Who owns ecco the dolphin

This included swimming acceleration, taking into account the gravity and viscosity issues. That was what the team eventually settled on. It was a long list of first times for a new game, but it was looking forward to what video games could accomplish. Annunziata describes it as a fun and magical time for him. And best of all? It worked. Ecco the Dolphin was critically acclaimed when it was released in A sequel, Ecco: The Tides of Time , soon followed in , followed by a more child-friendly and educational title in Ecco Jr.

Ecco Jr. But the heart and soul of Ecco has always stayed with Annunziata. Annunziata hasn't been with SEGA for many years and settled a lawsuit with the company about the rights for Ecco in However, Annunziata still has hopes for continuing the world of Ecco the Dolphin.

He hopes one day to be able to remaster the first two Ecco games, bringing them up to speed with today's technology and rendering. He would want to keep the same atmosphere and palette, but with higher graphic fidelity. He also wouldn't be opposed to fixing a little gameplay so it wouldn't be too hard, as the originals had caused many a player to throw a controller in dismay.

Lovingly, of course. That's not all Annunziata hopes for with Ecco, either. He wants to expand his original universe and create an Ecco 3 in the same style.

As well as a movie. Given how well Sonic the Hedgehog did, it's a fascinating and maybe not too crazy idea. But what would the plot be? Only time will tell if either of these dreams will come to fruition. He's tweeted about it more than once. In the meantime, he still has a soft spot for the Eccoverse and its fans. There's an active community of Ecco fans who have kept the story going through fanworks, replaying the games, and discussion groups like Caverns of Hope. Jump to comments News Editor tomphillipsEG.

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