Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Developer(s)Appaloosa Interactive
Publisher(s)Sega
Creator(s)Ed Annunziata
Platform(s)Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Microsoft Windows, Game Gear, Master System, Virtual Console, Cloud (OnLive), Steam, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS
First releaseEcco the Dolphin
December 1992 (1992-12)
Latest releaseEcco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)

Ecco the Dolphin is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Appaloosa Interactive (previously known as Novotrade International) and published by Sega. Appaloosa Interactive was founded in Hungary in 1983; the first Ecco the Dolphin game was developed by an entirely Hungarian team, originally for the European market.[1] Ecco the Dolphin series was released in part due to Nintendo's exclusive deal with the company Capcom.[2] In the early 1990s, Capcom signed a deal with Nintendo preventing Sega's console from carrying two popular games at the time, Street Fighter I and Final Fight. As a result, Sega created Ecco the Dolphin to develop a competitive advantage against Nintendo by having their own interactive game series. The games were originally developed for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast video game consoles, and have been ported to numerous systems. Ettore Annunziata envisioned and conceived the game, while Laszlo Szsenttornyai, Jozsef Molnar, and Zsolt Balogh programmed the game for the SEGA Mega Drive.[3] The story follows the eponymous bottlenose dolphin, who fights extraterrestrial threats to the world. The games are known for their high difficulty as well as their pacifist nature, which is common for Hungarian Games. Hungarian animated games often feature animal protagonists like Caesar the Cat, a game released in 1983 for the Commodore 64.[4][5][6] Ecco the Dolphin was seen as a continuation of the use of animal protagonists in Hungarian content. [3]Ecco was created by Ed Annunziata,[7] who also produced Chakan: The Forever Man, which was also released in December 1992.

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  2. ^ Donovan, Tristan. Replay: The History of Video Games. Yellow Ant, Kindle Edition. pp. 221–222.
  3. ^ a b Beregi, Tamas, Iwatani (2015). "Video Games Around the World – Hungary". The MIT Press: 219–234. JSTOR j.ctt17kk7tc.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Cæsar the Cat". Lemon64. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Hilary (2007-08-17). "IGN: Ecco the Dolphin Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  6. ^ Thomas, Lucas (2006-12-13). "IGN: Ecco the Dolphin (Virtual Console) Review". IGN. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  7. ^ "Interview with Ed Annunziata". The Arkonviox Network. Archived from the original on 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

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