Gamers Can Now Play as Mario in the Original Tomb Raider
As a series, Tomb Raider has enjoyed great success over the last two and half decades. Of course, there have been both peaks and valleys, but even though some of the middle games were not as well received, the franchise on the whole gave the world one of the most iconic female characters in gaming history. Her role in the first installment helped propel the industry forward for women in games, along with the likes of Metroid's Samus Aran, and now a new mod brings another icon into Lara's world.
As spotted by DSO Gaming, a couple of modders who go by Headshotnoby and muddymind have just released a modification for the classic Tomb Raider game, which allows players to jump into the shoes of Mario as he's seen in Super Mario 64. The download has been made available on GitHub, and will reportedly give players not just the chance to control Nintendo's mascot, but also utilize all his moves from the N64 title. There's also been a couple of trailers released which shows him inhabiting various locations that Lara herself would normally populate.
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It's actually quite fitting that both of these games have come together as one, as they are contemporaries of one another, with them both releasing in 1996. While Tomb Raider and Lara Croft have evolved over the years, it was the original release way back when, along with Mario 64, that helped move gaming into 3D environments. Both franchises have been through a number of changes as the industry has aged, at least in terms of advancing along with development tools and storytelling methods. In any case, it may seem odd that the cartoon-y plumber can now wander around this more serious and down-to-earth realm, but it will be fun to hear Mario
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