Channel Z (DCG)

Channel Z
Level ID	ENDBOSS1
Hub	Funky Town
Channel Style	Sci Fi
Ambience	Space Station
Reqs to unlock	x30
Missions	Rez-Raker Hint: Stay on Target...
Gex's themed outfit(s)	Astronaut Gex (allows gliding)

Channel Z, or Spacestation Rez and Staion Spatale Rez, is the final boss level of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko.

Setting and inspiration

The level is heavily inspired by the 1979 film, Moonraker.

Strategy

Entering the space station

Once the cargo bay doors of the Saucy Sue open up, Alfred will inform Gex how to unlock the space station's airlock. Tail-whipping Alfred will repeat his advice and show one of the generators as well. Gex must platform and glide across various satellites to reach one of the wings of the space station. From here he can disable the first generator. He must repeat the process for the other two generators before he can enter the airlock and begin the main battle with Rez.

Fighting Rez

When fighting Rez, you will start on a platform with an acid fly. After shooting Rez's bullseye with acid (while avoiding missiles), you will have to go to the center circle to continue. The paths to the acid flies will fall at this point. When Rez swings with his left hand, jump over it. When Rez swings with his right hand, duck it.

When he goes to pound, jump to avoid the shockwave. One of his pounds to the ground will cause the bridges to the acid flies to reappear and the process will repeat.

Hit Rez with a total of 5 shots of acid to defeat him.

Gallery

Retail Release

TV entrance.

French PS1 Mission Select

Outside

Inside

Protoypes

December 30th, 1998 prototype

Mission Select Screen.

Feburary 8th, 1999 prototype

Spacestation Rez logo appears in this build. However, it would be absent from the retail release, except for the Nintendo 64 French localisation.

Miscellaneous

Source image for Channel Z logo.

Source image for Spacestation Rez logo.

Source image for Station Spatale Rez logo.

Music

Audio	System
	PS1
	N64
	GBC

Trivia

• The name 'Rez-Raker' is a reference to the James Bond film Moonraker.
• As shown in the December 30th, 1998 prototype, the boss area itself was originally going to be larger and more expansive in its size. However, the areas were cut due to time constraints during development.
• In the French localisation of the Nintendo 64 version of the game, Spacestation Rez has original TV channel logo. Additionally, it appears in the Feburary 8th, 1999 prototype which is based on the PS1 build. However, it's absent from the English and German retail releases. Instead, they would have the Channel Z TV logo. The reason for this change was probably due to an error during the development of the game.