Two essential PlayStation 1 games are getting a modern re-release. Whoopee Camp is developing an enhanced remaster of Tomba!, a 1997 platformer. The game's original director is on board with the project as well. Tomba! will be running on the Carbon Engine, Limited Run Games' in-house retro game engine, which is what the GBC Shantae remaster ran on, and developed by Modern Vintage Gamer. This remaster will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Steam.

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That wasn't the only announcement, either. Gex is coming back, in the form of the Gex Remastered Trilogy. This collection will pack together Gex, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, with all three set to be running in the Carbon Engine, too. The Gex games will be released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.

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[CoolMe]

Do it more often from now on

If from now on you'll start posting stuff that makes sense, then sure..

 

[Cris1997XX]

Why the hell has nobody complained about Limited Run Games yet?

 

[M7L7NK7]

This is all I know about Tomba

 

[PopcornSweetie]

I am a girl, but the sentiment is appreciated, lol.

Certified F girl energy!

 

[Ritsuki]

I am a girl, but the sentiment is appreciated, lol.

My bad, I should have been more thoughtful !

 

[StrayGuitarist]

Why the hell has nobody complained about Limited Run Games yet?

Honestly, I don't know much about them, but I absolutely despise the concept of a limited-time release of a game. Based on their name, seems like the main thing they do- which is a massive L for preservation.

My bad, I should have been more thoughtful !

You're good, I appreciate it!

Certified F girl energy!

I don't know if this is meant to be a compliment or not, but it's accurate either way, lmao.

 

[PopcornSweetie]

Honestly, I don't know much about them, but I absolutely despise the concept of a limited-time release of a game. Based on their name, seems like the main thing they do- which is a massive L for preservation.

You're good, I appreciate it!

I don't know if this is meant to be a compliment or not, but it's accurate either way, lmao.

Idk either tbh

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It's just upscaled emulation. Not native source ports. Pass.

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Yes. Didn't saw the trailer back then, now i do.

 

[osaka35]

I did love tomba 2, but I had passed on gexx. A lot of mascot games back then.

Why the hell has nobody complained about Limited Run Games yet?

It's a matter of: if they don't do it, no one will. The games they publish are games that didn't get a physical release, just digital. Or no release at all. They distribute as well, I think, so it's a matter of getting these games out there in small batches so they don't go bankrupt from games that don't sell. This is my understanding, but could be wrong.

As far as original games only they publish, I'm not sure how they handle those. Differently maybe?

 

[RedoLane]

Time to turn this Gex night into a Gex year!

 

[Maximumbeans]

I thought the name of the game was Tombi!

It was for us in Europe, don’t worry it’s not a Mandela Effect thing

 

[Foxi4]

Gex Trilogy? Eff yeah, picking that up. We’re inching closer and closer to Crock Remastered, I’m telling you, it’s gonna happen.

 

[AngryCinnabon]

Insert Scott the Woz joke here about Gex

Anyways I do like both Tomba and Gex, so I'm excited!

 

[PacBunnyXV07]

Remastered or Remake?

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Calling it now…some of Dana Gould’s (NTSC voice of Gex) lines / jokes will be cut

 

[raxadian]

Did you know? There is actually FOUR Gex games!

This is the first one, that wasn't on Playstation.

https://www.gog.com/game/gex

 

[KingVamp]

So, the trailers just assume you know what these games are? Well, I don't.

Still, nice for the fans of the games.

 

[Foxi4]

So, the trailers just assume you know what these games are? Well, I don't.

Still, nice for the fans of the games.

Consider this the perfect opportunity to edumacate yourself about good games from the mid-90’s, when platformers were king and every company had a mascot. Not many have survived the mascot wars, the names of the fallen shall always be remembered.

 

[tmnr1992]

Wasn't The Gex originally a 3DO character?

Yeah, the first game came out on the 3DO.

 

[Kirby6417]

I don’t understand what Limited Run’s “Carbon Engine” is. It says it’s their in-house retro game engine, but I mean what is that? Can’t be an emulator if they’re upscaling and altering the games. So it’s like some mediator between PC/modern consoles where if they can port the game to this engine, then it will be compatible with all their target platforms? I just thought Limited Run did physical releases for rare games, but this is a much more involved-sounding process; and these games will have digital releases anyway. So good on them. Hope they run well, I’m sure they will.

I’m a huge Tomba fan, but particularly Tomba 2. And I’m a purist, so I don’t really need to play anything but the OG games. Still it’s cool they’re doing this. Guess I’ll buy it.

 

[supaplex]

Did you know? There is actually FOUR Gex games!

This is the first one, that wasn't on Playstation.

No, there are three games, the game you posted was actually also on PS1 (and Saturn and PC and 3DO).

Fourth Gex game was planned and supposedly it was converted into Whiplash on PS2.