{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b458521043e00011114396/6ad4a2140c6b30397b9702b6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daryl Baxter, author and journalist (The Making of Tomb Raider).","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63b458521043e00011114396/1792319886285-6eae58dc-24d3-45bb-b159-69e895f69683.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Daryl Baxter is a British writer and podcaster from Lincoln whose work has ranged across games, technology, and the history of the medium. He has written for outlets including <strong><em>WIRED</em></strong>, <strong><em>TechRadar</em></strong>, <strong><em>Den of Geek</em></strong>, and the <strong><em>Radio Times</em></strong>, and now publishes <strong>Springboard</strong>, a free newsletter about gaming, technology, and mental health that deliberately avoids chasing SEO or relying on AI. Growing up with series including <strong><em>Sonic</em></strong>, <strong><em>Metal Gear</em> </strong>and, especially, <strong><em>Tomb Raider</em></strong>, he eventually turned that fascination into his first book, <em>T</em><strong><em>he Making of Tomb Raider</em></strong>, published in 2021 and based on extensive interviews with the original Core Design team.</p><p><br></p><p>His new book, <strong><em>The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000</em></strong>, picks up the story as a new team took control of the series, tracing the creation of <em>T</em><strong><em>omb Raider III</em>, <em>The Last Revelation</em>, <em>Chronicles</em></strong> and the expansions, while exploring the punishing annual release cycle and the pressure of sustaining one of gaming’s biggest phenomena.</p><p><br></p><p><u>LINKS</u></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Daryl Baxter – website &amp; newsletter</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://darylbaxter.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Daryl Baxter – official website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://darylbaxter.com/springboard/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Springboard – Daryl’s newsletter on games, tech and mental health (free to subscribe)</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 (out 30 October 2026)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-making-of-tomb-raider-1997-2000/daryl-baxter/9781036114039\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – Waterstones</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Making-of-Tomb-Raider-1997-2000-Hardback/p/62302\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – Pen &amp; Sword Books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Tomb-Raider-1997-2000/dp/1036114031\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997–2000 – Amazon UK</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Daryl’s earlier books</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Making-of-Tomb-Raider-Hardback/p/19284\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Making of Tomb Raider (2021) – Pen &amp; Sword Books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/50-Years-of-Boss-Fights-Hardback/p/50254\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">50 Years of Boss Fights – Pen &amp; Sword Books</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Daryl’s Perfect Console</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive, 1994) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_%26_Knuckles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic 3 &amp; Knuckles – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Demo_One\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Demo One disc (1995) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_II\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tomb Raider II (1997) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Metal Gear Solid (1998) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2131630/Metal_Gear_Solid_Master_Collection_Vol_1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Metal Gear Solid – Steam</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Half-Life 2 (2004) – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Half-Life 2 – Steam</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tombraiderderby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TR30 Tomb Raider Day – Derby Quad, 24 October 2026</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3558670/Tomb_Raider_Legacy_of_Atlantis/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – Crystal Dynamics &amp; Flying Wild Hog (out 12 February 2027)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider:_Catalyst\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tomb Raider: Catalyst – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alix_Wilton_Regan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alix Wilton Regan – the new voice of Lara Croft (Wikipedia)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Connelly_(musician)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Connelly – Tomb Raider 4 &amp; 5 composer (Wikipedia)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Gibbons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judith Gibbons – Lara Croft’s voice in Tomb Raider II, Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Blond\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shelley Blond – Lara Croft’s voice in Tomb Raider I</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeley_Hawes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keeley Hawes – Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Underworld</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_2_leak\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Half-Life 2 source code leak – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamesMaster_(magazine)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Games Master magazine – Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.gamesradar.com/author/rosalie-newcombe/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GamesRadar – Rosalie Newcombe</a></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/death-by-video-game-tales-of-obsession-from-the-virtual-frontline-simon-parkin/1491508\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Death by Video Game – Simon Parkin (buy via Bookshop.org UK)</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the show</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.myperfectconsole.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Perfect Console – episode archive and data</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support My Perfect Console on Patreon</a></p>","author_name":"Simon Parkin"}