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Tomb Raider The Last Revelation is the first entry in the franchise to go multiplatform since the original. Much like the first Tomb Raider game, the other platform was a Sega one – the Sega Dreamcast in this case. Sony, smartly, locked up this franchise as a PlayStation console exclusive after the first game was […]
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Tomb Raider The Last Revelation Goes Multiplatform – November 22nd, 1999 – Today in Video Game History
November 21st, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, PSOne, Sony 
Tags: core design, egypt, eidos, Relic Hunter, tomb raider, Tomb Raider The Last Revelation, Xena Warrior Princess 
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider Makes Her Professional PlayStation Sega Saturn and PC Debut – November 14th, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
November 13th, 2020 Carl Williams Lara Croft made her debut in Tomb Raider and what a debut it was. This was the start of a franchise that is still going today. This game also represents the media savviness of, then, new to gaming Sony. Core Design, based in the United Kingdom at the time of development, were responsible for bringing […]
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Posted in Comp, News, PSOne, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Windows Tags: 3d, action, adventure, core design, female lead, indiana jones, lara croft, Tank Girl, tomb raider 1 Comment »
To Guide or Not to Guide: Totally Unauthorized Tomb Raider II Pocket Guide (1997, BradyGames)
September 5th, 2018 Michael Crisman Having been thoroughly insulted by BradyGames’ treatment of Tomb Raider II in their Totally Unauthorized PlayStation Games Book, Volume 5, I decided to see if they could redeem themselves with this inexpensive strategy guide. Well, inexpensive as long as you were American. Canadians, as always, get plowed on the exchange rate, which should show them […]
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Posted in News, PSOne, Reviews Tags: books, bradygames, playstation, ps, ps1, psone, review, strategy guide, toguideornottoguide, tomb raider 1 Comment »
To Guide or Not to Guide: Totally Unauthorized PlayStation Games Book, Volume 5 (1998, BradyGames)
June 29th, 2018 Michael Crisman “To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?” — William Shakespeare Dear old Will never had video games in mind when he penned the […]
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Top 10 Games Coming in 2018 to Watch for
January 29th, 2018 Carl Williams 2017 was a momentous year for gamers. From Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Switch to cross platform success stories like Resident Evil: Biohazzard, 2017 was big. How will 2018 top arguably the best year in gaming since we left the Dreamcast to die? With more great titles […]
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Crystal Dyanamics Turns 25 Years Old, Buckle Up for Ride Down Memory Lane
December 13th, 2017 Carl Williams Raise your hand if you remember the early days of Crystal Dynamics. The days of Off-World Interceptor and Total Eclipse on 3DO, Solar Eclipse on Sega Saturn. Who can forget Gex, Legacy of Kain, and Tomb Raider more recently? Yep, the company behind those games is turning 25 years old. I remember the days when […]
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Posted in 3DO, Comp, Console, Dreamcast, News, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Portable, Portables, PSOne, Saturn, Sega, Sony, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One Tags: 3do, Crystal Dynamics, Gex, Legacy of Kain, playstation, saturn, tomb raider, Total Eclipse No Comments »
Lara Croft: New Sales Details Reveal Retro Gaming Icon is in Rude Health
November 30th, 2017 Carl Williams It says a lot about how quickly technology and the gaming world have evolved that a character which first hit our screens just over 20 years ago can be placed in the pantheon of much-loved retro gaming icons. However, the adventures of everyone’s favorite Tomb Raider Lara Croft have been such an important part of […]
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Posted in Dreamcast, News, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, PSOne, Sega, Sony, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One Tags: lara croft, retro, retro gaming, Rise of the Tomb Raider, square enix, tomb raider No Comments »
PS1 Collecting: Thirteen Must-Haves For Anyone on a Budget
July 30th, 2017 Michael Crisman If there’s an easier system to pick up and start collecting for than the original Sony PlayStation, I’ve yet to find it. The biggest entry point obstacle to collecting on old school systems is usually buying the console itself, but the PS1 is so ubiquitous and inexpensive it’s absurd. Twenty years ago, putting a PlayStation […]
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Tomb Raider Playable in Browser, Work in Progress
April 24th, 2017 Carl Williams When you think of retro gaming you must realize it is a subjective term. What is “retro” to me, being born in 1976, may be different to someone who was born in 2002. For me, the original Tomb Raider is retro. I remember seeing the first screen shots of Core Design’s new 3D adventure, starring […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sony Tags: browser, open source, OpenLara, OpenTomb, pc, tomb raider, windows 2 Comments »
Complexity Killed the Game- Why Simple is Often Best
October 27th, 2016 Carl Williams The old saying “curiosity killed the cat” might be true in everyday life, but when it comes to the tech world and gaming the more accurate expression is: “Complexity killed the cat”. Although software developers are creative souls with a passion for intricate storylines and detail, the reality is that a game with too many […]
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