<s>
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
version	O
titled	O
Christmas	O
Seaman	B-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
red	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
titled	O
Seaman	B-Application
:	O
Kindan	O
no	O
Pet	O
-	O
Gaze	O
Hakushi	O
no	O
Jikken	O
Shima	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Seaman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaman	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
unique	O
video	O
game	O
because	O
it	O
contains	O
limited	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
feed	O
and	O
care	O
for	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
while	O
providing	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
he	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanic	O
operates	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
check	O
on	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
every	O
real-time	O
day	O
or	O
he	O
could	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
's	O
knowledge	O
is	O
random	O
trivia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
asks	O
what	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
birthday	O
is	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
responds	O
via	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
input	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
will	O
share	O
significant	O
events	O
that	O
happened	O
on	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
becomes	O
fairly	O
domesticated	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
stop	O
insulting	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
making	O
less-than-friendly	O
remarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
provided	O
with	O
an	O
unhatched	O
Seaman	B-Application
egg	O
and	O
develops	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
it	O
through	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
various	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
all	O
the	O
machinery	O
and	O
physical	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
mysterious	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
provided	O
with	O
multiple	O
Seamen	B-Application
for	O
breeding	O
and	O
interaction	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
evolve	O
their	O
Seaman	B-Application
to	O
different	O
stages	O
in	O
its	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
eventually	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
frog-like	O
creature	O
outlined	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
's	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seaman	B-Application
begins	O
its	O
first	O
days	O
of	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
Mushroomer	O
,	O
a	O
form	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
well-developed	O
optic	O
organ	O
and	O
a	O
flagellum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seaman	B-Application
lacks	O
a	O
face	O
and	O
any	O
verbal	O
means	O
of	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Mushroomer	O
,	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
parasite	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
eaten	O
by	O
a	O
nautilus	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
overruns	O
its	O
predator	O
and	O
consumes	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
emerging	O
from	O
the	O
deceased	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
nautilus	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
organism	O
enters	O
a	O
stage	O
called	O
the	O
Gillman	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
cyprinid	O
fish	O
with	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
and	O
a	O
tentacle-like	O
tube	O
atop	O
its	O
forehead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
becomes	O
capable	O
of	O
speech	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
communicate	O
in	O
gibberish	O
by	O
reiterating	O
comments	O
made	O
through	O
microphone	B-Application
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
next	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Podfish	O
,	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
is	O
still	O
fish-like	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Gillman	O
but	O
has	O
gained	O
frog-like	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
depositing	O
the	O
eggs	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
also	O
dies	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
Seamen	B-Application
in	O
a	O
new	O
evolutionary	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Frogman	O
is	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
's	O
final	O
stage	O
of	O
its	O
maturity	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
amphibious	O
creature	O
resembling	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
and	O
like	O
the	O
Gillman	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
human	O
face	O
and	O
a	O
tentacle-like	O
tube	O
atop	O
its	O
forehead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
able	O
to	O
co-exist	O
between	O
the	O
habitats	O
of	O
water	O
and	O
dry	O
land	O
,	O
the	O
Frogman	O
is	O
now	O
capable	O
of	O
powerful	O
leaps	O
and	O
the	O
consumption	O
of	O
insectoid	O
organisms	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
real-world	O
frog	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
creature	O
still	O
requires	O
the	O
moisture	O
of	O
water	O
to	O
stay	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
releases	O
the	O
seaman	B-Application
into	O
the	O
wild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
anything	O
concerning	O
metamorphosis	O
and	O
reproduction	O
is	O
left	O
to	O
speculation	O
while	O
the	O
Frogmen	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
wild	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
assumed	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
will	O
eventually	O
lay	O
Mushroomer	O
eggs	O
and	O
start	O
the	O
cycle	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
new	O
pet	O
owner	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
caring	O
for	O
and	O
learning	O
about	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
"	O
Seaman	B-Application
"	O
species	O
using	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
discoverer	O
's	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
goes	O
into	O
further	O
detail	O
about	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
seaman	B-Application
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1932	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Alexandria	B-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Gassé	O
met	O
a	O
local	O
resident	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
while	O
fishing	O
,	O
caught	O
a	O
Seaman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Gassé	O
obtained	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
eggs	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
back	O
to	O
France	O
with	O
the	O
egg	O
samples	O
in	O
his	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Dr.	O
Gassé	O
returned	O
to	O
France	O
,	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
eggs	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Seamen	B-Application
died	O
in	O
his	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
hypothesis	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
transferring	O
knowledge	O
that	O
increased	O
during	O
the	O
Third	O
Dynasty	O
across	O
oceans	O
and	O
other	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
clear	O
that	O
sometime	O
during	O
these	O
years	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
conduct	O
further	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
's	O
evolution	O
,	O
quite	O
possibly	O
even	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
creature	O
walking	O
on	O
all	O
fours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
institute	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Gassé	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
modern	O
day	O
research	O
of	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
specimens	O
has	O
taken	O
place	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
ABARI	O
announced	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
possibility	O
that	O
these	O
Seaman	B-Application
species	O
were	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
ancient	O
civilizations	O
in	O
Egypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
Kendare	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
directing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
ABARI	O
,	O
successfully	O
managed	O
to	O
breed	O
Seaman	B-Application
eggs	O
in	O
captivity	O
in	O
July	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Seamen	B-Application
were	O
presented	O
in	O
aquariums	O
across	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
an	O
expedition	O
team	O
embarked	O
for	O
Egypt	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
research	O
of	O
Seamen	B-Application
in	O
the	O
wild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaman	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
creature	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Yoot	O
Saito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
Saito	O
himself	O
provides	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
baby	O
Seaman	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
his	O
daughter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
young	O
Seaman	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
by	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vivarium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
instead	O
made	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Sega	O
,	O
Shoichiro	O
Irimajiri	O
,	O
who	O
thought	O
it	O
could	O
make	O
the	O
console	O
a	O
market	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
year-and-a-half	O
spent	O
on	O
converting	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
creature	O
to	O
say	O
"	O
Can	O
you	O
say	O
that	O
again	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fix	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
Yoot	O
Saito	O
changed	O
the	O
phrasing	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
talk	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
I	O
do	O
n’t	O
understand	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
inform	O
players	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
shorter	O
and	O
simpler	O
sentences	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
Seaman	B-Application
creature	O
would	O
make	O
comments	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
content	O
saved	O
on	O
their	O
memory	O
card	O
but	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited-edition	O
titled	O
Christmas	O
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
for	O
only	O
ten	O
days	O
either	O
through	O
the	O
Sega	O
Direct	O
online	O
store	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
exclusive	O
red	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
pack-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
came	O
with	O
two	O
discs	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
sending	O
messages	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
receiving	O
messages	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
exchange	O
Christmas	O
gifts	O
with	O
Seaman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Seaman	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Seaman	B-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Seaman	B-Application
sold	O
399,342	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
305,632	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
gentle	O
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