The Best Versions of Resident Evil 1 & REmake 

Thank you so much for this video. It answers literally every question I had about how to jump into this series. Brilliant.

I love that you recommend playing the original first. It's so overlooked because the graphics look simplistic and there is already a faithful remake but it still offers just as much as it did when it released on the PS1. It has so much great ambience and it sucks you into the game really quickly. And for someone like me who loves replaying these classics alternating between the original and the remake keeps it fresh because they are different enough that they keep surprizing you with item and enemy placements you didn't remember.

Please, keep it going with these Beginner's Guide videos, I love them :D

This is incredible work! Thanks for putting this all together!

This is the best video I've ever seen for newcomers to the first game. Awesome job!

Love the variety and energy of this channel i hope you come back and make some more videos man!

Thank you for making this, I've been sitting on REmake on the GameCube for years now and could never get into it, both because I was intimidated by the idea of the Crimsonheads, and because of the unnecessary door cutscenes [you can literally hear the disc stop spinning in the first seconds of the animation, the area's already loaded damn it!] But, knowing that Crimsonheads can't go through doors, and that I can also decapitate or blow up a zombie to keep them from coming back, when I thought you HAD to burn them, AND knowing that you can navigate around a lot of zombies, is going to be invaluable knowledge going back in again. Plus, I've come to realize that tank controls, limited saves, and the door animations could easily have been removed or made into a toggle option in REmake, but the developers of both the original and the remake decided to keep those as they were, an intentional design decision. As someone who wants the most authentic version of the author's vision, REmake GameCube actually sounds perfect for me, given some time to either adjust to the tiny shitty dpad on that controller, or using the new control method of pressing R to run forward and using left and right on the analog stick to turn the character. I've gotta come in as a massive Saturn nerd though, and say that Saturn emulation does NOT have a "long way to go", the community has made big strides in the past few years, it's damn near perfect now and sometimes even preferable to real hardware since you can harness your PC's power to reduce frame drops and slowdown. So what was once true no longer is- if you've been wanting to try the Saturn version, absolutely give it a go with Mednafen, or SSF if you don't mind a bit of Japanese menu navigation to get it set up.

I didn't know the camera panning in Resident Evil 1 Remake was caused by the widescreen! 👀 Thanks for the tip! 👍 I have to try out the original screen for myself now.

Lovely work as always Mr Fonald3D keep it up!

Great video man. Need more.

Man, I just found your channel and I love the variety of content you've produced. Rather than talking about the same topics everyone else has, you talk about a few select things you're passionate about that make your stuff stand out, even if the algorithm doesn't seem to agree. It has the vibe of drinking a morning beverage on the balcony while watching your laptop on a slightly rusty garden table.

Thanks! Your video answers my exact questions 🙏

What a fucking gem of a channel. I'm surprised it's not big, considering the content quality. Great work king

I really don't get all the hate that tank controls get unless you aren't using a PS1/PS2 controller, I played Onimusha for the first time recently and the tank controls feel extremely natural and precise, even for a more action oriented game as Onimusha where you need to dodge enemies and parry them. Great video, hope you do more of these for the sequels in the future.

One thing, Resident Evil DS also has the knife bound to the L button without using the inventory. This to me greatly helps Chris's run of the game since he only has six item slots. With the display of the map at all times, as well as skippable door transitions, I think Resident Evil Deadly Silence is a good introduction to the series, if you don't mind a lower resolution.

this video is everything i needed!

This game is a true classic, and very playable today, think of tank controls as a 1st person controls with 3rd person camera. I'll leave some more tips: 1. In the original you can blow up multiple zombies' heads if you shoot up with the shotgun with them close enough, this is useful to preserve ammo; 2. Also, if multiple fallen zombies stack or the colors in the background make you unsure if they're all dead, walk backwards and your character's frightened body language will denounce that some enemy is still alive; 3. To deal with hunters, always carry one or two green herbs and keep your health on "fine". They will only use their instant kill move against you if your health isn't full; 4. Also if you se a hunter make a high jump, immediately shoot up and it will fall on its back on the floor, where you can shoot it again (shoot down, close enough to it) or run for safety. You can do this with any weapon, but avoid using the pistol unless they are very far and walking instead of running

Another banger from the thoat🐐. Love you big man

Great video. Tend to play the remake on PC. But if you're loading an ISO you can get the Director's Cut Playstation version in English with the Japanese FMV.

nice vid anon, suscribing :)

There are mods like Ultimate Director's Cut and other fan mods that mix the Dual Shock additions with old soundtrack. They also restore colorful FMVs. You can find them in same places as any other PlayStation ISOs, so there's no need to manually install patches.

Don't stop making stuff, underrated channel

My favorite version is the modded PC Remake, with HD background mod, door skip, and classic FMVs, soundtrack and voice acting!

nice work fonald, peace be upon you brother

ReroRGB got me here, really good comparison.

The king returns

I enjoyed this video! And thanks for giving props to the DS version. Its my favourite way to play - the always-on map, skippable door anims, knife doesn't take up space and is mapped to the shoulder button...just wish it didn't have lower Q visuals. But hot dang it's amazing.

Buen video !! 👏👌

Hell yeah brother

RE1 remake to me is still the most impressive remake of any game to date. My ONLY criticism of it would be that the crimson head zombies should have been a separate optional game play setting.

I always thought the "basement fart music" was a meme but it's actually part of an official release holy shit lol I'm really learning a lot.

I totally disagree about the new controls in the HD version. I could never get them to work right. Any time I swapped to a new angle, my brain just couldn't keep up and I got grabbed constantly. I guess if you're good with them, you could zip past zombies, but I just couldn't.

Have you used the Seamless HD Project mod for the Original Resident Evil 1? Edit: There is a individual from the Steam Community called Conan who has made a Guide known as The Ultimate Resident Evil 1 Mod List which contains various different mods from different moderators to use on the Resident Evil 1 Remake for PC that gives the game a much better HD experience!

Hello there! Do you happen to know if the load times between backgrounds are baked into REmake on GCN? I'm noticing a bit of a stutter whenever new backgrounds load, even in cutscenes. (For example, the Barry cutscene when he and Jill notice blood on the floor. Each time the camera angle changes, there's a bit of stutter. This also happens when moving from the front of the room to the back of the room, always when the camera angle is changing.)

This is a truly great video, but I think it kinda undersells the DS version a little. In my opinion, it’s such a drastic improvement over the original, it’s hard to go back. Knife always mapped on L so it’s doesn’t take an inventory slot, quick turn, map always on top screen, new character animations and an entirely new mode in Rebirth that switches the items and enemies around, and also has new puzzles and a new boss fight. Graphics aren’t worse: character models are actually improved and they have new animations. Background are a little downscaled due to the DS screens lower resolution, but when you actually see them in those tiny screens, they don’t look bad at all. It’s definitely my way to play the original nowadays.

Nice video. This kind of content is specially important to encourage modern audiences to try the classics of the medium (and very good games in general). A good recomendation like this can help not only to guide and introduce but also to breake prejudices like all the bitching and moaning on tank controlls. Hell, it's surprisingly common how a lot of game desing students refuse to play older games because "they are too old and they'd rather play indies instead". The only thing I didn't like about your video it's that you spoiled the existance of the crimson heads. I know it's quite the atractive selling point of the remake, but as you know for sure, the game keeps them as a surprise for those who played the original and anticipates them in a note on the first save room. I think a little insinuation of something worse happening with the common zombies would have been enough. Other than that, great video. You'd like to do a guide on Final Fantasy 1? I think's another good case of "popular classic with a lot of different versions that make substancial changes".

RE1 is the best in the series, and one of my favourite games ever!

The HD versions of REmake actually have issues people don't talk about, like some of the soundtrack randomly being sped up, and the ambient occlusion making graphical details harder to see.

There's also the Wii version that lets you play with a GameCube controller. But I mean, that's all it has going for it.

One of the things that makes RE1 so replayable is how every port has enough nuanced differences to make for a unique experience in every playthrough. The OG PS1 version is fucking hard, the director's cut is the best experience on OG hardware, the Saturn and DS ports have some neat bonuses not found in other versions, the PC version is easy to set up and has nice QOL mods, and then the REmake is obviously a great game in its own right warranting a separate playthrough all its own.

True Director's Cut ftw on OG RE. Best way to play the OG game.

3:15 My favorite version hands down is the Sega Saturn version. Getting to fight two tyrants before the final heliport fight is the greatest thing.

I'm late to this but I appreciate this video. Enjoy a like and a sub.

This has been helpful, but I still don't know what to do when a zombie grabs my character or how to replenish health. Does a headshot with the pistol not work?

I aught to give this another try. Started playing the PS1 directors cut on my RG351 but didn’t stick with it for long

the DS version is actually relatively sharp on the small handheld screen :)

is it still possible to download directors cut through Playstation store on ps3 ?

I HAVE THIS

Could you teach how to play with 60 fps on pc please ?

Beat the game using widescreen and the alternate control scheme. Honestly, I would have given up if tank controls were the only option available.

Where do i download the mediakite version?

Rebirth is the go to for speed runners.

Saturn emulation has a long way to go? SSF and mednafen work perfectly well.

Unpopular opinion. I'll take extra content and features over a soundtrack.

What about the REupscale project?

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I LOVE THE ORIGINAL FROM 1996 too, but the new version of Remake isn´t bad i love it too, so i love both versions , the classsic and the new 2020

RIP

I still do enjoy the original RE the best. The second game is more popular but I think suffers a bit from the blockbuster expectations.

Wait ds???? Whaaaaa

Not lie here homie, RE 1 OG for my the ultimate shitpost game. This and Code Veronica and DeadAim.

resident evil classic rebirth PC mod REMOVES ink ribbons . so you can just infintely save. a bizarre design choice and something people rarely talk about - but for this reason alone I hate the PC version !!! not an option!!

The Nintendo DS version is the best of the original versions

Resident Evil Remake uses pre-rendered graphics? Are you sure about that? The objects look 3D. And not 2D backgrounds.

Never liked it. The gameplay is frustrating and unsatisfying, the design in general feels like it was made by a non-human robot because the game seems to want you to not engage with any of the enemies and just speed through it. I'd rather play Chronicles instead. The story is still there and in an improved form, and lightgun gameplay is cool.

The original is just inferior to the gamecube remake. No reason at all to play the ps1 director's cut imo besides for nostalgia reasons.