herbienut1337
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When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
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Post by herbienut1337 on Sept 2, 2013 21:35:45 GMT
Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I must share what just happened. I have been meaning to play the original Tomb Raider game for some time now, but I haven't been able to because DOSbox and windows 7 haven't been working well with each other. I decided to install it again just to see if it would work. IT WORKED!!!! It didn't crash at start-up. You have no idea how happy I am because of this. It must have been because my new graphics card worked better with DOS box? either way, I am very happy that it works now! :3
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Post by Lori Croft on Sept 2, 2013 21:37:53 GMT
That's great! So pleased you got it working! Let us know what you think of the game once you've played it for a while!  |
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
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Post by herbienut1337 on Sept 3, 2013 20:52:04 GMT
I havent had the chance to play it for too long, but I have been having a blast with it. Once I got used to the tank-like controls and the graphics, It became a very enjoyable game to play. Perhaps it's because I can get into the mindset of when these classic games first came out? In any case, I am having fun with this legendary game, and I look foward to trying the rest of the CORE Tomb Raider games. I might even give AOD a second chance. :3
I am thinking of messing around with DOSbox to see if I can get the graphics to look better. Any screen resolution settings you reccomend that still keeps the original 4:3 aspect ratio?? Or would it be better to stick with the stock resolution settings to get a more "original" game experience?
EDIT: Decided to change resolution to 1280 x 960. It is a complete double of the old settings. looks a lot like TR II now. A big improvement, but still retains the same atmosphere of the old settings. It also retains the same 4:3 aspect ratio.
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
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Post by herbienut1337 on Sept 9, 2013 22:29:01 GMT
I have put about 4 hours into the game now. I am currently on the tomb of qualopec. In the lost valley, I actually was scared when the T-rex came out of the fog! So far, it's been fun. I'll send another update when I get a bit further into the game.
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Post by AJ.R on Sept 10, 2013 19:50:50 GMT
Just wish there was a correct work around to get the music playing, TR without the ambience music just isn't TR to me.
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
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Post by herbienut1337 on Sept 10, 2013 20:27:22 GMT
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Post by AJ.R on Sept 10, 2013 20:34:25 GMT
Gonna give it a go, thank you =) |
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
Posts: 188
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Post by herbienut1337 on Dec 1, 2013 4:39:45 GMT
I know it's been a while, but I feel like giving an update. According to steam, I've put 12 hours of time into Tomb Raider 1. I am almost done with Greece. I'm having a lot of fun with the game. For a few sections of the game, I genuinely got stuck on some puzzles, and had to look at Stella's guide for answers. (the guide was excellent, and it answered all my questions I'll definitely use it and other guides by Stella again in the future!)
Winter break begins for me begins in a few weeks, so maybe I can get the rest of TR 1 complete and give my option of the rest of the game.
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Post by Vinegaress on Dec 1, 2013 22:05:03 GMT
That's great to hear! I hope you enjoy the game, sounds like you are so far! |
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
Posts: 188
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Post by herbienut1337 on Dec 21, 2013 9:31:44 GMT
I just finished Tomb Raider today at 4:24 AM, after putting 26 hours into playing it. Who knew an almost 20 year old game could still be so much fun? I should go now and get some sleep.  |
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herbienut1337
Archaeologist
When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
Posts: 188
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Post by herbienut1337 on Feb 15, 2014 2:35:12 GMT
Sorry if this is unrelated to the OP, but I have to share the good news. I just finished Tomb Raider 2! My final statistics were as follows:
Total time: 14 hours, 57 minutes, 40 seconds.
Secrets: 42 of 48
Kills: 460
Ammo used: 15,613
Hits: 11,678
Health packs used: 55
Distance traveled: 70.72 Km.
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herbienut1337
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When playing Tomb Raider II, the save button is your best friend.
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Post by herbienut1337 on Feb 22, 2016 19:52:34 GMT
As most people know, The PC port of Tomb Raider lacks the ambient music of the PlayStation version. I was searching the internet for a solution to this problem, and I came across a computer program that was able to solve my problems! I believe it is called Glidos. From what I have read, it's an older program, but it restores the PlayStation extra audio tracks to the PC version, among other things. Those other things being: Out of the box support for the GOG and Steam versions of Tomb raider • Supports TRX high-quality textures - much higher resolution than the original game (see Tomb Raider Xtra). • Restores PlayStation quality to the Full Motion Video sections FMV packs • Restores PlayStation extra audio tracks audio packs • Supports True3D via 3D monitors or red/blue anaglyph glasses. The only downside is you have to pay $10 for the program, but it is a small price to pay to finally be able to experience Tomb Raider 1996 the way it was meant to be played. They even have the screen resolutions set so it keeps the 4:3 aspect ratio, even when in full screen on a 16:9 computer monitor. Sorry to necropost on a three year old thread, but I felt the need to share this information. Link to Glidos |
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Post by Lori Croft on Feb 23, 2016 8:45:08 GMT
I think Glidos is common knowledge amongst the classic fans (even I knew about it and never played the games on PC until recently), but thanks for posting for any newer fans that visit our forums!  |
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