Yeah, the butler was such a pain in the ass. When it sounds like you're constantly about to die, you should probably retire. Get out of my house old man!

Tomb Raider 1.
Awesome game. I especially loved the stage with the different gods from different mythologies and the giant room where you could fall down five stories. I think the level was called St. Francis Folly maybe? I played that level over and over again. I eventually got stuck at Palace Midas. There was one metal bar I just never could find. I remember replaying this game about 3-4 years ago, and I actually did find that metal bar I had been looking for all my childhood! I got stuck again on the next level though, The Cistern, and I never got around to getting any further.

Tomb Raider 2
Best TR game imo! this game wasn't too hard and not too easy, as well as it run a bit smoother than the first game. I had so much fun with this game, it's also the only one I've beaten. Actually wait, I never did finish the very last stage, when you are in Lara's house again. Not sure if that's not just an extra level though. It had some pretty epic levels too. Like the opera house. :] and the shipwreck.

Tomb Raider 3
Hardest game ever. Argh, I never even got passed the first level, that's how hard this game is. I mainly just stuck to playing Lara's house xD

Tomb Raider 4
Fun game! I actually got pretty far on this one. I don't remember much of this game except that I had fun while playing it though.

Tomb Raider Anniversary
Just great. The old Tomb Raider + lots of changes. I played the first 6 levels of Tomb Raider 1 so much that I remember them step by step. I could probably insert that disc and get through those levels without any problem at all right now, but Anniversary changed just enough things to make it different while still having the same feel.

I never played the others. Not sure if I'm hardcore enough, they seem pretty hard from what I've seen of my sister playing the games. She's a big fan and is pretty damn good at TR.