Resident evil Gameboy color

Hi all, what can anyone tell me about the original unreleased version of Resident evil for the gbc? I know Capcom comissioned a UK developer to do the gbc port (cant recall who though) who developed a compleated or as near as dammit compleate version which Capcon canned at the very last minute claiming it wasnt scarey enough or some such guff, then procced to release Resident evil gaiden on the gbc instead!! Whats the full story on this? I remember it looked really good for a gbc game, is it availble out 'there' anywhere? Tia.

 

http://www.planetdreamcast.com/rems/regbcdif.htm

Thats the only site i know concerning that game, but as you said, it looks really nice!

 

Thanks i'll pop off and take a look.EDIT had a look and now i want it more:-( even the box art was ready to go.

 

Sigh...that was pretty much the reason I bought GBC...

 

Who was the developer? Maybe they still have the code laying around?

 

Capcom has the funny tendancy to want to protect the Resident Evil franchise. The only way the code survived is if one of the developers stole a copy and took it home, as i'm sure capcom demanded that the source was given to them when the project was complete. Capcom gets really pissed off when unreleased resident evil leaks out, just look at RE 1.5. Capcom has an unofficial bounty out there for whoever has the leaked copy, and there'll be hell to pay when they find who leaked it (yes, 1.5 is in a private collector's hands. This has been proven to me beyond a shadow of a doubt).

That being said, i really wish this had come out as it looks pretty cool. But don't expect a leaked copy to be released, it doesn't seem as if there were any review copies sent out.

 

yeah, one really interesting GBC game. I saw nice screenshots in a game magazine. Does the game use the 52 color mode of the GBC?

 

Not to throw this thread too off-topic, but it would be nice if they would release the fucking thing as part of a "Collector's Package" or something. I'm not going to beg you for the identity either, as I can see how the person (people?) in question would want to keep that hidden.

GBC Resident Evil looked pretty nice. I've heard from a few people that it played fairly well, too. Wasn't it at some show at one point?

 

I've got a magazine with an article about this game in it. I'll try to find it and scan it for you when I get back home for Christmas break.

 

Ace, Not sure what you know but at one time a Capcom employee had it and was prepared to make a copy for someone in the community. Is this what you were referring to?

 

I have a little blurb about it in an old EGM, if what you have is something different I can show you guys this as well.

 

From IGN:

"A port of the original PlayStation One game, Resident Evil was eventually cancelled because of technical issues. HotGen Studios and Capcom would later create an original Game Boy Color Resident Evil title as a nod to pocket fans. (See Resident Evil Gaiden.)"

http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/012/012032.html

 

I know this topic is old, but I found a nice video of the game:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5792038025572761256&q=resident+evil

 

that's awesome, thank you!:thumbsup:

 

That's funny because I read that the framerate was pretty shocking at points and the number of monsters on screen at any one time was limited to 2? This meant a lot of the tension was lost. Even the "boss" characters were reduced in size. This was in previews in Computer and Videogames magazine back in the day, though I don't own them now. Or was it... I forget the name now, but it only saw 10-12 issues before it folded, and it was during the PSX/Saturn/N64 era. I want to say Maximum, but something about the name doesn't sound right.

Anyway, the whole speed issue was the nail in the coffin.

 

Maybe the fact that they played an unreleased game altered their opinion of the game?

Personally, I can't say how nice it was, since I never had the chance to play it.

 

I played that game on a trade show 7 years ago and it was looking nice for a CGB game

 

I had nearly forgotten all about this.
It is really one of the main reasons that I bought a gbc and after watching that video I really wish I had gotten a chance to atleast see it run in person. The video was very nice though.


-ServiceGames-

 

Here's a scan from GameMaster magazine (UK) July '99..enjoy.

Http://www.watluljenou.nl/resgbc.jpg

 

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:lol:

It really does look rather tasty,though I wonder how good it would have actually played.