History ShoutOut / Gex

* "When is GraceJones gonna retire?" (while fighting Rez)

* In Gangster TV: [[MyThreeSons "My Three Goons"]]:

* You fight [[Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes killer tomatoes]] and [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre chainsaw-wielding]] psychopaths wearing a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th hockey mask]] and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet a red and green-striped sweater]] in the Cemetery area. And the area's end boss has a striking resemblance to [[Film/TheExorcist Regan MacNeil]].

* [[ScoobyDoo "Geez, Scoob. Let's get back to the Mystery Van."]] (said in the cemetary level)

* "How did I get in BillGates's head?" (in the Circuit Central channel levels)

* [[TheFlintstones "WIIIIIILLLLLLLLLMMMMAAAAAAA"]] (In the Pre-history channel levels)

* In Mystery TV: [[SleeplessInSeattle "Clueless In Seattle":]]

* The wrestler boss battle: "[[InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers Invasion of the Body Slammers]]".

* The Gangster TV level: "[[MyThreeSons My Three Goons]]"

** "Move over, [[JasonAndTheArgonauts Argonauts]]. Here come the Gexonauts!"

* "This place is bigger than [[DrewCareysImprovAGanza Drew]] [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Carey's]] bar tab."

* [[SarcasmMode "Yeah this place has all the warmth of a]] DickClark special." (Cemetary level)

** [[Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} "I'm your friendly neighborhood super-gecko!"]]

{{Gex}} is one of the most ReferenceOverdosed works of TheNineties.

** He also does an impression of SeanConnery.

** [[RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer "Oh, Hermie, I wanna be a dentist."]]

* Some of his lines end with a very AustinPowers-esque "baby!". (Yeah!)

* [[Franchise/AustinPowers Gex Gecko chop! Baby!"]]
** And when he's not subtle: "Judo chop, baby! (Yeah!)"

* You fight [[AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes killer tomatoes]] and [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre chainsaw-wielding]] psychopaths wearing a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th hockey mask]] and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet a red and green-striped sweater]] in the Cemetery area. And the area's end boss has a striking resemblance to [[Film/TheExorcist Regan MacNeil]].

* [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} "I ain't afraid of no ghosts."]]

* [[TakeThat "That's for twelve years of]] ''FullHouse''."

* One of the enemies in Kung Fuville looks remarkably like [[MortalKombat Raiden]], up to and including straw hat and [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]]

* "[[Film/TheTerminator Hasta la vista, baby.]]" (after beating the final boss)

* "Film/{{Terminator}}? Phone call for a Mr. Terminator."

* The temple levels of the jungle area have you fighting other geckos wearing the trademark outfit of IndianaJones.

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* "I'm trapped in outtakes of TheWiz." (in the Circuit Central channel levels)

* You fight [[AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes killer tomatoes]] and [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre chainsaw wielding]] psychopaths wearing a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th hockey mask]] and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet a red and green striped sweater]] in the Cemetery area. And the area's end boss has a striking resemblance to [[Film/TheExorcist Regan MacNeil]].

* The Mystery TV [[SleeplessInSeattle "Clueless in Seattle"]], has Gex donning the robe of Franchise/SherlockHolmes. It also has him finding a Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}-like machine which [[ShallowParody turns him into a vampire.]]
* The first secret level: [[DialMForMurder Dial A for Arson]].

* The use of special booths designed to give you superpowers may come from {{Superman}}'s tendency to use phone booths to change his costume.

** "This place is colder than EvaGabor's wig fridge."

** [[BeamMeUpScotty "Do you feel]] [[DirtyHarry lucky, punk?"]]
** [[Film/DirtyHarry "Go ahead... make my lunch."]]
** [[HowdyDoody "Howdy! There's some doody."]]
** [[Film/DirtyHarry "A gecko's gotta know his limitations."]]

** [[Film/{{Titanic}} "Iceberg, dead ahead!"]]

** "Dog-headed gods and the women who love them, on the next JerrySpringer!"