,---. ,---. ,---. ,---. TM |_ | | | | | | | | | '---' `---' '---' `---' THE TIDES OF TIME (C) 1994 SEGA DEVELOPED BY NOVOTRADE Sega Master System Version Walkthrough/FAQ by oblivion from aoc March 2016 Version 1.20 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.....Introduction [1.00] - Plot [1.10] 2.....Controls [2.00] 3.....Characters/items [3.00] - Enemies [3.10] - Friends [3.20] - Other [3.30] 4.....Walkthrough [4.00] - Level0. Opening / ABERTURA (Opening Sequence) [4.00] - Lvl 1. Residence / RESIDENCIA (Home Bay)..................[4.01] - Lvl 2. Trail of Medusa / TRILHA DE MEDUSA(Vents of Medusa)[4.02] - Lvl 3. Stone Trail / RILHA DE PEDRA (Maze of Stone).......[4.03] - Lvl 4. Sea of Darkness / MAR DA ESCURIDAO [4.04] - Lvl 5. DDD SWIMMING (1) / DDD NATACAO.....................[4.05] - Lvl 6. Celeste Way / CAMINHO CELESTE (Skyway) [4.06] - Lvl 7. Tubes of Medusa / TUBOS DE MEDUSA (Tube of Medusa).[4.07] - Lvl 8. DDD SWIMMING (2) / DDD NATACAO [4.08] - Lvl 9. The Fuga / A FUGA (Getaway)........................[4.09] - Lvl 10. Asterite/Vampire / ASTERITE (Asterite Cave) [4.10] - Lvl 11. The Eye / O OLHO...................................[4.11] - Lvl 12. Depths / PROFUNDEZAS (Deep Ridge) [4.12] - Lvl 13. Sea Birds / MAR DE PASSAROS (Sea of Birds).........[4.13] - Lvl 14. Convergence / CONVERGENCIA [4.14] - Lvl 15. DDD SWIMMING (3) / DDD NATACAO.....................[4.15] - Lvl 16. Vortex (Vortex Future) [4.16] - Lvl 17. Owner of the World / DONO DO MUNDO (Globe Holder)..[4.17] - Lvl 18. Convergence / CONVERGENCIA (2) [4.18] - Lvl 19. DDD SWIMMING (4) / DDD NATACAO.....................[4.19] - Lvl 20. New Machine / NOVA MAQUINA [4.20] - Lvl 21. Queen Vortex / RAINHA VORTEX (Vortex Queen)........[4.21] - Lvl 22. Celebration / CELEBRACAO (C [4.22] - Lvl 23. DDD SWIMMING (5) / DDD NATACAO.....................[4.23] - Lvl 24. Atlantis [4.24] 5.....Password list/menu [5.00] 6.....Cheat menu [6.00] 7.....Text dump/translation [7.00] 8.....Frequently Asked Questions [8.00] 9.....Copyright [9.00] 10.....Credits/version history [10.00] - Version history [10.10] - Credits [10.20] Use CTRL+F and type the number to jump to that section. =============================================================================== 1.00 Introduction =============================================================================== This is a walkthrough for Ecco: The Tides of Time for the Sega Master System which was developed by Novotrade and published by Tec Toy/Sega, it was released in 1994 on the Sega Master System. It was also released by Sega under the same name on the Game Gear in Europe, North America and Japan. But it was called Ecco the Dolphin 2 in Japan instead. Note that the Genesis/Wii releases of both games are completely different to the GameGear/ Sega Master System releases of the game. It is the follow up to the original Ecco the Dolphin. If you are not english but want to still play it without using the walkthrough, a translation for all the text in the game is provided under the text dump section. Game Gear players should find very little, if any differences between the two ports. The passwords appear to differ, but the cheat menu still works. Official english Game Gear description: "The evil Vortex has returned and Ecco faces a dangerous adventure. With help from the beautiful Trellia, guide Ecco through over 16 levels of aquatic action including amazing 3D scenes. See Ecco morph into a school of fish, jellyfish and even a seagull as you battle to level the tides of time!" ^I'm guessing that they said over 16 levels even though there's 24 listed in this guide, when you remove the duplicate levels, cut-scene level, and menu level it comes to 17. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.10 Plot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are Ecco and the Queen Vortex is taking over the ocean. The only one who can save the ocean is Ecco. The Queen Vortex took the Asterite's power, when Ecco restores its power he is given super natural powers to battle the queen vortex. But Ecco has to go through time to find the queen and defeat her. This explanation is a rough guess from the machine translated dialog. =============================================================================== 2.00 Controls =============================================================================== _______________________________________________________ | || ___CONTROL_PAD___ || | | || \ _____^_____ / ||______________________________| | || |\/"""""""""""\/| |/______________________________| | || | | \ _|_ / | | | 1 START || 2 | | | || | | / \ | | |=========||=========| | | || |<| -( )- |>| | /"""\ || /"""\ | | | || | | \___/ | | SEGA | | | || | | | | | || | | / | \ | | | | | || | | | | | || |/\___________/\| | \___/ || \___/ | | | || /_______V_______\ |_________||_________| | |_||____________________________________________________| Directional pad - Rotates echo to face another direction. 1 START - Dash 2 - Swim fast 1 + 2 - send echo/password 1 + 2 (held down) - opens/closes map screen. Lost? Use this. 1 or 2 - turns music on/off when in map screen. And enters letter in to password screen. =============================================================================== 3.00 Characters/Items =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.10 Enemies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jellyfish - these slowly go vertically up. Dies in 1 hit. Shark - these swim left and right on the same spot. Dies in 3 hits. Lobster - these charge at you but stay around the same area. Dies in 1 hit. Sting Ray - these swim left and right on the same spot. Large angler - these red fish guard entrances, dies in 1 hit. Falcon/eagle - these attack you when you're a bird, can't be killed. Vortex drone - a robot Seahorse - a rare sea horse which dies in 4 hits. Can be seen in game intro. Medusa - this guards the Medusa tubes and will try to throw you out of the level. Can't be killed. Serpent head - these serpents are attached to rocks and thrust at you when you try to pass. Can't kill most of them. Queen vortex - the final boss of the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.20 Friends ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small fish - eat these to restore your health. Clamshell - use echo on these to release a pearl which restores hp/air. Dolphins - the species of Ecco, many of these are found early on in the game. Evolved dolphin - dolphin's from the future, you only find one of these. Killer whale - these are your friends that you can talk to, lots of them exist in the game. Baby killer whale - a baby version of the killer whale. Bird - you can transform in to this. Asterite - the life form who needs the globes to help you Asterite's shell - the shell he is locked away in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.30 Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teleportation rings - rings which transport you other parts of the ocean. Globes - you must collect these to restore the asterite. Stars - these transform you in and out of other life forms. Starfish - you can use these to open blocked passages. Yellow blocks - you can use these to plough through coral blocked passages Bats - they hang in caves, but don't do anything else. Obstacles - including rocks/coral block your path. Time machine - Ecco uses this to travel through time. Sonar - Whales and dolphins use this to communicate. =============================================================================== 4.00 Walkthrough =============================================================================== .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.##. | Level #: English translation name / Original name (Game Gear name) | | Password: Password to level ^If different| | Length: Approx completion time | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.00. | Level 0: Opening / ABERTURA (Opening Sequence) | | Password: N/A | | Length: 0 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is the menu level. Either: - Head left to enter a password. When you enter the password, you have to press both buttons at the same time to send the password. For the full password list and explanation, see section Password/level list [5.00]. To start the game swim to the right. - Head right to start a new game. Sends you to the first level of the game. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.01. | Level 1: Residence / RESIDENCIA (Home Bay) | | Password: N/A | | Length: 5 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Head to the bottom right of the map and you'll see another dolphin blocking your path. He's hungry for a fish but too lazy to move. Just above him is a single yellow fish, using your echo-location push him to the right then down through the rocks in to his path. Don't worry if you eat it accidentally, it respawns straight away. Once that is done go through to where the dolphin was waiting to the next level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.02. | Level 2: Trail of Medusa / TRILHA DE MEDUSA (Vents of Medusa) | | Password: BGGGJ | | Length: 10 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Head up and round to the right when you pass a shark, head down and you'll see a yellow crystal and killer whale. Send an echo to the killer whale and it will swim by you. Now head up and right until you see a yellow block. DASH in to the yellow block and it will land next to the reeds on the right, now push it through the reeds on the right. Go off the screen then push the yellow block and it will fall through the hole then go round and push it through the last remaining reeds. Now go through the new opening and use the echo location on the yellow crystal so it changes colour. Now head back to where the shark was then straight up to find a crystal which you just unlocked. Use echo on it. Go to the top left to find a bundle of three star fish, using your echo push them towards the right then down, then right again in to a wall of blocks. DO NOT go off the screen or the star fish will return to where they started. And be careful not to lose them inside the rocks. Head to the surface then keep going left as far as you can, then head straight down until you find your killer whale friend and a new crystal. Use echo on them both. Head back to the surface then go as far right as you can, then go down until you see a new crystal you just unlocked. Echo on it to open and go through to the next level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.03. | Level 3: Stone Trail / RILHA DE PEDRA (Maze of Stone) | | Password: BHHGJ | | Length: 10 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' The levels are getting bigger now, so don't get lost, and try not to get hit by enemies. Head right then down until you see a sunken ship, go through the passage at the bottom left, pass an octopus, then keep heading down until you see a yellow crystal. Dash it. Dash in to it so it changes colour, then head back up to the sunken ship you went past. Now head right and go down the first passage you see. You should see the crystal you unlocked, echo it. Then carry on down. Keep going down until you see a large orange fish on the left, go round him or dash in to him. Keep going left and the screen should start shaking and some rocks will start falling. NOTE you will now get a HP and AIR bar at the top left of the screen. RED = HP BLUE = AIR Keep going left then head straight down as far as you can then left to find a killer whale and an orange crystal, echo both the whale and dash the crystal. If you need air or hp, head right and you'll see a clam shell, go around and echo that to get an instant refill. Otherwise go up and right a bit until you see a sunken ship, then head right to find the crystal you just unlocked, echo it and continue through the path to finish the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.04. | Level 4: Sea of Darkness / MAR DA ESCURIDAO | | Password: VEECB | | Length: 15 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Again, the level size has increased yet again, so watch your health and air! Head straight down the bottom left until the screen goes dark, using your echo location map screen, navigate this area. Pass an octopus then head straight up. I highly recommend using a clamshell at the bottom right of the dark area to restore your air/life. Head up and right past a shark until you see two yellow blocks, push the left one down under the rock and under the one on the right, as you need to make a small tower with them. Now go to the right one and slowly push it onto the yellow block you placed under it. Now go back round to the bottom of the stack and push it along until you can push the upper yellow block through the reeds which are blocking your path. Continue down your new route, to find a baby whale, echo him and he'll ask you to follow him. Make sure you replenish your air/hp from the clamshell you pass. Do not go to the edge of the screen or the task will be restarted. Eventually you will meet a larger dolphin from the future who will teleport you after saying a bunch of things. Even though the game doesn't give you the password + level name, you will go to the next level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.05. | Level 5: DDD SWIMMING (1) / DDD NATACAO | | Password: FBBCJ | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' You must go through the teleportation rings, and you can only miss 4 before the level restarts. The number of rings remaining that you are allowed to miss is displayed at the top left of the screen. You only need to through three so it's a VERY EASY level. The rings are displayed sometimes above the water and sometimes in them. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.06. | Level 6: Celeste Way / CAMINHO CELESTE (Skyway) | | Password: AEACK | | Length: 5 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is a completely new type of level, you are must navigate through a maze of jelly. If you swim out of the jelly for too long you fall off and have to restart the level. To jump over the gaps, just go to the edge and use dash. This is a very easy level, just go slowly. Head in the up direction SLOWLY OR YOU WILL FALL OFF! When you have the option to go left over a gap or up, go left. You will then have the option to go over a gap up or down, go down. Continue on this path to finish the level. This level can be done within 1 minute if you make no mistakes, and it MUCH easier than it seems. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.07. | Level 7: Tubes of Medusa / TUBOS DE MEDUSA (Tube of Medusa) | | Password: AEBDK | | Length: 20 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is similar to the last level, but a little more difficult. Start by going right as much as you can until you reach the edge of the screen. Then head up over 4 gaps and you should find a crystal and some green stars above it. THE NEXT BIT IS HARD! As soon as you touch the green stars you will turn in to a bird, you only control it using the directional pad. If you touch the water you return to Ecco form. As soon as you touch it head diagonally up through the air, DO NOT STOP or the hawks will get you. Eventually when you are at the top left of the screen you will run in to some water, go in to it. There should be a killer whale nearby This whale warns you about Medusa floating around. Head down to find another killer whale, talk to him then he'll swim away. Continue on the path... THIS IS THE LAST PART, BUT ALSO THE BY FAR THE HARDEST. Slowly go up until you see a gap, wait right at the top until you see the tentacles coming, lure him down the path. When you've lured medusa down you have to swim fast past him when there's a nice gap. If he catches you try and swim back in to the side, if you fail you have to restart the level. His head is harmless. This part is hard, don't be surprised if you mess it up a few times and have to restart the level! Once you've passed him continue on the path to finish the level. And don't hang around either, Medusa slowly follows you. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.08. | Level 8: DDD SWIMMING (2) / DDD NATACAO | | Password: CAKAI | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Yep, it's the exactly the same as level 5, except a different background. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.09. | Level 9: The Fuga / A FUGA (Getaway) | | Password: BBBOJ | | Length: 1 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' A new color scheme for this level. Another large level too. Just over the rocks on your left and head straight down, keep to the left and you will see a yellow crystal, go past the killer whale and touch it. Then take some air above it. Now while staying deep in the water, keep heading right until you find the crystal you unlocked, echo it to move it. Head left and up to get some air from the air pocket. Then head down to find two yellow blocks, push the lower one across so that it is at the between the two spikey walls, then go round and push the upper one right to make a stack. Then go round and push the stack a long so you can push the upper one in to the coral blocking your path. Take the new patch then head straight up and keep to the left to find an air pocket. Also eat some fish if you are low on hp. Now head up the left route next to the air pocket to the surface, then head right in to a large ring to finish the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.10. | Level 10: Asterite/Vampire / ASTERITE (Asterite Cave) | | Password: EGOQA | | Length: 5 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This level is just a long downward tunnel, where you must avoid the red serpents. My strategy is wait for the shell to reach the bottom, then keep hitting button 2 as fast as possible whilst swimming down the middle. You avoid most serpents this way, and you save your health to fight the final serpent at the bottom. Keep dashing the serpent at the bottom about 5 times until it dies. When it dies two globes will appear, quickly swim straight back up in to a large ring to finish the level. GAME GEAR NOTE: This is more tricky for Game Gear players, because when you dash attack the serpents' head, Ecco will also take damage. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.11. | Level 11: The Eye / O OLHO | | Password: NQHGC | | Length: 35 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is by far the longest level so far, but not the hardest. It involves collecting pairs of globes. I'll split the section up in to globes. BE WARNED, IF YOU DIE YOU HAVE TO RESTART COLLECTING THE GLOBES ALL OVER AGAIN! Here is the order the crystals of the level are unlocked: START | O| | | |KEY| \ | / \ ,| |, :1: :7: ;| |; :2: :6: ;| |; :3: :5: "\ , _/" :4: " Only one is open at a time. #################### First pair of globes #################### First head straight down and headbutt the yellow crystal, keep doing down and keep as left as possible. You will find a crystal, echo it to move it. Carry on through here and head straight to the surface, then jump over the rocks on the left and keep going left as much as possible to find the globes. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. ##################### Second pair of globes ##################### Go down again whilst keeping to the left, head-butt the crystal again, but this time whilst keeping to the left, skip the first crystal and echo the second one down to move it. Keeping left and down as much as possible, you will pass a lot of enemies and eventually come to the pair of globes. You will also pass a clamshell I recommend using. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. #################### Third pair of globes #################### This pair is quite hard because you have to solve a puzzle quite deep in the level, so watch your air. Again go down and headbutt the crystal, instead of going through the second crystal on the left, go through the third one. Keep heading left until you find a shark then go down the route on his left but don't go under or him or you'll meet a dead end. First push the closest yellow block down the right side through the coral. Then push the left block down the hole on the left. Then go down the hole where you pushed the first block to push the second block left. Then continue pushing the left block through the coral at the bottom. Now push the bottom right block to the right so you can stack the upper one on top of it. When you've made the stack push it against the wall then push the upper one through the coral. Then go right and collect the pair of globes, on the way back use the clamshell to restore your hp/air. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. ##################### Fourth pair of globes ##################### Headbutt the crystal again, and head straight down the middle to unlock a crystal. After you've passed there keep to the right and keep going down to find the next pair of globes. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. #################### Fifth pair of globes #################### Headbutt the crystal (again) and head to the bottom right crystal to unlock it. Keep heading down this route, you'll find some rocks to head-smash. Then you will find the globes. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. #################### Sixth pair of globes #################### Hit the yellow crystal again then go down to the middle left crystal which has a ray swimming around it. Now keep heading right as much as possible then down to find another yellow block puzzle. First go down to the bottom and push the lower block right in to the hole. Then go to the top left one push that right in to the same hole to make a stack. Then push the upper block right on top of that stack then through the coral. Go through the new path to collect the pair of globes. There is a clamshell on the way out if you are low on air/hp. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then return to the level using the ring. ################################ Seventh and final pair of globes ################################ Head down and hit the yellow crystal (for the final time) and go through the upper right crystal path. Keep heading up until you reach the surface then jump over the rocks on the right then go down to find the final pair of globes. Return to the start of the level and enter the large ring and swim through the globes at the bottom to drop them off, then finish the level using the ring. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.12. | Level 12: Depths / PROFUNDEZAS (Deep Ridge) | | Password: MIFED | | Length: 35 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is another globe collecting level, nearly the same as previous except a new level layout. As you already know what to do from completing the previous level, I will simply give you an ASCII map. ________________________________________________________ / \ | | | | | | | | |,,,,*,,,|,,,,,,,,|,,,*,,,,|,,,,,,,|,,,,,,,|,,,|,,,|,,,,,,,| | | | | start | | | | | | | | O | | | | | | | | | | | | |-<1>----|-<2>----|-<3>----|----<4>|-<5>---|-------|----<6>| | | | | | | | | | O | | bp | | bp | | | | | | | | | | | <#> - crystal - crystal unlocker O - teleportation ring * - stars to become bird to reach first crystal bp - block puzzle The first block puzzle is really easy, just stack them up at the bottom right by starting from the lowest block. - The second coral puzzle is by far the hardest yet. First clear the coral at the bottom right by pushing the right block towards the coral on the right. Then leave the screen to reset the positions, then return. Then go between the top left two blocks and push the right one to the right so it lands on the edge, it doesn't have to be properly on the edge! Then push the left one on top of it and across the rock a little. Now push the far lower left block on to the floor and then push the upper block on the edge of the rock on top of it. Now push the two stack a long so it's under the far right gap, now push the last two on top of the stack to make your stack of four blocks. Now push the stack of four across to the right, then push the top two of the stack half way across the rock. Now push over the lower stack to separate the two, then push the one on the floor under the rock next to the coral, now push the two on top of it to make a three stack, then go back round the rock and push it a long to the coral, then push the top of the stack through the coral. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.13. | Level 13: Sea Birds / MAR DE PASSAROS (Sea of Birds) | | Password: FNOGE | | Length: 15 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Head up and left to find some green stars to transform in to an enemy drone. You now have infinite air/hp, keep heading up to the surface then left to destroy a wall. Keep at the surface and keep doing left until you see a shark, as soon as you see the shark go down. Keep going down and you'll eventually find the stars to be in dolphin form again. Go left then speak to the baby killer whale, he'll ask you to follow him. So follow him. He'll lead you to the surface then deep in to the ocean, when he leaves the screen head left to finish the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.14. | Level 14: Convergence / CONVERGENCIA (1) | | Password: OIHEP | | Length: 2 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Speak to the dolphin and the crystal, then head down and swim in to the vortex drone. He will teleport you in to the next level .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.15. | Level 15: DDD SWIMMING (3) / DDD NATACAO | | Password: RKHCE | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Yes, ring mini-game again. It's exactly the same as level 5 but a different background. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.16. | Level 16: Vortex (Vortex Future) | | Password: ACQIG | | Length: 15 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Welcome to the Vortex, and yes you finally get some new music. This level is an autoscroller, so if you go off the screen or get stuck behind a wall you have to restart. This is quite an easy level, just watch the screen movements and try to keep up. The best strategy is just to stay in the middle of the screen and expect the unexpected. When you see four black circles above a tunnel, the game will trick you to going right, if you do you die because the screen changes direction and traps you. The autoscrolling eventually stops when you get the top right at it tries to trick you going down the tube. Head right when the autoscrolling stops to finish the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.17. | Level 17: Owner of the World / DONO DO MUNDO (Globe Holder) | | Password: DTJCF | | Length: 15 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' This is like the Globe Holder from the Genesis version, simply keep using echo on the ball to bounce it around. Do not stop as it recovers. And also try to avoid going between it and the wall as it will crush you. Just fire echo's at it non-stop until it dies. There's no special trick to it, so expect to die a few times. As it gets weaker it gets darker and darker until it black, start to crack then after that it dies. Also it is more likely to squash you as it gets weaker. When you've finished it will give up the remaining pair of globes and you'll be sent to the globe room to deliver the globes, and the globe monster will say a bunch of things. Then leave the room at the ring at the top to finish the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.18. | Level 18: Convergence / CONVERGENCIA (2) | | Password: WPDCM | | Length: 2 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' You are now strong enough to kill the vortex queen, test out your new Ecco to see how powerful it is. You also have infinite air/hp, for now. Swim down and right to find a mini-puzzle. It's a very easy puzzle but here's how you do it anyway. All you need to do is get all the blocks vertical. Tap the blocks in the order shown: [3][ ][2][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][1] [ ][ ][ ][ ] Leave the screen to reset the puzzle if you need to.s It will now vanish, continue on the route you opened and you'll come to a ring to teleport you to the next level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.19. | Level 19: DDD SWIMMING (4) / DDD NATACAO | | Password: FCVOO | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Yep, the teleport mini-game again. Exactly the same as level 5 but a different background. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.20. | Level 20: New Machine / NOVA MAQUINA | | Password: UNHGM | | Length: 10 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Another autoscroller level, like level 15. As this is much harder and longer I will provide the screen directions. + - stop delay /\ - screen moves up \/ - screen moves down < - screen moves left > - screen moves right 1 > 2 + 3 /\ 4 < 5 \/ 6 < 7 /\ 8 < 9 \/ 10 < 11 \/ 12 > 13 \/ 14 < 15 \/ (make sure you stay inside) 16 > 17 /\ 18 < 19 /\ 20 > 21 /\ 22 < 23 /\ 24 + 25 > 26 \/ 27 > 28 \/ 29 > Then swim up and right to end the level. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.21. | Level 21: Queen Vortex / RAINHA VORTEX (Vortex Queen) | | Password: TIHGE | | Length: 2 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' A new color theme, the battle with the queen vortex monster! Head right and down to meet him. The important thing to remember is, you can't even die on this level. And it's so easy you will be very disappointed. All you do is constantly charge at him until she dies, that is all there is to it. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.22. | Level 22: Celebration / CELEBRACAO | | Password: - | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' When the cut scene finishes, swim down and talk to the globes, then go back up in to the teleportation ring. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.23. | Level 23: DDD SWIMMING (5) / DDD NATACAO | | Password: OBXXH | | Length: 1 minute | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' Yep, the teleport mini-game again. Exactly the same as level 5 but a different background. .-------------------------------------------------------------------------4.24. | Level 24: Atlantis | | Password: JJDSP | | Length: 5 minutes | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------' The last level. Go left and talk to the statue, then go down and you'll encounter this puzzle: [ ][ ][ 3 ][ 2 ] [ ][ ][ ][4/6] [ 5 ][ ][ ][ ] [ ][ ][ ][ 1 ] You can swim left and down and swim through the wall to completely skip the puzzle, or you can do the puzzle by hitting the blocks in the order shown. If you get the wrong order, leave the screen to reset the puzzle. Then go left and up to find the time machine, then go between the two pads and fire two echo's in quick succession in to one side to activate it. You have now sent Ecco back home. And completed the game. Congratulations. The credits will now scroll. =============================================================================== 5.00 Password list/menu =============================================================================== To access the password entry screen, swim left at the start of the game. The password screens layout looks like this: ______________________________ | | | | | | | A B C D E F G H I | | | | J K L M N O P Q R | | | | S T U V W X Y Z | | | | < FIM > | | | | ..... | | | | | |______________________________| The passwords are 5 digit codes A to Z. You select the letter you want to enter using the directional pad, and press 1 or 2 to enter it. Use the right> arrows to choose which digit of the code to change. When you have entered the password press buttons 1 + 2 at the same when you have FIM selected. If you don't press them at the exact same time you will be sent back to the main opening level. If you enter the password wrong and press 1 + 2 properly you will get an error sound, but remain on the menu screen. All generated passwords are unique, so if you finish any level, using a password from this guide or not, the next level password will differ from the one in this guide. There are in total 11,881,376 possible password combinations in total. I don't know why the game generates unique passwords as the game doesn't have any lives or continues, so the passwords have the EXACT same effect. These passwords are unique to my game. So if you find these ANYWHERE else they were copied/stolen from here. .-----------------------------------------------------------------------. | THESE PASSWORDS ARE UNIQUE TO MY GAME. \ | IF YOU FIND THESE ANYWHERE ELSE \ | THEY WERE COPIED/STOLEN FROM THIS GUIDE OR ` \ | GAMEFAQS.COM WHERE I SUBMITTED THEM. \ |-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------| | Level No. | Level name | Password | |-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------| | 00 | Opening / ABERTURA (Opening Sequence) | ----- | | 01 | Residence / RESIDENCIA (Home Bay)...................| ----- | | 02 |Trail of Medusa / TRILHA DE MEDUSA (Vents of Medusa) | BGGGJ | | 03 | Stone Trail / RILHA DE PEDRA (Maze of Stone)........| BHHGJ | | 04 | Sea of Darkness / MAR DA ESCURIDAO | VEECB | | 05 | DDD SWIMMING (1) / DDD NATACAO......................| FBBCJ | | 06 | Celeste Way / CAMINHO CELESTE (Skyway) | AEACK | | 07 | Tubes of Medusa / TUBOS DE MEDUSA (Tube of Medusa)..| AEBDK | | 08 | DDD SWIMMING (2) / DDD NATACAO | CAKAI | | 09 | The Fuga / A FUGA (Getaway).........................| BBBOJ | | 10 | Asterite/Vampire / ASTERITE (Asterite Cave) | EGOQA | | 11 | The Eye / O OLHO....................................| NQHGC | | 12 | Depths / PROFUNDEZAS (Deep Ridge) | MIFED | | 13 | Sea Birds / MAR DE PASSAROS (Sea of Birds)..........| FNOGE | | 14 | Convergence / CONVERGENCIA (1) | OIHEP | | 15 | DDD SWIMMING (3) / DDD NATACAO......................| RKHCE | | 16 | Vortex (Vortex Future) | ACQIG | | 17 | Owner of the World / DONO DO MUNDO (Globe Holder)...| DTJCF | | 18 | Convergence / CONVERGENCIA (2) | WPDCM | | 19 | DDD SWIMMING (4) / DDD NATACAO......................| FCVOO | | 20 | New Machine / NOVA MAQUINA | UNHGM | | 21 | Queen Vortex / RAINHA VORTEX (Vortex Queen).........| TIHGE | | 22 | Conclusion / CELEBRACAO | ----- | | 23 | DDD SWIMMING (5) / DDD NATACAO......................| OBXXH | | 24 | Atlantis | JJDSP | |-----------+-----------------------------------------------------+----------| | THESE PASSWORDS ARE UNIQUE TO MY GAME. / | IF YOU FIND THESE ANYWHERE ELSE / | THEY WERE COPIED/STOLEN FROM THIS GUIDE OR / | GAMEFAQS.COM WHERE I SUBMITTED THEM. / '-----------------------------------------------------------------------' Level 00 Opening / ABERTURA Doesn't have a password because it's the menu level you start the game on. Level 01 Residence / RESIDENCIA Doesn't have one either because the opening isn't a real level and it's impossible to die on either of them. Level 22 Conclusion / CELEBRACAO Is a cut-scene level so doesn't have one, if you intentionally drown yourself on it, it gives you a password to Level 10 Asterite/Vampire / ASTERIT which never works. Possibly a bug. =============================================================================== 6.00 Cheat menu =============================================================================== The cheat menu can be accessed via the sonar map screen. Access the sonar map screen by holding down 1 + 2, then enter: Left, 1, 2, 1, 2, Down, 2, Up The following menu should now appear: .__________________. | ECCO 2 EPROM 17 | - Can't be selected, title. '------------------' .__________________. | LEVEL 01 | - Change the current level (00-24). | LEVELNAME | - The level name, not a selection. :==================: | SOUND 01 | - Sound test (01-38). | MUSIC 00 | - Music test (00-06) 00 is silence. | MESSAGE 0 | - Message test (00-68) lets you read all the messages. | UNLIMITED LIFE 0 | - Hp/air is refilled instead of dying. | KEY FOR ALL 0 | - Unlocks all crystals, didn't work for me. | SWIM TROUGH 0 | - Lets you swim through anything and anywhere. :==================: | CAMERA Y 0000 | - Change Ecco's Y coordinates on the current map. | CAMERA X 0000 | - Change Ecco's X coordinates on the current map. '------------------' Changing the coordinates is more or less pointless as you can go anywhere with the 'SWIM TROUGH' cheat, including the air, through rocks etc. You will have to enter the code every time you want to access the menu again. =============================================================================== 7.00 Text dump/translation =============================================================================== - Note this dump is from the Sega Master System cartridge. - CREDITOS PRODUCER JERRY MARKOTA ECCO'S CREATOR ED ANNUNZIATA DEVELOPER NOVOTRADE DIRECTOR LaSZLb MeR SOFTWARE DIRECTOR ATTILA BdS ART DIRECTOR ESZTER PaRIS MAIN PROGRAMMER LaSZLb MEGYERI ARTIST BORI PaRIS MUSIC GaBOR FOLTaN CSABA GIGOR LaSZLb FAZEKAS PROGRAMMER BALaZS PaPAI HARDWARE SUPPORT LAJOS SZABb SPECIAL THANKS ANDREA ESZTERHAI SZENTTORNYAI JbZSEF MOLNaR MIHaLY BRUDNYaK TAMaS CSENDES aDaM JEDOVSZKY LEAD TESTER BLAIR BULLOCK ASSISTANT LEAD CHRIS COLON TESTERS MICHAEL BALDWIN RACHEL BRISTOL DON CARMICHAEL MIKE CHAO DANIEL COHEN ARNOLD FEENER CRAIG GANSHEIMER JEFF KESSLER RANDY KREIDT MATT McKNIGHT JEFF NG RANDY NORFLEET ILYA REEVES KIM ROGERS SAM SALIBA GREGG VOGT CHRISTINE WATSON MICHAEL WU OBRIGADO POR JOGAR ECCO WE DEDICATE THIS GAME TO OUR CHILDREN DOROTTYA AND MANO.LASZLO AND ATTILA TMR SEGA MARBLES NUMOBJ .--------------------------------.--------------------------------. | GAME LANGUAGE | ENGLISH TRANSLATION |In level +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | NAO IMPLEMENTADO | NOT IMPLEMENTED | | AINDA | STILL | | ATAQUE PEIXINHOS | ATTACK PEIXINHOS | | PARA SE ALIMENTAR | To feed | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | COMO VOCE CONSEGUE | HOW YOU CAN | | FICAR SOB AS ONDAS | STAY IN THE WAVES | | SEM RESPIRAR | BREATHLESS | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | SEUS PODERES SAO | Their powers are | | INCOMUNS | UNUSUAL | | O ASTERITE LHE DEU | The asterite GAVE | | PODER PARA DERROTAR | POWER TO DEFEAT | | O VORTEX | The VORTEX | | E NOS SALVAR | AND SAVE U.S. | | E TAO BOM ESTAR | And so good to be | | DE VOLTA AS AGUAS | BACK THE WATER | | DA TERRA | LAND | | O SINAL EM SUA | SIGN IN YOUR | | CABECA ASSEMELHA SE | SAME HEAD SE | | AS ESTRELAS | STARS | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | DE ME UM PEIXE | FOR ME A FISH |lvl1 | META ESFERA | GOAL BALL |lvl2 | CRIADA PELO | CREATED BY |lvl2 | ASTERITE E | Asterite E |lvl2 | PARA TRANSFORMA LO | PROCESSING FOR LO |lvl2 | EM OUTRO SER | BE IN OTHER |lvl2 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | PROCURE A | LOOK FOR |lvl2/11 | PALAVRA CHAVE | KEY WORD |lvl2/11 | TENHO | HAVE | | A SENSACAO QUE | The feeling | | ALGO TERRIVEL | Something terrible | | VAI ACONTECER | HAPPENS | | O VORTEX | The VORTEX |lvl3 | E RESPONSABILIDADE | AND LIABILITY |lvl3 | DO ASTERITE | THE asterite |lvl3 | PRECISAMOS TOMAR | NEED TO TAKE |lvl3 | FOLEGO AGORA | NOW BREATH |lvl3 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | NOS PRESSENTIMOS | We sense |lvl4 | A MORTE DO | DEATH OF |lvl4 | ASTERITE | Vampir |lvl4 | AGORA OUVIMOS | NOW HEARD |lvl4 | CANCOES VINDAS DO | CANCOES OF WELCOME |lvl4 | NORTE | NORTH |lvl4 | NOS OUVIMOS | We Hear |lvl4 | TERRIVEIS CANCOES | TERRIVEIS CANCOES |lvl4 | DE ESTRANHAS | THE STRANGE |lvl4 | CRIATURAS | CREATURES |lvl4 | DO MAR | SEA |lvl4 | ESTAMOS ASSUSTADOS | We are scared |lvl4 | SENTIMOS | FEEL |lvl4 | A PRESENCA | PRESENCE |lvl4 | DO VORTEX | THE VORTEX |lvl4 | QUANDO VAMOS | WHEN WE |lvl4 | NADAR EM PAZ? | SWIM ALONE |lvl4 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | DE ME UM PEIXE | FOR ME A FISH | | JA CONHECO VOCE | I knew you | | SIGA ME ECCO | FOLLOW ME ECCO |lvl4 | EU SOU TRELLIA | I AM TRELLIS |lvl4 | EU SOU BONITA | I AM BEAUTIFUL |lvl4 | E VOCE E MEU | AND YOU AND MY |lvl4 | ANCESTRAL | ANCESTRAL |lvl4 | EU SOU A ESPECIE | I AM THE SPECIES |lvl4 | PARA A QUAL VOCE | FOR WHOM YOU |lvl4 | IRA EVOLUIR | Will evolve |lvl4 | EU EXISTO NO | I EXIST IN |lvl4 | FUTURO OU NUM | FUTURE OR IN |lvl4 | POSSIVEL FUTURO | POSSIBLE FUTURE |lvl4 | EXISTE OUTRO | THERE ANOTHER |lvl4 | POSSIVEL FUTURO | POSSIBLE FUTURE |lvl4 | UM FUTURO NEGRO | A DARK FUTURE |lvl4 | E COM VORTEX | AND WITH VORTEX |lvl4 | ESTOU AQUI PARA | I'M HERE TO |lvl4 | LEVA LO AO MEU | TAKE IT TO MY |lvl4 | PRESENTE | THIS |lvl4 | SEU VELHO AMIGO | YOUR OLD FRIEND |lvl4 | QUER CANTAR | WANT TO SING |lvl4 | VOCE DEVE | YOU MUST |lvl4 | TOCAR ME PARA | PLAY FOR ME |lvl4 | VIAJAR A MINHA | MY TRAVEL |lvl4 | EPOCA | EPOCA |lvl4 | O MAR ESTA REPLETO | THE SEA IS FILLED | | DE TELETRANSPORTES | Teleportation | | FEITOS SO PARA | MADE FOR SO | | VOCE POR ATLANTAS | YOU by Atlanta | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | APOS MILHOES DE | After millions of |lvl5 | ANOS OS MARES DA | YEARS OF THE SEAS |lvl5 | TERRA FORMARAM | EARTH FORMED |lvl5 | TUNEIS DE AGUA | Water tunnels |lvl5 | TUNEIS GIGANTES | GIANTS TUNNEL |lvl5 | QUE LIGAM TODOS | Linking ALL |lvl5 | OS MARES DA TERRA | THE SEAS OF THE EARTH |lvl5 | O OCEANO TEM | OCEAN IS |lvl5 | CONSCIENCIA ELE | CONSCIOUSNESS IT |lvl5 | SENTE E PENSA | SIT AND THINK |lvl5 | VOCE PARECE UM | You seem |lvl5 | CANTOR DO PASSADO | SINGER PAST |lvl5 | A VIDA NA TERRA | LIFE ON EARTH |lvl5 | ESTA TRANQUILA | THIS ENGAGEMENT |lvl5 | VOCE E A PEDRA | YOU AND STONE |lvl5 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | USE OS TUNEIS | USE TUNNELS |lvl6 | PARA ENCONTRAR | TO FIND |lvl6 | SEU AMIGO | YOUR FRIEND |lvl6 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | ESFERA VOADORA FOI | BALL WAS FLYING |lvl7 | CRIADA PELOS | CREATED BY |lvl7 | ATLANTAS PARA | Atlanta to |lvl7 | AJUDA LO A VIAJAR | HELP YOU TO TRAVEL |lvl7 | PELO CEU | THE SKY |lvl7 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | CUIDADO | CAUTION |lvl7 | MEDUSA FLUTUANTE | MEDUSA FLOATING |lvl7 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | OUCA COM ATENCAO | Listen carefully |lvl7 | QUANDO VOCE | WHEN YOU |lvl7 | SALVOU SEU AMIGO A | SAVED YOUR FRIEND TO |lvl7 | RAINHA VORTEX | QUEEN VORTEX |lvl7 | SEGUIU O ATE | FOLLOWED ATE |lvl7 | TERRA | LAND |lvl7 | VOCE DEVE RETORNAR | YOU MUST RETURN |lvl7 | A SUA EPOCA E DETER | Of his time and DETER |lvl7 | O VORTEX ANTES | BEFORE THE VORTEX |lvl7 | QUE ELE TOME CONTA | WHAT IT TAKES TO |lvl7 | DA TERRA | LAND |lvl7 | EXISTEM DOIS | THERE ARE TWO |lvl7 | FUTUROS POSSIVEIS | POSSIBLE FUTURE |lvl7 | PARA A TERRA E SO | FOR THE EARTH AND SO |lvl7 | VOCE PODE EVITAR | YOU CAN AVOID |lvl7 | O FUTURO TEMPESTUOSO | The stormy future |lvl7 | VOCE E A PEDRA QUE | YOU AND THE STONE THAT |lvl7 | SEPARA A DIRECAO | SEPARATE DIRECTION |lvl7 | DO TEMPO | WEATHER |lvl7 | EM DUAS | TWO |lvl7 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | ECCO VOCE DEVE | ECCO YOU MUST |lvl8 | RECONSTRUIR | BUILD |lvl8 | O ASTERITE | The Vampir |lvl8 | E SALVAR O | AND SAVE THE |lvl8 | FUTURO | FUTURE |lvl8 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | TELETRANSPORTES | Teleportation |lvl10 | SAO USADOS PARA | ARE USED TO |lvl10 | VIAJENS DE GRANDES | Trips LARGE |lvl10 | DISTANCIAS | DISTANCES |lvl10 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | ACHE | ACHE |lvl10 | GLOBOS | BALLOONS |lvl10 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | ECCO | ECCO |lvl11 | SOCORRO | HELP |lvl11 | ECCO | ECCO |lvl11 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | VORTEX FUTURO | VORTEX FUTURE |lvl11 | NEGRO | BLACK |lvl11 | SEM O | WITHOUT |lvl11 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | PAR FINAL | PAR FINAL |lvl11 | NAO POSSO | CAN NOT |lvl11 | SEM SAIDA | NO EXIT |lvl11/12 | PARA A | FOR |lvl11/12 | MAQUINA NEGRA | MACHINE BLACK |lvl11/12 | APENAS DESCA | ONLY DESCA |lvl11/12 | O CORREGO | STREAM |lvl11/12 | O VORTEX | The VORTEX |lvl12 | ROUBOU MEU PAR | STOLE MY PAR |lvl12 | FINAL | FINAL |lvl12 | ELES | EELS |lvl12 | VIERAM DO FUTURO | CAME FROM THE FUTURE |lvl12 | NEGRO | BLACK |lvl12 | SEM MEU PAR FINAL | WITHOUT MY FINAL PAR |lvl12 | NAO POSSO LHE DAR | I can not give |lvl12 | PODER NECESSARIO | POWER REQUIRED |lvl12 | PARA DERROTAR A | To defeat |lvl12 | RAINHA VORTEX | QUEEN VORTEX |lvl12 | NAO HA COMO | NO HOW |lvl12 | VIAJAR PARA O | TRAVEL TO |lvl12 | FUTURO COM A MAQUINA | FUTURE WITH THE MACHINE |lvl12 | DO TEMPO DOS | TIME OF |lvl12 | ATLANTAS | ATLANTIS |lvl12 | A MAQUINA DO | A UNIT OF |lvl12 | TEMPO PODE | TIME MAY |lvl12 | APENAS LEVA LO | ONLY TAKES YOU |lvl12 | AO PASSADO | THE PAST |lvl12 | ENCONTRE OUTRO | FIND ANOTHER |lvl12 | MODO DE VIAJAR | METHOD OF TRAVEL |lvl12 | PARA O FUTURO NEGRO | BLACK TO THE FUTURE |lvl12 | E TRAZER DE VOLTA | AND BRING BACK |lvl12 | O PAR FINAL | PAR FINAL |lvl12 | SIGA ME ECCO | FOLLOW ME ECCO | | OLA ECCO. | HELLO ECCO. |lvl14 | ESTOU FELIZ | I'M HAPPY |lvl14 | EM VE LO | LO VE IN |lvl14 | MAS EU ME SINTO | But I feel |lvl14 | TRISTE | SAD |lvl14 | POR FAVOR | PLEASE |lvl14 | DEIXE ME | LET ME |lvl14 | CANTAR PARA | SING FOR |lvl14 | OUCA COM ATENCAO | Listen carefully |lvl14 | QUANDO VOCE | WHEN YOU |lvl14 | SALVOU SEU AMIGO A | SAVED YOUR FRIEND TO |lvl14 | RAINHA VORTEX | QUEEN VORTEX |lvl14 | SEGUIU O ATE A | TRACED ATE A |lvl14 | TERRA | LAND |lvl14 | VOCE DEVE RETORNAR | YOU MUST RETURN |lvl14 | A SUA EPOCA E DETER | Of his time and DETER |lvl14 | O VORTEX ANTES | BEFORE THE VORTEX |lvl14 | QUE ELE TOME CONTA | WHAT IT TAKES TO |lvl14 | DA TERRA | LAND |lvl14 | EXISTEM DOIS | THERE ARE TWO |lvl14 | FUTUROS POSSIVEIS | POSSIBLE FUTURE |lvl14 | PARA A TERRA E SO | FOR THE EARTH AND SO |lvl14 | VOCE PODE EVITAR | YOU CAN AVOID |lvl14 | O FUTURO TEMPESTUOSO | The stormy future |lvl14 | VOCE E A PEDRA QUE | YOU AND THE STONE THAT |lvl14 | SEPARA A DIRECAO | SEPARATE DIRECTION |lvl14 | DO TEMPO | WEATHER |lvl14 | EM DUAS | TWO |lvl14 | ORGANIZADOS | ORGANIZED | | OS BLOCOS | BLOCKS | | ABREM CAMINHOS | OPEN ROADS | | VOCE ME | YOU ME |lvl16 | SURPREENDE | SURPRISE |lvl16 | PEQUENINO | PEQUENINO |lvl16 | QUANDO VIAJOU | WHEN TO TRAVEL |lvl16 | PARA O MUNDO | FOR THE WORLD |lvl16 | DO VORTEX A | OF A VORTEX |lvl16 | RAINHA | QUEEN |lvl16 | SEGUIU O ATE | FOLLOWED ATE |lvl16 | A TERRA | EARTH |lvl16 | A RAINHA VORTEX | QUEEN VORTEX |lvl16 | SABE QUE LHE | YOU KNOW |lvl16 | DEI PODERES PARA | DEI POWERS |lvl16 | DERROTA LA | DEFEAT LA |lvl16 | A RAINHA AO | THE QUEEN |lvl16 | VIR A TERRA | COME TO EARTH |lvl16 | TENTOU ME | TRIED ME |lvl16 | DESTRUIR | DESTROY |lvl16 | A RAINHA | QUEEN |lvl16 | CONHECE A MAQUINA | KNOW THE MACHINE |lvl16 | DO TEMPO | WEATHER |lvl16 | O VORTEX DO | The VORTEX OF |lvl16 | FUTURO NEGRO | BLACK FUTURE |lvl16 | USARA A MAQUINA DO | Use the machine's |lvl16 | TEMPO PARA ROUBAR | TIME TO STEAL |lvl16 | MEUS GLOBOS | MY BALLOONS |lvl16 | AGORA QUE ESTOU | NOW THAT I'M |lvl16 | RESTABELECIDO | RESTORE |lvl16 | DAR LHE EI O | GIVE YOU THE EI |lvl16 | PODER QUE | POWER TO |lvl16 | NECESSITA PARA DETER | NEED TO STOP |lvl16 | O VORTEX | The VORTEX |lvl16 | IREI ENSINAR | WILL TEACH |lvl16 | A PODEROSA CANCAO | A powerful song |lvl16 | PARA PREVENIR | PREVENTION |lvl16 | OS IRMAOS | BROTHERS |lvl16 | CANTORES | SINGERS |lvl16 | PRECISARA DE | NEED |lvl16 | AJUDA COM | HELP WITH |lvl16 | OS ZUMBIDOS | Zombies |lvl16 | DO VORTEX | THE VORTEX |lvl16 | VA AGORA E DETENHA | VA NOW and stop |lvl16 | O VORTEX | The VORTEX |lvl16 |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | VOCE SALVOU O | You save your |lvl22 | FUTURO DA TERRA | FUTURE OF THE EARTH |lvl22 | E O FLUXO NATURAL | FLOW AND NATURAL |lvl22 | DOS TEMPOS | THE TIMES |lvl22 | NO MOMENTO QUE O | THE TIME THAT |lvl22 | ENVIEI AO | SEND |lvl22 | PASSADO A | The PAST |lvl22 | LINHA DO TEMPO | TIMELINE |lvl22 | FOI PARTIDA | WAS STARTING |lvl22 | EM DOIS | TWO |lvl22 | ASSIM VOCE E A | You're the |lvl22 | PEDRA PRECIOSA | GEM |lvl22 | PARA PREVENIR QUE | TO PREVENT |lvl22 | ACONTECA DE | EXPERIENCE OF |lvl22 | NOVO VOCE DEVERA | NEW YOU WILL NEED |lvl22 | IR A ATLANTIS | GO TO ATLANTIS |lvl22 | DESTRUIR A | DESTROY |lvl22 | MAQUINA DO TEMPO | TIME MACHINE |lvl22 | APOS ISTO VOCE | Next you |lvl22 | NADARA FELIZ DE | Nadara FELIZ DE |lvl22 | NOVO E A VIDA NA | NEW AND LIFE IN |lvl22 | TERRA CONTINUARA | Earth continues |lvl22 | LIVRE | FREE |lvl22 | ACESSO OK | ACCESS OK |lvl24 | O MAR ESTA REPLETO | THE SEA IS FILLED | | DE TELETRANSPORTES | Teleportation | | FEITOS SO PARA | MADE FOR SO | | VOCE POR ATLANTAS | YOU by Atlanta | | NADE ATRAVES DELES | NADE THROUGH THEM | | E SERA LEVADO A | And will be carried | | GRANDES DISTANCIAS | GREAT DISTANCES | | AS VEZES PARA | FOR THE TIMES |lvl14 | ESCAPAR DO INIMIGO | ESCAPING THE ENEMY |lvl14 | DEVE FICAR | MUST REMAIN |lvl14 | IGUAL A ELE | Like him |lvl14 | MAIS UMA VEZ | ONCE | | VOCE E O HEROI | You are the hero | | DO MAR | SEA | | VOCE SALVOU | YOU SAVED | | SUA ESPECIE | YOUR SPECIES | | E O ASTERITE | And The Vampir | | E SALVOU O | And SAVE | | FUTURO DA | FUTURE | | TERRA | LAND | | A CANCAO DA | Doodle | | SUA CORAGEM | HIS COURAGE | | IRA SOAR PELAS | SOAR BY IRA | | AGUAS PARA | WATER FOR | | SEMPRE | ALWAYS | | SINTO ORGULHO | FEEL PROUD | | DE SER SEU AMIGO | TO BE YOUR FRIEND | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R (this is the password screen) S T U V W X Y Z [ FIM \ Game Gear Dump NOT IMPLEMENTED YET CHARGE SMALL FISH TO FEED AND GAIN STRENGTH HOW CAN YOU STAY BENEATH THE WAVES SO LONG WITHOUT AIR? YOUR POWERS ARE SO STRANGE THE ASTERITE GAVE YOU THE POWER TO DEFEAT THE VORTEX AND SAVE US ALL IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE COOL WATERS OF EARTH THE MARKS ON YOUR HEAD LOOK LIKE STARS IN THE SKY GIVE ME A FISH META SPHERE CREATED BY THE ASTERITE TO CHANGE YOU INTO ANOTHER LIFEFORM SEARCH FOR THE KEY GLYPH I HAVE MISGIVINGS... SOMETHING TERRIBLE MAY HAPPEN... THE VORTEX WAS RESPONSIBLE... THE ASTERITE... WE HAVE TO TAKE BREATHS AGAIN... WE HAVE FELT THE DEATH OF THE ASTERITE NOW WE HEAR SONGS OF FEAR FROM THE NORTH WE HAVE HEARD TERRIBLE SONGS OF STRANGE CREATURES IN THE SEA WE ARE FRIGHTENED WE FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE VORTEX KIND WHEN WILL WE SWIM IN PEACE AGAIN? GIVE ME A FISH I REMEMBER YOU... FOLLOW ME ECCO I AM TRELLIA. I AM BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ECCO, MY ANCESTOR I AM WHAT YOU WILL EVOLVE TO WHEN THE EARTH IS MUCH OLDER I EXIST IN THE FUTURE OR ONE POSSIBLE FUTURE THERE IS ANOTHER POSSIBLE FUTURE: A DARK FUTURE, THE VORTEX FUTURE I AM HERE TO TAKE YOU TO MY PRESENT. YOUR OLD FRIEND WISHES TO SING TO YOU... YOU MUST TOUCH ME TO TRAVEL FORWARD TO MY TIME THE SEA IS FILLED WITH TELEPORT RINGS MADE ONLY FOR YOU BY THE ATLANTEANS AFTER MILLIONS OF YEARS THE SEAS OF EARTH AWOKE AND FORMED THE WATER TUBES... GIANT TUBES OF WATER CONNECT ALL THE SEAS OF EARTH THE OCEAN IS NOW CONSCIOUS, IT FEELS AND THINKS... YOU LOOK STRANGE, SINGER OF THE PAST LIFE ON EARTH IS IN PERFECT HARMONY YOU ARE THE STONE... USE THE WATER TUBES TO FIND YOUR FRIEND FLIGHT SPHERE WAS CREATED BY THE ATLANTEANS TO HELP YOU TRAVEL IN THE SKY BEWARE THE FLOATING MEDUSA LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY. WHEN YOU SAVED YOUR POD THE VORTEX QUEEN FOLLOWED YOU TO EARTH YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR TIME AND STOP THE VORTEX BEFORE THEY TAKE ROOT UPON THE EARTH THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR EARTH AND ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT THE DARK VORTEX FUTURE YOU ARE THE STONE THAT SPLIT THE STREAM OF TIME IN TWO ECCO, YOU MUST REBUILD THE ASTERITE TO SAVE EARTH'S FUTURE TELEPORT RINGS ARE USED TO TRAVEL GREAT DISTANCES INSTANTANEOUSLY ...FIND... ...GLOBES... ...ECCO... PLEASE... ECCO... ...VORTEX ...DARK... FUTURE... ...WITHOUT FINAL PAIR... ...I CANNOT... ...NO WAY TO THE DARK... ...MACHINE... ONLY DOWN THE STREAM.... THE VORTEX HAS STOLEN MY FINAL PAIR - THEY CAME FROM THE DARK FUTURE WITHOUT MY FINAL PAIR I CANNOT GIVE YOU THE POWER YOU NEED TO DEFEAT THE VORTEX QUEEN THERE IS NO WAY TO TRAVEL TO THE FUTURE WITH THE ATLANTEAN TIME MACHINE THE TIME MACHINE CAN ONLY MOVE YOU UP THE STREAM OF TIME INTO THE PAST YOU MUST FIND ANOTHER WAY TO TRAVEL TO THE DARK FUTURE AND RETURN MY FINAL PAIR... FOLLOW ME ECCO HELLO ECCO. I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU BUT I FEEL THE PAIN OF SORROW PLEASE LET ME SING MY MEMORIES TO YOU LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY. WHEN YOU SAVED YOUR POD, THE VORTEX QUEEN FOLLOWED YOU TO EARTH YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR TIME AND STOP THE VORTEX BEFORE THEY TAKE ROOT UPON THE EARTH THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR EARTH AND ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT THE DARK VORTEX FUTURE YOU ARE THE STONE THAT SPLIT THE STREAM OF TIME IN TWO WELL-ARRANGED BLOCKS GIVE A CLEAR PATH YOU AMAZE ME AGAIN LITTLE ONE... WHEN YOU TRAVELED TO THE VORTEX WORLD, THE QUEEN FOLLOWED YOU TO EARTH... THE VORTEX QUEEN KNEW THAT I EMPOWERED YOU TO DEFEAT HER... WHEN THE QUEEN CAME TO EARTH, SHE TRIED TO DESTROY ME... THE QUEEN HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE TIME MACHINE... THE VORTEX FROM THE DARK FUTURE WILL USE THE TIME MACHINE TO STEAL MY GLOBES... NOW THAT I AM WHOLE AGAIN I CAN GIVE YOU THE POWER YOU NEED TO STOP THE VORTEX QUEEN AND... I WILL TEACH YOU A POWERFUL SONG TO SUMMON YOUR BROTHER SINGERS... YOU WILL NEED HELP WITH THE MANY VORTEX DRONES GO NOW AND STOP THE VORTEX MENACE YOU SAVED EARTH'S FUTURE AND THE NATURAL FLOW OF THE STREAM OF TIME WHEN I SENT YOU INTO THE PAST ORIGINALLY, THAT CAUSED THE STREAM OF TIME TO SPLIT IN TWO THAT IS WHY YOU ARE THE STONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN YOU MUST GO TO ATLANTIS AND DESTROY THE TIME MACHINE WHEN YOU DO THIS YOU WILL SWIM HAPPY AGAIN AND LIFE ON EARTH WILL GO ON ACCESS GRANTED THE SEA IS FILLED WITH TELEPORT RINGS MADE ONLY FOR YOU BY THE ATLANTEANS SWIM THROUGH THEM AND THEY WILL TAKE YOU GREAT DISTANCES SOMETIMES TO ESCAPE YOUR ENEMY YOU MUST BECOME YOUR ENEMY ONCE AGAIN YOU ARE THE HERO OF THE SEA YOU HAVE SAVED YOUR KIND... YOU HAVE SAVED THE ASTERITE... AND YOU HAVE SAVED EARTH'S FUTURE SONGS OF YOUR COURAGE WILL ECHO IN THE WATERS OF EARTH FOREVER I AM PROUD TO BE YOUR POD MATE THANKS FOR PLAYING =============================================================================== 8.00 Frequently Asked Questions =============================================================================== Some questions that may arise from readers. Q1. Why don't any of the passwords work? A1. You need to press both 1 & 2 buttons at the same time on FIM. Otherwise it sends you back to the menu screen. If you input a wrong password it makes a noise but keeps you on the password screen. Q2. Why are some level references missing in the text dump? A2. Because to find them all you have to talk to EVERYTHING on EVERY level and I didn't do that. Q3. Where is the sea horse? A3. It only appears at the bottom left of level 3, so is easy to miss. Q4. Is there anything else you could add to this super guide? A4. Yes, a few things: - Full explanation for level 12. Currently only a short description, map and puzzle solutions are provided. - The remaining dialog references in the text dump. - ASCII maps for every level. - Any other secrets, easter eggs, shortcuts, alternative routes, glitches, exploits and bugs. There are no other secret or bonus levels because they can all be seen in the text dump of the game. - Find out how the password generator works. Q5. What tools/applications did you use to create this guide, including the tables, translations and text dump? A5. The game itself/rom - to play. Fusion 3.6 Emulator - to play the game. Notepad - to write the guide. losmonos.netfirms.com/faqs/ - for table conversion, trailing space removal and text formatting. Microsoft Excel 2003 - to make the tables. Microsoft Word 2003 - to format/adjust the text dump and spellcheck the guide. translate.google.com - to translate the text. Bintext - to extract the text from the rom image. Everything else was done manually. Q6. Should I play this game? A6. This game is really for Ecco and retro fans only. If you were born in the 1990's or later you may not enjoy this. =============================================================================== 9.00 Copyright =============================================================================== The content of the dialog is copyright 1994 Sega / Tec Toy / NOVOTRADE, the format of this unique text dump and translation is copyright oblivion from aoc 2009. The rest of the content is copyright oblivion from aoc 2009. Redistribution is only permitted provided that this is document kept in it's full unmodified form, although the author must be contacted at oblivion_ee[+]hotmail.com (Replace [+] with @) to gain permission to publish on to paper or sell as a package for commercial purposes. Websites and other forms of public digital distribution are not required to ask permission unless they wish to charge the reader, or modify the guide in any way, shape or form. I only post updates to GameFAQs.com, view my profile at: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/49375.html =============================================================================== 10.00 Credits/version history =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.10 Version history ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.00 - First release, 26th October 2009. 68kb. 1.10 - 1st November 2009. Added cheat menu section, Natacao = swimming, tools/applications question. 73kb. 1.15 - Various tweaks/changes/fixes. Expanded password section. 75kb. 1.20 - March 2016. Asterite & Atlantis info, Game Gear level names and text dump. Removal of duplicate info, grammar. 81kb. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.20 Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVOTRADE - for making a great game series. Tec Toy - for publishing it. SEGA - for making a great console. You - for reading it. Me - for writing it. Emily - Emailing in Asterite & Atlantis tips. GameFAQs.com - for hosting it. End of document.