Eventually, it just became unplayable on newer operating systems. And since it was made after the whole 16-bit series, Ecco PC also contains the Full-motion video clips from Tides of Time.Īs the years passed, Ecco PC started having problems running on each newer version of Windows that came out. The beautiful soundtrack plays from Ecco on Sega CD. Well, it could have been just like this! Ecco the Dolphin was completely recreated and redrawn for Windows ’95, in high definition and high color. In 1995, Sega ported Ecco the Dolphin onto Windows, but it was much more than just a port! Ecco PC was actually the best, most enhanced version of the original title, using the extra hardware capabilities of a personal computer! It was actually a 32-bit version of Ecco the Dolphin, so everyone who has wondered what that canceled Ecco game on 32x would have been like. There's an undocumented 'easy mode', accessed by entering 'EASY.' as password.Genre: Action Developer: Korama and Klaimen from Caverns of Hope Publisher: Korama and Klaimen from Caverns of Hope Players: 1 Released: 2014 There are two new levels (but they aren't that good): 'Open Ocean 2' and 'The Stomach' (the latter involves the final level, enough said). Dying in the final level doesn't send you back to the infernal penultimate level anymore.

Enemies don't respawn by default (making rescuing the lost dolphins in 'The Lagoon' quite pointless, because the reward for that is the anti-respawn ability). Some barrier glyphs act as checkpoints now, so you don't have to replay a level from the beginning after dying. At least one hint message was improved, helping the player. Fixes certain bugs and glitches (speedrunners, up your game!)

It was never officially released, and is only surpassed by the Mega/Sega CD release, and the Windows PC version, the best version of Ecco 1 to date (see 'Ecco PC: Fixed and Enhanced Edition'). This 'Revision 01' is almost identical to the Japanese version, but in English. Several bugs were fixed, and the game was made quite a bit easier. After the original version had been released, the developers continued to improve the code for the following releases of the Japanese and Mega/Sega CD versions. Official and rare - Ecco 1 (English) with checkpoints and other fixes from the Japanese version.Įcco 1 is considered a very difficult game.

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