@INeedAMedKit "Geckos are small lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 to 60 cm." So again, wut. It's more like saying a Labrador isn't a dog.
FUN FACT:THE GIRL IN THE ENDING IS ACTUALLY THE MAIN PROTAGONIST FROM PANDEMONIUM 2, WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS GAME BEFORE GEX2 WAS RELEASED !!! (i think her name is Niki)
IT'S LIKE HOW THE FIRST METAL GEAR SOLID WAS ALSO A CROSSOVER WITH POLICENAUGHTS AND MOST OF US DIDN'T EVEN KNOW, BECAUSE HOW MANY OF US HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYED POLICENAUGHTS!?
The Gex games were actually developed by Crystal Dynamics (later acquired by Eidos) and published by either them or Midway (for the US versions) before all of Crystal Dynamics' IPs (and therefore Eidos too) were acquired by Square.
This was one of my favorite games growing up and I still own it to this day, I remember I used to input the cheat where you could make Gex spit his one liners with a button press and even though I was young and didn't know what the references meant I kept cycling through them to see what he say next. I still have a fond appreciation of this game to this day.
@@SweepSwapInUrWalls Jerry Garcia was the lead for the psychedelic rock band Grateful Dead. They were pretty shitty people and were known for slipping drugs like LSD into people's drinks.
9:50 To be fair, Luke's reaction actually was to shout something to the effect of "No, that's not true!" and he was in no position to kill Vader. It's admittedly not entirely clear to what extent Luke believed Vader, though he did apparently doubt it enough that he asked Yoda just to be clear. Supposedly the line "search your feelings" was also meant to imply a suggestion that Luke use The Force to divine the truth of the matter, so that helps. Apparently, the scene with Yoda in RotJ was put in partly because a lot of people in the audience suspected Vader was lying, and Lucas himself realized that Luke probably wouldn't believe it.
the european version is just awesome. all the jokes in that british accent hit the mark perfectly and make the game an even funnier game than it is already.
When I was a kid there was always some sort of uncanny uncomfortable feeling when playing this game. But that never stopped me from beating it. Even now as I watch these clips as an adult, I still remember feeling 'off' by it. The even weirder part is that I never felt this feeling from any sequels following this one. Childhood man.
here's a funny tip with the fire and ice ability it you run in a circle around enemy's it will create a piller of fire or ice fire i think will instakill and ice will freez them temporarily (as i rember)
Mooshoo scared the absolute crap out of me. So much so that whenever that boss level came up I would tell my sister to finish the level while I waited outside the house to avoid hearing Mooshoo's footsteps xD Im 23 and it still unnerves me in a way I cant explain lol
Fun fact the rez being gexs father thing might be true also the games have Abit more story to them then they let on I think most of it is in the manuals and in the backgrounds but the reason gex is a tv addict is due to his father's supposed death leaving get to be depressed and reclusive watching TV to fill the void
As I see now, I unfortunately grew up with the N64 version. But the voice is diffrent in my version, he sounds more like Sean Connery. Is that a PAL thing maybe? This game hits hard on my nostalgia, but I have played it recently and it doesn't hold up very well... at least the N64 version doesn't.
The PAL version actually had a different voice actor, and a slightly different script to make the pop culture references slightly more relevant to the UK. I'm going to talk about it in the Gex 3 episode.
@@karierainey4435 Losing the Final Fantasy franchise over choosing the wrong storage medium is big. People can say what they want about cartridges on N64 compared to CDs. Nintendo lost big on companies moving to Sony just because of the storage medium.
I'm excited to hear the Gex series is returning after all these years. The Trailer for it though was like something Collage kids put together but the Art style and animation was really good!
Wow…I remember playing this game and N64. This, next to Mischief Makers, is my favorite childhood game. I had no idea there was a playstation port though.
I always found this game oddly charming and captivating. I really love the aesthetic and overall vibe! I played it a lot as a kid but recently replayed it through the PSN and still highly enjoyed it.
Good review. You got yourself a subscriber. I like that it shows you clearly put a lot of effort into the review, especially describing the game very accurately and detailed. I do have two recommendations for you, though: Firstly, the show would benefit from more in-depth analyzation of the game, as I feel it is maybe a little too accounting and not enough using the plain information in relation to each information bit and in relation to the overall game. It's not that you don't do that at all, but I could just see more of it in the future as a plus, because you clearly have the skills to perform such feats. Secondly, I think the show would benefit from some structure. To me, the presentation of all the information you deliver seems too scattered. A good way to structure this is through segments. This might be a deliberate choice, of course, but I'm just describing how I would go about it.
Zed The Hylian I was playing it on PS3 for this review, and it didn't allow for the analog sticks. Now while it may have support for analog on the PS1, it would have been still limited to 8 directions instead of 360, like Gex 3 is. (I mention that in the Gex 3 video I think)
Well, believe it or not--it has full analog compatibility. I know it doesn't sound right, but it does. (I even booted up my old PS1 and my original copy of Gex 2 just to check)
NitroRad I remember that I could use analog sticks when I played it, and my copy of the game says that it's analog compatible. Apparently, you aren't able to use the sticks when playing the downloadable version on PS3 and I have no idea why that is.
Gex 2 also got a Japanese release by Bandai under the name "Spin Tail." I did a full playthrough of it on my Twitch channel to see all of the differences. The Japanese voice lines are much fewer and thus much more repetitive. He's voiced by Senda Mitsuo in this version. They changed Gex's name to "Reno." Any of the more "adult" jokes are removed. The game features graphics and signs in English throughout, only some of which are removed in the JP version, mostly in the earlier levels, for some reason. The removed graphics aren't replaced with Japanese text - they're just... missing (or in the case of the Rezopolis levels, replaced with creepy eyes). Also, if you beat the game 100% clear, there is a special FMV at the end of the game. They did NOT dub this into Japanese for the JP version; it's still in English with Dana Gould's voice, which is very strange considering that the opening sequence and the three hidden FMVs are dubbed into Japanese. Also, the end credits are entirely in English with no mention whatsoever of the Japanese staff who worked on the localization. Gex 3 never got a Japanese release. The first one did get released in Japan, but I haven't had a chance to play it. Just something interesting you might want to know. :)
Rewatching this after getting the news of a Gex trilogy remake makes me wonder if Nitro Rad is going to make a review of the remake. That would be awesome, revisiting a game in a new style with the modern style that his videos have now would be cool. After all, he reviewed the original oneshot and then the steam version, so, the chances of this happening are high.
Some later printings of Gex: Enter the Gecko DO indeed have analog support, but only in the sense of mapping the eight directions of the d-pad to the stick. Crash Bandicoot 2 had a similar issue where later printings of the game added analog but early printings didn't, although in Crash 2's case this analog support was full 360-degree, speed-variant analog in all its glory. Irritatingly, the PSN versions of both Crash 2 and Gex 2 use the older versions of the game that lacked analog support. - Lewis
Gex is voiced by Leslie Phillips in the PAL version and he really added more of a sauve, "british secret service" feel of the game. Whoever's voicing him in his version is damn annoying xD
Wait so you’re telling me the N64 (A system known for collect-a-thon platformers) is able to hold basically all the storage for Resident Evil 2 and Starcraft, but needed to cut corners for Gex (a collect-a-thon platformer)?
I know this isn't an amazing game, but I love it (most because of nostalgia) :') BTW, isn't the girl at the end the protagonist of Pandemonium? (in her second game version)
nice. i just started playing Enter the Gecko myself. very solid game for what it was. if you do another Trilogy in the future id like to see the Jak & Daxter series get covered.
Also notice that the woman on the bed is one of the main characters from Pandemonium. Not sure why exactly, maybe either a cameo or kinda got lazy and didn't bother making another female model.
2:43 There is one use. In one of the Prehistoric Level, while you have to jump from lava-raft to lava-raft you can duck under an obstacle. Other then that, i havn't found any use of it though, so you are technically right
Man I remember renting this game for my PS1 like 3-4 times back when I was like 12. I probably should've just bought it, but it was easier to get my mom to just rent a game every now and then than buy a new one! I loved it so much though.
It's always annoyed me when characters in video games say the same lines over and over, especially if they aren't related to the situation at hand. It really takes you out of the experience sometimes. One of the biggest offenders is probably the 3D Sonic series. "TIME FOR A CHANGE OF PACE!"
TheSupersonic317 "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY! THE MORE THE MERRIER!" "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY! THE MORE THE MERRIER!" "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY! THE MORE THE MERRIER!" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
i never had the actual game but i remember this from the lil mini trial that came with tomb raider II, and when i would play it as a kid i thought it was spooky for some reason. ahh, the good days
Looking out for GEX TRILOGY on Nintendo Switch ( Limited Run ), even though I've never played the Game. Ups and downs from the Gameplay but some of the other Video Games you compared it to are right up my alley.
Nice video! Gex was my first PS1 game, and it is one of my favourites. I had the Leslie Phillips version and it was much better than the Dana one imho.
Yeah, the Nintendo 64 cut one regular level which is Poltergex (a third regular Scream TV level), a couple of bonus levels like I Got The Reruns (Rezopolis) and Trouble in Uranus (Rocket Channel) and three secret levels like Scream TV’s Texas Chainsaw Manicure, Pre-History Channel’s Lava Dabba Doo and Rezopolis’ Mazed and Confused. I have several conspiracy theories for why each were removed was that Poltergeist and Texas Chainsaw Manicure were seen as too violent for Nintendo due to censorship policy even though they relaxed on it since Mortal Kombat 1 did better on Genesis than SNES, I Got the Reruns and Trouble in Uranus had presumed obscene wording since the moral busybodies would refer to each as “I got the runs” and “Trouble in your anus”, also the Trouble in Uranus stage had a disability sign with an alien’s head on it, that’s why Nintendo were hesitant to include those bonus stages. Nintendo thought Lava Dabba Doo and Mazed And Confused we’re simply too long for such secret stages to complete.
I played the N64 version for a little while when I was young. You didn't talk about the my favorite part of the game, the Godzilla like boss fight. That was the only good or at less most cool part of the game. Great videos and I can't wait to see more.
Wow how did I skip over that part, I really should have briefly explained each fight when I brought up the boss battles. I'll be sure to do that for Gex 3.
NitroRad I don't mean any thing about it. I was a Godzilla fan as a kid and more so now. With the 2014 movie that came out I've been grabbing almost any thing with Godzilla in it lately. It was a great video and I just had a fanboy nit pick. Work with the format that works for you. Gex 2 on N64 was the only Gex game I played. I had a few good moments but if I picked it up again it would only be for the one boss fight. Great video and I can't wait to see what Gex 3 was about.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned, and the video is five uears old, but the fire and ice flies allow you to burn or freeze enemies if you hold down the tail attack button and run around the enemies to make a circle.
Good review man, glad to see gex finally being acknowledged. When I was a kid, my mind was blown when I played the gex 2 demo. The fact that he talked every 2 seconds was awesome to me. Now.. It's a little annoying. But then again I do dtandup and am a fan of Dana Gould. I'm sure this was a deep rooted contribution
I was able to use analog on enter the gecko. Also the fire and ice do have special abilities, though it isn't something one would know. You basically have to hold the attack button and spin resulting in a tornado. Again, I figured that out by accident, so I can't blame you for not knowing. Another thing to note for the hfil of it is that Gex has a different voice actor in the UK version of enter the gecko.
Oh god, his name is Rez like Resolution. When you beat him, that's what takes place in the story. I know it's a TV thing, but that would be pretty clever if that's what they were thinking as well
