And boy howdy, is he quippin’
Arriving just 24 hours too late for April Fool’s Day, a video has surfaced of a canceled sequel from the intolerable ’90s platforming franchise,Gex. The unreleased and unannounced “Gex Jr.” was apparently canned for PlayStation mid-development, but not before this early demo somehow found its way into the wilderness.
The demo was uploadedto Archive.orgby an unknown user, who apparently found the code on a musty CD-R — scrappily labeled “GEX R2.” A videoposted to YouTube by user “Justz00t”sees the pint-sized hero in action — and by “action” I mean clumsily negotiating a typical PS1 environment while spewing awful pop culture references from the late-’90s. We getStar Wars, Teletubbies, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? andeven some totally radical air guitar, dude. Gex Jr. is the original Gecko from Hell.
Ok, I’m being a little glib and facetious, but it is a legitimately cool moment whenever strange, undisclosed gaming history is miraculously recovered. Remember when they found the code to aDays of Thunderprototype for the NES? or that time historians uncovered an unfinished SNES adaptation of tabletop titleAtmosfear/Nightmare? I do love stories such as these… but maybe stay buried, Gex Jr.
Ultimately, this is either a sneak peek at an unreleased sequel or an April Fool’s gag poorly timed, either way, it will no doubt getGexfans (which must existsomewhere) flicking their tongues as they await further news ofan alleged comebackby their sunglasses-sporting, tuxedo-wearing, human-fucking hero.
A demo for an unannounced Gex game has appeared online[VGC]
