Tex is what happens to a a kid who dreams of being a 1940's gumshoe when the 40's are long gone.

"He was having a really good nose day..."

When all the other kids were logged in to Sesame Street Interactive, Tex was in the Detective Stories, thinking about how it would be to be Sam Spade. And when he finally grew up (age-wise, anyway), he got his dream, and realised how much of a joke it was. Though through all the times life steps on him ("Another day, another pounding."), he hasn't let the world sour him on his dream. And, believe me, he's had his fair share of lumps cause by his being a private dick; from his wife leaving him for the Upolstery Guy to getting shot off to a space station.

"Men and women go together like orange juice and toothpaste."

His career has been catalogued by Access Software in the games "Martian Memorandum", "Under a Killing Moon", "The Pandora Directive" and "Overseer", and his best lines made immortal by the "Tex Murphy Shirt".

"Oh I usually don't look this bad; I forgot to take my Geritol this morning."