Seaman Coming to 3DS

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Seaman Coming to 3DS

The Dreamcast classic is being revived.

The virtual pet simulator Seaman, originally released on the Dreamcast, will be revived on the 3DS, according to Andriasang. In a feature about Nintendo, the online edition of Nikkei mentioned the company's plan to revive other publisher's titles on the 3DS in order to bring strong titles to the handheld; Seaman is mentioned as an example of this.

Seaman creator, Yoot Saito, hinted in June 2010 that Seaman might appear on the 3DS. Nikkei's mention of Seaman was part of a general report about Nintendo's earnings and future prospects, including a new Nintendo development studio set to open in December 2013.

Released by Sega in 1999, Seaman was one of the Dreamcast's best selling games and became a sensation in Japan.

Thanks to Staff Alum, Luke Balicki, for the tip!

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Jason Ross Senior Staff

02/20/2012 at 04:53 PM Reply | Permalink | Report

I'll probably pick this up just because I heard so much about it back in the day. It's definitely one of the stranger gaming ideas. It certainly was at its original release.

Mongoose

02/21/2012 at 12:34 AM Reply | Permalink | Report

If the Dreamcast was thinking, Seaman was talking.

Check out youtube for various ways to mess with Seaman. Though I'd like to enage in a philosphical debate on the state of man (and Seaman), crude toilet humor works too.

Maybe update the port so it includes a Seawoman?

Nick DiMola Director

02/21/2012 at 09:27 AM Reply | Permalink | Report

I'm still excited that we can have a real headline that contains both "coming" and "Seaman".

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