This game was supposed to be the last in the franchise with Lara seemingly dying by falling to her death at the end. In Andy Sandham's own words; "we attempted to kill Lara off because we really thought we'd exhausted what we could do with the franchise. Seeing Lara falling down a gigantic hole in the middle of the pyramid was quite a joyous moment. So, we went for a few pints to celebrate her death."
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In the game there's a temple that can only be found by using a Position Editor. The only texture of this temple is one of a nude woman.
Shortly after the tutorial, there is a chamber that Lara can explore which contains an impaled skeleton, suggested to be Indiana Jones, holding a Fedora and whip.
Within the game's executable file is a hidden message from programmer Richard Flower. It reads:
Tomb Raider IV - The Last Relevation -- Dedicated to my fiance Jay for putting
up with this game taking over our lifes,my step sons Craig,Jamie & Aiden (Show
this to your mates at school, they'll believe you now!!),also for my daughters
Sophie and Jody - See you in another hex dump - Richard Flower
11/11/1999
up with this game taking over our lifes,my step sons Craig,Jamie & Aiden (Show
this to your mates at school, they'll believe you now!!),also for my daughters
Sophie and Jody - See you in another hex dump - Richard Flower
11/11/1999