Resident Evil
Developers | |
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Capcom | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 17, 1997 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Resident Evil | 1996 |
Resident Evil 2 | 1999 |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | 1999 |
Resident Evil Survivor | 2002 |
Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext) | 2006 |
Resident Evil 4 | 2007 |
Resident Evil 5 | 2009 |
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | 2012 |
Resident Evil 6 | 2013 |
Resident Evil: Revelations (series) | |
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition | 2014 |
Resident Evil HD Remaster | 2015 |
Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster | 2016 |
Umbrella Corps | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour | 2016 |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | 2017 |
Resident Evil 2 (2019) | 2019 |
Resident Evil 3 (2020) | 2020 |
Resident Evil Resistance | 2020 |
Resident Evil Village | 2021 |
Resident Evil Re:Verse | 2022 |
Resident Evil 4 (2023) | 2023 |
This page is for the original game. For the remake, see Resident Evil HD Remaster.
Key points
- Poor compatibility with modern systems
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Resident Evil Configuration Tool
A fan-made config tool, it allows for video settings to be managed easier, as well as allowing keyboard and joystick keys/buttons to be remapped.
It can be downloaded from MediaFire.
AHK Injector
Allows you to run the game in HD and adds full compatibility with XInput controllers, amongst other things
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Japanese |
Issues unresolved
"Failed to initialize the Graphic Hardware Device.(3)" error
try AHK Injector
Issues fixed
"The game would only be able to run only when Windows95" error
Instructions |
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Fullscreen installer
When trying to install, the installer goes fullscreen like many 90's era installers did. But you get an error message behind the full screen installer background. The error itself isn't a problem, but clicking 'ok' requires you to either press alt+tab or ctrl+alt+delete (and enter task manager) to be able to see said error, and then click 'ok'. This might take a few tries since it's such a wonky process.
This game is from an era where PC games asked what graphics card you had, and the list is very small and outdated. Pick the card that looks and runs best on your machine.
Do not force anti-aliasing, it will create some long black line artifact. Only tested with MSAA so far.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 3 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | 400 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 3a compatible |