Amazing what 10 1/2 years in PC Graphics and Gaming Software Coding Advancement makes!!

Credit goes to Rivendell of Tomb Raider Forums for the comparison shots - Lm.

Screenshots of Tomb Raider PC Version U.S. Edition Copyright 1996 Core Design Limited and Eidos Interactive

Screenshots of Tomb Raider 10th Anniversary PC Version U.S. Edition Copyright 2007 Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Interactive

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Edited May 13, 200719 yr by Lara man

Something i notice and miss in the new graphics is the colorful bright golden colors of the Egyptian levels of the old games. They bright and colorful walls, the painted hieroglyphic are so pretty in the old games. I hope they just don't stick to the drape grays and depressing dull shades we seen in the new games so far.

I agree Mick but the dull grey is more realistic and thats what people want in games... Realism

IMO i think that the gold colours were there because the game i imagine would have only used 256 colours on PC and very early technology on the PS etc point is the game looked brighter in old version because of the lack of colours available. if they used grey in tombs all over the place the textures and detail would look the same (because too dark) because of no variation in colour. (Grey to white)

Edited May 13, 200719 yr by fusion0001

yeah but the Hieroglyphics in TR 1 Egypt Levels and the Murals in TR 1 Roman-Greek levels were a wonder to watch while you played the game and it gave the enviroment a sense of realism!!

LOL looks great! only the Vilacabamba and Khamoon levels look so different from the original, on a good way that it they look so much better these days. i mean look at the faces of the statues from the Kahmoon level... they are just flat

WOOOW! SO life-like! LOL

I LOVE the way the rooms look huge in TRA!

Why is Lara's hair different in TR1 though? I thought it was always long??

Love this game already x x x

Why is Lara's hair different in TR1 though?

In the original TR 1 in 1996, they didn't have the graphics capability and the PC then didn't have the memory and the speed to animated her Ponytail, so her hair was up in a bunch.

By 1998 when Tomb Raider 2 came out, she had a free moving ponytail and rounder more realistic figure!!

I used to spend hours having Lara jump all kind of ways and directions in Tomb Raider 2 to see how many ways her ponytail would move.

Once I saw it wrap around her neck in 2 overlapping loops!!

I noticed too that the brightness in the Egytian levels from the old game are gone in TRA,and will be little "unlikable" for someone to play the new game in dark places.But the comparison is great!

Have you guys seen the video that's available at the official Anniversary website that compares the original game with the Anniversary edition? It's quite impressive (although for some reason they made the TR1 footage using the blocky software version of the game instead of the 3dfx version. lol )

In the original TR 1 in 1996, they didn't have the graphics capability and the PC then didn't have the memory and the speed to animated her Ponytail, so her hair was up in a bunch.

By 1998 when Tomb Raider 2 came out, she had a free moving ponytail and rounder more realistic figure!!

I used to spend hours having Lara jump all kind of ways and directions in Tomb Raider 2 to see how many ways her ponytail would move.

Once I saw it wrap around her neck in 2 overlapping loops!!

Oh I see! Thanks

I cant remember the last time I played TR1, so I couldn't remember if she had a ponytail or not!

(I know-call myself a fan??!! )

x x

I made some comparison pics too:

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Coolness!:)Thankies Miss Croft

thank you Miss Croft

For nothing I'll do more comparison pics soon

Here's one of mine:

Lara going over the waterfall!

i still prefer the original at least you can see where your going

i still prefer the original at least you can see where your going

I hope it'll be better on the PS2.

I made a video of Lara going over the waterfall in TR1 and then Anniversary. I really love that waterfall

Here's one of mine:

Lara going over the waterfall!

I liked the old waterfall SO much better! Id always dive off the top into the pool first thing, but now it doesnt really work anymore. You dont even start the level at the top anymore.

Amazing, isn't it?!

Hey can someone post screenies of Pierre & Larson in TR1, TR5 and TRA? It'd be cool to see how they've changed... i can't remember if there was any difference between their images TR1 and TR5 and right here i've got only TRA