A&R Atelier is modernizing two games and adding a brand-new one, extending the dolphin’s journey all the way into the modern era.

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete is a sweeping new package that takes players on a trip through time, guiding them across the full history of one of gaming’s most iconic series. In Ecco the Dolphin: Complete, Ecco literally swims through the ages, from the 8-bit Master System era through the 16-bit Mega Drive generation and into a brand-new game built specifically for modern audiences. This is meant to be the full Ecco the Dolphin experience, created by the people who made the originals. A remaster collection done the way it should be. Fans are also invited to celebrate Earth Day on the official Ecco the Dolphin website, where a mini-game is available here. Anyone who wants early access, previews of Ecco content, and direct contact with the development team is being pointed to the official site, which currently serves as the only hub for information and access tied to the future of Ecco the Dolphin.

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete is being built by original members of the Ecco development team, who have reunited after more than 30 years. The group includes original creator Ed Annunziata, along with members of the original music, art, and programming teams. Realistically, nobody else could make this project with the same legitimacy. The people who first created Ecco’s world, music, mood, and mysteries are the ones bringing it back now. This is not an outside studio offering its own interpretation. It is Ecco revisited by the minds that invented it in the first place.

The package includes every version of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time, meaning the original, untouched games from the early 1990s are being preserved and made freely explorable as part of the collection. Alongside those classics, a completely new contemporary Ecco game will carry the series forward into the present era, tying together the franchise’s history as one unified experience.

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will also feature built-in speedrunning support, achievements, and leaderboards. Meta-quests will stretch across the original games and the new contemporary entry, creating challenges that run through the entire Ecco universe. Custom course functionality will let players and creators build their own routes using levels from any title in the series, then share those creations with the community.

Ecco also has Hungarian ties. The original game was developed by Novotrade, and it was directed by Laszlo Mero and Laszlo Szenttornyai, with Mero specifically overseeing the Game Gear version. The music team also included Hungarian involvement, as Andras Magyari contributed alongside Spencer N. Nilsen and Brian Coburn. What we still do not know, unfortunately, is the release date or the target platforms for Ecco the Dolphin: Complete.

Source: Gematsu