[Headerby Ashley Davis]

Every other videogame franchise seems to be celebrating a major anniversary lately. However, there’s one little series that seems to have slipped everyone’s mind. Everyone except Dtoider TheManchild, whose retrospectivearticleonEcco the Dolphinreminds us that the Genesis original first landed on July 30, 2025.

Wuh-WHUT!? And we didn’t even bake a cake!

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If we had known, I’d guarantee there would have been a week’s worth of features leading up to today. This humble post may not be much, but hopefully it’ll stir fond memories of ocean adventures, time travel, shape-shifting, aliens, playful frolicking, and really, really beautifulmusic.

So if you’ve got a Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear, or Dreamcast just lying around, fire up your copy ofEccoor the sequels. Hell, go download it on Virtual Console, Steam, or iOS if you have to!

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ECCOS, Andrew Norman Wilson’s incredibleEcco the Dolphinart installation

“Waves of Stone,”Ecco: The Tides of Time(Game Gear) arrangement by Level 99, Moonlapse, and OA

Ecco, the fan-made movie trailer

Kirby Grammy Award nomination

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The Steam logo wearing a Christmas hat with discounted games in the background.