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AprilRyan Junior Member Posts: 23 From:Stark/Arcadia Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-09-2001 03:59 PM Okay, I know it sounds wacky, but a friend of mine is convinced the original Tomb Raider game is loosely based on a true story. We've got a bet going on this, so I need your feed back. According to my friend, it's all loosely based on a girl named Abigail Croft. Abby lived in England during the late 1800s in a place called Huddersfield (is there even such a place?) Anyway, she was the daughter of an eccentric archeologist named Henry Croft. Henry began an expedition to find Atlantis. His knowledge was primarily based on the findings of Lewis Spence, a Scottish mythologist and historian (keep in mind, this was before psychic Edgar Cayce really got everybody going on the whole thing.) Needless to say, not too many people were willing to go along with him on this venture, and so he allowed his daughter to come along for companionship. Their search took them to Azore islands, rumored to be the tips of Atlantean mountains. Henry fell ill with malaria about a month into the expedition, and eventually died. Abigail, only 18 at the time, decided to continue the expedition on her own. She never returned home. Of course, Eidos took several liberties with the character. Abigail, according to the story, abhored violence (and never killed a t-rex!) Anyway, I say my friend's just pulling my leg. What do y'all think? IP: Logged
pwhirl Member Posts: 818 From:Mission, BC, Canada Registered: Dec 2000 | posted 07-09-2001 04:01 PM Yeah I'd say they wrong but hey you never know. ------------------ Top 5 Favorite sayings: -Never give-up! unless the situation is hopeless:) -The only thing certain in life is uncertainty! -You get what you pay for. -Nothing is impossible, it's just not likely to happen. -If it doesn't kill you, it can only make you stronger. TR Level Archive, My own level archive with 210+ levels. IP: Logged
Elpasodude Member Posts: 1090 From: *~*~MARS*~*~ Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-09-2001 08:16 PM It's all ficticious. It's all a story! ------------------ Do you want wads, editor help, outfits, levels, pictures, or saved games? Well then go to: http://www.angelfire.com/games3/trle/ IP: Logged
Emma P Moderator Posts: 405 From:Suffolk, England Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-10-2001 02:09 AM Sounds like a tall tale to me! But yes there is a place in England called Huddersfield! IP: Logged
dhama Member Posts: 767 From:Tibet Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-10-2001 01:13 PM quote: Of course, Eidos took several liberties with the character. Abigail, according to the story, abhored violence (and never killed a t-rex!) . . . Go figure............ ------------------ All phenomena possess two natures That which is revealed by correct perception And that which is induced by deceptive perception. The object of correct perception is ultimate reality. The object of deceptive perception is conventional reality. Please also visit: http://www.topnote.org.uk (Free music in aid of Tibetan Refugees) IP: Logged
fairchild Member Posts: 60 From: Registered: Jan 2001 | posted 07-10-2001 05:19 PM a fine story indeed! but the facts are that TombRaider creator Toby Gard was influenced by the Indiana Jones movies... in turn, the Indy Jones character was inspired by a real person: Dr. Roy Chapman, explorer of the Gobi Desert & other places(1920's)who was an admirer of: 1840's adventurer John Lloyd Stevens (discovered the Mayan cities of the Yucatan...) it all comes around... IP: Logged
MichaelB Member Posts: 217 From: Registered: May 2000 | posted 07-10-2001 08:22 PM Come on people, get your facts straight!!! Considering I am FROM Huddersfeld (not "field"), I think I know a little bit about the topic and can speak with a degree of authority. There is an Abigail Croft, and her father (whose name was either Henry or Harry, no one is sure) was an archeologist (and aren't they all eccentric, by definition). Everyone likes to think there is an Atlantis, but of course that is only myth. They did travel to the Azore islands, and he did fall ill, although I have not found any documentation of the specific illness. He passed on shortly after, although she was in her early 20's, not her late teens. And for the record, it is was in Australia, when Abigail was in her early 30's that she did, indeed, fell the last remaining T-Rex. Doubt me? It's the TRUTH! ------------------ Darn that's the end! IP: Logged
AprilRyan Junior Member Posts: 23 From:Stark/Arcadia Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-11-2001 06:48 AM HA HA! Thank you MichaelB!! You know how to play along with a joke! Glad to see we aren't all taking Tomb Raider too seriously. By the way, you're wrong about Huddersfield... my spelling was correct. I may be a "Yank," but I've been to Huddersfield several times to visit relatives (none of them named Abigail Croft, mind you.) Now I'm the mood for a nice, big greasy porkchop... IP: Logged
Emma P Moderator Posts: 405 From:Suffolk, England Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-11-2001 06:53 AM Hmmm, I'de have to agree with you there AprilRyan, I'm from England and have never heard of Huddersfeld! (try putting in the internet search box and see what you come up with!) Ever heard of Huddersfeld Town Football club? Mind you, has anyone ever heard of Huddersfield Fottball club either? lol!! Em xx IP: Logged
AprilRyan Junior Member Posts: 23 From:Stark/Arcadia Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 07-11-2001 06:55 AM I haven't heard of their football team, but they got one **** of choir! Their "Handel's Messaiah (Hallelujah Chorus)" kicks serious *** ! IP: Logged
MichaelB Member Posts: 217 From: Registered: May 2000 | posted 07-20-2001 05:56 PM Well, if the spelling of the town is the only point you all take exception with, then it seems I got away pretty clean! ------------------ Darn that's the end! IP: Logged
Kiopo Member Posts: 739 From:Liverpool, UK Registered: Jul 2001 | posted 07-21-2001 07:44 AM Cors its a story, 100% made up. If you wanna prove it 2 ure m8 go on www.tombraider.com and click on background, it tells you how it was all made up. + There is a place called huddersfield, My nan used 2 live there. IP: Logged

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