Found a hidden way to skip the whole first level in 'Gex: Enter the Gecko'

I was playing the old PS1 game Gex: Enter the Gecko last week, trying to get through the first jungle level for the hundredth time. I always got stuck on a part where you have to swing on these vines over a bottomless pit. After three tries, I got mad and just held down the circle button while jumping. Gex did this weird tail spin move and shot way past the gap, landing on a platform I never saw before. It turned out that move, if you timed it right from the very start of the level, could launch you over a wall and straight to the end boss door. I'd been playing that game wrong since 1998, just following the obvious path. Has anyone else found a weird skip like that in an old platformer?

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williams.amy17d ago

That's actually the hover move from the later games. The original Gex on PS1 didn't have that tail spin ability. You might be remembering the sequel, Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, which added it. Those vine sections were always tough without it.

tessa17716d ago

Wait, are you sure? I could have sworn the tail spin was in the first game too, at least on some levels. I remember using it to get past those swinging ropes in the jungle world. Maybe it was a move you unlocked later?