The creator of Ecco the Dolphin has introduced an upcoming assortment containing traditional video games and an all-new journey.
Ecco the Dolphin: Full will comprise “all variations of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time”, in addition to a “model new up to date Ecco sport”.
The unique Ecco the Dolphin was launched on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis in 1992, earlier than being ported to the Grasp System, Sport Gear and Mega CD.
The sequel, Ecco: The Tides of Time, got here to the Mega Drive / Genesis in 1994 adopted by the Sport Gear and Mega CD. A Grasp System port was launched solely in Brazil.
Though the brand new announcement says it can comprise “all variations” of every sport, it does additionally say it goes “from the 8-bit Grasp System period by the 16-bit Genesis / Mega Drive era”, implying the Mega CD variations is probably not included.
The gathering is being developed by A&R Atelier, a California-based studio led by Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata. The studio consists of authentic members of the unique Ecco the Dolphin improvement workforce, and can also be “at the moment growing Ecco the Dolphin titles in partnership with Sega”, in line with the assertion.
Ecco the Dolphin: Full will embody new options together with speedrunning help, achievements and leaderboards. It would additionally comprise “meta quests” which span throughout the unique video games and the brand new sport, providing “challenges that thread by the complete Ecco universe”.
“Ecco the Dolphin: Full is constructed by authentic members of the Ecco improvement workforce, reunited after greater than 30 years, and consists of authentic creator Ed Annunziata together with members of the unique composition, artwork, and programming groups,” an official assertion says.
“Nobody else could make this sport. The individuals who created Ecco’s world, its music, its environment, and its mysteries are those bringing it ahead. This isn’t an out of doors studio’s interpretation. That is Ecco because it was at all times meant to be – realized by the minds that dreamed it into existence.”
Annunziata introduced in Might 2025 {that a} new Ecco the Dolphin sport and two remasters had been in improvement. He additionally directed gamers to “keep tuned” to an Ecco the Dolphin web site, which confirmed a clock counting right down to April 2026. The clock is at the moment set to finish at 1am PT / 4am ET / 9am BST on Thursday, April 23.
Following the discharge of Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time, a better spin-off known as Ecco Jr was launched on Mega Drive / Genesis. After this the sequence remained dormant for some time, till Sega and developer Appaloosa Interactive launched Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future on Dreamcast (and later PS2). Annunziata had no involvement on this new sport, which was a 3D journey somewhat than his 2D side-scrolling video games.
Again in 2013, Annunziata – who didn’t have the rights to the Ecco the Dolphin IP on the time – tried to crowdfund a religious successor known as The Large Blue, however this was in the end unsuccessful.
Undeterred, he settled a lawsuit with Sega in 2016 which appeared to probably open the door once more for a brand new Ecco title.
