Tomb Raider and the Lost Art of Campy Storytelling

The original Tomb Raider was one of the premiere video games of the mid-90s. It came at a time before Nintendo Wii and Halo, when video games were still an embarrassing hobby. And it probably didn’t do us any favors when it prominently featured Lara Croft, and her impossible bust, right on the front cover. Despite that, or because of it, she became a household name.