TR2 screenshots used for popular music album in 1990s

[McPherson]

A bit of classic Tomb Raider trivia that I don't think has been reported so far. Tap 011 was the most popular pop group in Serbia and Montenegro in the 1990s. Their third album called 'Igra' ('Game') was published in 1998 and its front cover, booklet, and back cover were designed entirely using screenshots from Tomb Raider II.

The first song on the album is called 'Yeti' and is very likely influenced by the enemy from the game (a goofy drawing of a Yeti and his girlfriend is added on the front cover). The title of the album and the name of the band are inscribed using a texture that looks very much like the one from the Tomb Raider II PAL logo.

This speaks volumes about Tomb Raider's popularity in the Balkans in the late nineties, despite the game never being officially available due to the Yugoslav wars and international sanctions.

Pictures here: https://www.tombraiderforums.com/album.php?albumid=996

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Thank you for sharing McPherson.

[McPherson]

You are welcome, hope it's interesting.