How Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Changed the World | Kim Justice

An all-new documentary covering the Tomb Raider series! Featuring the creation of Lara Croft, how the games were made, the intense marketing of Lara to the point where she was one of the world’s most famous people, and how the team at Core eventually got fed up with her. This is the story of a character who defined the PlayStation era and changed the way people and the mainstream looked at video games completely. Enjoy.

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Many thanks to the archives at http://www.core-design.com and all other sites who have gone above and beyond when it comes to keeping Tomb Raider’s history easily available! This vid wouldn’t have been possible without it.

0:00 Intro
0:56 The Origins of Lara Croft
8:22 The Making of Tomb Raider
18:46 Tomb Raider I: In Depth
28:22 The “Bit” Girl: Lara Croft’s Marketing
39:51 The Making of Tomb Raider II
49:20 Tomb Raider II: In Depth
59:14 Tomb Raider III
1:08:18 The End of Lara Croft

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