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Tomb Raider at Valentine's Day

Many know February 14th to be Valentine's Day but Tomb Raider fans know it also as Lara's birthday. It was in early 1997, maybe even very late 1996, that Lara was given a date for her birthday.

​The very first public recognition of this was on an officially released calendar that appeared on the official Tomb Raider website, but before the release of 'Tomb Raider 2', Lara's birthday was one of the facts included on the developers' "Style Sheet".

Official Online Calendars - February Pages

The render that was given out in February 1997 had been lost for many years, but in 2017, Tomb-of-Ash had come across it. It is the first image in the 'official renders' below. Both of these calendar pages were preserved by the old fan site 'TR Archives'.

Official Renders

Official Wallpapers

The first wallpaper was released on the official website, 'Lara's World', in 1999, and the second was released in 1999 on the official TR4 website, though we don't think it was released specifically for Valentine's Day, but it works just as good for a Valentine's wallpaper.

Official Valentine's Day Card

Cover
Inside Left Page
Inside Right Page
Back
This card was sent to certain fans, perhaps those who had fansites. It is dated to 2000 and it appears to link with a Flash file from the time that advertised 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation' on the Sega Dreamcast. These images belong to big time fan Chuck Brite.

Official Dreamcast Flash File

This flash file was not only created to wish fans a happy Valentine's Day but to also promote 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation' on the Sega Dreamcast. As you can see above, it contains the same content as the card, but this flash file also has sound. You can download it here. It was seen on the Eidos Interactive (UK) website.

Official Eidos France Flash File

Seen on the Eidos-France website in 2003, this little flash file wishes fans a happy Valentine's day and Lara a happy birthday. You can download it from us by this link.

Web Art

These images were seen on the official Lara Croft website in 1999 (when it was originally through eidos.co.uk/lara), on a Valentine's page. There was also a contest that asked fans to write a letter to Lara (you can find the link to that at the bottom of this page), as well as a poem from Lara [1]:
​I've yet to find a soulmate
I never have the time
So maybe for today, I could pretend you're mine...........

Official Greetings From Crystal Dynamics

2015
2016
2016
2018
These were created for Crystal Dynamics by Angela Song.

Valentine's Day Cards by Irene Aimee

These eCards, and many more that portray the various versions of Lara, can be found on the Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary website.

Love Themed Emojis

Not technically made for Valentine's Day, these love themed emojis can be of use in your own artwork. Created by Jeff Victor for the 25th anniversary of Tomb Raider, the emojis/stickers are available for iOS users on the store, but they can also be downloaded from the official TR Flickr. 

Other Artwork From Crystal Dynamics

2022
This artwork uses Love Hearts (or Sweetheart Candies) based on phrases from the Tomb Raider franchise, plus there are some other TR related imagery between the sweets.

Crystal Dynamics 2022 Valentine Art - Tiled Versions

1920 x 1080
3840 x 2160
Based on the original artwork released by Crystal Dynamics, we have tiled it so that it can fit your desktop. Available in 1920x1080 and 3840x2160.

Other Links

Letters to Lara
On the official Lara Croft website in 2000, Lara encouraged fans to write to her. For Valentine's Day, fans from all over the world sent her letters declaring their love and admiration for her. Though it may seem odd now, it was all part of the Lara-mania of the time. You can still read them here.
Send a Valentine's Day e-Greeting
Around 2000, Eidos and GameSpot teamed up for a Valentine's Day promotion, where people could send a Lara themed e-greeting. Doing so also entered you into a prize draw where you could win Tomb Raider merchandise. This prize draw only lasted from February 7th to March 7th. It was only available to the US and some parts of Canada. You can see the original page here, along with an example of the postcard.

Virtual Lara ~ Official Fansite
Circa 2020


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