Over the past six years, a team ofResident Evilfans have been diligently working to create an even more retro-looking version of the original 1996 game, and it looks as though a demo of the project is due out soon. The idea of taking a modern game, or even an older one, and turning the clock back a few years has become fairly commonplace in the community. Recently, a modder showedwhatThe Callisto Protocolwould look like as a PS1 title. These “demakes” are a great experiment that show just how far the industry has come.Of course, gaming in general is consistently moving forward, especially when it comes to Capcom’s flagship survival horror series. With theremake ofResident Evil 4due out soon, developers and publishers are continuing the trend of taking something from a bygone era and bringing it screaming into the modern video game epoch. Given this, it seems that fan demakes offer up something a little different, going in the opposite direction to current mainstream trends, showing that even classic titles from decades back can stand to look even more retro.RELATED:Video Shows Resident Evil 5 as a PSX-Style DemakeIn a recent post on Twitter, as spotted by Time Extension, modders are due to release a demo of their 16-bit reimagining ofResident Evil, giving it a visual style more in-line with early 90s console gaming, particularly the SEGA Genesis era. Given that the original release was in 32-bit, this will make the game look even older, but it’s all part of the demake charm. It’s taken the developer around six years to put this project together, and there have been some demonstrations in the past, and the current screenshots are looking promising.
This is by no means the first time the long-running horror franchise has had the demake treatment, either. Not long ago, another fan showedwhatResident Evil 6could look like as a PS1 game. While this was more of a concept than representative of any work in progress, the fact that it took a newer title and made it look even older shows that fans are keen to rewind and see what could have been back in the gaming days of yore.
Considered to beone of the most influential horror games of all time,Resident Evilcontinues to put out well-received titles more than two and a half decades later. True that the series did experience a bit of a lull with the fifth and sixth entries, but many would agree that the Capcom franchise is back on top form.
Resident Evilwas released in 1996 for PC and PlayStation.
