Ed Annunziata
Edward Ettore "Ed" Annunziata is best known for the ''Ecco the Dolphin'' series, Kolibri for the Sega 32X. and as the voice of "Greg" in the Sega Saturn game Three Dirty Dwarves. Later he served as an Executive Producer for Nokia's N-Gage mobile phone and gaming device, helping create nearly a dozen multiplayer titles for the platform. One of them, ''Smallball Baseball'', was one of the first microtransactions-based games targeting the US market. In 2006, he founded Twofish, Inc. (now part of Live Gamer) with Lee Crawford and Sean Ryan. Games *''Spider-Man'' (1990, Sega Genesis) *'' Chakan: The Forever Man'' (1992, Sega Genesis) *'' Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun'' (1992, Sega Genesis) *''Ecco the Dolphin'' (1992, Sega Genesis) *''Cyborg Justice'' (1993, Sega Genesis) *''Jurassic Park'' (1993, Sega CD) *'' Ecco: The Tides of Time'' (1994, Sega Genesis) *'' Ecco Jr.'' (1995, Sega Genesis) *''Vectorman'' (1995, Sega Genesis) *''The Adventures of Batman and Robin' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ecco The Dolphin (series)
''Ecco the Dolphin'' is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Appaloosa Interactive (previously known as Novotrade International) and published by Sega. They were originally developed for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast video game consoles, and have been ported to numerous systems. The story follows the eponymous Ecco, a bottlenose dolphin, who fights extraterrestrial threats to the world. The games are known for their high difficulty level. ''Ecco'' was created by Ed Annunziata, who also produced '' Chakan: The Forever Man'', which was also released in December 1992. Games ''Ecco the Dolphin'' Released in 1992, the original game followed the exploits of a young dolphin named Ecco as he searches the seas, and eventually time itself, for his missing pod. ''Ecco: The Tides of Time'' Released in 1994, the sequel follows Ecco's exploits after the conclusion of the original game as he travels the oceans, the past, and the future in his quest to save the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jurassic Park (Sega CD Video Game)
''Jurassic Park'' is a 1994 point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD. The video game is based on the 1993 film of the same name, and includes elements from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel ''Jurassic Park'', which the film is based upon. Plot Set after the events of the film, a group of scientists is sent to collect dinosaur eggs at InGen's Jurassic Park, a theme park that is populated with genetically engineered dinosaurs and is located on the fictional island of Isla Nublar. After the group's helicopter crashes on the island, a survivor – controlled by the player – receives a video message from Emily Shimura, a computer expert. Shimura states that the crash was the result of sabotage orchestrated by InGen's corporate rival, Biosyn Corporation, which paid to have a bomb attached to the helicopter. A second helicopter is sent to rescue the player, but it is also compromised by Biosyn, which has sent out its own team to steal the dinosaur e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MobyGames
MobyGames is a commercial website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes nearly 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms. The site is supported by banner ads and a small number of people paying to become patrons. Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It is currently owned by Atari SA. Content Prior to being merged into the database, changes go through a leisurely verification process by volunteer "approvers". There is a published standard for game information and copyediting. The most commonly used sources are video game packaging and title and credit screens. Registered users can rate and review any game. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists which can generate a list of games available for trade with other users. The site has an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own subforum. History MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999 by Jim Le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mort The Chicken
''Mort the Chicken'' is a platform game developed by AndNow and published by Crave Entertainment. It was released in North America on November 30, 2000 for the PlayStation and later released in Europe on January 19, 2001. Plot In a universe where chickens are the dominant species, Mort the Chicken stars in his own television show. However, in an alternate universe, cube-like creatures called The Boolyon are spying on them. Their leader, General Cubicles, notices that the chickens have stacks of hay, but mistakes them for kidnapped citizens of their universe; in retaliation, he launches an invasion of the chickens' universe through a well, and the Boolyon kidnap the baby chicks, scattering them across the Boolyon's universe. Mort, being the only one brave enough to stop the cubes, jumps down the well and starts his adventure to save the baby chicks. Gameplay ''Mort the Chicken'' is a relatively straightforward platformer. The player controls Mort as he explores his universe, re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Up Your Arsenal
''Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal'' (known as ''Ratchet & Clank 3'' in Europe and Africa and ''Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal'' in Australia) is a 2004 3D platform video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the third installment in the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series and was released in North America on November 2, 2004. Shortly after it was released in Japan on November 25, when the first volume of the Ratchet & Clank manga, drawn by Shinbo Nomura, was released. A demo of this game was included in the PAL release of '' Sly 2: Band of Thieves''. The game introduces Dr. Nefarious, a robotic villain. The gameplay is similar to previous games in the series but introduces new features such as a new control system and more levels in the upgrade system for weapons. It follows Ratchet and Clank's adventure through a fictional universe to defeat a robotic villain, Dr. Nefarious, who intends to destroy all organic li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Adventures Of Batman And Robin (video Game)
''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'' is a series of video game adaptations released between 1994 and 1995 featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin based on '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (which had been retitled ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' for its second season). The games were released for numerous platforms, with the Genesis, Game Gear, and Sega CD versions published by Sega while the Super NES version was published by Konami (who also produced an earlier Game Boy video game based on the show). Super NES version The Super NES version is developed and published by Konami. Each level consists of an episode that is loosely based on those from the animated series, taking Batman to an amusement park and other places where supercriminals do their work. Despite the title, Batman is the only playable character, as the game was developed before the show's title change, but Robin still appears in the game as a non-playable ally during certain conversation sequence ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vectorman
''Vectorman'' is a 2D action platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega. The game was released for the Sega Genesis in late 1995 in North America and Europe. It was considered a critical and commercial success, achieving its dual goal of retaining interest in the aging Sega Genesis platform in face of the increasingly popular new technology of the next generation of video game consoles and providing competition to industry competitor Nintendo's popular ''Donkey Kong Country'' video game. In subsequent decades, the game was re-released across many Sega-themed video game compilations, and on its own across the Wii Virtual Console, Steam, and the Sega Forever line of mobile game releases. A sequel, ''Vectorman 2'', was released in 1996, but despite several abandoned attempts at a third entry, no further games have been released. Gameplay The game plays as a 2D action platformer. The player maneuvers the main character, Vectorman through levels by running and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ecco Jr
Ecco or ECCO may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Ecco the Dolphin'' (series), a series of action-adventure science fiction video games ** ''Ecco the Dolphin'', a 1992 video game * Ecco (''Gotham''), a TV series character Organizations * ECCO, a Danish shoe manufacturer * Ecco Press, an imprint of the multinational publisher HarperCollins * Eighteenth Century Collections Online, a digital library of books published in the British Empire between 1701 and 1800 * ECCO, a cancer summit run by the European Cancer Organisation * European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations, a non-governmental professional organisation * East Calhoun Community Organization, in Minneapolis, Minnesota Other uses * ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Chess Openings'', a classification of all possible openings in Chinese Chess * Earth Coincidence Control Office, a concept of super intelligent entities described by John C. Lilly * Ecco Pro, personal information manager software See also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Tides Of Time
''The Tides of Time'' () is a science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in the United States by Ballantine Del Rey Books in 1984. The novel tells the story of two people on an isolated island, each time they awoke from sleep, they lived a different life in a different time. goodreads.com Reception reviewed ''The Tides of Time'' for ''White Dwarf
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Cyborg Justice
Appaloosa Interactive (formerly Novotrade International) was a corporation, founded in 1982 in Hungary, that produced video games, computer programs and television commercials during the 1980s and 1990s. History Novotrade International was founded by Andras Csaszar and Stephen J. Friedman. Csaszar served as the company's president, while Friedman served as chief executive officer. Novotrade began operating branches in the United States in 1989, and was renamed Appaloosa Interactive (after the horse breed of the same name) in November 1996. That month, the company unveiled its 10-month-old Internet technologies division, Appaloosa Online. The company's headquarters were in Mountain View, California. Appaloosa was the parent company and owner of two software development companies in Budapest, Hungary. Appaloosa was known for its ''Ecco the Dolphin'' game series for Sega. Appaloosa also developed two ''Contra'' games on the PlayStation and Sega Saturn for Konami. Appaloosa had 100 em ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kolibri (video Game)
''Kolibri'' is a shooting game created exclusively for the Sega 32X, a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis add-on console. It was designed by Ed Annunziata and developed by Novotrade (now known as Appaloosa). ''Kolibri'' is the word or root word for hummingbird in several European languages. Gameplay The game offers numerous power-ups for the player's ''kolibri''. Each one follows different patterns. Some are spread shots and others will home in on an enemy. This game also features a good number of puzzles which grow increasingly difficult with each level. Plot Long ago, a crystal from outer space embedded itself in the earth and started creating life. Soon another similar crystal crashed to earth and started to destroy what the first crystal had created and started to sap away its strength. Before being totally destroyed the crystal gave a lone hummingbird its power. It is up to this hummingbird to save the earth. Development and release Reception ''Kolibri'' received mostly ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |