Game:

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999)

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Guide

Duration: 14:44

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I decided to put up 100% runs of each of the main levels and put them on YouTube that have tips in the description. I am doing this mini series as a guide for people who will run Gex 3 100% in the future. I don’t intend to have tips for everything but just the things that you should know. This guide will feature the 100% routes for the rest of the game that is in the final video. Here is my run for reference for this category.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Lj7oDza2Q

Here are links that explains most tricks that I used in a 100% run.

http://gexruns.wikia.com/wiki/Movement_%28Gex_2_and_3%29
http://gexruns.wikia.com/wiki/TV_Cancelling

General tips are in part 1 of this guide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460oG7COISE

There are things in the Anime Channel that you should definitely know about. This level is also by far the longest level to complete.

To do the OOB properly, first max out your camera so that it can follow you when you go out. Turn the camera so that it is away from where you start the level. Jump on the chair and then jump on the yellow monitor. After that, make sure to move away then forward from the wall so Gex does not get stuck on the wall. Then fly over the wall. If you go into later parts of this mission, exit the level and try again.

You can do this OOB from the other side and get on top to the area that has the 3 rogue robots without destroying the 2 transforming robots but the surface textures (of the floors, walls, etc.) won't load if you do this OOB, making it that much harder.

At 0:15 to make the 2 girls go out, be on that slope.

Take hits while doing the "Demolish the Three Protoculture Tubes" mission to death abuse to the beginning right away.

At 1:45, you can karate kick through the laser wall to not get hit.

When collecting all 100 fly coins in this level, be sure that you collect all fly coins in the "Demolish the Three Protoculture Tubes" and "Deactivate the Planet Destroyer" doors because you can't access rooms once you completed those areas. You should have 50 of them when coming out of the first mission door and 75 entering the final door.

To not get hit from the girls when they come out, always tailwhip them on their sides and not their front because they take the time to turn towards Gex and then kick. If they are close to hitting Gex, then as you hit them again switch sides like I did at 5:03.

When you are dealing with them chasing you, then you would want to take a chance for them to hit you rather then waste about 4 seconds on not getting hit not unless you are really low on health. Since they can't turn around fast, try to hit them on their backs.

At 6:06, if you are in the spot where I was in this video when you destroy the 2nd girl, make sure to not walk far enough towards the door like I did or else a robot that spawns could possibly chase after you and he could walk towards the door really slowly, making him invincible before you can kill him. It's weird how you can't hit them while they walk back.

At 10:43, you can skip going after the 2 rogue robots and fly towards the box that is straight ahead because destroying the 2 would only activate the remote TV which is useless. If you are interested in seeing this part without destroying the robots, watch this.

https://youtu.be/DlJ1Q_LsfZ8?t=1h48m12s

To make the jump to any of the really high areas, I use the following strat: Jump right at the edge of any slope part that is opposite of where you want to go and move towards where you want to go. Glide when you feel that Gex is at his max height. It is impossible to get on any of the high ledges if you wait around in the air and then try to attempt to fly.

At 13:24, you can clip through the glass to the right by flying at it but it is inconsistent. This skip can let you skip hitting the switch and death abuse without going on the elevator if you plan on getting the 100 fly coin remote in that room.

At 13:28, if you have a green fly around you, hitting the switch can also make Gex swallow the fly. Also, it is very important to not hit the Rezling then the switch really fast or else there is a chance that his fly coin will disappear before you collect it, resulting in a huge timelost.

Thanks for reading all of this and watching my run.

This level run's time is about 14:29.83 and it was achieved on March 28th, 2015
Done on a PS2 using FDS using a PS1 disk.
Timing starts when I can control Gex inside the level and ends at the first frame of the first blackout when I enter the last TV.

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