Gex  1996
Win9x Shareware (partial game)
Developed by Crystal Dynamics, Kinesoft Development
Published by Microsoft
Genre: Platform
User rating: 7.0 (1 vote)

System Requirements

Pentium 75 with local SVGA bus video, 256-color display.
Microsoft Windows 95.
2X CD-ROM drive.
8 MB of memory (RAM).
10 MB of available hard disk space.
DirectX 2.0.

Recommended:

Pentium 100 with local SVGA bus video, high-color (16-bit) display.
4X CD-ROM drive.
16+ MB of memory (RAM).
2 MB of video memory.
Joystick or four-button game pad.
Windows 95-compatible sound card.

Originally a 3DO game, Microsoft had Kinesoft Development port Gex to Windows. Gex is a gecko who can run, jump, cling to walls and ceilings, attack or break barriers with his tail, and eat things. Power-ups can be tail-whipped to recover one hit point, or eaten to acquire its property (such as bonus lives). It's a pretty standard platform game, with the novelty that Gex, voiced by comedian Dane Gould, delivers over 300 one-liners during gameplay. His goal in every level is to find a television remote control. Five worlds and one hidden world are broken into levels, each with a hidden bonus area. There are 6 worlds in this game, with only the first level playable in the trial version.

Graphics

DirectX
Gex

Downloads

Gex Trial Version (11,595,152 bytes) 9 October 1996 Win9x

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Availability

Microsoft no longer sells this game.

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