<P> The first entry in the series Tomb Raider was released in 1996 for personal computers ( PC ) , PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles . The Saturn and PlayStation versions were released in Japan in 1997 . The second game , Tomb Raider II , launched in 1997 , again for PC and PlayStation . A month before release , Eidos finalised a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to keep the console version of Tomb Raider II and future games exclusive to PlayStation until the year 2000 . The PlayStation version was released in Japan in 1998 . Tomb Raider III launched in 1998 . As with Tomb Raider II , the PlayStation version released in Japan the following year . The fourth consecutive title in the series , Tomb Raider : The Last Revelation , released in 1999 . In 2000 , with the end of the PlayStation exclusivity deal , the game also released on the Dreamcast . In Japan , both console versions released the following year . Tomb Raider Chronicles released in 2000 on the same platforms as The Last Revelation , with the PlayStation version 's Japanese release as before coming the following year . </P>
<P> The first entry in the series Tomb Raider was released in 1996 for personal computers ( PC ) , PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles . The Saturn and PlayStation versions were released in Japan in 1997 . The second game , Tomb Raider II , launched in 1997 , again for PC and PlayStation . A month before release , Eidos finalised a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to keep the console version of Tomb Raider II and future games exclusive to PlayStation until the year 2000 . The PlayStation version was released in Japan in 1998 . Tomb Raider III launched in 1998 . As with Tomb Raider II , the PlayStation version released in Japan the following year . The fourth consecutive title in the series , Tomb Raider : The Last Revelation , released in 1999 . In 2000 , with the end of the PlayStation exclusivity deal , the game also released on the Dreamcast . In Japan , both console versions released the following year . Tomb Raider Chronicles released in 2000 on the same platforms as The Last Revelation , with the PlayStation version 's Japanese release as before coming the following year . </P>
when was the original tomb raider game released
when was the original tomb raider game released
1996
1996