A terrible storm has swept the family of Ecco the Dolphin from their watery home. Now, Ecco must search for them through a vast underwater world. Danger and adventure awaits you in Ecco the Dolphin. Use Ecco's sonar to discover hidden caverns and unlock the secrets of the crystal glyphs. Take on schools of ravenous sharks. Discover the mysteries of the deep, save your dolphin family and protect the world from the Vortex. The fate of the whole world rests on your fins.

Cheats

Invincibility:
Hold A + Start when the name of the level appears. Release the buttons and press Start when the level is ready for game play.

No background music:
Pause game play and press A(5).

Turn Ecco to the left or right. Pause game play when Ecco is facing the screen. Press Right, B, C, B, C, Down, C, Up. A cheat menu with stage number, sound select, music tempo, message number, unlimited life, teleporter coordinate options will appear.

Passwords

Level select:
Enter PLEASE__ as a password, where "__" represents one of the following two letter entries.

The information listed below is to be read in the following order Level – Suffix

Ice Zone - EE
Island Zone - FF
Pteranadon Pond - GG
City of Forever - HH
Under Caves - II
Deep City - KK
Last Fight - OO
Origin Beach - QQ
Marble Sea - UU
Open Ocean - WW
Ridge Water - ZZ

The information listed below is to be read in the following order: Level – Normal password – Unlimited air

The Undercaves – AAAAAAAA – LEVELSCT
The Vents – FBHEINCO
The Lagoon – YOAIINCR – SHARKFIN
Ridge Water – XRXGSZFN
Open Ocean – JZCSSZFY – KHDBVRIS
Ice Zone – GIGHVZFA – RGQXRIX
Hard Water – VONDVZFY – MAGLXRLM
Cold Water – FIVZUZFF – LNXHXRLB
Jurassic Beach – MDEBRCBO
Pteranodon Pond – UYUZXWFJ
Origin Beach – KLODYWFL
Island Zone – VMGDSZFM – DVJLURIC
Deep Water – EILQOQLC – OEWSURLC
The Marble Sea – NIROUZFY
The Library – JNKSUZFW
Deep City – EVYKUZFF
City of Forever – FWEWUZFZ
Trilobite Circle – USHHYWFZ
Dark Water – BLBLYWFX
Deep Water 2 – EQAAKNLC
City of Forever 2 – SYLMDXMZ – FIVEPODS
The Tube – KUVEKMLK
The Machine – NNNNNNNN - ECCOFMLY
The Last Fight – KNLMLMLC

Note: Enter LIFEFISH as a password to begin a new game with unlimited air.


Killer sonar:
Enter a level password with unlimited air. Press A + B during game play to kill all enemies on sonar.

Unlimited lives:
Enter NIHPLODS as a password.


Gameplay footage below: