JRTombRaider | [Saturn] Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business - Launch Trailer @JRTombRaider | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Version 1.1 is out now! Please read the description before downloading.
After 27 years, Lara Croft has finally returned to the Sega Saturn, in Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business. This expansion to the original Tomb Raider was released exclusively for the PC back in 1998, with lead development by Phil Campbell. It brings Lara back to Egypt, where things will seem familiar at first, but are soon to get more and more mysterious. Lara then returns to where she originally left off, in a highly action-packed Atlantis, where a brutal battle with the last remaining mutants awaits her. Unfinished Business was well-received by fans in particular and is still considered a must-play game to this day. It was ported twice to the PlayStation 1, with the first attempt released in 2014.
A Saturn port was long overdue. I originally started development back in early 2022. Much like the PS1 ports, my Saturn port uses the original Tomb Raider engine. I admittedly had no insight into Saturn's hardware specifications, so I hardly knew what I was getting myself into. Data conversion actually did go pretty smoothly at first, until it was time to import level textures: memory limitations caused all levels to crash, except one. These limits were expected, given that the PS1 ports suffered the same during development. However, it turned out that memory was a much bigger problem on the Saturn, due to different memory management.
In order to prevent the memory from breaching, data had to be seriously optimized. Various tricks and techniques were invented and implemented by me over a long period of time, and proved to be quite successful. Unused meshes and animations were deleted, while duplicate meshes and animations were reused. Required pathfinding data that's used for vaulting enemies was forcefully removed, since none of the enemies in Unfinished Business can vault anyway. Two huge alternate rooms in one level were removed, with the difference being replicated in a much more efficient way. And then there were many, many more tricks applied. Eventually, I managed to make every level work without any noticeable compromises.
There's so much more to talk about, but for now I'll just say it has been such a fulfilling journey working on this project. A very special thank you to Retro dad, who has shown tremendous support and dedication this year, providing all the feedback I needed in order to make this a quality experience. Check out his awesome Sega channel here: @retrodadandmodernlad9857
Without further ado, I hope you enjoy Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business on the Sega Saturn!
*Key features*
- Three different regions: American (NTSC-U), European (PAL-E) and Japanese (NTSC-J)
- Separate expert edition: Atlantis levels first and inventory reset for Egypt levels, based on how it was originally intended by the developer
- Improved texture and SFX quality compared to the OG Saturn releases
- Restored and corrected SFX and sprites
- Correctly rotated/mirrored object textures
- Subdivided meshes (to reduce warping)
- Ability to perform the handstand
- Ambience (wind/heartbeat) tracks playing almost continuously (just like in the original)
- New artwork
- Extended credits (ported from the NTSC-J version and modified)
- Gym loading screen in the PAL version (ported from the NTSC-U version)
- Fixed crocodile distance damage bug
- Improved rendering for certain texture surfaces
*Current issues*
- [PAL] Fatal rendering issue at certain angles near walls. This issue most notably presents itself when getting close to the winged mutants and when getting hit by the boulder right before the third secret in "Return to Egypt".
- [ALL] Temporary corrupted textures after a static camera view is interrupted. To avoid this, don't press any buttons until the camera has refocused on Lara again.
- [ALL] The ambience track in the Atlantis levels might pause when a mutant explodes near you. Open and close the inventory to resume the audio.
*Credits*
Ported by...
JRTombRaider/RetroRaiderJohn: level/object/sound/sprite data conversion and optimization (done with custom-written tools), game executable patching, artwork design and conversion
With special thanks to...
- Retro dad and modern lad: extensive QA, suggestions and support
- RingsOfSaturn (RoS): rendering patch for improved surfaces and additional fullscreen fixes, visual QA and suggestions
- Spyros: artwork help
- Troye: gameplay testing and suggestions
- Cyblitzer: gameplay testing and suggestions
- SuiKazeRaider: Atlantean Stronghold crash fix (PC version)
- Dominik: object modification advice
- Arsunt: crocodile distance damage bug fix (PC version)
- Esppiral & paul_met: fullscreen patch and centering
Download: mega.nz/folder/zMwW3RyD#In5CPXY3up7gBNQhTZ4cAw
To Fenrir users: it is recommended to update to the latest firmware first, otherwise there will likely be CD track issues.
If you'd like to support me, feel free to donate through this donation link: https://shorturl.at/pvDKU
Version 1.1 is out now! Please read the description before downloading.
After 27 years, Lara Croft has finally returned to the Sega Saturn, in Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business. This expansion to the original Tomb Raider was released exclusively for the PC back in 1998, with lead development by Phil Campbell. It brings Lara back to Egypt, where things will seem familiar at first, but are soon to get more and more mysterious. Lara then returns to where she originally left off, in a highly action-packed Atlantis, where a brutal battle with the last remaining mutants awaits her. Unfinished Business was well-received by fans in particular and is still considered a must-play game to this day. It was ported twice to the PlayStation 1, with the first attempt released in 2014.
A Saturn port was long overdue. I originally started development back in early 2022. Much like the PS1 ports, my Saturn port uses the original Tomb Raider engine. I admittedly had no insight into Saturn's hardware specifications, so I hardly knew what I was getting myself into. Data conversion actually did go pretty smoothly at first, until it was time to import level textures: memory limitations caused all levels to crash, except one. These limits were expected, given that the PS1 ports suffered the same during development. However, it turned out that memory was a much bigger problem on the Saturn, due to different memory management.
In order to prevent the memory from breaching, data had to be seriously optimized. Various tricks and techniques were invented and implemented by me over a long period of time, and proved to be quite successful. Unused meshes and animations were deleted, while duplicate meshes and animations were reused. Required pathfinding data that's used for vaulting enemies was forcefully removed, since none of the enemies in Unfinished Business can vault anyway. Two huge alternate rooms in one level were removed, with the difference being replicated in a much more efficient way. And then there were many, many more tricks applied. Eventually, I managed to make every level work without any noticeable compromises.
There's so much more to talk about, but for now I'll just say it has been such a fulfilling journey working on this project. A very special thank you to Retro dad, who has shown tremendous support and dedication this year, providing all the feedback I needed in order to make this a quality experience. Check out his awesome Sega channel here: @retrodadandmodernlad9857
Without further ado, I hope you enjoy Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business on the Sega Saturn!
*Key features*
- Three different regions: American (NTSC-U), European (PAL-E) and Japanese (NTSC-J)
- Separate expert edition: Atlantis levels first and inventory reset for Egypt levels, based on how it was originally intended by the developer
- Improved texture and SFX quality compared to the OG Saturn releases
- Restored and corrected SFX and sprites
- Correctly rotated/mirrored object textures
- Subdivided meshes (to reduce warping)
- Ability to perform the handstand
- Ambience (wind/heartbeat) tracks playing almost continuously (just like in the original)
- New artwork
- Extended credits (ported from the NTSC-J version and modified)
- Gym loading screen in the PAL version (ported from the NTSC-U version)
- Fixed crocodile distance damage bug
- Improved rendering for certain texture surfaces
*Current issues*
- [PAL] Fatal rendering issue at certain angles near walls. This issue most notably presents itself when getting close to the winged mutants and when getting hit by the boulder right before the third secret in "Return to Egypt".
- [ALL] Temporary corrupted textures after a static camera view is interrupted. To avoid this, don't press any buttons until the camera has refocused on Lara again.
- [ALL] The ambience track in the Atlantis levels might pause when a mutant explodes near you. Open and close the inventory to resume the audio.
*Credits*
Ported by...
JRTombRaider/RetroRaiderJohn: level/object/sound/sprite data conversion and optimization (done with custom-written tools), game executable patching, artwork design and conversion
With special thanks to...
- Retro dad and modern lad: extensive QA, suggestions and support
- RingsOfSaturn (RoS): rendering patch for improved surfaces and additional fullscreen fixes, visual QA and suggestions
- Spyros: artwork help
- Troye: gameplay testing and suggestions
- Cyblitzer: gameplay testing and suggestions
- SuiKazeRaider: Atlantean Stronghold crash fix (PC version)
- Dominik: object modification advice
- Arsunt: crocodile distance damage bug fix (PC version)
- Esppiral & paul_met: fullscreen patch and centering
Download: mega.nz/folder/zMwW3RyD#In5CPXY3up7gBNQhTZ4cAw
To Fenrir users: it is recommended to update to the latest firmware first, otherwise there will likely be CD track issues.
If you'd like to support me, feel free to donate through this donation link: https://shorturl.at/pvDKU
![[Saturn] Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business - Launch Trailer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ImmNJRxv6yQ/hqdefault.jpg "[Saturn] Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business - Launch Trailer
Version 1.1 is out now! Please read the description before downloading.
After 27 years, Lara Croft has finally returned to the Sega Saturn, in Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business. This expansion to the original Tomb Raider was released exclusively for the PC back in 1998, with lead development by Phil Campbell. It brings Lara back to Egypt, where things will seem familiar at first, but are soon to get more and more mysterious. Lara then returns to where she originally left off, in a highly action-packed Atlantis, where a brutal battle with the last remaining mutants awaits her. Unfinished Business was well-received by fans in particular and is still considered a must-play game to this day. It was ported twice to the PlayStation 1, with the first attempt released in 2014.
A Saturn port was long overdue. I originally started development back in early 2022. Much like the PS1 ports, my Saturn port uses the original Tomb Raider engine. I admittedly had no insight into Saturns hardware specifications, so I hardly knew what I was getting myself into. Data conversion actually did go pretty smoothly at first, until it was time to import level textures: memory limitations caused all levels to crash, except one. These limits were expected, given that the PS1 ports suffered the same during development. However, it turned out that memory was a much bigger problem on the Saturn, due to different memory management.
In order to prevent the memory from breaching, data had to be seriously optimized. Various tricks and techniques were invented and implemented by me over a long period of time, and proved to be quite successful. Unused meshes and animations were deleted, while duplicate meshes and animations were reused. Required pathfinding data thats used for vaulting enemies was forcefully removed, since none of the enemies in Unfinished Business can vault anyway. Two huge alternate rooms in one level were removed, with the difference being replicated in a much more efficient way. And then there were many, many more tricks applied. Eventually, I managed to make every level work without any noticeable compromises.
Theres so much more to talk about, but for now Ill just say it has been such a fulfilling journey working on this project. A very special thank you to Retro dad, who has shown tremendous support and dedication this year, providing all the feedback I needed in order to make this a quality experience. Check out his awesome Sega channel here: @retrodadandmodernlad9857
Without further ado, I hope you enjoy Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business on the Sega Saturn!
*Key features*
- Three different regions: American (NTSC-U), European (PAL-E) and Japanese (NTSC-J)
- Separate expert edition: Atlantis levels first and inventory reset for Egypt levels, based on how it was originally intended by the developer
- Improved texture and SFX quality compared to the OG Saturn releases
- Restored and corrected SFX and sprites
- Correctly rotated/mirrored object textures
- Subdivided meshes (to reduce warping)
- Ability to perform the handstand
- Ambience (wind/heartbeat) tracks playing almost continuously (just like in the original)
- New artwork
- Extended credits (ported from the NTSC-J version and modified)
- Gym loading screen in the PAL version (ported from the NTSC-U version)
- Fixed crocodile distance damage bug
- Improved rendering for certain texture surfaces
*Current issues*
- [PAL] Fatal rendering issue at certain angles near walls. This issue most notably presents itself when getting close to the winged mutants and when getting hit by the boulder right before the third secret in Return to Egypt.
- [ALL] Temporary corrupted textures after a static camera view is interrupted. To avoid this, dont press any buttons until the camera has refocused on Lara again.
- [ALL] The ambience track in the Atlantis levels might pause when a mutant explodes near you. Open and close the inventory to resume the audio.
*Credits*
Ported by...
JRTombRaider/RetroRaiderJohn: level/object/sound/sprite data conversion and optimization (done with custom-written tools), game executable patching, artwork design and conversion
With special thanks to...
- Retro dad and modern lad: extensive QA, suggestions and support
- RingsOfSaturn (RoS): rendering patch for improved surfaces and additional fullscreen fixes, visual QA and suggestions
- Spyros: artwork help
- Troye: gameplay testing and suggestions
- Cyblitzer: gameplay testing and suggestions
- SuiKazeRaider: Atlantean Stronghold crash fix (PC version)
- Dominik: object modification advice
- Arsunt: crocodile distance damage bug fix (PC version)
- Esppiral & paul_met: fullscreen patch and centering
Download: https://mega.nz/folder/zMwW3RyD#In5CPXY3up7gBNQhTZ4cAw
To Fenrir users: it is recommended to update to the latest firmware first, otherwise there will likely be CD track issues.
If youd like to support me, feel free to donate through this donation link: https://shorturl.at/pvDKU")
![[PSX] Tomb Raider 3 (Beta, 05-10-1998) - Cutscene Comparison: Antarctica](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SuXIHiSTxAU/hqdefault.jpg "[PSX] Tomb Raider 3 (Beta, 05-10-1998) - Cutscene Comparison: Antarctica
The October 5th version of this cutscene is brighter and (partially due to this) has more noticeable clipping issues. It also has different camera angles, missing items (in characters hands) and some texture issues, all of which it has in common with other cutscenes from this build. Another difference compared to the final version is that Willards knee area has a white discoloration (1:24).
This cutscene originally had too much animation frame data in the October 5th build (and in even later builds), causing the game to crash during loading. In order to get it to load properly, the amount of frame data needed to be reduced by increasing the frame interpolation. I was feeling curious about this cutscene and wrote a quick little program to handle the frame reduction. The modified cutscene file can be downloaded here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4k6ytytnym4s0se/CUT3-oct5-fixed.PSX/file
Use a tool like psx-mode2 to replace CUT3.PSX with this file in your October 5th disc image.")
![[PC] Tomb Raider 1 - Cutscene 4: Lara vs Natla (Extended Sega Saturn Ending)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UzYDxb5lD-M/hqdefault.jpg "[PC] Tomb Raider 1 - Cutscene 4: Lara vs Natla (Extended Sega Saturn Ending)
This cutscene has an extended ending in the (European and North American) Sega Saturn releases, where Lara stands up and faces the giant pod. Ive extracted all relevant data from the Saturn version for this cutscene and imported it into the PC version. You can download the extended cutscene file here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/z4lofv3y9ytbcdd/CUT4.PHD/file")
![[PSX] Tomb Raider II - E3 1997 (Full Demo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bN1Rg_LwJH0/hqdefault.jpg "[PSX] Tomb Raider II - E3 1997 (Full Demo)
This is an unofficial port of the Tomb Raider II E3 demo, done by me.
Download link: https://archive.org/details/tr2-e3-psx
Check the Readme in the disc image (.bin) for more info and credits!")
![[Saturn] Tomb Raider II - Tibet E3 Demo (TR1 Engine Test #1)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cU-Vbzf7_4Y/hqdefault.jpg "[Saturn] Tomb Raider II - Tibet E3 Demo (TR1 Engine Test #1)
Please read the description before watching:
This video will give you an idea of what an alpha build of Tomb Raider II might have looked like on the Sega Saturn, before Sony got the exclusivity deal and the Saturn port was subsequently cancelled. It gives you a quick look at the Tibet level from the TR2 E3 1997 demo, running on the TR1 Saturn engine.
Mesh data conversion is still in progress, so all objects and static meshes are left out for now. Enemies will be left out completely, as the TR1 engine has no AI for them and its nearly impossible to add all this back in. However, full exploration of all three E3 levels and interaction with most other objects will still be possible.")
