Ecco the Dolphin appreciators?

This series... so strange, but gorgeous, wonderful sound, and challenging. We haven't seen an Ecco since the at-times-brutally-challenging 3D Dreamcast game (still beautiful to this day with a VGA adapter).

Am I the only on who misses this eccentric Sega franchise? What was your favorite in the series?

I think it was spoilt by the 3d versions :(

Not my favorite SEGA IP. It's hard, but even more so, it's creepy as shit.

You mean "delightfully off-kilter"? :-P

I'm scarred for life because of this game. :(

look at that plucky aquatic mammal go!

Lol, this game was great back in the day. Very outside of the box.

That's the first time I ever heard of this game. Very interesting.

It's worth a play. It's pretty cheap to pick up as well.

Ecco the Dolphin was one of my favorite Sega CD games. I definitely recommend it if you are seeking ownership of a Sega CD.

Best version, the soundtrack the CD version allowed is fantastic.

@nyadc said:

Best version, the soundtrack the CD version allowed is fantastic.

Very nice CDX.

Sweet system NyaDC

@nyadc: Yes, it was the Sega CD version that I was thinking about, earlier. It has been a while.

I received Ecco as a gift when it was released, but never really got into it. The novelty and atmosphere (great sound!) struck me as exceptional at the time, but I guess I was just too ADD to make much progress.

Aww I used to play this alot. Freaking hard arse game.

@Renegade_Fury: thats... special...

Ecco Jr. was too easy, which makes the whole series a bit of a cruel joke.

Definitely, I remember wasting an awful lot of time just messing around in it rather than actually progressing through the game mind.

I was never actually GOOD at these games. They are hard. But I find the music, visuals, and theme captivating (if unusual) - it has staked out a claim in my heart even if I've had more success with other great series

lol

Hehe, that's a pretty great video @Gamerno6666

I still enjoy these games. I have both games for my Sega Game Gear and beat the first on both GG and Gen. I beat the second on Gen as well. I also have the Dreamcast game that I beat. Very challenging games but a lot of fun as well.

I have the games on the genesis. I'd like to go back and play them someday.

I like the atmosphere of the Genesis ones(I remember a 3D one looking good but haven't played it myself, don't remember if it was Saturn or Dreamcast for sure but I think DC) but never actually finished any of them. I should go back and play them sometime.

I tried to beat the first one and got hopelessly lost. I've always wanted to return to Ecco. The games are very intriguing to me.

I feel like this sums them up - too intriguing to forget, but a bit too circuitous and difficult at times to feel like a master