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Lara Croft, English Reformer

1996

The Tomb Raider game, which featured the adventures of English archaeologist Lara Croft, was released in 1996 by Eidos Interactive. Notable because it introduced such features as flesh and hair to PC games, Tomb Raider made Lara Croft much more realistic-looking than other video game characters, according to consulting firm Jon Peddie Research.

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