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According to legend, this strange creature is the discovery of scientist Jean Paul Gasse. The weird-looking beast was documented to have an almost grotesque look about it, as it had the body of a reptile and the face of a man. Yet it was able to talk and reason with the doctor as well as your average human. And while the good doctor was laughed into obscurity after trying to explain his discovery, you have the opportunity to raise a Seaman from egg to its fishlike state and beyond.
Not only must you keep Seaman well fed and warm, you'll find that conversation (via the included microphone) with Seaman is a must. The scaly inquisitor will probe into your personal life by asking about your age, marital status, and favorite music, among other things. Also, if treated well this creature will spew its (usually sarcastic) rantings on pop culture, the Internet, and even reality itself. There's even a touch of sexual innuendo that may raise a few eyebrows. I doubt your goldfish ever did that.
The speech recognition is far from perfect, but there's no doubt that the gimmick almost always causes a smile when you realize how long you've been conversing with a fish and just how many words it does respond to. The simplistic graphics often make Seaman look like he's swimming in space rather than in a huge tank, but this game makes no claim to break new ground in graphics--it's the speech recognition that is most noteworthy. Star Trek veteran Leonard Nimoy acts as narrator, bringing all of the emotion of Spock (read: none) to his performance--yet somehow it works.
Since the Seaman can starve or freeze if not tended to regularly (raising this thing will take weeks), it might be a good idea to invest in another Visual Memory Unit to store the status of Seaman's habitat and your performance.
It's hard to say just how much "game" is actually in this title. Rather, Seaman offers an interesting life journey through birth, growth, death, rebirth, and change. Seaman offers a unique Dreamcast experience that is both disturbing and fascinating. --Mark Brooks
Pros:
- A very ugly fish that talks--how cool is that?
- Seaman can recognize quite a surprising number of words with the included microphone, and he talks back
- Easy to play
- Sarcastic wit (read: very American) and humor can be good for a few laughs
- Speech recognition is inconsistent (often words are completely misunderstood)
- Graphics are suitably simplistic but never really deliver the feeling that Seaman is swimming in water
- Probably doesn't taste good with chips
| PLATFORM: | Sega Dreamcast |
| AGE GROUP: | 13 years and up |
| CATEGORY: | Video Games |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sega of America, Inc. |
| ESRB RATING: | Teen |
| TYPE: | Video Games, Sega Dreamcast, DC |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| ACCESSORIES: | |
| UPC: | 010086510485 |
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Customer Reviews of Seaman with Microphone
Lots of fun, but could be much more forgiving. This is hardly what I would call a game. The virtual pet aspect is pretty weak. Seaman gets cold, you turn up the heat. Seaman needs oxygen, you turn on the bubbles. Seaman is hungry, you feed him a bug. Not too amazing. The main draw is the speech recognition. When Seaman asks you a question, you may be surprised about what he understands. Unfortunately, when he hasn't prompted you he rarely responds, and if he does he usually responds incorrectly. Seaman's philosophies are rarely deeper than what you'd see on Oprah, but it is funny to see how he tailors his analyses from your previous responses. If you don't cheat, I couldn't imagine keeping up with the slow pace of his development. I merely set the internal clock forward to speed things up. An option to play with a grown Seaman would have been awesome. In the end, it's kinda neat but you are bound to get bored with it pretty quickly. As a diehard I am satisfied but normal people would probably be better off with a more traditional game.
Seaman is alright, but has quite a few cons!
I would not recommend buying this game [for] however much it is (sorry, Amazon! :-) But it's an alright game for a few days. Actually, it got very boring...if you're in to the who Feng Shui thing, I would recommend putting it in the corner where the water is supposed to flow to "bring the cash in!" But, other than that... At first, you're stuck with all these little fish lookin' guys with the weirdest faces. Some of the things they say are cute, but after they say them about a million times, they just get plain annoying. (I found out though, that if you say "distinguish" or "Please speak in English" in the game, the "Seaman" will reply in English.) If you are a protective parent, I would not get this game. The Seaman does say some pretty bad words...and it's like a virtual pet...why, just today when I was playing, both of the seamen I had wouldn't talk to me; they just signified that they were very angry with me...WeIrD! Besides, the Seaman hardly understands you half of the time, even if you articulate clearly...and it's a very hard game to keep your patience with. If you get bored watching the same thing all the time, don't get this. Unfortunately, it's too late for me, and I just set the dreamcast one day ahead when I want the game to progress faster. So, in a nutshell, this game is alright, but the whole voice recignition thing has a few bugs to work out and...unappropriate...material in it... Get it if you want to, but I wouldn't buy a game like this for that price. (Again, sorry, Amazon! I do love your store!)
I love you Seaman
Like others here have already said- this game isn't for everyone. In fact, it's only for a select few gamers- the kind that are looking for new and strange things. It's cool that Sega never cares about money, and is always the one company we can count on for innovation. It's just too bad that they never get the credit they deserve. Sega's always been ahead of their time, as we saw with the Dreamcast.
Anyway, I love this "game". When I first got it when it came out, I wasn't really sure what to expect. You actually do take on the role of a scientist, creating life before your very eyes. You start out with an empty tank, and an egg + some food pellets in your inventory. Place the egg in the tank, and set the heat to 19.9 (under 20 at least), and the oxygen all the way up. After a few minutes, the egg hatches, and you get mushroomers. Soon after, the natilus starts moving, and eats your mushroomers. Make sure that it leaves at least one alive. Try tapping on the glass away from the natilus to draw the mushroomer(s) closer to you. After a few minutes, the natilus comes out of its shell and dies. Now, you have Seamen.
Yeah, I bet that sounds boring to you. For the first 2-3 days, you teach Seaman small words (like "hello", "afternoon", "seaman", etc.), but the baby Seamen start killing eachother, and you're left with two. As they grow up, their voices become very deep and cool. Seaman is quite the scholar. He'll ask you questions about your life and what you like whenever you talk to him. Of course, you can only put in 15 hours of gameplay a day, and you'll be doing just fine...as your talk sessions don't last that long. They're more of a Q&A. But that's ok, I enjoyed the responses Seaman gave me. When I told him my birthday, he told me that I share it with Elizabeth Hurley and a few other cool celebrities. Thanks Seaman!
The voice recognition isn't as bad as people say. As long as you speak clearly and not too fast, Seaman should be able to understand most of the things you say to him. Please give Seaman a chance, he's a good guy. And you'll be sad to let him go in the end.