Seaman (video game)
1999 Sega Dreamcast video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seaman[lower-alpha 1] is a virtual pet video game developed and published by Vivarium for the Dreamcast. It is one of the few Dreamcast games to take advantage of the microphone attachment. The game developed a cult following for its dark humor, bizarre aesthetics, and innovative gameplay.
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Developer(s) | Vivarium Jellyvision |
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Designer(s) | Yoot Saito |
Programmer(s) | Arka Roy Satoshi Endo Yoshito Hirose Shigekazu Ito Kazuhiko Sugita Takahisa Suzuki |
Composer(s) | Tsueno Keaneda |
Platform(s) | Dreamcast PlayStation 2 |
Release | Dreamcast
PlayStation 2
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Genre(s) | Simulation |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Seaman was released multiple times, including a limited edition demo version titled Christmas Seaman that was released in Japan in 1999, alongside a limited edition red Dreamcast and a PlayStation 2 version in 2001, titled Seaman: Kindan no Pet - Gaze Hakushi no Jikken Shima, the first edition of which came with a microphone. A PC version for Microsoft Windows was planned, with the Seaman being able to interact with the user's applications. No release date was specified, and it was later cancelled.
A sequel called Seaman 2 was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2007.