TR2 System Requirements

DenisTheRaider · 29-09-22, 13:18

Hello! I have found the TR2 (original system reqs, the way they came packed with the CD in the 90s) and i decided to share them with you guys!

You can downoad the PDF from here or you'll find them here posted!

DenisTheRaider · 29-09-22, 13:20

Here is the download link for the PDF!
I have made it by myself using Microsoft Word 2021
You can view it with Microsoft Edge, Adobe Acrobat, etc.
https://mega.nz/file/eMgk3Y4D#orpZwK...yh8qUzXhq_ypW0

DenisTheRaider · 29-09-22, 13:23

If you dont want to download the PDF, you can view them here!

TOMB RAIDER II – SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TR2 System Requirements for Windows, taken from the original CD.
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* Windows '95 compatible computer system, requires DirectX 5.0 (included)
* Pentium 90 processor (133 MHZ or greater recommended)
* 16 MB RAM required (32 MB RAM recommended)
* 4X CD-ROM drive required
* 100% Windows '95 compatible sound card required
* All 100% Direct3D compliant accelerator cards supported

Tomb Raider II will not run on Windows NT 4.0, and was not designed to
run on Laptops.
Copied from the TR2 CD.

tlr online · 29-09-22, 14:08

Thank you for posting DenisTheRaider.

DenisTheRaider · 30-09-22, 04:22

you're welcome!

Sat42 · 30-09-22, 14:06

Hey now, that's just too much for me, ey, too much!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DenisTheRaider

If you dont want to download the PDF, you can view them here!

TOMB RAIDER II – SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TR2 System Requirements for Windows, taken from the original CD.
---------------------------------------------
* Windows '95 compatible computer system, requires DirectX 5.0 (included)
* Pentium 90 processor (133 MHZ or greater recommended)
* 16 MB RAM required (32 MB RAM recommended)
* 4X CD-ROM drive required
* 100% Windows '95 compatible sound card required
* All 100% Direct3D compliant accelerator cards supported

Tomb Raider II will not run on Windows NT 4.0, and was not designed to
run on Laptops.
Copied from the TR2 CD.

fallenangle · 01-10-22, 13:33

Not sure how useful that will be but maybe it will help somebody.

The fact is TR2 installed from original PC discs and although in my case updated to run launch without a CD ran perfectly on 2003 Dell Windows XP 32bit Pentium 3 laptop with a just in spec GPU and also now runs on a Windows 7 64bit desktop i3 4th generation with onboard HD graphics.

Of course the TR general patching tool was used.

Never had any old TR series install problems using the original discs. Only TR I've had any performance problems with is TR1 which doesn't run quite as smoothly as TR2 - TR5 do. But it still plays very well.

DenisTheRaider · 01-10-22, 16:53

Yeah I don't think they are useful now but who knows, maybe someone was looking for them

Johnnay · 09-02-23, 07:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by DenisTheRaider

Tomb Raider II was not designed to
run on Laptops.

I get why Core put that back then, but it looks stupid to say that even a couple of years later after TR2 was released for laptops even in the year 2000

Wools · 01-03-23, 11:00

I love seeing old performance specs like these.

I vividly remember owning a 386, then a 486 and eventually in my teens a Pentium 90 PC. Now we'r playing with power!

During those times, my heart would frequently sink when I turned a PC game box or a Demo Disc over to look at the specs and my poor old machines frequently couldn't play them.

It's also odd to see revisionist history where people say game X or Y looked bad at the time or wasn't demanding on PC / Consoles, where they were actually state of the art games and for a lot of people, they couldn't afford to play them.

29-09-22, 13:18	#1
DenisTheRaider Hobbyist Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Offshore Rig Posts: 13	TR2 System Requirements Hello! I have found the TR2 (original system reqs, the way they came packed with the CD in the 90s) and i decided to share them with you guys! You can downoad the PDF from here or you'll find them here posted!

29-09-22, 13:20	#2
DenisTheRaider Hobbyist Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Offshore Rig Posts: 13	The PDF Here is the download link for the PDF! I have made it by myself using Microsoft Word 2021 You can view it with Microsoft Edge, Adobe Acrobat, etc. https://mega.nz/file/eMgk3Y4D#orpZwK...yh8qUzXhq_ypW0

29-09-22, 13:23	#3
DenisTheRaider Hobbyist Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Offshore Rig Posts: 13	The Reqs If you dont want to download the PDF, you can view them here! TOMB RAIDER II – SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TR2 System Requirements for Windows, taken from the original CD. --------------------------------------------- * Windows '95 compatible computer system, requires DirectX 5.0 (included) * Pentium 90 processor (133 MHZ or greater recommended) * 16 MB RAM required (32 MB RAM recommended) * 4X CD-ROM drive required * 100% Windows '95 compatible sound card required * All 100% Direct3D compliant accelerator cards supported Tomb Raider II will not run on Windows NT 4.0, and was not designed to run on Laptops. Copied from the TR2 CD.

29-09-22, 14:08	#4
tlr online Administrator Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,541	Thank you for posting DenisTheRaider.

30-09-22, 04:22	#5
DenisTheRaider Hobbyist Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Offshore Rig Posts: 13	you're welcome!

01-10-22, 13:33	#7
fallenangle Archaeologist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NW London Posts: 2,080	Not sure how useful that will be but maybe it will help somebody. The fact is TR2 installed from original PC discs and although in my case updated to run launch without a CD ran perfectly on 2003 Dell Windows XP 32bit Pentium 3 laptop with a just in spec GPU and also now runs on a Windows 7 64bit desktop i3 4th generation with onboard HD graphics. Of course the TR general patching tool was used. Never had any old TR series install problems using the original discs. Only TR I've had any performance problems with is TR1 which doesn't run quite as smoothly as TR2 - TR5 do. But it still plays very well.

01-10-22, 16:53	#8
DenisTheRaider Hobbyist Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Offshore Rig Posts: 13	Yeah I don't think they are useful now but who knows, maybe someone was looking for them

01-03-23, 11:00	#10
Wools Hobbyist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Great Britain Posts: 31	I love seeing old performance specs like these. I vividly remember owning a 386, then a 486 and eventually in my teens a Pentium 90 PC. Now we'r playing with power! During those times, my heart would frequently sink when I turned a PC game box or a Demo Disc over to look at the specs and my poor old machines frequently couldn't play them. It's also odd to see revisionist history where people say game X or Y looked bad at the time or wasn't demanding on PC / Consoles, where they were actually state of the art games and for a lot of people, they couldn't afford to play them.