Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (May 19, 2007 prototype)

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (May 19, 2007 prototype)
Build date May 19, 2007 Dump status Released Dumped by Gh0stBlade Released by CVLT OF OSIRIS File release date August 9, 2023 Origin DVD-R Lot Fleet Sets Sail Mega-Release Game Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary System PlayStation Portable Genre Action Adventure Final build JP Jan 30, 2008 EU Jun 28, 2007 US Jun 28, 2007 Release date US Aug 9, 2007 AU Nov 2, 2007 EU Oct 26, 2007

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A prototype/prerelease build of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (usually referred to as Tomb Raider: Anniversary) for the PlayStation Portable from 2007-05-19 (about ten weeks before the game was first released).

Notes

• This is an internal build of the game.
• Press Square + Circle to access an extensive debug menu.
• Includes test/debugging areas such as container 1.
• Like most PSP development builds, it was distributed as UMD layer images on a DVD-R. Because it is a dual-layer UMD, converting the files on the release image requires several steps, and CVLT OF OSIRIS has included both the original DVD-R image (Tomb_Raider-Anniversary-2007-05-19.iso) and a version that is ready to play in an emulator (Tomb_Raider-Anniversary-2007-05-19-Converted-Bootable.iso).
• If you wish to recreate the bootable image from the original dump instead of using the premade bootable image, follow these steps:
  • Extract the USER_L0.IMG and USER_L1.IMG files from the DVD-R dump.
  • Concatenate the two files together, layer 0 first, layer 1 second into a new file named Tomb_Raider-Anniversary-2007-05-19-Converted-Bootable.iso.
  • Download UMDGen (https://www.romhacking.net/download/utilities/1218/) if you do not have it already.
  • Open the ISO in UMDGen.
  • In UMDGen, navigate to the \PSP_GAME\SYSDIR folder and right-click on BOOT.BIN.
  • In the menu, choose File Relinker, then Use Selected File as Source.
  • Right-click on EBOOT.BIN.
  • In the menu, choose File Relinker, then Relink to '\PSP_GAME\SYSDIR\BOOT.BIN'.
• The UMDGen steps may be optional for some PSP emulators.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Gh0stBlade for preserving and sharing this rare artifact of gaming history!

See also

• Original release page on Archive.org