Replaying: Resident Evil 1 (Original)

[Dot50Cal]

The text has a gray border color though, so there really shouldn't be an issue with including the background images.

[Carnivol]

Most likely just to avoid cluttering up the screen with background images behind the text. Imagine trying to read that mess on a CRT screen using an RF input.

[Dot50Cal]

You might be right on that Jerome. I noticed that sometimes the US version plays the animation, but more often than not, you see the one where they still walk to you.

I'm actually kinda shocked to see they took away the background images on files. What the hell? Limitation with English text perhaps? Memory constraints?

[imacwesker]

John, I am glad you read my message about the shotgun/zombie animation.

The thing with the American version of RE, is that it was made harder [than the Japanese one], because videogames stores like Gamestop demanded it. They wanted to rent the game, and they thought that the Japanese version was to easy and to fast to complete. So Capcom USA asked Capcom Japan to change the game.
Most of the changes listed by John [above] reflect this decision: hero is weaker, monsters are harder, and there is less possibility to save the progress.

I think that the shotgun/zombie animation is a side effect of this decision. In the Japanese version, one shotgun blast in the mid-section/chest make them fall backward and die. Because the American version is more difficult, zombies are more resistant. Instead of falling down, they are just "rocked" by the shotgun blast. But it is basically the same animation; it is completed in the Japanese version (zombie falls down) and aborted in the American one (zombie start to fall, catch himself and start walking again).

[Dot50Cal]

Jerome was mentioning this in the chat, I didnt notice until I was done and he was long gone. But if you look at the animation for zombies when they are hit with a shotgun blast, its different between the US and Japan. In Japan, they stagger backwards and flop over. In the US they keep walking for a little bit after the head is popped. I think I like the Japanese one a bit more. Odd change if you ask me. Heres my notes so far on whats different:

Japan notes:
Many enemies take less damage to kill. (1 python vs 3 for chimera - tyrant lab 3 vs 6)
Chris can sustain much more damage before dying or changing status.
Plant 42 acid drops don't poison you?
Yawn is easier to evade in the first encounter?
FILES HAVE BACKGROUND IMAGES
zombies have different shotgun hit animation? ====== YES
uncensored intro /chris smoking intro!
uncensored kenneth
chris smoking ending!
Different ending credit song
Different cast intro song (I GOT A SHOTGUN)
ink ribbons are 3x instead of 2x per pickup
AUTO AIM
TEXT IS SPACED OUT MUCH MORE ON JAPAN (English text)
Door unlocking, text checking scrolls quicker
Idle screens have auto aim enabled, and different animations (for shotgun hits)

[Skunky]

I recall hearing that there is a scene where you can mix the various V-Jolt chemicals in a manner which will result in POISON GAS being created. Is this possible on RE1 original? I keep finding only Remake stuff, and every combination I try results in the mixture just disappearing.

I'm pretty sure that happened to me not long ago while playing Bio-DC... Unless my memory is playing tricks on me.

I don't mind the easier difficulty on Bio-DC, especially with the increase of enemies. The frequent sound of zombie heads 'popping' while using a standard handgun, makes for a fun game.

[BLSR1]

I broke out laughing when brad dropped the launcher early.

[Dot50Cal]

Dot: Agh, snakes...I FORGOT THE F*CKING FLAME THROWER!
Chimeras = Danger Close lol, good stuff man.

How many total playthroughs have you done since starting this project? Did you ever get the extra scenes in the start of the game when you can make the zombie come into the dining room and Kenneth's legs are chewed off? It's cool but I believe it takes his clips away or at least one of them.

I've lost count now..And yeah, I have got all those variants. The only one I'm missing now is Chris coming out of the body bag storage room and getting the triggering system notification. So that'll be another US play through

The Japan version is so terrible though. 1 shot for a chimera with the magnum? What? It takes like 3-4 in the US. Tyrant DIED at 1:08 (brad felt so sorry that he dropped the fucking RL early) from 5 magnum shots? He goes down in the labs with 3 instead of 6? 7 acid baths from Plant 42 and I'm still GREEN FINE! And, perhaps the most egregious, I ESCAPED YAWN ENCOUNTER 1 WITHOUT GETTING HIT AT ALL!

I'm off to sleep. I'll probably play more tomorrow in the late evening. Enjoy your day/night/Christmas folks! (Chris, PM me the info)

[kevstah2004]

I wonder how the European versions stack up against the US.

[Bertha]

I think its interesting how the damage is so different from the US and Japanese versions. Actually glad the difficulty is harder in the US.

[kevstah2004]

Saved....

[REmaster]

Dot: Agh, snakes...I FORGOT THE F*CKING FLAME THROWER!
Chimeras = Danger Close lol, good stuff man.

How many total playthroughs have you done since starting this project? Did you ever get the extra scenes in the start of the game when you can make the zombie come into the dining room and Kenneth's legs are chewed off? It's cool but I believe it takes his clips away or at least one of them.

[Dot50Cal]

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[consoul]

Awesome. Thanks Dot.
Custom tag eh? How about

Master of Unrockin'

[GuardhouseMusic]

I feel as if I played REC (non-dual shock version) once and got a scene where Jill mixes the chemicals, a plume of reddish-smoke emerges, she goes "AHHH!" and runs out of the storage room. Perhaps I made that up, but I always think of that possibility when I get to that point.