The other day, I stumbled upon something odd — a blast from the past — Gex Trilogy gearing up for a comeback on the Nintendo Switch. Seriously, who saw that coming? Limited Run Games spilled the beans about this on their site, and now I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s gonna drop digitally on June 16, 2025, with physical copies lagging a bit. Guess we gotta wait for those until later in 2025, but hey, they’re already taking pre-orders till July 6, if that’s your thing.
So, what’s in this collection anyway? Gex, some old-school 2D fun, plus two sequels — Gex: Enter the Gecko and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko. Each one gets a little sprucing up with features like Rewind and Save Anywhere. Pretty neat, right? Like, remember those times you messed up a jump and wished you could rewind life? Now you kinda can.
And about Enter the Gecko and Deep Cover Gecko — they’re getting all fancy with 16:9 widescreen support. Plus, they’ve given them full-circle analogue control. I mean, it’s not groundbreaking, but it’s something. Makes me wonder, though, if they’ll live up to my nostalgia. Life’s full of wild possibilities.
Now, the editions — these are something else. You got the Standard for $39.99. Just your typical game disc, case, cover, and a booklet. But then there’s the Classic for $74.99, which packs in all that plus a Steelbook, a snazzy poster, and a CD of soundtrack selections. What about tail-whipping nostalgia, huh?
But wait — the Tail Time Edition. At a steep $199.99, you get everything but the soundtrack selection on CD, instead there’s a full one along with — wait for it — a 36” inflatable Gex doll. Who needs that? Oh, and a 7” Gex statue with trading cards and a pin. Collector’s box too, with artwork by Yoshitaka Amano. I’m both confused and intrigued, like, is this for hardcore fans or just anyone with a crazy Gex obsession?
Anyway, sidetracking here — the trailer’s floating around online, so dive in if you wanna relive that chaos. The wheels inside my head are spinning about what other retro games might join the modern age. Okay, backtracking now.
So yeah, if you’ve got that itch of nostalgia, or just wanna see a gecko whip its tail in HD, this might be your jam. Me? I’ll be here, waiting to see how this unfolds, clutching my old copies and thinking about simpler times. Keep your eyes peeled for updates, I guess. Who knows what’s up next in the kingdom of forgotten games?
