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Encyclopedia > Ecco Jr.
ECCO Jr.
Developer(s) SEGA
Publisher(s) SEGA
Release date(s) 1995 (Genesis)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone
Platform(s) Sega Genesis

Ecco Jr. is something of a side game in the Ecco the Dolphin series, released in 1995. It had the controls and basic gameplay of the other two Mega Drive/Genesis titles, but was very much geared towards younger players, lacking the extreme difficulty of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... Ecco the Dolphin is the collective name given to a series of video games published by Sega which primarily take place underwater. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Screenshot of Ecco The Dolphin for the Sega Megadrive and Sega Genesis. ...


The story was that a younger version of Ecco went to see the Big Blue, completing tasks such as herding seahorses, swimming through rings, and finding lost balls for sea lions along the way. Two other playable characters were introduced: Tara the baby orca and Kitnee the young Atlantic dolphin, who is darker gray then Ecco. They were interchangeable with Ecco and each other at any time; every character had a different voice but not much else was different between them. The game had a password system, though all the passwords were included in the instruction manual, and a "Parent's Menu" that had, among other things, facts about real dolphins. Binomial name Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 Orca range (in blue) The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). ...


A slightly modified port of the title, called Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt!, was also available on the Sega Pico. The Sega Pico The Sega Pico, also known as Kids Computer Pico ), was an electronic toy by Sega. ...



 

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