Any way I can get the original game on PC?

[Panzer]

[talgaby]

Legally, not really, as Capcom stopped selling it everywhere many years ago.
But there are several sites that host the WinXP SourceNext port and English patches for it. You can also sometimes find CDs on eBay and similar sites. There is a patch to make that Win98 edition run on a modern OS.

However, all PC versions can only run in a window, in 800×600 resolution. If you have a 4k monitor, that means a tiny little smidge in the corner. No way around it.

[Panzer]

Originally posted by UncleRamen:

Try emulators maybe. I use GameCube versions on Dolphin Emulator for the classics. I feel they work best for me.

are they in english? and do they allow xbox controllers to be used?

[Abdu]

Originally posted by UncleRamen:

Try emulators maybe. I use GameCube versions on Dolphin Emulator for the classics. I feel they work best for me.

He wants the OG version, not the remake, which is available on Steam (the best version)

[TheRat62]

Originally posted by Яedly Яed.暗赤色@Tsundere-Tiddy:

https://www.reshdp.com/re2/ < this is the best options in terms of graphics, if that's not something you can look past, though it's only available for the GC port and requires Dolphin to run. In that version, you can also skip cutscenes, which is convenient for speedrunners, but door animations stay.

And then there is the Sourcenext port, which I too have installed at the moment, here's a screenshot of what it looks like when you run it in fullscreen in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio with black bars (I've got a 1920x1080 monitor):

https://i.imgur.com/myBqC2R.jpg

It honestly doesn't look all too bad and it can even be played with a 360 pad, the controls can be customized to your liking (except the trigger buttons) and doors can be skipped, but not engine cutscenes. As far as I know, that version only exists in Japanese (titled Biohazard 2), but there should be an English patch, you'll have to do the searching yourself. That's the option I would recommend, I do play it every now and then.

Yeah the "Seamless HD" version of RE2 are most definitely going to be the best looking version of the original game you'll be able to find.

I just played through RE2 and RE3 "Seamless HD" and they way the games have been restored here is just a real treat.

The environments from the ps1 games have aged incredibly well and this HD upgrade really helps them to shine. If you are going to do it, I say this is 100% the best way to experience the games.

[Duckilous]

Originally posted by The Panzer-Pleb113:

Originally posted by UncleRamen:

Try emulators maybe. I use GameCube versions on Dolphin Emulator for the classics. I feel they work best for me.

are they in english? and do they allow xbox controllers to be used?

You still gonna need to find a copy of the game in order to emulate them which is legally hard to acquire these days.

English versions of the game do exist and Dolphin can detect Xbox controllers, it is an emulator after all.

Originally posted by Abdu:

Originally posted by UncleRamen:

Try emulators maybe. I use GameCube versions on Dolphin Emulator for the classics. I feel they work best for me.

He wants the OG version, not the remake, which is available on Steam (the best version)

Wait, we’re not talking about the original ‘98 version of RE2?

[Panzer]

Originally posted by Duckilous:

Originally posted by The Panzer-Pleb113:

are they in english? and do they allow xbox controllers to be used?

You still gonna need to find a copy of the game in order to emulate them which is legally hard to acquire these days.

English versions of the game do exist and Dolphin can detect Xbox controllers, it is an emulator after all.

Originally posted by Abdu:

He wants the OG version, not the remake, which is available on Steam (the best version)

Wait, we’re not talking about the original ‘98 version of RE2?

I'm talkin bout the 1998 version the original one

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Duckilous:

Originally posted by Abdu:

He wants the OG version, not the remake, which is available on Steam (the best version)

Wait, we’re not talking about the original ‘98 version of RE2?

Pardon them they just misread or misunderstood what OP meant by original. To them OP was probably talking about the remake because that's the RE2 they experienced when OP was talking about the 1998 version.

[Panzer]

Originally posted by Hazy:

Install the game and drop the .dll from this site in the installation directory. BAM! 1080p, 4:3 aspect, English translation, Xbox controller support and there is even additional mods listed that add higher quality FMV's and uncut death animations. It only works with the Source Next version though which I'm sure you can find online somewhere,

http://appleofeden.de-doc.com/index.php/downloads/resident-evil-2-classic-rebirth/

Have fun!

Your file doesn't work. I dropped it in there but it said the file is unrecognisable so no patch will be applied. All the settings that I make get reset if I quit, and the resolution is terrible. Just a tiny 20cm wide rectangle in the middle of my screen

[Duckilous]

Originally posted by The Panzer-Pleb113:

Originally posted by Hazy:

Install the game and drop the .dll from this site in the installation directory. BAM! 1080p, 4:3 aspect, English translation, Xbox controller support and there is even additional mods listed that add higher quality FMV's and uncut death animations. It only works with the Source Next version though which I'm sure you can find online somewhere,

http://appleofeden.de-doc.com/index.php/downloads/resident-evil-2-classic-rebirth/

Have fun!

Your file doesn't work. I dropped it in there but it said the file is unrecognisable so no patch will be applied. All the settings that I make get reset if I quit, and the resolution is terrible. Just a tiny 20cm wide rectangle in the middle of my screen

I believe that patch only works on the better PC version of the original Resident Evil 2, the SourceNext version. I mean Hazy even mentioned it.

[Panzer]

Originally posted by Duckilous:

Originally posted by The Panzer-Pleb113:

Your file doesn't work. I dropped it in there but it said the file is unrecognisable so no patch will be applied. All the settings that I make get reset if I quit, and the resolution is terrible. Just a tiny 20cm wide rectangle in the middle of my screen

I believe that patch only works on the better PC version of the original Resident Evil 2, the SourceNext version. I mean Hazy even mentioned it.

where do I get that?

[Duckilous]

Originally posted by The Panzer-Pleb113:

Originally posted by Duckilous:

I believe that patch only works on the better PC version of the original Resident Evil 2, the SourceNext version. I mean Hazy even mentioned it.

where do I get that?

Google is your friend.
Not saying any more than that because I don’t want to get banned for linking to piracy sites, even if the game we’re talking about is abandonware.

[chompsky honk]

The original titles are all abandonware, they can be found for free, and legally. You'll need some patches or a VM to get them to work on a modern PC.

[Duckilous]

Originally posted by chompsky honk:

The original titles are all abandonware, they can be found for free, and legally. You'll need some patches or a VM to get them to work on a modern PC.

Unfortunately, just because the games are abandonware doesn’t mean it’s legal to get them for free unless it’s distributed by the original developer or publisher themselves.

[DexterMullen]

ps1 or gamecube emulators.

[Panic Fire]

Originally posted by Abdu:

Originally posted by UncleRamen:

Try emulators maybe. I use GameCube versions on Dolphin Emulator for the classics. I feel they work best for me.

He wants the OG version, not the remake, which is available on Steam (the best version)

The gamecube version of RE2 is just a port of the PSX version different from the RE1 Remake and RE0