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#201X


what makes that lack of update on the about page more funny is

> git log --pretty=reference ./about-gamestable.html

633f117 (Before adding refsheets current display - needs local testing!, 2021-07-27)
841ba15 (Before October update., 2019-10-10)
...

i edited it in 2021 and didn't notice since i was laser focused on doing one thing

(but there's also one aspect of the site i have to edit manually for each new year and i forget to do that as well)



slysterk
@slysterk asked:

You know, something I've wanted to know. How many games did Dex have in their "franchise" before they retired?

this one happens to be on the about page i haven't updated in ages... as evidenced by one of the entries still having a date of 201X

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Dex the Dragon 1991

The game that started it all! Platform over pits, bounce on inexplicably placed springs, and swoop down ziplines, this game's big thing. A more peaceful, slower game than many of its contemporaries, something which reviewers both liked and disliked.

Dex the Dragon 2 1993

This game introduced gliding to the series, allowing much more verticality in the levels. Reviewers liked it, but did say it was more of the same.

Dex the Dragon 3 1995

This game introduced the ability for Dex to swing quickly from their tail, allowing much quicker traversal if the player chooosed to do so.

Still, by this point, 2D platformers were not the hot new genre they once were, with much of the industry moving onto FMV games. (Briefly).

Dex the Dragon 3D 199X

An expansive 3D platformer with a lot of variety in levels. Started showing off Dex's love of technology with its wide variety of hacking minigames. Help a load of people out, collect hearts (or representations of them at least), and get into a whole load of weird and wonderful situations.

Reviewers at the time called it "ahead of its time" - primarily referring to the game being too advanced for the consoles of the era, resulting in a less-than-optimal framerate at times. Not a bad game by any means, but commercially overshadowed by much more famous (and infamous) titles.

Dex Team Dashing (DTD) Cancelled

Who doesn't want a racing game featuring dragons? The liquidators, apparently.

Dex the Dragon 3D Remastered 201X

There are rumours that someone has purchased the rights to the studio that made the Dex games, and is planning something big on hardware that can now handle the game... but those rumours have been around a while.

Still owning the rights to their own image, Dex has stated that they will only agree to any remake on the condition that they're allowed to rewrite the plot to be about their current loves.


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