At this time of year, there's always talk of scary games - for me, one of the scariest ever is Ecco the Dolphin on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It looks like some flippy fun, but under the surface, Ecco is a surprisingly dark, unsettling sci-fi tale of alien invasion and time travel, and its apparent inspiration - the Dolphin House of John C Lilly - is just as weird. Swallow your thalassophobia and let's dip a toe into the terrifying, misunderstood masterpiece that is Ecco the Dolphin.

   • Ecco the Dolphin - The Scariest Game ...  
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Additional gameplay footage courtesy of World of Longplays (RickyC, Waldimart, MadMatty), hirudov2d and dosdaysareover:
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   • Mega Drive Longplay [011] Ecco the Do...  
   • Sega Master System Longplay - Ecco Th...  
   • Mega Drive Longplay [237] Ecco Jr.  
   • Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure...  
   • Mega-CD Longplay [130] Ecco: The Tide...  

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Based on an article originally for Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qbxmy...