Next on the giant list of levels is Tube of Medusa. It is essentially the same thing as the final version, but because you have to use a keyboard, it is impossible.
	The Giant Medusa's sprite is complete. I was afraid Appaloosa would use another crab-on-a-string in its place. If you fall off the level, you end up in BETA Skylands.
	The next level is Moray Abyss. It is complete, aside from a few things.
	As in the final version, a red snake comes out of the shell.
	Like in the final version, sea snakes attack from the side as well. But they are red instead of green.
	When the shell reaches the bottom, Ecco does battle with the pansy.
	Ram the sea snake's head a few times, he dies, and the first two of the Asterite's globes come out.
	This message appears. Errr... I have no idea what to make of it. "You are great" was a better thing to say. My guess is either: 1. The creators punched in the wrong message number and got that, or 2. They entered a random one for filler in the code until there was a message for the story there. - Deven Gallo Now in his email Deven told me that that phrase was from both Ecco 1 and 2, but I don't think so. As I recall there are no active shelled ones in ecco 2, so reason number one can't work. My guess, considering how similar Ecco one and Ecco 2 beta are to each other, in ecco 2 beta they planned for you to heal yourself on shelled ones, which would make number 2 possible. They removed it in the final version. Or, as I think, it was a private joke.
	Then, a piece of rock is removed, and you can leave.
	Next on the list is the utterly amazing.... Atlantis stage. City of Forever, to be exact. The graphics are all glitchy, with yellow outlines on everything.
	This little box's graphic messes up when Ecco gets near it.
	Select invincibilty from the debug menu in Atlantis, and Ecco gets sparkly things around him.
	Here is the Time Machine. If Ecco sonars the left dish, these stone tiles crush him. No doubt this was created to anger gamers for no reason whatsoever.
	Sonar the right one, (Right as in direction. But, due to an amazing coincidence, the right one is the right one, as in correct.) and Ecco gets time travelin'.
	The next level is one I wish Appaloosa hadn't removed. It is an early version of a Vortex Future level, and it has tons of never-before-seen sprites! WOW!!!!
	This little pointy thing tries skewering Ecco. Talk about spear fishing.
	There are lttle electric charge thingies as well.
	Then the coolest thing in the world appears!!! It is an object of great controversy. Some say it is a mechanical shark due to its shape, some say it is a mechanical dolphin due to its pointy nose it attacks you with, and I'm the only person who says it is based on something Vortex. Oh yeah.... a crab too.
	The shark/dolphin/vortex attacks Ecco as the crab throws down barrels.
	The barrels explode, too.
	The next level is based on Lunar Bay. If the Vortex Drone catches you, you go back to the Vortex Future level.
	Here's a shot of the moon.
	Here's an obligatory piece of scientific looking junk. The exit to this level is stage right.
	The next level is Vortex Queen fight. There is no background.
	She tries to eat you. If you get eaten, you restart the level, not go to the stomach level.
	There is no way to beat this level. The Vortex Queen is invincible.
	The next level is 1 percent complete and very boring. Here are those mean looking plants from the future.
	They forgot to implement a little thing I like to call SOLIDITY!!!!
	And... the last shot is of some Asterite globes. The end.

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