I'm gonna be that guy: outside of a Kickstarter, we have probably seen the last of Gex.
Having said that, I bet I'd appreciate all the references more as an adult and I did enjoy the PSX games I played.
Forgotten Gaming Mascots #15: Gex
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 On 02/17/2021 at 08:17 AM by The Last Ninja See More From This User » |
Games: Gex (3DO, PS1, Saturn, Win/1995), Gex: Enter the Gecko (PS1, N64, GBC, Win/1998), Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (PS1, N64, GBC/1999)
Mascot for: Crystal Dynamics
If you grew up in the '90s, you probably remember Gex. He was a wise-cracking lizard with a rad 'tude who gave even Sonic a run for his money. The first game was a side-scrolling platformer, but the other two were in 3D (and are probably the ones you remember). In all three games, Gex is voiced by Dana Gould, and he can be pretty funny at times. All three games are quite wacky with tons of parody moments of famous movies (Looney Toons, Star Wars) or other pop culture references. Gex jumps into TVs in order to enter a level (the TV has a specific theme). In Gex 3, the gecko actually talks to a real woman (which is a little weird). If anything, these games are bursting with personality (and they're fun too).
What happened: Gex was extremely '90s, which was both a good and bad thing. Good: he appealed to a lot of people during that time. Bad: he couldn't last into the 2000's. Okay, that IS my opinion. The second game is quite good, but the third, not so much. A fourth game was planned for the PS2, but was canceled. Just imagine if Gex were still around today. He would need to be a little different (change with the times, they say). Square Enix owns the rights to Gex now, and in 2015 they announced that they are open to publishing another game if a good developer wants to do it. So far no takers, but here's hoping that we haven't seen the last of Gex.
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