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Reader, I hoped I'd never have to write these words. I hoped you'd never have to read them. But it falls to me to report that, in a clear violation of mankind's covenant with god, Limited Run Games' remastered Gex Trilogy has apparently [[link]] attained "huge success."

I kid. Well, kind of. The Gex games were never good, but they make up one of those series that has, over the years, entered a level of meme-ified denigration that no game truly deserves outside of, like, or something. A bit like Bubsy.

Much like Bubsy, one of Gex's trademarks is that he absolutely will not shut up as you romp about the myriad platforms that make up the three games. He has a quip for everything and, best of all, seems to adhere to a heterodox theory of comedy that says jokes get funnier the more often you tell them.

In US versions of the original three games (and in all versions of the Limited Run remasters) those quips were voiced by none other than Dana Gould. But [[link]] if, like me, you remember playing Gex 2 and 3 around a friend's house on a rainy day in the UK (or elsewhere in Europe), then you probably remember different actors. You remember Leslie Philips (the ) in Gex 2 and Danny John-Jules () in 3, with Gould taking the main role in the first game in all territories.

Thank you for making the launch of GEX Trilogy a huge success! It’s been in the works for a while and we’re finally able to announce that the PAL versions of GEX 2 & GEX 3, featuring [[link]] the voices of Leslie Philips and Danny John-Jules, respectively, will be added in an update!

— Limited Run Games ()

To celebrate the unthinkable success of the Gex re-do, Limited Run has brought those voices back. As of Monday, Gex players can enjoy the vocal stylings of Philips and John-Jules simply by changing the game's regional flag to their preferred territory before starting the game. Saves aren't compatible between different regional versions, as if the voices of Leslie Philips and Dana Gould were to ever combine, the world would end screaming in agony.

You know what? Great. I will make fun of Gex till I'm cold in the ground, but I support game archiving in all its forms. I'm glad Gex fans can now enjoy the game they remember. I just think they should do it from prison.