Ecco the Dolphin Quotes

“I know where is the cave. -Dolphin in Alpha version”

“How high in the sky can you fly? -another of Ecco's podmates”

“Charge small fish to feed and gain strength" -another podmate”

“The marks on your head look like stars in the sky. -various dolphins”

“You are the stone that split the stream of time in two. -the Asterite”

“Sing to the shelled ones and they will heal your wounds" -another podmate”

“Ecco, if we breathe air, why do we live beneath the waves? -one of Ecco's podmates”

“Something terrible has happened ... Something very powerful" -another dolphin you meet”

“We feel great energy of thought from the Asterite, but it will not sing to us. -Big Blue”

“...Suddenly great winds of water... -a dolphin you meet after your pod is taken from the sea”

“Hello my little singer, it is good to see you and feel your thoughts after so long. -the Asterite”

“Wikipedia: Ecco the Dolphin”

“When I sent you into the past originally that caused the stream to be split into two that is why you are the stone. -Arkonviox.com version.”

“I remember you! Of course... it was you... and it was I who sent you... Now it is clear. -the Asterite”

“I know not what has happened to your pod; Perhaps the Big Blue will help you; You must travel past the Undercaves to find him" -an Orca Whale you meet before the first level”

“SEGA has been awesome to me. They’ve sort of maintained a mild interest in Ecco for the last 20 years. Just not enough to actually fully get behind it. Do you remember that judge who said, “I don’t know how to define pornography, but I know it when I see it.” If they see something and it looks awesome. Like, you know in five seconds, that’s it, or people will love that when they see it whether it’s quirky or not. They’ll go for it.
It’s so hard to explain something to get someone to see. The first Ecco took me over a year to get them to agree to give me a tiny budget just to do a prototype. It took them year. In fact this is a true story.
I resigned (from SEGA) because I accepted a position at EA. Then (SEGA) asked what it would take to make me stay. So they were going to renegotiate. I said I needed a bonus, I need $10,000 because I don’t even have a car. I was getting paid really low. I moved out from New York. Then I said, “Give me $10,000, and let me build this prototype for this Ecco game that I’ve been trying to pitch to you.” and they said fine. So I built it, and once you could see it, then it was obvious.
For a year, I’m explaining it to them and I’m showing beautiful images. It looks like this, and it looks like this, and this is the way it’ll feel, and no one could get it. It has to kind of exist, and then you get it really quickly. I’m not really sure if I could convey it, but I’m sure any publisher, SEGA included, if they could jump into my mind for five seconds, run through and jump back out that they’d say, “Let’s sign a contract,” or “Let’s get this funded.””