It looks like an unannounced Gex Jr demo has surfaced online.
The short demo, posted to YouTube by user justz00t Archive.org, was added by a user who found the undeclared game on an old CD-R.
According to the user who posted the demo on the archive’s website, the CD found is dated January 25, 2001.
In the demo, Gex Jr talks about popular culture references in a similar way to the main series. The phrase “I’m your father, Luke” can be heard within seconds, a false quote from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
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The last game in the series, Gex: deep cover gecko It was released for the PlayStation in 1999.
If the history in this leaked demo is accurate, it could indicate that Gex Jr was meant to be a sequel to the series, starring a new, smaller version of Gex.
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In 2015, Square launched the Square Enix Collective platform that would allow independent developers to showcase the company’s games using some of Square’s franchises, including Gex.
It is unclear if the program is still running, however, so far, no Gex game has appeared yet.