Gex is back. But not in the way his fans were probably hoping for. Instead of a new game or remake, fans can watch a demo gex jr a never-before-seen PS1 spin-off of the original Gex Franchise. This new demo has surfaced online over 20 years after it was seemingly abandoned.
The new unfinished demo for gex jr comes out of politeness justz00t and has been uploaded to the awesome site Hidden Palace Website. The demo came out with no real warning, only showing up yesterday, surprising many and confusing most.
Thanks to justz00t you can watch a short video of the demo below in action:
In the short demo we see Gex Jr. joking like his father(?) with references to who wants to be a millionaire and Darth Vader as Luke’s father, things dated back to 2001. (The demo has a creation date of Jan. 2001.)
the The demo appears to be set in a cinema-like level and has Gex Jr. collect soda cans. Every time he collects one he makes a gulping sound that is now etched in my brain and will never be forgotten. I never want to hear Gex Jr swallow again.
The simple level design and objectives, coupled with the game’s name and overall feel, seem to imply that this game would be aimed at children or younger players.
Like me, you might have a lot of questions right now. For example, here’s one: Does Gex Jr. mean Gex has a son? Does that mean gex fucks too? And, regardless, was Gex. jr a game designed for children? Did anyone really believe the world needed a kid-friendly one Gex spin off? And also: Who was this person?
Unfortunately we don’t have any real answers. The demo for gex jr is just this one easy level that repeats every time you beat it. As previously mentioned, apart from the people who worked on this game, apparently nobody had heard of this strange attempt before Gex spin off. Information about is therefore basically non-existent.
Maybe in the future answers, like the demo itself, will show up somewhere online. But right now I’m stuck thinking about swallowing Gex Jr. and the idea of Gex having a son. Strange day for me.
If you want more unreleased demos, prototypes, and other weird bits of gaming history, check out some of the other stuff on the Hidden Palace Website. His community has uploaded and archived a lot of great stuffincluding about 700 PS2 demos and prototypes.
