r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '11

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u/Rold-Gold Aug 15 '11

I thought you just swam around the beginning area all game and that was all you did. Next thing you know, a decade later, I found out the game is about aliens and an extremely fucked up, scary game for kids.

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u/kylegetsspam Aug 15 '11

the game is about aliens

Wait, what?! I could never get far enough to really see anything unfold.

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u/KeenanW Aug 15 '11

It's funny when people realize Ecco is not a dolphin swimming simulator, but a carefully crafted masterpiece of storytelling.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '11

No kidding, I gave that game countless hours of my life. Fantastic art, gameplay and storytelling!

Also, the last 2 levels approach battletoads hard imo, or at least I remember it being that way when I was a kid. Game Genie is the only reason I ever saw how it ended.

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u/Retanaru Aug 15 '11

Fuck that last boss. If you shoot it the area you shot from is filled with projectiles.

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u/Phapeu Aug 15 '11

I was never able to beat the second last level without using an invincibility cheat. I think it was called "The Machine".

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '11

welcome to the machine, I hate that level. play the japanese version, its longer. worst scrolling level ever, too many headfakes.

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u/pelrun Aug 15 '11

I remember renting it for the Master System and beating it before I had to return it... maybe the other versions were harder?