Man, Kamiya was really damn busy back then.
Also, the obsession Capcom has had with putting RE on a boat has always been amusingly fanatical.
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Capcom releases new Resident Evil 0 N64 footage
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Man, Kamiya was really damn busy back then.
Also, the obsession Capcom has had with putting RE on a boat has always been amusingly fanatical.
Fancy Clown
Member
Haha yeah. Zombies on a boat is like snakes on a plane, a chocolate and peanut butter of B-horror scenarios I guess
Because its interesting to see the progress of a games development. Does there need to be more reason?
You can play the Wii versions on WiiU, so arguably there's no real need to port them. HD remastering for systems that can't possibly access the game makes a lot more sense.
What's the point of this?
Because some people are interested in how previous unreleased versions of some games looked like.
Finale Fireworker
Member
For real?
Because the development of video games is a fascinating subject for fans of the hobby? Because proper preservation of historically valuable production material is rare? Because it's part of our collective gaming culture?
Even if all you see this as is visual trivia, you see no value in that? Don't you find information in general to be unreducingly valuable? Or do you think that knowing less about any subject at all is somehow better when it comes to fully understanding or appreciating said subject?
psychotron
Member
I'd love to play the prototype, but what's funny is that this remaster looks visually more impressive than the work on REmake Remastered. Maybe it's just me...but I see more of an upgrade.
Lights and Waves
Member
What's the point of this?
What's the point of your fun-sucking comment? Rude.
Its looking to me that they didn't lose the assets for Zero. Or at least didn't lose as much. So they can probably get a better looking game for less work then REmake needed.
Crap port over a year after the handheld version launched. And there's s lot of overlap between the 3ds and wiiu so I'm sure a lot of wiiu owners dudnt double dip. I did but I love RE
Miles Quaritch
Member
Not that I don't appreciate the N64 footage, but is this an attempt to try and make the HD remaster look better than it really is?
Why not compare it to the GC version and release the N64 footage separately?
Why not compare it to the GC version and release the N64 footage separately?
No. I'm in the same boat.
But... the video compares all three versions. N64 (Prototype) -> CG (Original) -> HD Remaster.
Fancy Clown
Member
They've already compared it to the GC footage in other videos. This is little more than a "this is what this project started as, this is what it's become. Isn't that neat?"
Somebody in another thread was talking about how there's no such thing as outdated control schemes. Well....
the game was built and balanced around the tank controls
it's completely fine
if you were able to move around like fucking bayonetta it wouldn't be so scary, would it?
also, it would be awesome if they included this RE0 N64 ROM with the remaster as a bonus. At least a demo!
Foxtastical
Member
Damn, this is cool. Nice to see Capcom acknowledge its existence like this.
Come on RE2 Remake/More RE1.5 information.
Come on RE2 Remake/More RE1.5 information.
stargateheaven
Member
they could look even more amazing now. Wish they stuck with it.
cm osi
Member
Somebody in another thread was talking about how there's no such thing as outdated control schemes. Well....
iirc in re2 pressing down and square will make you do an instant turn. not sure tho
What's the point of this?
why not? it's nice to see those things.
RE0 already looked better than REmake on the Gamecube, and I think it helped that they further refined the mix of pre-rendered and polygonal elements to make them much more seamless.
Askherserenity
Member
GameCube version still looks so damn good. Crazy.
shiftplusone
Member
i think you're either mistaken that the RE crowd is primarily nintendo people, or underestimating the RE crowd on PC+the two consoles that actually get new RE games(quality aside)
IdreamofHIME
Member
Somebody in another thread was talking about how there's no such thing as outdated control schemes. Well....
Its a prototype. Quick turn was already in the other Resident Evils at this point, they just didn't have it running in this build.
Nice try though.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Yeah, my bad. I initially watched it on my phone and didn't notice the original comparison. Thought it was all N64 to HDR.
It is pretty neat and I do love seeing where the game started.
Wouldn't mind Capcom doing this for RE1.5 and actually releasing that version too....
PooBone
Member
Ding ding ding ding ding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: Man it's cool seeing that N64 model of Billy. However, I remember this game being very straight-forward old school Resident Evil gameplay with nearly none of the thrills. A really boring play through. Not sure I'll dip back in like I did for the remake of the remake of RE1.
Host Samurai
Member
I've always wondered what the N64 version would have been like. Character switching on the fly? Zapping system like 2? Resident Evil 1's system or a Rebecca solo game.
Honestly I remembered it looking better, the HD upgrade is a very big improvement, OG looks very bland compared to it and it lacks the charm of the prototype.
Death Metalist
Member
Somebody in another thread was talking about how there's no such thing as outdated control schemes. Well....
Bad player. Pressing back + The run button should make her turn backwards in an instant.
Spieler Eins
Member
It always looked a little worse than REmake for some reason.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Aww how fun. I miss those times.
It definitely had a weirder mish-mash of art, thanks to the insect theme of the enemies, but I honestly thought it looked better otherwise.
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
This right here ^
Other person sounds upset about the lack of Nintendo platforms.
Resident Evil games have always been multiplatform.
Shinji Mikami was just a Nintendo man and made a demand to have exclusivity on the gamecube at the time for REmake, 0, and 4(Timed Exclusive)
Love Deterrence
Member
Damn, I miss the potential voice acting gold!!!!! But man, wow, so cool of them to release this. This is that time when Capcom was at the top of their game. Hope they can bring back some of that mid-to-late 90's/early 2000's magic back in their upcoming Resident Evil!
Magicpaint
Member
The way the camera sometimes panned around gave the pre-rendered environments more life than REmake as well. I remember shadows looking a little worse, though. The remaster looks great but it looks a bit brighter which I'm not too sure about.
pinkurocket
Member
Really awesome to see that prototype. The look of N64 RE does have it's charms.
I thought RE0 looked so awesome on Gamecube, especially the rain and slimey things at the start.
I thought RE0 looked so awesome on Gamecube, especially the rain and slimey things at the start.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
or quick turn isn't in?
I felt the opposite and never liked the panning. To me that made the backgrounds look more obviously still images.
MeBecomingI
Member
Man, that prototype looked wonderful. I'm really surprised by the HD Remaster. It looks really, really good.
I quite enjoyed RE0, so I'll actually pick this up.
I quite enjoyed RE0, so I'll actually pick this up.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
That HD remaster looks super crisp.
LiquidSolid
Member
The Nintendo fanbase is the "old fanbase" for RE now? lol
Yup, though I believe Kamiya left the 64 version long before it moved over to GC and he shifted over to the original incarnation of RE3, which eventually turned into RE4 and then finally into DMC.
I think I'd put a lot of it down to them just having a bigger budget, as they had no idea REmake HD would be the huge success it was.
Anyway, very cool to see this. I really do wonder how much that game changed during development. Pretty sure the story would've been completely different, at the very least.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Please include this in the hd remaster, I would buy it for sure.