Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender

November 1, 1992 MPS Labs Nightdive Studios, MicroProse Software, Inc., Retroism
Point-and-click Puzzle Adventure
Linux PC Mac DOS
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A priceless vase is lost on a distant planet that doesn't exist. An irate colonel wants it back. And only one man is experienced enough...skilled enough...and foolish enough to retrieve it: interstellar adventurer and bungling bachelor Rex Nebular!

Join Rex as he pilots the Slippery Pig on a crash course for Terra Androgena, a planet populated entirely by bizarre alien women with big agendas of their own. Overcome the dizzying array of obstacles and endless traps preventing Rex from returning the priceless pottery. Feel the grotesque effects of the frightening Gender Bender machine!
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Release Date November 1, 1992
Developer MPS Labs
Publisher Nightdive Studios, MicroProse Software, Inc., Retroism
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Science fiction, Comedy
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