Wouldn't it be so simple to put these up on Steam so we wouldn't need to mess with these kind of things?
In any case, it's very good news that another classic is saved. I never got to play these when I was 13.
Hes also one who helped get MGO online. God bless!
Coach!!!!Work of just one man for coding
Just took this screenshot doing 4 man NM mode VH Elimination 3
WHAT WAIT WAIT WAIT, MGO PS3 EDITON AND HOW?YES IT IS TRUE, THESE GAMES ARE PLAYABLE ONLINE.
So this has been in BETA for a while, but a tech-savy fan managed to reverse engineer custom made servers for BOTH Resident Evil Outbreak 1 and File 2 on Playstation 2. Most of the features are in place and everything is working a-ok. One of the same guys responsible for helping get MGO back online had a hand in this. A pure genius.
I did not want to say anything months ago because the server wasn't working and there was some concern about Capcom shutting it down. BUT, it is not messing with any assets and this project has nothing related to piracy involved. File 2 came back a few months ago, and File 1 server opened not even a month ago, on the game's TENTH anniversary in early December
I did mention this a couple times on GAF, but I still see people saying they wish for these servers were back... and to play again. So time to make an official thread and hope more people see it.
One catch is that it is for the Japanese versions only. American/European versions do not work. This is because there were no known packet captures of these version's servers in the wild in order to reverse engineer... so this is all we got.
You can play using an emulator playing the game disc iso (your own copy) or using an actual japanese ps2 and disc, or using a modded ps2 with hdd with homebrew (to play your own disc iso).
More information located in the forums of the man who made this responsible:
http://www.obsrv.org/index.php
Any questions and I shall try my best to answer them.
Thanks for the info!
By any chance, do you remember a US user named "KellenWinslow"? I played as everyone, primarily Kevin, David and George through!
This may sound weird, but the Outbreak community helped me through some really dark times years ago. It's been a missing part of my life, and I'll be so glad to be back online again.
Definitely gonna import this then.
Much Obliged to the team that got this working!
But back then I was fairly insular, didn't interact with many in the community... played mostly Downtown mode for File 1, and with people from Biohazard France. Plus I only played Outbreak 1 online from launch till File 2 launched (1 year), and then File 2 for a matter of 5-6 months post launch. Since the games were alive for a number of years there is a wide range of player eras. I played under the names RoaDy_ (File 1+2) and cHaMbeR (File2).NP. Yeah wish it wasn't that way, but unfortunately its the reality of the situation. Thankfully japan version works just fine and has everything and more than US. It is however a bit of a barrier.
Can't say that I can recall
Glad to hear the OB community was a real benefit back then! I've made a lot of good friends these past few months playing and it is a blast playing. Importing isn't that expensive either I got both games for less than 15 bucks with free shipping on ebay (I got lucky maybe who knows!).. itll be worth it.
MGO original on PS2. My apologies for any confusion. Savemgo.com
The network adaptor disc is irrelevant in this case. Resident Evil/Biohazard Outbreak File 1 OR File 2 both contain the ability to create a PS2 network profile. Many other PS2 games also possess this ability.
The one caveat to this, is that if you make a network profile on the japanese version, you are kind of doing it blind unless you can read japanese. Guides like these are designed to help you navigate and pick the correct options
NP. Yeah wish it wasn't that way, but unfortunately its the reality of the situation. Thankfully japan version works just fine and has everything and more than US. It is however a bit of a barrier.
Can't say that I can recall
Glad to hear the OB community was a real benefit back then! I've made a lot of good friends these past few months playing and it is a blast playing. Importing isn't that expensive either I got both games for less than 15 bucks with free shipping on ebay (I got lucky maybe who knows!).. itll be worth it.
So many good memories! I played File 2 way more, due to the fucking awesome Boss Rush mode. I can't even begin to tell you how many hours I've spent knifing Nyx to death with David and the others! or god forbid no one has a knife, and you have all 4 or less characters shoulder dashing him. haha. I miss that sound it made when you him his stomach weak spot though!
Outbreak File 1's first stage with the Bar and escape may be my favorite though
Can't wait to see you online then! I'll let you know when I sign up.
a fan favourite. Sd3, VH, Nightmare mode!! File 2 has some awesome bonus features. As I pointed out above when I edited... my names on OG USA servers was RoaDy_ and cHaMbeR.Hah... knifing is sooo bad ass, and amazing to do on some seriously challenging scenarios. Showdown scenarios
Yes I remember those epic moments when all hope is lost and somehow you all manage to shoulder check nyx to death. Or shoulder checking the last zombie or two on the Desperate Times finale and winning it!
Awesome. And I am a frequent poster on the obsrv.org forums as well. We will get you back up to speed. Though in coming weeks I might just play on weekends as my college semester kicks back in on monday
Capcom is clearly not the same Capcom they used to be.
I mean just look at Outbreak File 2 and sheer amount of unlockable content, music, cutscenes, bonus modes like elimination and boss rush/showdown, npcs with their own unique stats, and they also had a plethora of costumes ... some characters have 4 or 5! In this day and age, all that shit would have been DLC. Add in the bonus modes for the online like Nightmare, Survival (friendly fire) or Panic (friendly fire + NM)... its pretty good and ahead of its time.