

It also featured exclusive "EX FILES" that lead into Resident Evil Zero, which was intended to launch the following year on Nintendo 64, but was later released in 2003 on the GameCube instead.ĭevelopment of the port was handled by Rockstar Games San Diego (Then known as Angel Studios), under a deal with Capcom. This port is vastly different from the other versions, allowing for smoother graphics using an expansion pak, Item Randomizer so that replay value can be increased, Violence Controller so that certain blood effects could be turned off, and more.
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These titles included this port of Resident Evil 2, an exclusive prequel for Nintendo 64 (later cancelled and moved to GameCube), an exclusive remake of the original game for Dolphin and an exclusive sequel for dolphin (later released as RE4, and eventually its exclusivity was ended and ported to PS2 and PC).

Interestingly, this port is the only one to feature exclusive features, despite the N64's cartridges being significantly smaller in storage capacity than the optical discs used for other versions.Īnnounced on January 7th, 1999 by Resident Evil 2 co p-producer Yoshiki Okamoto, the N64 version was announced to have been part of a 4 title exclusivity deal with Capcom and Nintendo, which would span the Nintendo 64 and Nintendo Dolphin (later released as GameCube). Bonus files intended to reference the canceled Nintendo 64 version of Resident Evil Zero.


So suffice to say, this should be a pretty insightful Twitch stream we have coming our way.Resident Evil 2 is a survival horror game released for the Nintendo 64. This version of the game was celebrated for a number of enhancements and for overcoming the limitations of the Nintendo 64’s cartridge format. Seemingly no further information on this stream has been provided, but RE2 was ported to Nintendo 64 by Angel Studios, which is known these days as Rockstar San Diego (yes, the Grand Theft Auto Rockstar). EST, “The original N64 Resident Evil 2 developers are getting together to play through the Resident Evil 2 remake with commentaries and original N64 gameplay!” But maybe I can make an exception for this one: On Feb. Personally, I’m not a Twitch guy if it isn’t GDQ or EVO, I never tune in. The game has however released today for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, meaning Twitch will be exploding with playthroughs. The fact that the Resident Evil 2 remake has no Switch release in the works is a bitter, but expected, pill to swallow.
