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Resident Evil Classic REbirth

Original game : Resident Evil

Platform : PC

Author : Gemini

Release date : 06 September 2019

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1.2

Modifications : G, S, T, P

Downloads : 1398

ROM Information

Biohazard.exe version 1.01
CRC32: 051A898C
SHA-256: 25BE34D4F4586E9EC84E39412915AE1DE38AF1FC5924C02824D38E15C8406458

Hack description

This extensive hack of Biohazard/Resident Evil for PC, coming in the form of a simple drag&drop DLL, includes the following features:
- Removes the need for Win95/98 compatibility mode.
- Fixes the framerate to a consistent 30/60 fps.
- Translates the Japanese executable to English.
- Forces the game to run in 32 bits both for the display area and textures.
- Adds XInput/RawInput/DirectInput support to replace the old WinMM legacy module. Includes d-pad and trigger button support.
- Adds support for resolutions beyond 640×480 and also adds borderless fullscreen mode if you desktop resolution is below or equal to 2560×1440. Press F8 to cycle through them.
- Fixes bugs with some AMD cards being unable to start the game.
- Adds support for modding via archives and DLLs that can be used to change game behavior.
- Adds some debug features to assist with modding.

The DLL requires an untampered Japanese exe of version 1.01 (dubbed Mediakite reprint), otherwise it will display a warning message and none of the features above will be available.

More information and updates on the project's page at: http://appleofeden.de-doc.com/index.php/downloads/resident-evil-classic-rebirth/

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Reviews

Basically absolutely required in 2019Kippykip2019-09-05Version 1.1.1

Unless you have an old Pentium PC lying around that runs the original game properly, this DLL makes the PC port actually viable to play on modern PC's instead of emulating the PSX version. Definitely recommend, but finding a Japanese copy of the game for PC is a little difficult however.