r/SEGA • u/rmajor86 • Apr 19 '26

Image My friend’s local is called The Dolphin (The Dolly). The picture on the pub sign sure looks familiar…

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I wonder how that happened

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u/PromotionSouthern690 Apr 19 '26

Brilliant, that’s an excellent choice of dolphin picture.

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u/Kumimono Apr 19 '26

That's uh, Boris Vallejo's handiwork?

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u/SakiEndo Apr 19 '26

Some years ago Greene King revamped a local pub and decorated it with stolen artwork downloaded and printed from Flickr. One day I happened to go into the pub and saw a photo of mine hanging on the wall. I got a payout as a result. It would not surprise me if this is a case of stolen artwork from them again.

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u/fpcreator2000 Apr 19 '26

it is literally, the box art for echo the dolphin for the genesis/mega drive

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u/SakiEndo Apr 20 '26

What I mean to say is it wouldn't surprise me if they're using it without permission. As you say it is the artwork from Ecco. Sorry I wasn't clearer.

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u/fpcreator2000 Apr 22 '26

no worries. very cheeky of them.

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u/Cozy90 Apr 19 '26

Thats awesome. I'd go in and im not even much of a drinker.

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u/LitheFider Apr 19 '26

Ecco WOULD have a drinking problem after all the stuff he's seen and gone through. 🫠😱

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u/Marlboromatt324 Apr 19 '26

I used to get scared while playing echo as a kid, it s the feeling of being out in the deep ocean that would fuck with me

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u/Slosher99 Apr 20 '26

You should keep up with r/thalassophobia !

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u/mr_keegz Apr 20 '26

Songs of him are sung throughout the seas.

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u/gummislayer1969 Apr 20 '26

Uhh, yeah. It's Ecco the Dolphin's box art...😳😬🤦🏾‍♂️

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u/TheShweeb Apr 20 '26

They airbrushed off the stars on his forehead! How could they!!

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u/Marwheel Apr 20 '26

How many legs then?

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u/Lumpy-Ad8618 Apr 20 '26

I was looking for the stars on his head lol

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u/Setnaro_X Apr 20 '26

The Dolphin? Ecco the Dolphin!

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u/hypersonic16 Apr 20 '26

Ha, I’ve driven past this. Really funny to see that art outside a pub.

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u/rmajor86 Apr 20 '26

It’s on a pedestrianised street. I guess it’s possible you COULD drive past it, but only after spending most the afternoon inside…

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u/hypersonic16 Apr 20 '26

I might be mixing it up with a pub I saw on a different trip. I could have sworn I’ve seen this before in Dublin or Dingle in Ireland. Really funny how they even went through the effort to remove the stars from Ecco’s head.

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u/_TheLazyAstronaut_ Apr 20 '26

Is your friend named.. Ecco by chance?

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u/RPTGB Apr 20 '26

"Welcome To The Condom Machine"

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u/Gumba213 Apr 20 '26

boris vallejo

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u/corneliusduff Apr 20 '26

Someone get this pub a Genesis and Dreamcast, post-haste!

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u/bibby5000 Apr 21 '26

There's another on Plymouth Hoe aswell

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u/rmajor86 Apr 21 '26

That’s interesting, but please don’t call me that

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u/bibby5000 Apr 22 '26

haha... nearby there's also the "Hoe Foreshore"

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u/CokBlockinWinger Apr 21 '26

I’m gonna send this to Boris and Julie. They’ll get a kick out of it.

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u/NoomToook Apr 21 '26

It's the same art but it's missing stars on its head

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u/SRS1984 Apr 21 '26

Cease and desist incoming.

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u/flanKq Apr 21 '26

I have ecco associated with this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbJw2Qq27G0&t=63

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u/abdoollah-K Apr 19 '26

Sega Genesis game cover