This title, however, was well received and followed by a sequel called Goemon’s Great Adventure, which daringly returned to a more traditional 2D style of platforming. Goemon games tend to lean towards being surreal, not to mention are quirky in general, so the series has never made a huge splash in the West. The game was a 3D action-platformer, touting detailed graphics in a feudal Japan-inspired setting. Debuting in the West on SNES in The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (which you should totally download on Virtual Console!), Goemon actually dates all the way back to arcades in Japan! Konami’s oddball hero was known for his humorous adventures, and would continue that tradition on N64 with Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Goemon has a long history despite his relative obscurity. Nintendo 64 Debut: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (1998)
Developer Crystal Dynamics has been busy of late with AAA titles like Tomb Raider, but there’s always a shot, however slim, that they might go back to Gex one day.
His last appearance, Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (and G ex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko on Game Boy Color), was met with mostly positive responses from fans and critics, but the character hasn’t been seen since. The first Gex game was actually a 2D platformer on 3DO, but Gex: Enter the Gecko on N64 and PlayStation is where the character really began to resonate with fans. Taking stabs at everything from Titanic to The Matrix, Gex’s games had players platforming in environments based off of popular movies of the time, with a decidedly tongue-in-cheek tone throughout. Comedy being the key trait that made Gex special: the little talking lizard was funny, and full of personality. Satire isn’t completely uncommon in today’s video games, but when Gex came to N64, his particular brand of comedy was pretty different. Nintendo 64 Debut: Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998)
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