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Summary

Gex: Enter the Gecko on the Game Boy Color squeezes the original 3D platform adventure into a bright 2D side‑scroller, keeping every TV‑themed stage but shrinking the world to fit the handheld screen. Each level parodies a different television genre—horror, sci‑fi, comedy—and is peppered with nods to classic shows and movies, while you hunt for the remote controls that power the hub’s TV sets.

The gecko’s move set feels surprisingly deep for a portable title: a tail‑whip, a tail bounce, and a flying karate kick let you dispatch foes, trigger switches, and break tiny TV sets that hide health flies, extra lives, or temporary upgrades. Red, silver and gold remotes are earned by meeting level goals, collecting 120 items, or clearing bonus stages, and gathering them all unlocks a special concept‑art ending.

Storyline

Following his triumph over Rez in the Media Dimension, Gex – the wisecracking gecko from Gex: Enter the Gecko – has retired from the spotlight and settled into a quiet, solitary life. Two years later, while watching TV, the screen suddenly goes blank and Rez’s image flashes across it, prompting two government agents to appear and demand Gex’s help once more.

Gex initially refuses, insisting he’s already saved the world, but the agents abduct him to their headquarters, interrogate him, and eventually strike a deal offering a hefty sum of cash and high‑tech gadgets. After the negotiation, Gex agrees to the mission and is wished luck by a female operative who introduces herself as Agent Xtra.

Navigating a maze of television channels within the Media Dimension, Gex finally confronts Rez and slams a massive TV set onto him, severely weakening the villain. In a desperate move, Rez claims through the TV that he is Gex’s father, but Gex simply turns the screen off. The story closes with Gex sharing a hotel room with Nikki from the Pandemonium series.