Hidden Cheat Menu Found in 31-Year-Old Ecco the Dolphin PC Port
Unearthing a 31 year old Easter egg in Ecco the Dolphin
A deep dive into the PC version of Ecco the Dolphin reveals a hidden cheat menu, accessible by holding Shift+Ctrl while closing the About dialog. The menu offers stage select, unlimited health and air, and more. A second hidden menu, unlocked via a double-right-click on the dialog's corner, adds Easy mode, CD check, and border options. These cheats make the notoriously difficult game more accessible, potentially helping more players reach the ending.
With the Stage and Life cheats, perhaps you will become one of the few people who have actually seen the ending of Ecco.
- _def
> CD check gets rid of the This program can only be run from the original CD! nag screen.
A built-in no-cd patch, neat :-)
- BobbyTables2
I’d love to know how the author found this!
I mean, who reverse engineers the “About” dialog on an application!?!? That’s the last place I would have ever looked!
- Jzush
That’s super cool! I loved the original Ecco on the genesis. Beat it several times. I miss when games had real cheats/debug modes. It’s part of the reason I hot in to programming and development in the first place. I feel like kids these days don’t get this experience anymore.