Ecco's sonar ability allows the creation of small maps containing a portion of a level. By piecing the small chunks together we were able to map the entire level. The sonar maps contained here were created by staff and fans alike to make the games easier to navigate. One can find anything in the game using these maps such as friends, enemies, objects even the location of the level exit.
The maps were created on an emulator that supports snapshots and removal of certain graphics layers. A level is chosen and small sonar map is made of each section. Removing certain graphics layers reveals a sonar map that is in the shape of a perfect square. A snapshot is taken of the map piece and a graphics program is used to bring the pieces together until the entire sonar map is complete. The results are perfect looking maps that took a long time to construct.
The maps contained here were a collaboration effort of myself (Johnny L. de Alba), BlueGlass, Tails151 and Jes. I would like to give a big thanks to each of them for making this section possible.
