The inherent flaw of trying to hold a conversation with a fish is that isn't particularly inclined to talk back. This is just one of the many examples of injustice found in nature. Furthermore, it is an injustice that is only fixable through the wonder of video games. Sega knew there was an audience looking to fulfill their dream of human-to-fish friendship, and so they worked hard and came up with Seaman-- arguably one of the weirdest games in existence.

Seaman is a game oft-mentioned and jested about throughout the various gaming niches on the net, but the game is only poked fun at from a distance, and only in a way that reveals that a majority of these people have yet to truly play the game. From the title alone, there are plenty of laughs to be had from those like myself who are little bit less than mature, but actually playing the game escalates the hilarity of the entire concept.

Fans of Hey You! Pikachu will feel right at home with Seaman, because the game is predominantly controlled with a microphone add-on. While the Dreamcast controller is used to drop food into the tank and change the heat and oxygen settings to optimal, talking with the Seamen is what actually moves the game forward. It is up to you to increase their vocabulary, but regardless of how hard you try, there's an inevitable outcome: they're going to be weird.

In concept alone, a human-faced fish is off the scale of weirdness. It doesn't help when they ask you awkward, prodding questions and continually remind you of just how creepy they are. Here's a conversation that perfectly encapsulates how a Seaman will act towards you:

Me: You're weird.

Bert the Seaman: Oh, you have no idea.

That is, verbatim, an exchange I had. I am in no way sensationalizing the situation. In fact, you'll hear a similar tale from anyone who has played the game.

The game thoroughly embraces the concept of "survival of the fittest", and for this reason you'll have to see a few of your creatures die out. When one remains, it will continue to evolve until it becomes a froglike being capable of venturing from the water to dry land. At this stage, your Seaman will be at its most intelligent, but there will be a lingering feeling that this creature is far too smart to be so couped up. When the time comes, you'll be forced to free your Seaman into the wild, where it will touch hearts and weird people out all over the globe.