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Ecco the Dolphin

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Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin cover
Developers
Novotrade International
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows December 13, 1996
Ecco the Dolphin guide on StrategyWiki
Ecco the Dolphin on Wikipedia
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin 1996
Ecco the Dolphin (2010) 2010
Ecco: The Tides of Time 2010
Ecco Jr. 2010

This page is for the original release. For the emulated re-release, see Ecco the Dolphin (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.
Runs badly on newer systems.
A fan port for modern Windows operating systems exists.

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
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This version is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Ecco the Dolphin: Fixed and Enhanced Edition

A fan-made port of the game that features:

  • An easy-to-use launcher GUI to change settings for the game.
  • Compatibility for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.
  • Windowed and fullscreen modes.
  • Music playback for the game from audio files (MP3, WAV, OGG, and more).
  • Fully portability; removes CD check and all save and configuration files are stored under <path-to-game>.
Install Fixed and Enhanced Edition[citation needed]
  1. Download fan-made port here.
  2. Launch the game using either Ecco PC Launcher.exe (opens settings) or Ecco PC Launcher (No GUI).exe (jumps straight into the game window).

Notes

Game path must not exceed 128 characters.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %WINDIR%\[Note 1]
Fixed and Enhanced Edition changes this location to <path-to-game>.

Save game data location

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

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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

  1. ↑ Ecco the Dolphin: Fixed and Enhanced Edition manual, page 8