Sega Files New Retro Trademarks After Delisting A Bunch Of Classics Last Year

Ecco the Dolphin is going to be in Sonic 4? Can’t say I saw this one coming

Haha @kidsparta Sonic, Ecco, and the Altered Beast guy take on Death Bringer.

Everything’s on my mister. No rebuying repackaged roms ever again for me.

That sub-heading is just the laughter I needed before going to sleep. Thank you to whoever typed it.

Ahhh the random dolphin horror games...a lot of companies keep the trademarks without intent on making a new game. I'm sure someone has a trademark for Excite Truck. Seriously nintendo make another excite truck

This makes me happy, even though it doesn’t mean much.
Cosy but hard as nails platformers should really become a thing again.

The vortex cometh..

I can't wait to be able to rent the games that I own now!

I wish Sega would copy Capcom and release collections of their arcade games. Imagine Sega Racing Collection, with HD remasters of Daytona, Sega Rally, Outrun Coast 2 Coast, Power Drift, Super Hang On and Slipstream. They could add the Ages port of Virtua Racing too. Add online multi player and leaderboards and it would be an incredible collection that would surely be successful. It doesn't even need to be remasters. Just include the 360 versions of Daytona, Rally and C2C.

Or Sega Fighting Collection, with Virtua Fighter, Fighting Vipers,.Last Bronx and maybe a few of their beat em ups. Or how about a Sega Virtua Collection that comes with a light gun. And to compliment these collections, there could be an Capcom Arcade Stadium style collection of their many smaller arcade games.

There's just so much they can do with their classics. But they choose to mostly do nothing with them.

@OorWullie
They’d rather give us Virtua Fighter………for the Genesis.
@PinderSchloss
I wouldn’t describe Ecco as cozy at all the tone is very creepy and you have to deal with time pressure oxygen/food meters along with incredibly cryptic game design.. The beginning is very cozy though makes it hit harder when things go to hell.

@SillyG That's the beauty of physical...you don't have to!

@SalvorHardin Yep, it's a joke. I have 2 versions of VF2 on Switch. Never played it. It was terrible in the 90's, it's even worse now.

@SalvorHardin Oh I always thought the soundtrack and setting were just really soothing. It's more a cosy atmosphere with non cosy gameplay, I don't know. That's what I like about it. I find it hard to describe but it has tons of atmosphere.

I loved Ecco on Mega Drive, Master System and even the Dreamcast one.
So I am hoping they are making a new one

@OorWullie oh yes that would be awesome! A light gun collection a driving collection and side scrolling collection etc

Whatever did happen to Dolphin Quest on the Switch, the Ecco the Dolphin Remastered that was made by the same dev but not from Sega?

@Bunkerneath I wasn't aware Ecco was also on the SMS.

If you have plans for Ecco Sega, please use the Sega CD soundtracks! Talk about atmospheric! absolutely amazing music!

@OorWullie omg that would be so amazing! Sega really frustrates me with the ton of arcade classics they own but do nothing with! I was so upset when they pulled the plug on the Sega Ages lineup! There’s no limits on what they can do. Hopefully delisting all these classic games recently will lead to something big!! 🙏

@rvcolem1
John? Is that you?

Simple renewal. Means about as much as Nintendo renewing Custom Robo

I would love to see 'Ecco the Dolphin' make a comeback along with new games of Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy and Dynamite Dux. I loved 'Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom' which was an unofficial sequel to 'Wonder Boy' in the same vein as 'Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap' made by some of the original team that made the old games and would like some kinda follow up of that.

I LOVED Ecco the Dolphin as a kid. I tried playing it again as an adult and.... what was I thinking?? lol

But it still has a very special place in my heart. If they did a remake or sequel with modern tech, it could be REALLY beautiful and hopefully this time the gameplay would match ^_^

Remembering how Super Bomberman R released with a 33rd Anniversary emblem on the box. It could happen again!

Sad to hear that Sega is being more restrictive with their IP these days. I knew I always had a good feeling about Capcom, from the small insights into their sensibilities from interviews, to the macro business decisions made as of late. I hope Sega learns to emulate Capcom more.

I loved Ecco and Ecco 2 on the megadrive, and still do. An - at least in the 90s - incredibly realistic and atmospheric wildlife simulator with obtuse puzzles and scary aliens? Yes please. I seem to vaguely remember that the creator of the first game at least (yes, I'm too lazy to Google it) might have had some kind of dispute with Sega so they might as others have suggested just be hanging on to the IP to stop anyone else running off and making an Ecco game, but oh man...if they made some kind of top-quality reboot/remaster/sequel with the same level of atmosphere and general gorgeousness I'd be a happy human.

Remember , Sega is NOT a retro brand ! So says Sega new boss .

@joey302 It would be amazing. Sega Ages Virtua Racing and Outrun were a perfect example of what they need to do with their classic racing games. I have put a lot of hours into both, they're still superb to play. The fact Daytona, Sega Rally and Coast to Coast already have amazing 360 ports but are nowhere to be seen, is a crime. These should be generational releases. The hard work with remastering is already done.

Let's hope you're right and the delistings mean they've got something big planned.

@OorWullie HOPEFULLY!! of course I failed to mention I’ve been seeing articles lately regarding Sega considering a subscription based service for its classic IP. Hope not though ☹️