Gex Trilogy Available Now On PC And Consoles | popgeeks.com
To anyone out there who was trying to stop the return of Gex: your efforts were futile and it is now too late. The gecko is out there once again, swinging his fail, sticking to walls and making wisecracks about late 1990s pop culture.
The Gex Trilogy, now available digitally, contains the original 3D0 Gex 2D platformer and its 3D follow-ups Enter The Gecko and Deep Cover Gecko. Originally intended as a mascot for the 3DO, Gex instead became a star of the Playstation, Nintendo 64 and Saturn era.
Gex Trilogy is being published by Limited Run Games using their Carbon Engine to emulate the best version of each game. The visuals and controls have been given an upgrade (the camera really needs it). You also get trophy and achievement support, rewind and save state options, a new interview with Gex voice Dana Gould, a music player, and for the first time ever, Gex 2 and 3 in widescreen.
If it’s the physical version you want, it’s still available for preorder. There are three different Gexperiences on the LRG website. The Standard Edition, for people who just want the game, contains:
- Game Disc/Cartridge
- Game Case
- Cover
- Booklet
- Steam Key* (PC Only)
The Classic Edition contains everything the Standard Edition does, plus all this for $74.99:
- Steelbook®
- 12”x16” Double-Sided Poster
- Soundtrack Selection CD
- Retro-style Box
But it’s the Tail Time Edition everyone will be talking about. That monolith includes a 36” inflatable Gex doll, a 7” Gex statue, nine Gex trading cards, a pin that looks like Gex’s remote, and a full soundtrack CD, housed in a Collector’s Box with artwork by…get this…Yoshitaka Amano. Yes, they got the famed Final Fantasy illustrator to draw Gex. It costs $199.99, which isn’t cheap, but consider what you gain.
All three packages will remain open for preorder until July 6. The digital version of the Gex Trilogy is available now for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
