/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5535340

I guess you could say that the original Gex on the 3DO was aimed at the Nick at Nite crowd of the 1990's. The original Gex had all sorts of odd and obscure RV references. The game does take place in a TV world, though. I did like Gex on the 3DO, though. I never owned the console myself, but I knew someone who did that would let me borrow it from time to time. Gex was an attempt to try and bring a mascot platformer to the 3DO. With a character that was trying to be ironically cool and self aware (Like Crash, or Eathworm Jim) but would use rendered sprites like Donkey Kong Country.

But after the initial 3DO game, I guess you could say that Gex tried to be a little more aimed at children. I think it was trying to go for that "Only adults will get the jokes and kids will like the game" Pixar mentality.