Tomb raider for the Amiga?

[Nickman]

I had a version of the tomb raider port ages ago. I remeber it was dog slow on my 030/50 Mhz but it worked.

I think there was 2 versions in the archive. One for 020 and one for 040.

Sorry to say i don't have it anymore. It was lost in the big HD krash of 99' :-D

It was released around the same time as the first illeagal Quake 1 port if remember correct.

[Nickman]

Just found an old backup cd with this on

Short:    Amiga Tomb Raider
Uploader: Team Happy
Type:     game/misc

Team Happy present Amiga Tomb Raider  Nov '97

At last! The *only* version of the Amiga
replacement engine for the PC version of Tomb raider!

Firstly. it is for real BUT you are gonna need one
hell of a machine to get it working on!

These are the specs:

040 Processor
AGA or CyberGraphix graphic card
PowerPC Processor
8 Megs Minimum Fast RAM (Still needs 2 MEGS CHIP RAM)

Also of course you need a PC version of Tomb Raider!

Credits:
********

Main Code: Lomas, Jean, Andrew

Display Drivers: Sam, Liz

Libs: Suki

The file is called: AMITOMBRAIDER.LHA

[Nickman]

I'll upload and post a link when i get home.

[Nickman]

DELETED - FAKE

Enjoy this piece of history ;-)

EDIT: Or not. Sorry for that. Had no clue that it was a fake.

[Nickman]

Piru wrote:
It's a fake.

Libs/graphics.library is ixnet.library 46.1 (part of ixemul)

Libs/TombRaider.library is bullet.library 38.9 (part of AmigaOS)

Display/#?.driver files seem to be from SuperView.

xls/colorfix.cls is desttracker.library 1.4
xls/controls.xls is ixnet.library 46.1 (part of ixemul)
xls/display.xls is ixnet.library 46.1 (part of ixemul)
xls/Graphic.xls is amarquee.library 39.0
xls/sound.xls is arexx.class 40.36

Quick analysis of the "AmiTombRaider" binary shows that it opens three libraries: dos.library, utility.library and mathieeedoubbas.library. It has some code that outputs error claiming that your system doesn't have the required resources to run the game.

The main() of this "port" or "reimplementation" is

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int main(void)
{
  printf("Amiga Tomb Raider - By Team Happy ©1997");
  printf("\n\nYour Amiga Has been evaluated and has");
  printf("\ncome up with the following:");
  printf("\nSorry, You Amiga Cannot run Tomb Raider\n");
  printf("\nbecuase of one of the following reasons:");
  printf("\n\nNo PowerPC Card Found");
  printf("\nNo 040 Processor Detected");
  printf("\n8 Megs Fast Ram not allocated");
  printf("\nGraphics Card Not Found");
  printf("\nPC Tomb Raider Files Not Found");
  printf("\nIf you have got this message then you");
  printf("\ncurrently cannot run Tomb Raider. Please");
  printf("\n\nTry And Resolve this by using one");
  printf("\nor more of the above. It does work!");

  return 0;
}


"It does work", indeed.


@Nickman

This is a rather poor fake, it gave itself away even before looking into the files. Better luck next time...

Ahh :-(
Back in 97 i didn't have a PPC or GFX card or enough memory.. Forgot all about it long ago.
Well now we know though. But i have a strange recollection of seeing the opening cave in TR1 on my miggy :-? Could there be another REAL release ? or maybe it was on an old PC :idea:
My memory is not as good as before i guess  :lol:  

[Nickman]

Piru wrote:

I thought Nickman said he played it?

Oh yeah right... You'd guess he was not producing a truly factual statement, then ;-)

First please don't imply that i'm a liar.
Bad memory YES but i didn't lie intentionaly to anyone.

[Nickman]

Piru wrote:
@Nickman

Well, whatever.

But please edit out the link, as the archive contains AmigaOS files, and it's useless anyway...

Done :cry: