Limited Run Games is bringing two classic PlayStation game franchises back for modern platforms, including Switch and PC. The publisher announced a Tomba remake and a revival of the Gex trilogy during its annual summer showcase and said both projects are rebuilt in Carbon Engine, Limited Run’s internal development engine, and Tomba will feature a remixed soundtrack from Harumi Fujita, who composed the game’s original score.
Limited Run didn’t say whether Dana Harvey, Leslie Phillips, or Danny John-Jules will reprise their roles as Gex.
Neither project has a release date, though the Gex remastered trilogy and Tomba will launch for PS4 and PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Since it’s from Limited Run, you can pretty much bet there’ll be a physical version of each and probably a collector’s edition as well.
Tomba was a PlayStation 1 exclusive, a quirky platformer that follows a wild young pink-haired man on a mission to recover a family heirloom from evil pigs, who he bites into submission and throws into bags.
Gex is a bit more rooted in its own time. The trilogy of platformers stars a smart-talking gecko who rattles off endless celebrity jokes and ‘90s pop culture references and is, himself, a riff on Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond. Even some of the levels are ripped from classic movies and TV shows of the time.
How well that lands with today’s audiences, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
