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| Developer(s) | Vivarium Jellyvision |
| Publisher(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| 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[a] is a virtual pet video game developed and published by Vivarium for the Dreamcast. It was originally released in Japan in 1999, with a North American release by Sega in 2000. 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.
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 sequel called Seaman 2 was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2007. Additionally, a PC spin-off called SeaMail was released for Microsoft Windows, with the Seaman being able to interact with the user's applications from the desktop.[3][4]
A version of Seaman for the Nintendo 3DS was also planned, however it was cancelled during development.[5]
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