Ecco the Dolphin

This page is for the original release. For the emulated re-release, see Ecco the Dolphin (2010).

Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin	1996
Ecco the Dolphin (2010)	2010
Ecco: The Tides of Time	2010
Ecco Jr.	2010

Key points

Features improved graphics over other versions, redbook audio soundtrack from the Sega CD version, FMV sequences from Ecco the Dolphin: Tides of Time, new levels, selectable difficulty settings, and a save feature.

Lacks parallax scrolling effects from the Sega CD version.^[1]

Runs badly on newer systems.

General information

Caverns of Hope - An Ecco the Dolphin fansite for the series

The Ecco the Dolphin - A wiki for the series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This version is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

SEGA PC Reloaded

Ecco the Dolphin can be installed and launch with SEGA PC Reloaded launcher.

Download SEGA PC Reloaded.
Install the software anywhere you want.
Launch SEGA PC Reload and select install game. Click on Ecco icon.
Select your disk drive where the cd/iso is located.
Select where you want to install.
Select configure to customize options.
Select play to play the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\dol32nt.stg^{[Note 1]}

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x240 and 640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		The entire game is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				European version-only
German				European version-only
Japanese				Japanese version-only
Spanish				European version-only

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	1	Windows 95 version comes pre-packaged with DirectX 1.0 setup

Executable	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows				Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.

System requirements

Windows 3.x
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	3.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 60 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, 256 colors
Sound (audio device)	Sound Blaster 16

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 60 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, 256 colors
Sound (audio device)	Sound Blaster 16

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Differences from the original version :: Fandom - last accessed on 2022-11-15

[gamedir-2] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Differences from the original version :: Fandom - last accessed on 2022-11-15

[1]

[Note 1]

Developers

	Novotrade International
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows 3.x	December 13, 1996^{[citation needed]}
Windows	December 13, 1996
Taxonomy
Series	Ecco the Dolphin