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* [[Atlantean Lara]]
* [[Atlantean Mutant]]
* [[Bald Guy]]
* [[Bear]]
* [[Bats]]
* [[Black Panther]]
* [[Centaurs]]
* [[Cowboy]]
* [[Crawling Atlantean]]
* [[Crocodiles]]
* [[Gorillas]]
* [[Flying Mutant]]
* [[Larson]]
* [[legless Mutant]]
* [[Lions]]
* [[Natla]]
* [[Panther Mummy]]
* [[Pierre DuPont]]
* [[Rats]]
* [[Skater Boy]]
* [[T-Rex]]
* [[Velociraptor]]
* [[Wolves]]

Talk:Tomb Raider

2007-06-18T14:51:28Z

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Open discussions:

==Images==

The images are excellent! If you could do me an image of:

*Pyramid key - End of Natla's mines
*The 4 objects found at the obelisk of khamoon
*and any other sub artefacts

I would be more than happy to construct an article for each object to be put in the artefacts section. Leave your message here. Thanks. XIII

I will make images of these, when I find the time. I haven't played TR 1 this far yet (on PC of course, I have played it a million times on PlayStation ;-) )
--[[User:Tombraidergirl|Tombraidergirl]] 17:58, 19 June 2006 (CEST)

==Location Discussion: 2nd Section==
=== It's not Turkey ===

I was one of the first people to purchase the Tomb Raider game when it was first released for PS1 back when it is still in its hey day on the PC as well. And it has been stated several times that the second level is Greco-Roman and takes part in a European country. Turkey is contrary to popular belief NOT part of Europe, only western Turkey manages to sneak in. But it is quite clear that the level is designed to emulate a Greco-Roman atmosphere. There is no clear indiciation that this level was based on Turkey other than the fact of Phrygia and Midas. However, if The Colosseum level in Chronicles is supposedly meant to be the same Colosseum in TR1 then it would clearly indicate that the lvel is in Rome. Otheriwise why is there a paralell with DuPont? [[User:Piecraft|Piecraft]] 10:33, 19 June 2006 (CEST)

===Maybe, but it is definitely not Rome===
Because you claim to be one of the first to buy the game, doesn't mean your information is the truth. It was not clearly stated in the game, so we all rely on information fed to us by others. If you present a believable source, that what you say it's right, that's fine. We can all guess and at the moment we are three people who believe that it might be in Turkey (good explanation given by XIII), one of them (me) thinks that it might also be Greece, as this was stated in several unofficial guides. But you are the only one who thinks it's Italy. This clearly isn't the Colosseum in Rome. Have you been to Rome? THE colosseum is in the middle of the city, which it clearly is in Chronicles and clearly is not in TR1. It is not the same colosseum.
--[[User:Tombraidergirl|Tombraidergirl]] 17:47, 19 June 2006 (CEST)

<ul>And it has been stated several times that the second level is Greco-Roman...</ul>
Who says so? On the other hand, even then there are several ancient greek and roman cities in Turkey. I think the explaination given in the article [[Turkey]] is as good as any...--[[User:Wile E. Coyote|Wile E. Coyote]] 18:06, 19 June 2006 (CEST)

== For the attention of TRG ==

The summary is not necessary since it is just repeating unecessary inormation. If you truly agree that it is necessary it should go towards the end of the article. It should not come under Summary but rather Eidos synosis. Maybe a Core Design and Eidos subtitle should be produced under Synopsis?

The locations is also not necessary since the levels template provides this information. Surely los alamos should not appear anyway since it is not where any levels take place?

The release dates also need to go at the end since it is supplementary information. The Levels should come after the synopsis and story. Then after the levels comes game play this order at the moment is not right.

The machine cog, lead bar and gold bar are artefacts found in the game they are not tools! There are no such things as tools in the game. The keys in St.Francis Folly go in the artefacts as well. The reason since they are unique. the keys I put at the en, silver, gold and rusty are found more than once and are general finds. Artefacts are finds that are unique and not general. Do you agree with me TRG?

I also put down each artefact under subtitles showing which location they are found in. Your method of putting the location in brackets after each artefact/find is unecessary.

The Atlantean mutant (which is the correct term) directs to the legless mutant. How do I solve this problem? Winged Demon I personally do not think is correct. It should be 'Flying Mutant'. I will organise the enemies into human, animal and mutant once I have sorted some other things out. The legless mutant is not an enemy but a boss and should come under a seperate category. Do you agree TRG?

Also the game table needs to be larger. It needs more colour and design. Please check the tomb raider on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_raider it has more flair. I do not know how to construct templates.
--[[User:XIII|XIII]] 10:58, 18th June 2007

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{|{{gametable}}
!{{gameline}}|''Tomb Raider''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:tombcover.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Featuring [[Lara Croft]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Release Date
|colspan="2" valign="top"|November [[1996]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Platforms
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[PC]], [[Mac]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Nokia N-Gage]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Number of Levels
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|45
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Developer
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Core Design]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Publisher
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Eidos Interactive]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Designers
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Toby Gard]] and [[Philip Campbell]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Rating
|colspan="2" valign="top"|ESRB: Teen
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Add-On
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Unfinished Business]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Game Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|''Tomb Raider''
|valign="top"|''[[Tomb Raider II]]''
|-
!{{gameline}}|[[:trgcom:tr1/index|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Tomb Raider''' was the first of the series, the game that started the legacy. It was impressive at the time for it's 3D graphics, player interaction, and mix of action and exploration. It also founded the third person perspective that all subsequent games have used, and introduces the classic Tomb Raider game engine. This game marks the first appearance of the protagonist of the Tomb Raider games: [[Lara Croft]].

An expansion was released in 1998 featuring a separate 4-level adventure. This expansion was known as [[Unfinished Business|Tomb Raider Unfinished Business]]. A PDA and [[Nokia N-Gage]] (2003) version were released later.

== Release Dates in Detail ==

=== DOS ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

=== PlayStation ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

* [[Image:gerflag.gif|20px|left]] Germany - November 1996

* [[Image:ausflag.gif|20px|left]] Australia - 29th September 2000

* [[Image:japflag.gif|20px|left]] Japan - 14th February 1997

=== Sega Saturn ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 18th November 1996
(?? please check these dates, Sega Saturn was the first to get Tomb Raider!)

=== Nokia N-Gage ===

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 7th October 2003

== Levels ==

{{tr1levels}}

== Synopsis ==

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the [[Scion]]. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way toward the truth of its origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

==Summary==

Climb, swim, and backflip your way through a maze of cryptic death traps so realistic you can practically smell the decaying flesh. Unload an arsenal of lethal firepower on any wild-dog, giant lizard or blood-thirsty mercenary that gets in your way.
Your mission is the deadliest one to date - the recovery of the fabled Scion, an incredible treasure reputed to give its possessor vast power. Get ready to cross the globe to take on impossible odds while exploring Incan ruins, Ancient Rome, Egyptian Pyramids, and the Lost City of Atlantis...

==Features==

* Explore four massive worlds with over 15 original levels encompassing four continents.

* Your arsenal includes: pistols, magnums, a shotgun and uzis.

* Battle wolves, bats, bears, alligators, raptors, and even a T-Rex in your quest for the Scion.

* Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, alone.

* Unique multi-target acquisition system.

* State of the art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system.

* Multi-genre immersive gameplay.

* The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure.

== Gameplay ==

Tomb Raider is third person perspective, with the camera following Lara. She can run, walk, vault, shimmy, jump, move blocks, swim, swan dive, roll, shoot and perform numerous acrobatic aerial manoeuvres. She automatically locks on to enemies and can run and jump while locked on, giving her the advantage to jump behind the enemy while shooting it in the back. The AI of enemies is mediocre. When confronted with a lion, it will run, stop to growl, run again, stop to growl again, and so forth. This can be seen as unrealistic, but was impressive at its time, and does little to inhibit the gameplay.

When Lara is jumping to another platform, she must execute a well timed jump for longer distances, with simple stationary jumps for shorter distances. Some platforms may require Lara to perform a running jump, which causes her to grab the edge of the platform and then vault up. To get to another platform, Lara must grab onto the edge of the platform she is standing on, and shimmy across a group of edges before she can vault up. Lara receives damage from dropping from great height, and a long enough fall will kill her. There are also numerous opponents that will do their best to kill Lara, and a whole host of traps and obstacles that inflict varying degrees of damage.

There are some puzzles in the game but they are more practical than mathematical. For example, some doors may be timed and Lara must use a lever to open it then cross a series of obstacles, usually requiring timed jumps. Some puzzles require the finding of items and keys. The [[Palace Midas]] level requires the player to utilise a magical process in order to complete the level.

In the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Tomb Raider, saving the game is restricted to fixed save points within each level, marked by a floating blue save crystal. When Lara touches one of these the option to save is made available. The scarcity of these points, however, means that if the player dies, large portions of each level must be replayed, much to the players' frustration. Following criticism on this system, it was changed in later games. The PC and Mac versions of the game allow the player to save at any time.

==Story==
===Introduction===
Lara Croft, daughter of [[Lord Henshingly Croft]], was raised to be an aristocrat from birth. After attending finishing school at the age of 21, Lara's marriage into wealth has seem assured, but on her way home from a skiing trip her chartered plane had crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas. The only survivor, Lara learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. 2 weeks later, when she walked into the village of [[Tokakeriby]] her experience had had a profound effect on her. Unable to stand the claustrophobic suffocating atmosphere of upper-class British society, she realised that she was only truly alive when she was travelling alone. Over the 8 following years she acquired an intimate knowledge of ancient civilisations across the globe. Her family disowned their prodigal daughter, and she turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several ancient sites of profound archaeological interest she made a name for herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.

==Locations==
* [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]] (cut scene only)
* [[Calcutta]], [[India]] (cut scene only)
* [[Peru]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Atlantis]]

==Gear==

=== Weapons ===
{{tr1weapons}}

===First Aid ===

* [[Small Medipack]]
* [[Large Medipack]]

==Finds==
[[Image:Scion.jpg|thumb|150px|The Scion of Atlantis]]
===Main Artefact===
* [[Scion]]

===Sub-Artefacts===
* [[Gold Idol]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Eye of Horus]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Scarab]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Seal of Anubis]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Ankh]] ([[Egypt]])[[Image:eyehorus.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Eye of Horus]]

===Tools and more===
* [[Machine Cog]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Lead Bar]] -> [[Gold Bar]] ([[Greece]], [[Palace of Midas]])
* [[Fuse]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Keys===
* [[Rusty Key]]
* [[Silver Key]]
* [[Gold Key]]
* [[Atlas Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Neptune Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Damocles Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Thor Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Saphire Key]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Pyramid Key]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Secrets===

There are 45 secrets in total consisting of supplies such as [[medipacks]] and ammunition for the different weapons Lara picks up on her adventure. Collecting all the secrets does not unlock any hidden features in the game. They are simply there to further supplement Lara making her adventure easier.

== Characters and Enemies ==

===Characters===

[[Image:laramugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Lara Croft]]
:The protagonist of Tomb Raider making her first appearence. She is very athletic performing numerous manoeuvres and being able to vault upon many ledges. She also is a deadly expert in gunfire and weaponry.

[[Image:natlamugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Jacqueline Natla]]
: The villain of the game, she is the CEO of [[Natla Technologies]]. She hires Lara to find a piece of an artefact called the [[Scion]]. Her intentions are not quite as they seem and her only goal is to use the Scion to finish what she started thousands of years ago.

[[Image:larsonmugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Larson]]
: A dimwitted henchman of Natla. He originally makes contact with Lara in [[Calcutta]] on behalf of Natla. In [[Peru]], he tries to kill Lara but fails. He ultimately meets his demise in [[Egypt]]. He weapon of choice is a [[Revolver]].

[[Image:pierremugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Pierre Du Pont]]
: Another henchman of Natla. He is sent to find the second Scion piece in [[Greece]]. When he realises that Lara has followed him there, he plays cat and mouse with her throughout the complex of Tihocan. He is ultimately killed by Lara at the end of the chase. His weapon of choice is the [[Magnums]].

[[Image:cowboymugshot1.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Cowboy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's magnums from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her magnums.

[[Image:skatermugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Skater Boy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's uzis from her. He uses a skate board whilst shooting and is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her uzis.

[[Image:baldguymugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Bald Guy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's shotgun from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines outside the [[Atlantean Pyramid|pyramid]] before Lara reclaims her shotgun.

=== Enemies ===
[[Image:Centaur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lara fighting a Centaur]]
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== Development ==

Preliminary work on Tomb Raider commenced in 1993, but it was not until November 1996 that the game actually saw the light of day as a retail product. The title was crafted by Core Design of Europe, who took 18 months to develop it. The team consisted of six people, among them Toby Gard, who is credited with the invention of Lara Croft. The character went through several changes before Core settled on the version she became famous for. In its earliest conception, Lara Croft was a male placeholder for an as yet undefined character, but as Core decided that puzzles and stealth should be more important to the game than action, they found that these requirements better suited a female character than a classic male action hero.

As such Lara was born under the name Laura Cruz. "Laura" was later dropped in favour of Lara, to appeal more to American audiences. At the same time, her back story started to shape up and it was decided she should become more British, hence Cruz was changed to Croft to accommodate this. Personality-wise, Lara was a cold-blooded militaristic type in the early concepts. According to Toby Gard, the idea to make her a female Indiana Jones was not present from the beginning, but rather grew naturally out of the development process as the game took its final form.

Lara's famous breast size was in actuality brought about by accident. Toby Gard was fudging around with the model when he accidentally blew up Lara's bosom to 150% of what he intended it to be. As he was resizing it back to normal, the other designers saw what he was working on and told him they loved it and that he should keep the double size.

Interestingly enough, it is Core's contention that the company was struggling somewhat with 32-bit development at that time. It is also rumoured that Tomb Raider's publishing company Eidos was near bankruptcy when Tomb Raider was created. The first glints of the game were seen on Sega Saturn development kits. However, ultimately, it would be the PlayStation rendition that would be known best.

===Development Team===

====Core Design====

*Programmers:
Jason Gosling, Paul Douglas, Gavin Rummery

*Graphic Artists:
Toby Gard, Heather Gibson, Neal Boyd

*Additional Programming:
Derek Leigh-Gilchrist, Andrew Howe, Mansoor Nusrat

*Additional Artwork:
Lee Pullen, Peter Barnard, Stuart Atkinson, David Pate

*Music:
Nathan McCree

*Sound effects:
Martin Iveson

*Original Concept:
Toby Gard

*Executive Producer:
Jeremy Heath-Smith

====Eidos Interactive====

*Producer:
Mike Schmitt

*QA:
Frank Hom, Tom Marx, Matthew Miller, Brian Schorr, James Poole, Philip B. Gelber, Phillip Baker

==Moves/Controls==

===PC===

* Arrow Keys
:Moving Lara
* Space
:Draw and holster weapons
* Alt
: Jump
* Ctrl
:Action - used to grab ledges in mid-air and vault onto ledges when Lara is on the ground. Used to fire weapons when drawn.
* Esc
:Access Inventory for weapon and item selection

==Cheats==
{{tr1cheats}}

==System Requirements==

===Minimum===

*Pentium® 90
*Windows® 95/98
*4x CD-ROM Drive
*16Mb RAM
*Graphics Card DirectX ™ 5 Compatible
*DirectX ™ 5 compatible sound card
*18.5Mb free hard disk space

===Recommended===

*Pentium® 130
*Also compatible on Windows® Me/XP

==Ratings==

*Gamespot.com - 8.5/10 [http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/tombraider/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review]

*Gamerankings.com - 93% [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/29073.asp?q=tomb%20raider]

*IGN.com - 9.3/10 [http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/000/000097.html]

*Gamezone.com - 7.1/10 [http://ngage.gamezone.com/gamesell/p4006.htm]

==Cover Images==

===PlayStation===

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxinside.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover inside]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA media]]

===DOS===

[[Image:tombcover.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back (German)]]

[[Image:tombcoverfancedisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France media]]

[[Image:tombcoverpolish.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Polish media]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover top inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside2.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover bottom inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverbackusados.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA media]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover front (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover back (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out media (UK and Ireland)]]

===Sega Saturn===

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverusasaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusasaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapsaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapsaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapssaturndisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover media]]

* [[:trgcom:tr1/index|detailed Walkthrough]]

 
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{|{{gametable}}
!{{gameline}}|''Tomb Raider''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:tombcover.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Featuring [[Lara Croft]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Release Date
|colspan="2" valign="top"|November [[1996]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Platforms
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[PC]], [[Mac]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Nokia N-Gage]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Number of Levels
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|45
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Developer
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Core Design]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Publisher
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Eidos Interactive]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Designers
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Toby Gard]] and [[Philip Campbell]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Rating
|colspan="2" valign="top"|ESRB: Teen
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Add-On
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Unfinished Business]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Game Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|''Tomb Raider''
|valign="top"|''[[Tomb Raider II]]''
|-
!{{gameline}}|[[:trgcom:tr1/index|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Tomb Raider''' was the first of the series, the game that started the legacy. It was impressive at the time for it's 3D graphics, player interaction, and mix of action and exploration. It also founded the third person perspective that all subsequent games have used, and introduces the classic Tomb Raider game engine. This game marks the first appearance of the protagonist of the Tomb Raider games: [[Lara Croft]].

An expansion was released in 1998 featuring a separate 4-level adventure. This expansion was known as [[Unfinished Business|Tomb Raider Unfinished Business]]. A PDA and [[Nokia N-Gage]] (2003) version were released later.

== Release Dates in Detail ==

=== DOS ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

=== PlayStation ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

* [[Image:gerflag.gif|20px|left]] Germany - November 1996

* [[Image:ausflag.gif|20px|left]] Australia - 29th September 2000

* [[Image:japflag.gif|20px|left]] Japan - 14th February 1997

=== Sega Saturn ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 18th November 1996
(?? please check these dates, Sega Saturn was the first to get Tomb Raider!)

=== Nokia N-Gage ===

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 7th October 2003

== Levels ==

{{tr1levels}}

== Synopsis ==

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the [[Scion]]. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way toward the truth of its origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

==Summary==

Climb, swim, and backflip your way through a maze of cryptic death traps so realistic you can practically smell the decaying flesh. Unload an arsenal of lethal firepower on any wild-dog, giant lizard or blood-thirsty mercenary that gets in your way.
Your mission is the deadliest one to date - the recovery of the fabled Scion, an incredible treasure reputed to give its possessor vast power. Get ready to cross the globe to take on impossible odds while exploring Incan ruins, Ancient Rome, Egyptian Pyramids, and the Lost City of Atlantis...

==Features==

* Explore four massive worlds with over 15 original levels encompassing four continents.

* Your arsenal includes: pistols, magnums, a shotgun and uzis.

* Battle wolves, bats, bears, alligators, raptors, and even a T-Rex in your quest for the Scion.

* Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, alone.

* Unique multi-target acquisition system.

* State of the art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system.

* Multi-genre immersive gameplay.

* The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure.

== Gameplay ==

Tomb Raider is third person perspective, with the camera following Lara. She can run, walk, vault, shimmy, jump, move blocks, swim, swan dive, roll, shoot and perform numerous acrobatic aerial manoeuvres. She automatically locks on to enemies and can run and jump while locked on, giving her the advantage to jump behind the enemy while shooting it in the back. The AI of enemies is mediocre. When confronted with a lion, it will run, stop to growl, run again, stop to growl again, and so forth. This can be seen as unrealistic, but was impressive at its time, and does little to inhibit the gameplay.

When Lara is jumping to another platform, she must execute a well timed jump for longer distances, with simple stationary jumps for shorter distances. Some platforms may require Lara to perform a running jump, which causes her to grab the edge of the platform and then vault up. To get to another platform, Lara must grab onto the edge of the platform she is standing on, and shimmy across a group of edges before she can vault up. Lara receives damage from dropping from great height, and a long enough fall will kill her. There are also numerous opponents that will do their best to kill Lara, and a whole host of traps and obstacles that inflict varying degrees of damage.

There are some puzzles in the game but they are more practical than mathematical. For example, some doors may be timed and Lara must use a lever to open it then cross a series of obstacles, usually requiring timed jumps. Some puzzles require the finding of items and keys. The [[Palace Midas]] level requires the player to utilise a magical process in order to complete the level.

In the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Tomb Raider, saving the game is restricted to fixed save points within each level, marked by a floating blue save crystal. When Lara touches one of these the option to save is made available. The scarcity of these points, however, means that if the player dies, large portions of each level must be replayed, much to the players' frustration. Following criticism on this system, it was changed in later games. The PC and Mac versions of the game allow the player to save at any time.

==Story==
===Introduction===
Lara Croft, daughter of [[Lord Henshingly Croft]], was raised to be an aristocrat from birth. After attending finishing school at the age of 21, Lara's marriage into wealth has seem assured, but on her way home from a skiing trip her chartered plane had crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas. The only survivor, Lara learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. 2 weeks later, when she walked into the village of [[Tokakeriby]] her experience had had a profound effect on her. Unable to stand the claustrophobic suffocating atmosphere of upper-class British society, she realised that she was only truly alive when she was travelling alone. Over the 8 following years she acquired an intimate knowledge of ancient civilisations across the globe. Her family disowned their prodigal daughter, and she turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several ancient sites of profound archaeological interest she made a name for herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.

==Locations==
* [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]] (cut scene only)
* [[Calcutta]], [[India]] (cut scene only)
* [[Peru]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Atlantis]]

==Gear==

=== Weapons ===
{{tr1weapons}}

===First Aid ===

* [[Small Medipack]]
* [[Large Medipack]]

==Finds==

===Main Artefact===
* [[Scion]]

===Sub-Artefacts===
* [[Gold Idol]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Eye of Horus]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Scarab]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Seal of Anubis]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Ankh]] ([[Egypt]])

===Tools and more===
* [[Machine Cog]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Lead Bar]] -> [[Gold Bar]] ([[Greece]], [[Palace of Midas]])
* [[Fuse]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Keys===
* [[Rusty Key]]
* [[Silver Key]]
* [[Gold Key]]
* [[Atlas Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Neptune Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Damocles Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Thor Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Saphire Key]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Pyramid Key]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Secrets===

There are 45 secrets in total consisting of supplies such as [[medipacks]] and ammunition for the different weapons Lara picks up on her adventure. Collecting all the secrets does not unlock any hidden features in the game. They are simply there to further supplement Lara making her adventure easier.

== Characters and Enemies ==

===Characters===

[[Image:laramugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Lara Croft]]
:The protagonist of Tomb Raider making her first appearence. She is very athletic performing numerous manoeuvres and being able to vault upon many ledges. She also is a deadly expert in gunfire and weaponry.

[[Image:natlamugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Jacqueline Natla]]
: The villain of the game, she is the CEO of [[Natla Technologies]]. She hires Lara to find a piece of an artefact called the [[Scion]]. Her intentions are not quite as they seem and her only goal is to use the Scion to finish what she started thousands of years ago.

[[Image:larsonmugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Larson]]
: A dimwitted henchman of Natla. He originally makes contact with Lara in [[Calcutta]] on behalf of Natla. In [[Peru]], he tries to kill Lara but fails. He ultimately meets his demise in [[Egypt]]. He weapon of choice is a [[Revolver]].

[[Image:pierremugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Pierre Du Pont]]
: Another henchman of Natla. He is sent to find the second Scion piece in [[Greece]]. When he realises that Lara has followed him there, he plays cat and mouse with her throughout the complex of Tihocan. He is ultimately killed by Lara at the end of the chase. His weapon of choice is the [[Magnums]].

[[Image:cowboymugshot1.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Cowboy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's magnums from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her magnums.

[[Image:skatermugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Skater Boy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's uzis from her. He uses a skate board whilst shooting and is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her uzis.

[[Image:baldguymugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Bald Guy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's shotgun from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines outside the [[Atlantean Pyramid|pyramid]] before Lara reclaims her shotgun.

=== Enemies ===
[[Image:Centaur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lara fighting a Centaur]]
{{tr1baddies}}

== Development ==

Preliminary work on Tomb Raider commenced in 1993, but it was not until November 1996 that the game actually saw the light of day as a retail product. The title was crafted by Core Design of Europe, who took 18 months to develop it. The team consisted of six people, among them Toby Gard, who is credited with the invention of Lara Croft. The character went through several changes before Core settled on the version she became famous for. In its earliest conception, Lara Croft was a male placeholder for an as yet undefined character, but as Core decided that puzzles and stealth should be more important to the game than action, they found that these requirements better suited a female character than a classic male action hero.

As such Lara was born under the name Laura Cruz. "Laura" was later dropped in favour of Lara, to appeal more to American audiences. At the same time, her back story started to shape up and it was decided she should become more British, hence Cruz was changed to Croft to accommodate this. Personality-wise, Lara was a cold-blooded militaristic type in the early concepts. According to Toby Gard, the idea to make her a female Indiana Jones was not present from the beginning, but rather grew naturally out of the development process as the game took its final form.

Lara's famous breast size was in actuality brought about by accident. Toby Gard was fudging around with the model when he accidentally blew up Lara's bosom to 150% of what he intended it to be. As he was resizing it back to normal, the other designers saw what he was working on and told him they loved it and that he should keep the double size.

Interestingly enough, it is Core's contention that the company was struggling somewhat with 32-bit development at that time. It is also rumoured that Tomb Raider's publishing company Eidos was near bankruptcy when Tomb Raider was created. The first glints of the game were seen on Sega Saturn development kits. However, ultimately, it would be the PlayStation rendition that would be known best.

===Development Team===

====Core Design====

*Programmers:
Jason Gosling, Paul Douglas, Gavin Rummery

*Graphic Artists:
Toby Gard, Heather Gibson, Neal Boyd

*Additional Programming:
Derek Leigh-Gilchrist, Andrew Howe, Mansoor Nusrat

*Additional Artwork:
Lee Pullen, Peter Barnard, Stuart Atkinson, David Pate

*Music:
Nathan McCree

*Sound effects:
Martin Iveson

*Original Concept:
Toby Gard

*Executive Producer:
Jeremy Heath-Smith

====Eidos Interactive====

*Producer:
Mike Schmitt

*QA:
Frank Hom, Tom Marx, Matthew Miller, Brian Schorr, James Poole, Philip B. Gelber, Phillip Baker

==Moves/Controls==

===PC===

* Arrow Keys
:Moving Lara
* Space
:Draw and holster weapons
* Alt
: Jump
* Ctrl
:Action - used to grab ledges in mid-air and vault onto ledges when Lara is on the ground. Used to fire weapons when drawn.
* Esc
:Access Inventory for weapon and item selection

==Cheats==
{{tr1cheats}}

==System Requirements==

===Minimum===

*Pentium® 90
*Windows® 95/98
*4x CD-ROM Drive
*16Mb RAM
*Graphics Card DirectX ™ 5 Compatible
*DirectX ™ 5 compatible sound card
*18.5Mb free hard disk space

===Recommended===

*Pentium® 130
*Also compatible on Windows® Me/XP

==Ratings==

*Gamespot.com - 8.5/10 [http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/tombraider/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review]

*Gamerankings.com - 93% [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/29073.asp?q=tomb%20raider]

*IGN.com - 9.3/10 [http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/000/000097.html]

*Gamezone.com - 7.1/10 [http://ngage.gamezone.com/gamesell/p4006.htm]

==Cover Images==

===PlayStation===

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxinside.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover inside]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA media]]

===DOS===

[[Image:tombcover.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back (German)]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover top inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside2.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover bottom inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverbackusados.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover front (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover back (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out media (UK and Ireland)]]

===Sega Saturn===

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverusasaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusasaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapsaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapsaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverjapssaturndisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Japan cover media]]

== Walkthrough ==
* [[:trgcom:tr1/index|detailed Walkthrough]]

 
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[[de:Tomb Raider]]

Tomb Raider

2007-06-18T13:57:46Z

XIII: /* Sega Saturn */

{|{{gametable}}
!{{gameline}}|''Tomb Raider''
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:tombcover.jpg|225px]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Featuring [[Lara Croft]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Release Date
|colspan="2" valign="top"|November [[1996]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Platforms
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[PC]], [[Mac]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Nokia N-Gage]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Number of Levels
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|45
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Developer
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Core Design]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Publisher
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Eidos Interactive]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Designers
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Toby Gard]] and [[Philip Campbell]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Rating
|colspan="2" valign="top"|ESRB: Teen
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Add-On
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Unfinished Business]]
|-
!{{gameline}}|Game Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|''Tomb Raider''
|valign="top"|''[[Tomb Raider II]]''
|-
!{{gameline}}|[[:trgcom:tr1/index|Walkthrough]]
|}
'''Tomb Raider''' was the first of the series, the game that started the legacy. It was impressive at the time for it's 3D graphics, player interaction, and mix of action and exploration. It also founded the third person perspective that all subsequent games have used, and introduces the classic Tomb Raider game engine. This game marks the first appearance of the protagonist of the Tomb Raider games: [[Lara Croft]].

An expansion was released in 1998 featuring a separate 4-level adventure. This expansion was known as [[Unfinished Business|Tomb Raider Unfinished Business]]. A PDA and [[Nokia N-Gage]] (2003) version were released later.

== Release Dates in Detail ==

=== DOS ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

=== PlayStation ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

* [[Image:gerflag.gif|20px|left]] Germany - November 1996

* [[Image:ausflag.gif|20px|left]] Australia - 29th September 2000

* [[Image:japflag.gif|20px|left]] Japan - 14th February 1997

=== Sega Saturn ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 18th November 1996
(?? please check these dates, Sega Saturn was the first to get Tomb Raider!)

=== Nokia N-Gage ===

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 7th October 2003

== Levels ==

{{tr1levels}}

== Synopsis ==

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the [[Scion]]. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way toward the truth of its origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

==Summary==

Climb, swim, and backflip your way through a maze of cryptic death traps so realistic you can practically smell the decaying flesh. Unload an arsenal of lethal firepower on any wild-dog, giant lizard or blood-thirsty mercenary that gets in your way.
Your mission is the deadliest one to date - the recovery of the fabled Scion, an incredible treasure reputed to give its possessor vast power. Get ready to cross the globe to take on impossible odds while exploring Incan ruins, Ancient Rome, Egyptian Pyramids, and the Lost City of Atlantis...

==Features==

* Explore four massive worlds with over 15 original levels encompassing four continents.

* Your arsenal includes: pistols, magnums, a shotgun and uzis.

* Battle wolves, bats, bears, alligators, raptors, and even a T-Rex in your quest for the Scion.

* Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, alone.

* Unique multi-target acquisition system.

* State of the art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system.

* Multi-genre immersive gameplay.

* The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure.

== Gameplay ==

Tomb Raider is third person perspective, with the camera following Lara. She can run, walk, vault, shimmy, jump, move blocks, swim, swan dive, roll, shoot and perform numerous acrobatic aerial manoeuvres. She automatically locks on to enemies and can run and jump while locked on, giving her the advantage to jump behind the enemy while shooting it in the back. The AI of enemies is mediocre. When confronted with a lion, it will run, stop to growl, run again, stop to growl again, and so forth. This can be seen as unrealistic, but was impressive at its time, and does little to inhibit the gameplay.

When Lara is jumping to another platform, she must execute a well timed jump for longer distances, with simple stationary jumps for shorter distances. Some platforms may require Lara to perform a running jump, which causes her to grab the edge of the platform and then vault up. To get to another platform, Lara must grab onto the edge of the platform she is standing on, and shimmy across a group of edges before she can vault up. Lara receives damage from dropping from great height, and a long enough fall will kill her. There are also numerous opponents that will do their best to kill Lara, and a whole host of traps and obstacles that inflict varying degrees of damage.

There are some puzzles in the game but they are more practical than mathematical. For example, some doors may be timed and Lara must use a lever to open it then cross a series of obstacles, usually requiring timed jumps. Some puzzles require the finding of items and keys. The [[Palace Midas]] level requires the player to utilise a magical process in order to complete the level.

In the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Tomb Raider, saving the game is restricted to fixed save points within each level, marked by a floating blue save crystal. When Lara touches one of these the option to save is made available. The scarcity of these points, however, means that if the player dies, large portions of each level must be replayed, much to the players' frustration. Following criticism on this system, it was changed in later games. The PC and Mac versions of the game allow the player to save at any time.

==Story==
===Introduction===
Lara Croft, daughter of [[Lord Henshingly Croft]], was raised to be an aristocrat from birth. After attending finishing school at the age of 21, Lara's marriage into wealth has seem assured, but on her way home from a skiing trip her chartered plane had crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas. The only survivor, Lara learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. 2 weeks later, when she walked into the village of [[Tokakeriby]] her experience had had a profound effect on her. Unable to stand the claustrophobic suffocating atmosphere of upper-class British society, she realised that she was only truly alive when she was travelling alone. Over the 8 following years she acquired an intimate knowledge of ancient civilisations across the globe. Her family disowned their prodigal daughter, and she turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several ancient sites of profound archaeological interest she made a name for herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.

==Locations==
* [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]] (cut scene only)
* [[Calcutta]], [[India]] (cut scene only)
* [[Peru]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Atlantis]]

==Gear==

=== Weapons ===
{{tr1weapons}}

===First Aid ===

* [[Small Medipack]]
* [[Large Medipack]]

==Finds==

===Main Artefact===
* [[Scion]]

===Sub-Artefacts===
* [[Gold Idol]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Eye of Horus]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Scarab]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Seal of Anubis]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Ankh]] ([[Egypt]])

===Tools and more===
* [[Machine Cog]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Lead Bar]] -> [[Gold Bar]] ([[Greece]], [[Palace of Midas]])
* [[Fuse]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Keys===
* [[Rusty Key]]
* [[Silver Key]]
* [[Gold Key]]
* [[Atlas Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Neptune Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Damocles Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Thor Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Saphire Key]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Pyramid Key]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Secrets===

There are 45 secrets in total consisting of supplies such as [[medipacks]] and ammunition for the different weapons Lara picks up on her adventure. Collecting all the secrets does not unlock any hidden features in the game. They are simply there to further supplement Lara making her adventure easier.

== Characters and Enemies ==

===Characters===

[[Image:laramugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Lara Croft]]
:The protagonist of Tomb Raider making her first appearence. She is very athletic performing numerous manoeuvres and being able to vault upon many ledges. She also is a deadly expert in gunfire and weaponry.

[[Image:natlamugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Jacqueline Natla]]
: The villain of the game, she is the CEO of [[Natla Technologies]]. She hires Lara to find a piece of an artefact called the [[Scion]]. Her intentions are not quite as they seem and her only goal is to use the Scion to finish what she started thousands of years ago.

[[Image:larsonmugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Larson]]
: A dimwitted henchman of Natla. He originally makes contact with Lara in [[Calcutta]] on behalf of Natla. In [[Peru]], he tries to kill Lara but fails. He ultimately meets his demise in [[Egypt]]. He weapon of choice is a [[Revolver]].

[[Image:pierremugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Pierre Du Pont]]
: Another henchman of Natla. He is sent to find the second Scion piece in [[Greece]]. When he realises that Lara has followed him there, he plays cat and mouse with her throughout the complex of Tihocan. He is ultimately killed by Lara at the end of the chase. His weapon of choice is the [[Magnums]].

[[Image:cowboymugshot1.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Cowboy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's magnums from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her magnums.

[[Image:skatermugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Skater Boy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's uzis from her. He uses a skate board whilst shooting and is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her uzis.

[[Image:baldguymugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Bald Guy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's shotgun from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines outside the [[Atlantean Pyramid|pyramid]] before Lara reclaims her shotgun.

=== Enemies ===
[[Image:Centaur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lara fighting a Centaur]]
{{tr1baddies}}

== Development ==

Preliminary work on Tomb Raider commenced in 1993, but it was not until November 1996 that the game actually saw the light of day as a retail product. The title was crafted by Core Design of Europe, who took 18 months to develop it. The team consisted of six people, among them Toby Gard, who is credited with the invention of Lara Croft. The character went through several changes before Core settled on the version she became famous for. In its earliest conception, Lara Croft was a male placeholder for an as yet undefined character, but as Core decided that puzzles and stealth should be more important to the game than action, they found that these requirements better suited a female character than a classic male action hero.

As such Lara was born under the name Laura Cruz. "Laura" was later dropped in favour of Lara, to appeal more to American audiences. At the same time, her back story started to shape up and it was decided she should become more British, hence Cruz was changed to Croft to accommodate this. Personality-wise, Lara was a cold-blooded militaristic type in the early concepts. According to Toby Gard, the idea to make her a female Indiana Jones was not present from the beginning, but rather grew naturally out of the development process as the game took its final form.

Lara's famous breast size was in actuality brought about by accident. Toby Gard was fudging around with the model when he accidentally blew up Lara's bosom to 150% of what he intended it to be. As he was resizing it back to normal, the other designers saw what he was working on and told him they loved it and that he should keep the double size.

Interestingly enough, it is Core's contention that the company was struggling somewhat with 32-bit development at that time. It is also rumoured that Tomb Raider's publishing company Eidos was near bankruptcy when Tomb Raider was created. The first glints of the game were seen on Sega Saturn development kits. However, ultimately, it would be the PlayStation rendition that would be known best.

===Development Team===

====Core Design====

*Programmers:
Jason Gosling, Paul Douglas, Gavin Rummery

*Graphic Artists:
Toby Gard, Heather Gibson, Neal Boyd

*Additional Programming:
Derek Leigh-Gilchrist, Andrew Howe, Mansoor Nusrat

*Additional Artwork:
Lee Pullen, Peter Barnard, Stuart Atkinson, David Pate

*Music:
Nathan McCree

*Sound effects:
Martin Iveson

*Original Concept:
Toby Gard

*Executive Producer:
Jeremy Heath-Smith

====Eidos Interactive====

*Producer:
Mike Schmitt

*QA:
Frank Hom, Tom Marx, Matthew Miller, Brian Schorr, James Poole, Philip B. Gelber, Phillip Baker

==Moves/Controls==

===PC===

* Arrow Keys
:Moving Lara
* Space
:Draw and holster weapons
* Alt
: Jump
* Ctrl
:Action - used to grab ledges in mid-air and vault onto ledges when Lara is on the ground. Used to fire weapons when drawn.
* Esc
:Access Inventory for weapon and item selection

==Cheats==
{{tr1cheats}}

==System Requirements==

===Minimum===

*Pentium® 90
*Windows® 95/98
*4x CD-ROM Drive
*16Mb RAM
*Graphics Card DirectX ™ 5 Compatible
*DirectX ™ 5 compatible sound card
*18.5Mb free hard disk space

===Recommended===

*Pentium® 130
*Also compatible on Windows® Me/XP

==Ratings==

*Gamespot.com - 8.5/10 [http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/tombraider/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review]

*Gamerankings.com - 93% [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/29073.asp?q=tomb%20raider]

*IGN.com - 9.3/10 [http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/000/000097.html]

*Gamezone.com - 7.1/10 [http://ngage.gamezone.com/gamesell/p4006.htm]

==Cover Images==

===PlayStation===

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxinside.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover inside]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA media]]

===DOS===

[[Image:tombcover.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back (German)]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover top inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside2.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover bottom inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverbackusados.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover front (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover back (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out media (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe Saturn cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe Saturn cover back]]

== Walkthrough ==
* [[:trgcom:tr1/index|detailed Walkthrough]]

 
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider]]
[[de:Tomb Raider]]

Tomb Raider

2007-06-18T13:56:11Z

XIII: /* DOS */

{|{{gametable}}
!{{gameline}}|''Tomb Raider''
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|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:tombcover.jpg|225px]]
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!{{gameline}}|Featuring [[Lara Croft]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Release Date
|colspan="2" valign="top"|November [[1996]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Platforms
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[PC]], [[Mac]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Nokia N-Gage]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Number of Levels
|colspan="2" valign="top"|15
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!align="left" valign="top"|Secrets
|colspan="2" valign="top"|45
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!align="left" valign="top"|Developer
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Core Design]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Publisher
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Eidos Interactive]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Designers
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Toby Gard]] and [[Philip Campbell]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Rating
|colspan="2" valign="top"|ESRB: Teen
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!align="left" valign="top"|Add-On
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Unfinished Business]]
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!{{gameline}}|Game Chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|''Tomb Raider''
|valign="top"|''[[Tomb Raider II]]''
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!{{gameline}}|[[:trgcom:tr1/index|Walkthrough]]
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'''Tomb Raider''' was the first of the series, the game that started the legacy. It was impressive at the time for it's 3D graphics, player interaction, and mix of action and exploration. It also founded the third person perspective that all subsequent games have used, and introduces the classic Tomb Raider game engine. This game marks the first appearance of the protagonist of the Tomb Raider games: [[Lara Croft]].

An expansion was released in 1998 featuring a separate 4-level adventure. This expansion was known as [[Unfinished Business|Tomb Raider Unfinished Business]]. A PDA and [[Nokia N-Gage]] (2003) version were released later.

== Release Dates in Detail ==

=== DOS ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

=== PlayStation ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 15th November 1996

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 22nd November 1996

* [[Image:gerflag.gif|20px|left]] Germany - November 1996

* [[Image:ausflag.gif|20px|left]] Australia - 29th September 2000

* [[Image:japflag.gif|20px|left]] Japan - 14th February 1997

=== Sega Saturn ===

* [[Image:usflag.gif|20px|left]] United States - 18th November 1996
(?? please check these dates, Sega Saturn was the first to get Tomb Raider!)

=== Nokia N-Gage ===

* [[Image:ukflag.gif|20px|left]] United Kingdom - 7th October 2003

== Levels ==

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== Synopsis ==

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the [[Scion]]. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way toward the truth of its origins and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

==Summary==

Climb, swim, and backflip your way through a maze of cryptic death traps so realistic you can practically smell the decaying flesh. Unload an arsenal of lethal firepower on any wild-dog, giant lizard or blood-thirsty mercenary that gets in your way.
Your mission is the deadliest one to date - the recovery of the fabled Scion, an incredible treasure reputed to give its possessor vast power. Get ready to cross the globe to take on impossible odds while exploring Incan ruins, Ancient Rome, Egyptian Pyramids, and the Lost City of Atlantis...

==Features==

* Explore four massive worlds with over 15 original levels encompassing four continents.

* Your arsenal includes: pistols, magnums, a shotgun and uzis.

* Battle wolves, bats, bears, alligators, raptors, and even a T-Rex in your quest for the Scion.

* Over 5,000 frames of animation on the main character, Lara, alone.

* Unique multi-target acquisition system.

* State of the art intelligent third person perspective cinematic camera system.

* Multi-genre immersive gameplay.

* The first real 3D interactive exploratory adventure.

== Gameplay ==

Tomb Raider is third person perspective, with the camera following Lara. She can run, walk, vault, shimmy, jump, move blocks, swim, swan dive, roll, shoot and perform numerous acrobatic aerial manoeuvres. She automatically locks on to enemies and can run and jump while locked on, giving her the advantage to jump behind the enemy while shooting it in the back. The AI of enemies is mediocre. When confronted with a lion, it will run, stop to growl, run again, stop to growl again, and so forth. This can be seen as unrealistic, but was impressive at its time, and does little to inhibit the gameplay.

When Lara is jumping to another platform, she must execute a well timed jump for longer distances, with simple stationary jumps for shorter distances. Some platforms may require Lara to perform a running jump, which causes her to grab the edge of the platform and then vault up. To get to another platform, Lara must grab onto the edge of the platform she is standing on, and shimmy across a group of edges before she can vault up. Lara receives damage from dropping from great height, and a long enough fall will kill her. There are also numerous opponents that will do their best to kill Lara, and a whole host of traps and obstacles that inflict varying degrees of damage.

There are some puzzles in the game but they are more practical than mathematical. For example, some doors may be timed and Lara must use a lever to open it then cross a series of obstacles, usually requiring timed jumps. Some puzzles require the finding of items and keys. The [[Palace Midas]] level requires the player to utilise a magical process in order to complete the level.

In the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions of Tomb Raider, saving the game is restricted to fixed save points within each level, marked by a floating blue save crystal. When Lara touches one of these the option to save is made available. The scarcity of these points, however, means that if the player dies, large portions of each level must be replayed, much to the players' frustration. Following criticism on this system, it was changed in later games. The PC and Mac versions of the game allow the player to save at any time.

==Story==
===Introduction===
Lara Croft, daughter of [[Lord Henshingly Croft]], was raised to be an aristocrat from birth. After attending finishing school at the age of 21, Lara's marriage into wealth has seem assured, but on her way home from a skiing trip her chartered plane had crashed deep in the heart of the Himalayas. The only survivor, Lara learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. 2 weeks later, when she walked into the village of [[Tokakeriby]] her experience had had a profound effect on her. Unable to stand the claustrophobic suffocating atmosphere of upper-class British society, she realised that she was only truly alive when she was travelling alone. Over the 8 following years she acquired an intimate knowledge of ancient civilisations across the globe. Her family disowned their prodigal daughter, and she turned to writing to fund her trips. Famed for discovering several ancient sites of profound archaeological interest she made a name for herself by publishing travel books and detailed journals of her exploits.

==Locations==
* [[Los Alamos]], [[New Mexico]] (cut scene only)
* [[Calcutta]], [[India]] (cut scene only)
* [[Peru]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Atlantis]]

==Gear==

=== Weapons ===
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===First Aid ===

* [[Small Medipack]]
* [[Large Medipack]]

==Finds==

===Main Artefact===
* [[Scion]]

===Sub-Artefacts===
* [[Gold Idol]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Eye of Horus]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Scarab]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Seal of Anubis]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Ankh]] ([[Egypt]])

===Tools and more===
* [[Machine Cog]] ([[Peru]])
* [[Lead Bar]] -> [[Gold Bar]] ([[Greece]], [[Palace of Midas]])
* [[Fuse]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Keys===
* [[Rusty Key]]
* [[Silver Key]]
* [[Gold Key]]
* [[Atlas Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Neptune Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Damocles Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Thor Key]] ([[Greece]], [[St. Francis]])
* [[Saphire Key]] ([[Egypt]])
* [[Pyramid Key]] ([[Atlantis]])

===Secrets===

There are 45 secrets in total consisting of supplies such as [[medipacks]] and ammunition for the different weapons Lara picks up on her adventure. Collecting all the secrets does not unlock any hidden features in the game. They are simply there to further supplement Lara making her adventure easier.

== Characters and Enemies ==

===Characters===

[[Image:laramugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Lara Croft]]
:The protagonist of Tomb Raider making her first appearence. She is very athletic performing numerous manoeuvres and being able to vault upon many ledges. She also is a deadly expert in gunfire and weaponry.

[[Image:natlamugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Jacqueline Natla]]
: The villain of the game, she is the CEO of [[Natla Technologies]]. She hires Lara to find a piece of an artefact called the [[Scion]]. Her intentions are not quite as they seem and her only goal is to use the Scion to finish what she started thousands of years ago.

[[Image:larsonmugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Larson]]
: A dimwitted henchman of Natla. He originally makes contact with Lara in [[Calcutta]] on behalf of Natla. In [[Peru]], he tries to kill Lara but fails. He ultimately meets his demise in [[Egypt]]. He weapon of choice is a [[Revolver]].

[[Image:pierremugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Pierre Du Pont]]
: Another henchman of Natla. He is sent to find the second Scion piece in [[Greece]]. When he realises that Lara has followed him there, he plays cat and mouse with her throughout the complex of Tihocan. He is ultimately killed by Lara at the end of the chase. His weapon of choice is the [[Magnums]].

[[Image:cowboymugshot1.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Cowboy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's magnums from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her magnums.

[[Image:skatermugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Skater Boy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's uzis from her. He uses a skate board whilst shooting and is killed in Natla's Mines before Lara reclaims her uzis.

[[Image:baldguymugshot.jpg|50px|left]]* [[Bald Guy]]
: One of Natla's goon trio. He steals Lara's shotgun from her. He is killed in Natla's Mines outside the [[Atlantean Pyramid|pyramid]] before Lara reclaims her shotgun.

=== Enemies ===
[[Image:Centaur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lara fighting a Centaur]]
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== Development ==

Preliminary work on Tomb Raider commenced in 1993, but it was not until November 1996 that the game actually saw the light of day as a retail product. The title was crafted by Core Design of Europe, who took 18 months to develop it. The team consisted of six people, among them Toby Gard, who is credited with the invention of Lara Croft. The character went through several changes before Core settled on the version she became famous for. In its earliest conception, Lara Croft was a male placeholder for an as yet undefined character, but as Core decided that puzzles and stealth should be more important to the game than action, they found that these requirements better suited a female character than a classic male action hero.

As such Lara was born under the name Laura Cruz. "Laura" was later dropped in favour of Lara, to appeal more to American audiences. At the same time, her back story started to shape up and it was decided she should become more British, hence Cruz was changed to Croft to accommodate this. Personality-wise, Lara was a cold-blooded militaristic type in the early concepts. According to Toby Gard, the idea to make her a female Indiana Jones was not present from the beginning, but rather grew naturally out of the development process as the game took its final form.

Lara's famous breast size was in actuality brought about by accident. Toby Gard was fudging around with the model when he accidentally blew up Lara's bosom to 150% of what he intended it to be. As he was resizing it back to normal, the other designers saw what he was working on and told him they loved it and that he should keep the double size.

Interestingly enough, it is Core's contention that the company was struggling somewhat with 32-bit development at that time. It is also rumoured that Tomb Raider's publishing company Eidos was near bankruptcy when Tomb Raider was created. The first glints of the game were seen on Sega Saturn development kits. However, ultimately, it would be the PlayStation rendition that would be known best.

===Development Team===

====Core Design====

*Programmers:
Jason Gosling, Paul Douglas, Gavin Rummery

*Graphic Artists:
Toby Gard, Heather Gibson, Neal Boyd

*Additional Programming:
Derek Leigh-Gilchrist, Andrew Howe, Mansoor Nusrat

*Additional Artwork:
Lee Pullen, Peter Barnard, Stuart Atkinson, David Pate

*Music:
Nathan McCree

*Sound effects:
Martin Iveson

*Original Concept:
Toby Gard

*Executive Producer:
Jeremy Heath-Smith

====Eidos Interactive====

*Producer:
Mike Schmitt

*QA:
Frank Hom, Tom Marx, Matthew Miller, Brian Schorr, James Poole, Philip B. Gelber, Phillip Baker

==Moves/Controls==

===PC===

* Arrow Keys
:Moving Lara
* Space
:Draw and holster weapons
* Alt
: Jump
* Ctrl
:Action - used to grab ledges in mid-air and vault onto ledges when Lara is on the ground. Used to fire weapons when drawn.
* Esc
:Access Inventory for weapon and item selection

==Cheats==
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==System Requirements==

===Minimum===

*Pentium® 90
*Windows® 95/98
*4x CD-ROM Drive
*16Mb RAM
*Graphics Card DirectX ™ 5 Compatible
*DirectX ™ 5 compatible sound card
*18.5Mb free hard disk space

===Recommended===

*Pentium® 130
*Also compatible on Windows® Me/XP

==Ratings==

*Gamespot.com - 8.5/10 [http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/action/tombraider/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;review]

*Gamerankings.com - 93% [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/29073.asp?q=tomb%20raider]

*IGN.com - 9.3/10 [http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/000/000097.html]

*Gamezone.com - 7.1/10 [http://ngage.gamezone.com/gamesell/p4006.htm]

==Cover Images==

===PlayStation===

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverukpsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|UK cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxinside.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover inside]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoveruspsxdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA media]]

===DOS===

[[Image:tombcover.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe cover back (German)]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover top inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosinside2.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover bottom inside flap]]

[[Image:tombcoverusdosback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoverbackusados.jpg|150px|thumb|left|USA cover back]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover front (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out cover back (UK and Ireland)]]

[[Image:tombcoversoldoutdisc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sold Out media (UK and Ireland)]]

===Sega Saturn===

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnfront.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe Saturn cover front]]

[[Image:tombcoveruksaturnback.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Europe Saturn cover back]]

== Walkthrough ==
* [[:trgcom:tr1/index|detailed Walkthrough]]

 
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