Resident Evil is a survival horror video game by Capcom and is the inaugural title in the Resident Evil series. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation and has been subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and PC and then a Director's Cut. In 2002, a remake of the game was released for the Nintendo GameCube featuring new graphics, voice acting and many significant gameplay changes. A Nintendo DS port of the original was released in early 2006. It was the first game to be dubbed a "survival horror", a term coined by Capcom to promote the title. Whether it was the first game in the survival horror genre is disputed. The original game opens on the evening of July 24, 1998 in the fictional Raccoon City where a number of grisly murders have taken place on the outskirts of town. Victims were attacked in their homes by a group of assailants, who left evidence of cannibalism. Local law enforcement sends in the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team. After contact is lost, the Alpha Team is sent out to find Bravo Team and to continue the investigation.

Alpha Team locates the downed Bravo Team helicopter, but there is no sign of survivors; only a severed hand is found. While searching the area for further clues, Alpha Team is attacked by ferocious dogs, which kill one of the team's members, Joseph Frost. Alpha's helicopter pilot, Brad Vickers, suddenly lifts off and abandons the team. Pursued by the violent dogs who killed their colleague, Alpha Team is forced to seek refuge within a nearby mansion, believed to be abandoned.

Unlockables
Beat the game and save your partners to get the special key for the room on the 1F in the house that was locked before. Change Clothes

Beat the game with Chris or Jill in under three hours. After the credits save the game, then load the game and open the first chest. Rocket Launcher with unlimited ammo

Secrets
Change the difficulty during game (Japanese Version Only)

*The game must have been beaten on Hard to work*

At the title screen press R1, L2, R2, L1, X, Triangle, X, Square (If entered correctly, you will hear a zombie moan.) Now while playing the game, hold R1 + R2 + L1 + L2, and press Select to change the difficulty.

Easily kill zombies
Equip the shotgun and go up to a zombie. Before it grabs you, aim up and fire. You should decapitate it, and you just saved some ammo.

Here's the intro FMV, which was great 11 years ago: