Tomb Raider nude code legend

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The Tomb Raider nude code legend was an urban legend spread online beginning in 1996, purporting that the programmers of the Tomb Raider video game series had added a special cheat code that would turn the game's heroine, Lara Croft, completely naked during gameplay. [1] [2] [3]

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Nude code rumors

The nude code Easter egg rumors began after release of the original 1996 Tomb Raider video game. [4] The rumors appeared in magazines, on online message boards and websites. [4]

Programmer of the original 1996 Tomb Raider game, Gavin Rummery, stated he was initially annoyed by the nude code rumors and in response added a fake Lara Croft shower scene to the end of Tomb Raider II where Lara shoots at the player for daring to spy on her. [4] Rummery also claimed that there was pressure from management to add the nude code to the game. [4]

While there never was an official nude code for the first 1996 Tom Raider game, there was a hacker made nude mod, called a nude patch or Nude Raider. [1] [2]

Tomb Raider III advertisements

In 1998, printed and magazine ads for Tomb Raider III from Eidos and Core, the companies behind the series, showed a busty image of Lara Croft along with the text, "We improved everything you asked for, but sorry, still no nude code." [5] [6]

Remastering

In 2024, shortly after the release of the remastering of the original trilogy of Tomb Raider games, PC Gamer magazine reported that it took under twelve hours for a topless Lara Croft video game mod to be uploaded to the internet. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fenlon, Wes (February 14, 2024). "Some things never change: In under 12 hours, there's already a nude mod for Tomb Raider Remastered". PC Gamer . Archived from the original on October 6, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Svn, Tiago (July 16, 2022). "'Tomb Raider' Creator Reveals The Truth Behind The Naked Lara Croft Myth". Cracked.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ McMullen, Chris (February 14, 2024). "Was the Infamous Tomb Raider Nude Code Real?". The Escapist. Archived from the original on January 10, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Henley, Stacey (November 22, 2021). "Tomb Raider's Nude Raider Myth Was Fake - But It Almost Wasn't". TheGamer . Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ Morrissette, Jess (July 26, 2023). "Lara Croft: The Art of Virtual Seduction is the ultimate cringey relic of late '90s game advertising". PC Gamer. Yahoo.
  6. ↑ "Tomb Raider III" (Print). PlayStation: The Official Magazine . Vol. 2, no. 1. Internet Archive. October 1, 1998. pp. 11–12.


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