In the late '90s, a humble little British studio unexpectedly gave us an end-of-the-century It Girl in the form of Lara Croft. (But don't call her \"Laura!\") Of course, it helped that her game was a shockingly novel concept; in late 1996, the very idea of of a third-person, completely polygonal action/adventure was enough to get millions to slam down their hard-earned 50 bucks. Tomb Raider's gameplay hasn't exactly held up as \"timeless,\" but despite its many flaws, theres a reason why we're on the brink of yet another reboot some 30 years later. On this episode of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Stuart Gipp, and Diamond Feit as they slip on some too-tight tank tops and swan dive into the highly deadly world of Lara Croft.
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