Real things from Tomb Raider 1
I must preface this by saying that archaeology and Egyptology are surface-level hobbies for me (well, a bit deeper than that), I am not an expert, I may be wrong about some things. But Tomb Raider was undoubtedly my gateway to a sincere love of ancient places. Here are...
Tomb Raider I – III Remastered review
+ Switch between new and old textures at will Photo mode Old games fixed for Steam, with quality-of-life improvements – No Level Select after completing game Many achievements bugged Noticeable decrease in effort by TR3 I was surprised but delighted when I found out that the original, retro Tomb...
Filofax redux
10 years ago I had a Filofax. A bit of green paper from it is what I first wrote my phone number on for Will, and he still keeps the same bit of paper in his wallet, even though the number itself has long ceased to exist. It was...
Big brain time
I’ve been doing a lot of lying down for the past couple of days because, of all things, I managed to pull my urethral sphincter. How did I do it? I was laughing at something the cat did, and suddenly, pain. I didn’t even pee but apparently my urethra...
Fantasy casting: TR 1996
A new Tomb Raider film is coming out, based on the second reboot of the storyline, the third-era games. There were previous Tomb Raider films with Angelina Jolie as Lara, who was probably the best casting option possible at the time. The new film stars Alicia Vikander, who honestly...
My weird hobby: Playing Tomb Raider levels backwards
This is very much explained by the title of the post, but perhaps could use further elaboration. On the original 1996 Tomb Raider game, it is possible to play some levels in almost-reverse order, avoid trigger points for enemies, and other such things. In the last few years I’ve only...