Dreamcast game Seaman being revived on 3DS

By Tom Phillips Published 21 February, 2012

Nintendo splashing out on old franchises.

Oddball Dreamcast game Seaman is being revived for release on 3DS, a Japanese newspaper report has revealed.

Seaman, which tasks players with caring for a curious fish-beast pet, will be the first of several old franchises from third-party publishers that Nintendo wants revived for 3DS, according to Nikkei (via Andriasang).

No word was given on whether this means the fresh Seaman will be a remake or a sequel.

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Released on Dreamcast in 1999, bizarre creature care sim Seaman stars an odd-looking fish with a man's head.

Players interacted with their aquatic friend via the rarely-used Dreamcast microphone. The game was narrated by Leonard "Spock" Nimoy.

Seaman creator Yoot Saito went on to create the microphone-controlled pinball/real-time strategy Odama for GameCube, which was possibly just as weird.

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