10 Most Ludicrous Video Game Urban Myths You Actually Believed

7. Nude Lara Cheat Code - Tomb Raider

Lara Croft
Eidos

As long as there has been Lara Croft and her pronounced polygonal chest, there has been young gamers trying to get her kit off.

Said gamers were also absolutely convinced that there was a cheat code programmed into the game that would deliver them a nude Lara, and all they had to do was figure out the code. The fact that the code was a complete myth was nothing in the face of that one friend who told you over lunch that they’d totally found it and it was totally real. The latter ensured that this entirely fictional myth spread like wildfire even though it couldn’t be further from what the developers wanted. Publisher Eidos went as far as to threaten to take people to court if they were found circulating a nude patch for PC versions of early Tomb Raider games.

Of course, modders have no doubt ensured that such a patch exists now, there never was an official cheat code.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.