More than 20 years have passed since Tomb Raider came into our lives. During all this time, this video game has not only been that, but it has also gone to the big screen and has become the basis of thousands of adventures.
Who has not ever heard the name of Lara Croft? Even if you are not a video game regular like the Tomb Raider , this character has already jumped all borders and has become someone very well known.
The person in charge of bringing the protagonist of Tomb Raider to life was Toby Gard in 1996, a graphic designer from the company Core Design. The original idea was to develop an adventure video game with real scenarios, something that today we can say has been far surpassed.
20 years may seem like a long time for a video game, but in the case of Tomb Raider it seems like yesterday, since its creators have been able to adapt it to the times without losing a bit of its essence.
Some curiosities of Tomb Raider
- Only 6 people participated in the team of designers that developed the first Tomb Raider and the work process lasted no more and no less than 3 years. In addition, Toby Gard designed the Croft Manor in just one weekend taking inspiration from the Core Design offices.
- Originally, Lara Croft was going to be a man with a style similar to that of Indiana Jones, but luckily this idea was discarded.
- After it was finally decided that Tomb Raider was going to be starring a girl, the first name that was thought of to give her a personality was Laura Cruz. However, from Core Design they considered that it would not have enough hook for the Anglo-Saxon public, so they pulled a phone book and Lara Croft appeared there.
- Although this heroine is considered one of the most sensual in the world, Lara Croft has never appeared nude in any of the Tomb Raider games .
- Up to a dozen famous women have given life to Lara Croft, including Angelina Jolie , Karima Adebibe, Ellen Roche, Nathalie Cook and Alicia Vikander.
- In the Paramount amusement park, three attractions based on the character and adventures of Lara Croft were created, but due to a license problem with the name, after its sale, other names had to be adopted.
- Those nostalgic for the video game can find in Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft a room with the objects recovered from other previous games.
- On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, Tomb Raider offered an exclusive level for the computer in which Lara discovered some mysteries related to this milestone.
- Anyone has a slip… And the team forgot to add the introductory video in the original Xbox version of Tomb Raider Legend.
- We all remember the boom of the original Lara Croft movie , one of the highest-grossing adaptations of a video game. This film managed to raise 167.7 million dollars.
If you have thoroughly enjoyed the adventures of Tomb Raider, probably after reading this you want to relive those gaming experiences.
