Betas

[Helegad]

I just want to make a list of all the betas we know of. Help me out if you can!

Resident Evil:
Characters-follow-each-other-around version
Graveyard version
GameBoy Color version

Resident Evil 2:
1.5
Beta 1 version
Beta 2 version
Claire's Game.com story

Resident Evil 3:
A bit of pre-release changes (close up on Jill inspecting dead Brad, different statue in 2nd floor hallway, a few items removed)

Resident Evil Survivor:
A bit of pre-release changes (machine gun was removed, Ark model was revised, long magnum was removed)

Resident Evil Zero:
N64 version

Resident Evil 4:
Fog Version (Leon infected with Progenitor virus)
Hook-Man Version (Scary castle occupied with stalker with a hook on his arm)
Zombie Version (Nothing much known, zombies were enemies again)

Planned:
BioHazard Dash
1.5 for Sega Saturn

That's all I can think of so far, please help me out!

(P.S: Maybe this can serve as the topic for all beta talk? A pin, maybe?)

[FeurMensch]

I haven't seen the RE4 zombie version, are there any video/images of it?

[Helegad]

No, it was never publicised. But somehow, people know it exists...

[Alzaire]

No, it was never publicised. But somehow, people know it exists...

Capcom mentioned it in an interview or making-of BH4 video that was on an extra disk included with something (can't remember what, BH4 limited edition copy maybe?). They said there was a version they had begun working on that followed the old style and had zombies and such, but it was scrapped extremely early and no footage of any kind was ever shown, if any even existed. I don't remember if they mentioned when this version was conceived, but if I remember right, it might have been right before the Hookman version of BH4.

[Darkmoon]

*Coughs* There's also the beta of Resident Evil GBC...

[Helegad]

Good point. Maybe Dot can confirm that for us

The Zombie RE4 was after the Hook-Man build. It was the last one before the final project.

[kevstah2004]

And the Devil May Cry build which is probably just before the hooked man version cos of the ghosts coming out the walls. The Fog Version would of ruled with the airship but I guess they scraped it cos it was too paranormal. The boulder dash re1 and the beta re2 for the Saturn as well.

[Helegad]

Boulder dash RE1?

RE2 was never attempted for the Sega Saturn. They ruled the platform out because of hardware limitations. I'm pretty sure of it...

[Gradon]

They scrapped it because of the scrapture of 1.5, then, when they were developing 2, the Saturn was pretty much...dead.

[Helegad]

So, a bit of 1.5 was ported to the Saturn?

[Gradon]

I'm guessing; if I'm not mistaken, a demo of 1.5 was given out to so and so people years and years ago, 1996...They possibly ported that to Saturn and were going to do the same, but, never? I have no idea.

[Rombie]

There was discussion that the team that was working on the Saturn version of Biohazard basically went straight on to working on a Saturn version of 2 (which was officially announced as well, there are even videos of that announcement around online), but it was canned as mentioned above - once 2 got retooled into the new version and the Saturn had begun to die.

[Dot50Cal]

If I recall, I read at Survivhor that Biohazard Dash was going to take place in the mansion, when its revealed that in the wreckage of the explosion there are more basement labs under it. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

[Darkmoon]

Yeah, that was Dash...except I don't think anything was ever made, at all. It was being discussed but never went futher.

[ZERO]

you forgot about the re 0 for the n64,anyway what is Claire's Game.com story ????