad boy... I think mostly because the creature is hideous, and it is named Seaman. This looks like a cross between Tail of the Sun and Lost in Blue.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Dynamo11
Dynamo11

891

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 8

User Lists: 0

lolwut

Upvote • 
Avatar image for lazycomplife
lazycomplife

645

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

OMG I WANT

Upvote • 
Avatar image for strayfies
strayfies

435

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Heheh. Seaman huh.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Razor619Fist
Razor619Fist

257

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

hehe, seamen

Upvote • 
Avatar image for zelosphia_8
zelosphia_8

385

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Missed out on the original Seaman and it's expensive to get online. I'd love a sequel.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Witchsight
Witchsight

12145

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Ok Japan, we know youre weird, you can stop.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for SuperYeti22
SuperYeti22

892

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

Cool! Semen! Oh oops, I meant Seaman.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for EddyG0RD0
EddyG0RD0

2607

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

"Seaman and Swallow" anyone remembers them from some South Park episode? :D :D :D

Upvote • 
Avatar image for bsnimunf
bsnimunf

1039

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Okay but what is it?

Upvote • 
Avatar image for deactivated-57fce817a4cf5
deactivated-57fce817a4cf5

4117

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 21

User Lists: 0

Might be worth watching. I never tried the original (did it even make it to the UK?). The potential is there though so hopefully this time they can impress the critics.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Recboy
Recboy

70

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

a seaman game for kinect would be better.

Upvote • 
  • 80 results
  • 1
  • 2