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MikeK
Since: Jan, 2001
Amimia
Since: Jun, 2011

There was this videogame that was either for the PC or the first Playstation. I think there were two (one and a sequel). I played them when I was little, so it was out around the mid- or late-ninties, but it may have been released earlier. It was primitive 3D animation.
The playable character was a cute green dinosaur with a tooth sticking out. He wore a brown backpack where a little friend of his stayed and gave him advice, kinda like Banjo Kazooie, but not. He was the only dinosaur, and all the other friendly NPC's were wierd but cute fuzzy/hairy creatures. The levels were set up with a central area with portals or doors to other areas that you had to beat before advancing to the next level. I remember that the first level had a beach where you had to fight the first boss, and the second level had a prehistoric theme, with lava floes and dinosaur bones.
I remember so much about this game(s), but I can't remember the name! (It's not Gex. I just realized there were some similarities, but that's not it)