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I still remember being young, watching my sister play this with my dad sitting reading a magazine on the sofa; only for him to see the Lost Valley and say "Wouldn't it be funny if a T-Rex came out..." Cue Lara backflipping constantly firing her pistols, me screaming and my sister yelling at my dad "take it back! take it back!" as if that would despawn the toothy-boi

in 1999 I somehow completed the atlantis levels while on LSD, some of the most vivid memories of my life

Great to have a Brit do a Tomb Raider retrospective for once so we can have Derby pronounced correctly.

Came back here after watching the Angel of Darkness retrospective 👌🏼

I think I watch the entire retrospective series at least once a month. That perfect mixture of information, nostalgia and humour. Hope you're keeping well Steve.

In love with your Tomb Raider retrospective videos

This is honestly one of the best videos I’ve ever watched. Just revisiting it.

fun fact: Shelly Blonde recorded all her lines for Lara in a single 5 hour session.

The Tomb Raider theme always gives me such intense emotional nostalgia, the first TR game I ever played was Chronicles when I was 8 and my sister 10, we were so late to my grandma's house on Christmas day because my mum couldn't get us off the PC 😂these vids have made me determined, as a 28 year old woman, to finally finish TR2, because what else am I gonna do in quarantine? Can't wait for your reviews of the later games, this has been such a sweet nostalgia trip 😊

21:29 Those aren’t actually fireballs: they’re Molotov cocktails made of meat. According to Toby Gard, the Atlanteans are throwing pieces of themselves and those are chunks or sacks of flesh that catch fire/explode when they burst. I think the bones inside must be made of caesium or something and they ignite when exposed to air, which also explains why the mutants explode when they die: Lara shoots them enough to expose their caesium skeletons. The dart things that the crawling and winged ones spit are bone chips, possibly from their ribcages. Since the game’s graphics aren’t as high quality as TR3, TRAOD or Core’s Anniversary Edition, it’s easy to mistake the meat and bone textures for a low res fireball and their explosions don’t help. These guys care about their body parts less than the zombies in Quake 1.

Daaaaaaamn, dude! The effort you put into this REALLY paid off! Phenomenal! Good job! :D

It's a moving memory, remembering the phrases Lara said in the tutorial in her house and also not remembering them because I didn't know English as a kid.

Well,i am 43 year old man from Croatia who named his doughter Lara (guess why?)I was ther in 1996 and expirience all that you said in the video.And we hated and loved the save cristals,dont ask me why,we just did.As the biggest fan of the genre i salute you my friend,you got yourself a new subscriber!Cheers!!!

I still remember me and my sister watching my father play this for the first time, as we had just got the playstation that Christmas. He got to St Francis Folly and accidentally fell from the very top of the tall room to the bottom. This caused Lara to scream before becoming a clump of meat on the floor. Me and my sister were in tears of laughter. I have no idea why, but we had just never seen a character have that kind of reaction in a game before, it was hilarious. TR 1 is a masterpiece, it may have aged poorly for the people who didnt play it back in the day, but the atmosphere and level of freedom will never be matched. Not even by the sequels.

That was really well made, the commentary was nice for those who know the game and pretty descriptive for those who don't (I was wondering about you completely skipping the fact that Natla ruled the Atlantis, but the way you just mentioned it as "by the way" later was probably funnier than if you said so outright). Also speaking about this as if the viewers had no previous knowledge of it really emphasized some of the weird or frustrating stuff. I'm just... too used to the way classic TR is. :D Also while your commentary was fair and never boring... the best part is definitely the little segment with the daily life of Atlanteans. :D I didn't expect you actually put this as a part of the video but it was brilliant! Well, I hope you survived that explosion at the end because I'm looking forward to TR2. :)

I was recently on a TR marathon that I do ever so often going from TR 1 all the way to Underworld (The new trilogy has only been completed once each and I've no desire to replay them again). With the marathon over I still have the craving for the original trilogy so I decided to find a retrospective review of the games in video format (too soon to replay the games yet again) and I accidentally stumbled on this channel. I see you covered the original trilogy and so far the first part of the fourth game. Gonna go make some popcorn and enjoy this goodness :D

Re-watching all your TR reviews for the third time! Gets better each watch!

"Dies in peruvian" lmfaooo

Man this was utterly incredible. Seeing the evolution of your videos over the last couple of years culminating in something as professional as this has been amazing. The live action skits, the jokes, analogies, and respect to the nostalgia of the series was absolutely on point! You should be dam proud of yourself for this video man :) can't wait for part 2!

I've watched plenty of Tomb Raider reviews/retrospectives, and none of them went into any detail about the story. They were all about "gameplay", "innovation", and "3D". So congrats! I learned something! Keep it up!

I was 6 years old when this game came out, can remember watching my dad play this at 5am before he went to work. Great video.

I started these retrospectives last night, and I’m LOVING them. TR is by far my favorite gaming series, and the respect and fun you’re having with them is a blessing. Thanks! Keep going!

A lot of Lara's voice clips for vaulting, being hit, climbing etc, weren't actually done by Shelly Blonde, but many members of Core Design, so some of those 'sexy' noises are actually men. Lulz.

Dude, you hit my inner geek. With Shadow coming out, I wanted a nice retrospective to experience my childhood again. This hit the spot. And your humor doesn't annoy me like a lot of youtubers. So a definite sub for me. Keep it up!

Just binged all of your retrospective videos Steve! These are phenomenal!! So impressed with the effort you have put in. I have played these games (especially the first 3) multiple times and you have found a way to talk about them in a really fresh and interesting way. Having never completed Revelations and Chronicles too, this was a perfect way to see what I missed - in some cases I'm glad I missed out haha. Keep up the great work! I'm looking forward to seeing more TR content. All the best!

I just love the music from this game.

i love going back to these retrospective videos. to me they're calming to watch and i dont always have time to replay the classic tomb raider games, they're just really fun to watch and steve you did a great job

About to watch these videos for a second time and I've got to say I love them. Not only are you really funny and an incredible editor, but you go into some excellent detail about level design and game mechanics that has given me a whole new appreciation for the series. I can't believe I haven't found your channel before now, great job.

It's criminal for this channel to not be more popular

The remastered version letting you save anywhere and in multiple slots is a life saver. Being able to save before a big jump and be able to retry it a dozen times is a relief.

Truth be told, I actually have the Sega Saturn version of the Original Tomb Raider. I'm surprised you didn't mention that Tomb Raider was originally released on the Sega Saturn; but the problem this presented was the console itself entirely-the botched launch from E3 1995 (the VERY FIRST E3 mind you), how DIFFICULT it was to program for, "RPGs would not work in the US", and the most infamous of them all, "Saturn was not our future."-Bernard Stolar. As a result, when Eidos (the parent company of not just Core Design, but ALSO Crystal Dynamics-the same people responsible for not just the Gex franchise, but soon adopters of Tomb Raider after Core shut down from the failure of Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness mind you) took a look at this game, one of them told the game's creator: "This is a great game you have going on, but you've GOT to release it on the PlayStation! Saturn isn't really selling many units, so you've GOT to outsource it to other consoles!" And what a dang shame too, because the guy who made THIS game LOVED Sega!

So much nostalgia for this series. I remember playing the demo for TR2 so many times that my dad went out and bought me the game. Which then led me to playing the first and all subsequent games through AoD. This is one of my most nostalgic game series.

The first 3D game i played on the PSX :) so i did really made a jump from 2D to 3D with this game ... and it was sooo awesome and still is :D

This was really good. I know next to nothing about the Laura Croft games so seeing you walk us through the first game was really interesting, and I'm looking forward to the next installment.

i always come back to your reviews man even if i watched them LITERALY 10 times already

Loved this video man. Your live-action bit at the end was perfect. Can't wait for part 2!

This video has way better production value than I expected, by a *lot*

The dramatic death scene had me rolling 😂

Fantastic video!!! The “run up to a crate” followed by a horrific neck break brought memories of my childhood flooding back 😂

This was brilliant - So funny, love your sense of humour 😅 . I've been making my way through your retrospective series and AOD videos. Thanks mate 👍🏼 Great work, keep them coming!

Fantastic review. Very entertaining! :-D I LOVED Tomb Raider and played it back when I was thirteen. As a girl, I found Lara Croft fascinating as a character and saw her as aspirational: The beauty, the fitness, the brilliant mind, the adventurous lifestyle, and, of course, that friggin' manor! O_O She was like a blend of Indiana Jones (the archaeology), James Bond (the weaponry), and Batman (the billionaire status). My teenage brain was no match for such a cool combination. Edit: I am of course aware now of just how ludicriously sexualised she was and am very glad her later designs present her respectfully).

Great video tomb raider was the first game I ever play I got it for the ps1 when I was six. I don’t think my parents understood how challenging this game is. You’ve inspired me to pull it back out for a replay

This project is such a sincere demonstration of affection; the kind of thing I imagine most Tomb Raider fans wish they could make to celebrate their love of a series that was a genre unto itself. You should be very proud of yourself chief.

Well done on your retrospective Steve! I'm glad we have people keeping the classics going for so long to this day, mainly thanks to dedicated fans, Tomb Raider Forums, Tomb Raider Level Editor and even Core Design have made a return to some events. The best Tomb Raider games were 1 through 5. It took a lot of practice and a lot of your own skill to master the games controls since it solely relies on you performing everything yourself while judging distances properly which makes it more realistic as said in the video which is why I prefer these due to the modern ones now having mostly quick time events to perform complex actions and having Lara behave like a magnet that attracts towards ledges when you jump at random. Plus you did not need to buy endless DLC for a full experience, the classics were just a single game with good story, gameplay, design and character and the bonus levels on PC were free, except Lost Artifact which was big enough to be another full game itself but it was reasonably priced. I hate to say it but how Tomb Raider is being made now with Square Enix, it's lost touch with what Lara was though I know its a reboot but it's more for fancy graphics than decent gameplay and adventure nowadays and you don't get the entire experience just buying the game due to the excessive DLC to go with it. I'm 26 so I have been a fan for some time and know newer games well but I can quite happily replay the classics any day on Playstation or PC without needing to judge graphics since I know it delivers a much more rewarding experience and atmosphere since it was made with love for the franchise which is why I dedicate my KZfaq Channel to classic Tomb Raider walkthroughs.

When I got this game I didnt have a save card for a while so could only play upto level 5 but I knew where every single medi pack ammo and secrets were and ended up with a huge amount of medi packs that saw me through the game when I finally got a memory card

Please keep going with your channel and with your TR reviews. I thoroughly appreciate that you review these games in the context of their time, and that you focus on their impact of the time if release as opposed to spending a lot of time talking about how they compare to modern games.

I really enjoyed this video!! Definitely keep up this kind of work!

Watched your Legend retrospective this week, had to return to this one and rewatch the series again. Brilliant work, can't wait for the rest!

A fantastic retrospective; it brings me so much joy to see content creators on YT making videos on the Classic TR series. I got the first game for my 16th birthday, back in 1996, and fell in love with both the game and Lara. I even remember thinking the graphics were really good (and they were, by mid-90s standards!) Anyway, I played the game for the first time in literal decades while self-isolating and I still love it and it makes me insanely happy to know there are others out there who also still love these old games.

15:05 This made me laugh a lot... and I'm french

Got this on Steam after playing the anniversary version, love it so far, even more than Anniversary.

Man Steve your videos are awesome. You are a freaking Gem!! You have such a unique loveable and funny way of presenting. I love it.

Congratulations man this was great. Perfect mixture of analysis and comedy. Loved the mix of subtle jokes as well as more extravagant moments which really helped everything come together. I’m playing through the series right now on Steam and have nearly finished this game so I’ll be following along with you as I play these games.

I just started to play the whole Tomb Raider Saga from beginning to ending with a friend again and thus I found your channel. The quality of this retrospective is just so good, I really really enjoyed listenting to you the whole time through. You managed to give a fully fleshed retrospective concerning all the main aspects of the game and its desing aswell as its mechanics while being hillariously funny too :D I grew up with the Tomb Raider games on the PS1 and I still love to play the classic Tomb Raider parts from time to time today, though I also extremely enjoy the newer ones. Damn, I loved Shadow of the Tomb Raider too, because I am really interested in mesoamerican history :D I really hope your channel grows big in future, you are extremely underated and I am eager to watch your other retrospectives aswell as your upcoming videos ;) You are extremely underated and deserve much much more views and followers! Keep going and stay good ;)

Amazing video! I'm so happy someone finally did a Tomb Raider retrospective. Keep up the good work and I really hope that we'll see next part about Last Revelation sooner or later. Till then I'm gonna watch the second and third part of your series. Thank you so much for it and don't stop making it!

I love this video, Steve. I keep coming back to watch again. A testimony to your excellent work.

Still amazing to come back to this playlist and binge it after the remaster.

Absolutely amazing retrospective. Found this after playing thru TR1 for the first time and this really put my experience into perspective. Great job of going over the significance of the game, how it holds up today, and also making me laugh out loud at least 10 times. Thank you for that fantastic 32 minutes.

amazing video and series ! really enjoyed it

Legendary video. I think I've watched this at least 5 times all the way through from start to finish

Been looking for decent coverage of these games but this is incredible for such a small channel. Good job on this and looking forward to watching the rest of the retrospective

This brought such nostalgia and you are amazing! I really enjoy your TR Retrospective videos.

amazing video, you’ve put so much hard work in x

Fun, well explained, and with an efficient editing that keeps the viewer hooked. Exactly the type of content I appreciate: you won a subscriber!

this video is so nicely put together.

Wow, what a great video, absolutely love your style. AND THAT ENDING ! Well done.

Yes Steve back at it again with the amazing vids. The effort you put in really paid off man, loved it! I've only played a little bit of Tomb Raider and I was really young so most of the stuff about this game I either don't remember or it went over my head. Anyways great video man, might have to revisit this game at some point!

Just discovered this tomb raider series to you and well .. damn! The amount of effort you put into this is insane! :) thank you so much for these, they really brightened my last few days with some good ol nostalgia :) My sister and I grew up to our dad playing these games and we were allowed to watch him struggle through it, just good memories

It's because of you and your reviews that I had to recollect these games again :) thanks man

Ah, another life crisis incoming...must be time to re watch your retrospectives again so I can live in the nostalgia 😅 thanks for making these Steve they always make me super happy watching them!

Recently replayed this and loved how it gets better as you play it. Great video!!

Love your content!!! I rewatch your Lara videos over and over…. Keep up the great work!!!

love the effort put into this 🙏🏻 great job 💕

your channel is one of the best, I hope you upload about the last 3 TR videogames, work apreciated.

Love your videos mate! Grew up playing these games. Was a nice bit of nostalgia. Keep up the great work!

You deserve more subs mate

Awesome video =D thx, Steve

Great video! Love the level of effort and detail that goes into making these and seeing your TR1 review convinced me to subscribe and watch the rest!

Brilliant video my dude!!! Was in stitches at the Atlantian bit! 😂

Late to the party, but the algorithm spit you out to my feed. Saw your dedication to Tomb Raider, so ready to dive in. Subbed.

just discovered your channel. I think your reviews are high-quality and deserve to be seen more often. great job! keep it up!

Having never played this I'm surprised at how freakish the later levels and enemies look!

This should easily be a million view video, such a fun and well done look back at tomb raider , already watched it but gonna give it another watch 🧐

What a great video! I’ve just finished the remastered version of the first game and I’m about to start tomb Raider 2. What a nostalgic experience 🩷

Dude, you are hilarious! 😂 your videos make me laugh all the time. Really love that your into the old tomb raider games just as much as I am! 💕👍

Fantastic video. I'll definitely be watching more of this retrospective series.

Im loving your TB retrospectives. I started with no.3 which is the one I started with. Keep on the good work fella!

This review was great to watch. I appreciate that you went through the entire order of the game’s levels. I tried to play this on Steam a few times but it’s always too hard and frustrating for me how often I can get stuck, lost, or dying over and over again. It’s definitely a very important and amazing game on the PS. I guess I’m too spoiled now to play games this difficult. I appreciate going through it through with your video.

Why do I enjoy the little chuckle when he's walking around with the gun so much 🤣

I’ve only ever played the Tomb Raider definitive edition on PS4. And honestly it was a bit hard to enjoy. I felt the story was all over the place. The only thing I enjoyed was the fighting mechanics. The fact the you can go quiet or loud always makes me happy, I like games that make you stop and concentrate on how you wanna play. Awesome video lad. Can’t wait for the next video.

Congrats man, your videos have convinced me to play the original games on PS1.

Fantastic video :) just stumbled across your retrospectives after a recent Tomb Raider behind the scenes / doc binge. Love how creative you are and the ending is so good! I look forward to getting into your other videos :) (tr 2 being my fave out of the series, very closely followed by this one :) )

These are some of the best retrospectives on KZfaq ive watched this playlist at least 3 or 4 times haha....

As a total Legend of Dragoon fanboy, the offhand "Natla assumes her dragoon form" joke absolutely killed me 😂 stellar stuff, man, I loved this! 💙

That was pretty sweet. Be back tomorrow for Tomb Raider 2.

*dying in peruvian* classic! love this, I never played the original game but it's great to see your perspective. and it's always good to see a review/retrospective that isn't just 20+ minutes of praising a game like it's the greatest thing ever. Nice work as always man! Excited to see the rest of the series.

I really loved this! A fabulous exploration of the history and experience of the first game, which was honestly a bit of a weird beast at times, what with the mutants and dinosaurs and Lara's insane gymnastics. But I still think they're worth every moment! I'm a veteran of the series and I really can't wait for you to get to the Legend trilogy! I will be watching out for future videos in this series (past Chronicles). Keep it up!

Oh cool. This video was really entertaining to watch. Right, got me a Tomb Raider marathon to watch!

these are making my days in Quarantine much easier. Thanks!