Tomb Raider 1+2+3

So this version of this game is terrible on modern machines. It is not optimised and is glitchy to nearly unplayable. I mean that even on the menu screen you cannot do anything due to a glitch in the spinning icons, you can only force quit. So the workaround is this, you need to install and download this fix. Not only does it fix the low-quality graphic issue, it also plays the cutscenes and you can map your controls. With this installer, it is what this GOG version should have been. https://github.com/LostArtefacts/Tomb1Main/releases Credit and thanks to those involved in the making of this fix.

Tomb Raiders 1-3 was Core Design's peak and are hands-down the best TR entries. Tomb Raider 2 and 3 extend on the classic formula introduced in the original. Personally, I thought Core Design nailed it with TR3 in terms of variety, immersion, and atmosphere. It's worth mentioning the phenomenal scores for all three games by music composer Nathan McCree. Make sure you get the PSX music patch for the original TR because it's not included with that game. Also, shout-out to Shelley Blonde and Judith Gibbins, the original voices for Lara Croft. Judith Gibbins of Tomb Raider 2 and 3 is my favorite Lara voice over. Shelley Blonde voices Lara in the original game and provides sound bites (grunts, sighs) for 2 and 3. The original TR trilogy are the true games to the series and in my opinion, knock the Crystal Dynamics games out of the water. Those games are too automated and linear. The original games are far more challenging and requires the player to use strategy and mastery to become the experienced Tomb Raider.

There is something very relaxing and rewarding about figuring your way around an empty and cavernous tomb all alone in silence. Of course, there is always the possibility for a pack of wolves, bears, velociraptors, or a towering tyrannosaurus rex waiting for you around each corner. Don’t be scared off by the age of the games or the controls. I found the “aged” graphics to be very charming. The PS1 style controls only took about 30 minutes to get used to, run through the obstacle course in Lara’s mansion if you need to get more comfortable. The old Tomb Raider games are on sale for pennies non-stop on GOG, so you might as well just spend the like 7 dollar doos and get the entire library. Controls: -Click on “dosbosTR.conf” and change “joysticktype=auto” to “joysticktype=none” -Joy To Key: POV Up: Up Arrow POV Right: Right Arrow POV Down: Down Arrow POV Left: Left Arrow Button 1: R-Ctrl Button 2: End Button 3: R-Alt Button 4: Space Button 5: Numpad 0 Button 6: R-Shift Button 7: Escape Button 8: Enter Button 11: Delete Button 12: PageDown

These are some awesome classic games. I'm so happy GOG has made this trilogy available at such a good price because I loved these games as a kid and still do. TR1 and TR3 played just fine, just as I remembered (however I really think they should have included the original soundtrack for TR1). TR2 however had some very odd bugs and issues that weren't present in the original versions. Soundtrack was totally screwy for some reason and didn't work like it should've. Also, there were odd collision glitches and issues that became noticeably annoying, to the point where I quit playing the GOG version and just went and found my original TR2 disc and played that instead (and it worked just fine). I am highly appreciative of GOG giving us the opportunity to replay these amazing games, but TR2's new glitches are quite questionable and need to be addressed.

None of the games work as they have to! Let's take Tomb Raider 2. - full screen videos don't work properly (window borders are shown) [happens both on Steam and GoG] - CD Audio tracks are triggered incorrectly (the game plays the correct track, and then plays the NEXT track in the list which totally doesn't match what's happening on screen and ruins the atmosphere) [happens on GoG only] I'm mentioning just TR2 because it's my favourite, but for all 3 games (TR1, TR2, TR3) I had to install a series of community made patches to make their graphics and sound work as they should (I'm on Windows 7). I don't know who is responsible for this, but this is absolutely unacceptable "quality" and violates GoG universal promise to deliver every game updated and working on modern systems. When the GoG version is worse than the Steam one (I have both and the audio issues are not present on the Steam one) it feels like a total betrayal. I'm considering a refund. :(