Thank you for this story. Congrats on your journey with Sega. I hope it was a good one

I find the third entry terrifying. Twenty years ago I turned off RE: Directors Cut to play it on Dreamcast. Then I discovered Vincent Price...good times! 👍

​@@MarzimusI had the Sega CD version back in the day and it was super creepy.

@@christophermoody6840 Welcome to the Machine.

And you know this because you were there

ikr? When he mentioned "iron curtain" and "the 80's" I thought "Wait, wasn't the Genesis era in the 90's?" But then I remembered that the Genesis was released in 89, and it wasn't even trying to compete with the SNES, because it was still ONE YEAR AWAY from release. Sega truly was a company ahead of it's time.

I've been saying this for years. Nintendo's hold on video game producers and publishers as well as the market share in Japan and North America and pop culture in general in the mid-late 80s can not be overstated. But, at the same time, Sega wasn't twiddling their thumbs. Sure, hardly anyone knew or heard of the Master Sysrem let alone owned one in North America, but when the Sega Genesis came out, it changed the game forever. The courageous risks that Sega, particularly Sega of America took in order to get a foothold on the market meant some of the most unique, original and creative games yet seen were allowed to be developed, such as Toejam and Earl and Ecco the Dolphin, as mentioned in this video, but also games like Road Rash and Rocket Knight Adventures. And renowned developer Treasure might not be a household name today had it not been for the Genesis/Mega Drive providing them an outlet to out forth their creations, as well as serving as publishers. Sega even embraced Code master's Game Genie and grander them a license to release the device. Despite all this, all people choose to remember about Sega and its 16-bit system are the lesser titles, the poor decisions made by Sega of Japan, the casualties of the GEMS sound driver, the fact that by most accounts the Genesis was technically inferior to the SNES (a console 2 years younger than the Genesis, which was designed to compete with it just as the Genesis was in competition with the NES), the failed add-ons, and their own biases from having grown up with 2 Nintendo consoles. This is reflected even now with the endless stream of rooms, hacks, homebrews, mods, merchandise, etc. for Nindendo and its various games and consoles, whereas finding anything for Sega in its hayday is virtually impossible. I'm just thankful for this channel and several others for illustrating the significance and cultural impact Sega had and continues to have made. Perhaps, with more videos/channels like this, and the success of the Genesis Mini, Sega will finally begin to enjoy the respect it truly deserves and has earned.

The only people downplaying Sega are people who stopped playing games. Sega publishes a lot of great games these days.

@ArtofZen Digital - Amaizing words of yours , I could write better !!

I wish could pin this comment on the wall so much.

definitely. I'm always impatiently waiting for more videos from this channel

It's the most underrated gaming channel on KZfaq, by far.

And an underrated game series.

When I'm feeling tired She pushed food through the door And I crawl towards the crack of light Sometimes I can't find my way Newspapers spread around Soaking all that they can A cleaning is due again - a good hosing down The lady whom I feel maternal love for Cannot look me in the eyes But I see hers and they are blue And they cock and twitch and masturbate! Black windows of paint I scratched with my nails I see others just like me Why do they not try to escape? They bring out the older ones They point in my way They come with a flash of light And take my family away And very later I have learned To accept some friends of ridicule My whole existence is for your amusement And that is why I'm here with you! To take Me with You're right

You may want to check out the game Rain World. Like Echo, Rain World is a 2D game about an animal that has been separated from its family. Both are about survival in the hostile environment of nature with a gradual supernatural element introduced. Rain World's tone is a little different. Bit less fantastical and more existential.

@@Pan_Z *Ecco

Ecco was huge to me during my childhood. The graphics are still beautiful today.

Thanks so much!

I don't know how they don't have millions of subscribers yet.

I couldnt agree more with you ! I love this channel and their great work !!

Said absolutely_nobody... And everyone else. Lol

Me too

same

Me too

Same

I didn´t think twice.

Thanks!

@@strafefox You're welcome dude. Looking so forward to more of your stuff.

@@strafefox Seriously how do you get this brilliant Animated CGI and Animations done in such a short time??

@@Dose_Of_Autism It usually takes me 3 months to make an episode. It helps that I can re-use some design work and 3d models from older episodes :)

@@strafefox Ah, cool :) always wanted to know...

Too bad the game sucks on ice to play

I love the game. Ecco the Dolphin and tides of time are two of my favorite games ever. But the Dreamcast one sucked. They need a new 3D Ecco

Imagine if they made echo the dolphin today and how realistic it would look. They should totally do it.

​@@Goldun-nahit would be breathtaking

Ha! :) Thanks and good luck with your 85 emails

Dude me too I have the day off work and and a long list of house and yard work plus watching the baby. So now thebyardwork is waiting and I'm watching this with my son!

Same.

Ecco is that weird niche game, it didnt explode on the mainstream but it will probably have a solid following for a long, long time

It was never forgotten mate. We're 2024 and people are still playing it

Ha! Thanks :)

It's weird how the 2 teams created almost opposite soundtracks. Most of Spenser's tracks are the chilliest music ever created while their FM counterparts are usually raw nightmare beats.

I'd say the Streets of Rage trilogy and Time Trax take the cake

Have you heard the soundtrack for Ecco Defender of the Future? It's gorgeous.

Really cool to hear! and thanks for making such imaginative and awesome games! I hope Ecco III will get funded someday or possible a remake of the original with updated graphics in the style of Zsolt's painting of Trelia and the Asterite, that would be amazing :)

Thank you for making these games. Looking forward to Dolphin Quest too

I think that was their intention.

Same still scares me till this day

indeed !

Thanks so much! :)

sorry but you still failed all of them novotrade names:)

Cool to hear that you discovered my channel through Ecco. I also love the cartridge soundtrack to Tides of Time!

You should definitely listen to Defender of the Future's OST too! It is probably the best in the series, composed by the legend himself Tim Follin and truly follows the style the previous CD versions established.

well, 90s History Channel.

It does indeed. It unfortunately wont get that far because its not a loud obnoxious lets-player following the latest trend. I still try to get others into this, Game Sack, Jeremy Parish, etc despite the uphill battle.

True words have never been spoken

Awesome! Thanks :)

Xeno Falcon Hows the Playthrough going? Are you using save states? Is it still hard as balls |:I

András Magyari who did music and sound effects for both Mega-Drive games was a very skilled programmer. László told me he made his own MIDI player for the Z-80 sound processor in the Mega-Drive.

Thanks! :)

Ha! Cool to hear and hope you had a great vacation :)

Watch Atrocity Guide’s video on dolphins to see what ECCO really means

Thanks Austin! :) The FMV clips are pretty well hidden in the game in a stage called the Library in the Atlantis section. You can get a lot back-story on the Vortex kind there via the info stored in the glyph crystals and one or two show FMV footage of dolphins in the CD version.

@@strafefox Ahhh, that explains things. I don't think I made it to Atlantis in the CD version (only the cart one). I'll look for it the next time I try to work my way through the game again. I'll probably start with the CD version thanks to the checkpoints and that sweet, sweet soundtrack.

Thanks so much! Yeah I remember reading your blog, it was really fascinating and a great read! I will put a link to it in the description. Sealife has always fascinated me, whenever I visit a new city I always check if there's a cool aquarium or natural historic museum to check out :) I shot the footage of the Leopard Shark and Jelly fish in an aquarium in Lissabon and Vienna I think several years back. So no surprise that Ecco clicked with me back when it first came out :) fun fact, one of the very first ideas I had for this channel 10 years ago was to make a video called Beyond Ecco the Dolphin where I covered stuff like Atlantis, the Delphinus constellation and all the sea-life in the game.

Thanks! and the new video is almost ready :)

Great to hear you have fun with Ecco! and the Mini consoles are really great at that. In a way they really encourage you to play through or at least try the games you are less familiar with. I'm currently working my way through Super C and Comix Zone, 2 games I never beat without cheating.