Rocket From the Crypt: A Tomb Raider (1996) Retrospective

Rocket From the Crypt: A Tomb Raider (1996) Retrospective.
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*All Tomb Raider footage captured from a real Sega Saturn via the wonderful OSSC Pro.
*Correction - It's "Time Commando," not "Time Commander." Apologies.

[@Purplespikyjoe]

The first time I played Tomb Raider was at my cousin's house when I was ten. All of both our families were in the room watching; mums, dads, aunts and uncles. At the end of the training mission when Lara said "now to get these wet clothes off" my little ten year old face turned bright red.

[@TheBeird]

One of my all time favourite games. Played it when I was 11 after my brother bought it for me out of the blue, and it was a frequent play in my Saturn. This and Mario 64 blew my mind, but Tomb Raider captured my imagination just a little bit more. It's so tense, it's like a stealth horror game! And yeah dude! When I saw Annihilation and got to the ending, I thought of Tomb Raider! And Duck Soup by the Marx Brothers . . .

[@ClockedIt]

Fantastic video bud. Like you, I was there when it first came to the Saturn and that's the version I got in 96, still have, still play and have the most nostalgia for. Tomb Raider 1 is the best game in the series by far for many of the reasons you highlighted. Atmospheric platforming adventure perfection.

[@jonnyboyxxx]

Man, I remember hiding in a cave bit near that T-Rex and just shooting him whenever Lara locked on when he ran past, I was too scared to go out there. Took like 10mins to kill him haha! Great memories, well done!

[@retromuel]

Yeah I found it terrifying back then! It looks so rudimentary now but at the time seeing a 3d rendered Dino running right at you reallybwas brown trousers time.

[@n64fan60]

I first saw TR on a friend's SEGA Saturn. I was amazed! 😅

[@eric90000]

Awesome stuff! Really enjoyed this, well done sir. I know you said the steam versions are best, and I fondly remember burning discs of the PC versions but with the PS1 audio tracks...but I have a feeling the new remastered collection may be the superior version. Apparently you can toggle between the updated and original graphics, and also retain the original tank controls (if you're like me and hate change). Also, the support for modern PC resolutions without needing patches is pretty sweet - seems like they may have done it justice from what I have seen. Keep these videos coming, the Sega Mega Games video was genuinely incredible, actually gonna add that to the watch later list again!

[@retromuel]

Yeah I guess I made it sound like I was a bit down on the new remasters but actually I'm kind of looking forward to giving them a whirl and I'm happy that these classics are going to be available on modern formats. Thanks for the lovely compliment and thanks for watching.

[@malamri424]

Great video as always 🙌

[@havoc7069]

Great video! Makes me want to go back and give this game a good shot as it never really clicked with me. It said you captured the game with the ossc pro. Since I don’t know many others who have it would you recommend it? I have a tink 5x and I’m not sure it’s worth the upgrade.

[@retromuel]

Thanks very much! It's a great device yeah. I would recommend it for anyone with an original OSSC/GBS Control etc but probably not if you already have a tink 5X to be honest. It does have a couple of advantages like 120hz output, 1440p, full 4:4:4 processing etc but it's not a huge upgrade and is pretty expensive obviously (I had a 5X myself a year or two ago).

[@SP95]

Still better controls than Prince of Persia lol