Ecco the Dolphin and its sequel Ecco the Dolphin: Tides of Time are getting remasters via original creator Ed Annunziata.

The new Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco the Dolphin: Tides of Time remasters were announced by Annunziata in a new interview with Xbox Wire.

After the remasters for both original games are released, Annunziata will begin work on an official third mainline Ecco game.

“Me and the entire original team are going to Remaster the original Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time games,” Annunziata said. “Then we will make a new, third game with contemporary play and GPU sensibilities. Stay tuned to eccothedolphin.com.”

The original Ecco the Dolphin was developed by Annunziata with his team at Novotrade International for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1992, and published by Sega.

Its direct sequel, Ecco the Dolphin: Tides of Time, was released in 1994 for all of Sega’s consoles at the time including the Genesis / Mega Drive, the Sega CD, and even the Sega Game Gear portable.

The series also had two Ecco Jr. releases and the fifth/final game Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, though the latter is considered more of a reboot. This new game sounds like a third canonical entry/sequel to the original games.