Any way I can get the original game on PC?

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[GV_416ᅚ]

For me that already have original versions since PS1 times, I just use them with ePSXe (PS1 Emulator)

[Panzer]

引用自 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.

I don't understand anything that you just said lmao

[MissChibiGoddess TTV]

can anyone help me get the emulators of all systems or games?
I would love to learn how or get help in all this tech stuff pretty please.
Love to have the RE games back again those that arent on steam.

[Panzer]

引用自 ❤ Miss-Chibi-Goddess ❤：

can anyone help me get the emulators of all systems or games?
I would love to learn how or get help in all this tech stuff pretty please.
Love to have the RE games back again those that arent on steam.

yes please. I want the original RE2 with saves that work, custom and easy to use controls, and english translation. Also better resolution lol.

[Panzer]

I've tried it a bit, but there's no music :( I want the music
and the resolution is terrible

[Panzer]

Tried this one too https://www.techradar.com/au/how-to/how-to-play-the-original-resident-evil-2-on-pc

and extracted the bio 1.10 file and the dll file to the game directory I got from appleofeden, but now when I try to open the game using the bio 1.10 file like the website tells me to, it says that no INI file was detected and that it will make a new one, then I close that and the game doesn't launch, if I try launching it again it claims the game is already running

[Duckilous]

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

Tried this one too https://www.techradar.com/au/how-to/how-to-play-the-original-resident-evil-2-on-pc

and extracted the bio 1.10 file and the dll file to the game directory I got from appleofeden, but now when I try to open the game using the bio 1.10 file like the website tells me to, it says that no INI file was detected and that it will make a new one, then I close that and the game doesn't launch, if I try launching it again it claims the game is already running

When you close the window that says it's going to create an .ini file, there should be another window pop up where you can configure the settings like uncensoring violence, texture filtering, increase resolution, enable quickturn and reload, etc.

If it doesn't and starting the .exe again will just tell you that the game is already running, you have to open up Task Manager (Shift + Ctrl + Esc), right click "bio2.exe" and click "End task".

You may need to move the ddraw.dll out of the game's folder temporarily, start up bio2.exe and if it runs properly then close the game, move the .dll back in and the patched game will hopefully work this time.

If you got it working and you want the resolution to be even bigger, you can change the config.ini file and change the value of "DisplayMode" to "1440x1080 0bpp full:0" (or higher as long as it's 4:3 aspect ratio).

[Panzer]

引用自 Duckilous：

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

Tried this one too https://www.techradar.com/au/how-to/how-to-play-the-original-resident-evil-2-on-pc

and extracted the bio 1.10 file and the dll file to the game directory I got from appleofeden, but now when I try to open the game using the bio 1.10 file like the website tells me to, it says that no INI file was detected and that it will make a new one, then I close that and the game doesn't launch, if I try launching it again it claims the game is already running

When you close the window that says it's going to create an .ini file, there should be another window pop up where you can configure the settings like uncensoring violence, texture filtering, increase resolution, enable quickturn and reload, etc.

If it doesn't and starting the .exe again will just tell you that the game is already running, you have to open up Task Manager (Shift + Ctrl + Esc), right click "bio2.exe" and click "End task".

You may need to move the ddraw.dll out of the game's folder temporarily, start up bio2.exe and if it runs properly then close the game, move the .dll back in and the patched game will hopefully work this time.

If you got it working and you want the resolution to be even bigger, you can change the config.ini file and change the value of "DisplayMode" to "1440x1080 0bpp full:0" (or higher as long as it's 4:3 aspect ratio).

Tried that now, took the ddraw.dll out of the directory, launched bio2 1.10 and got this strange message on the left side of this screenshot
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/784123877859215508/DE5DFCD3FF0F1EE427F7E107D1F591561E2CBCA3/

[Duckilous]

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

引用自 Duckilous：

When you close the window that says it's going to create an .ini file, there should be another window pop up where you can configure the settings like uncensoring violence, texture filtering, increase resolution, enable quickturn and reload, etc.

If it doesn't and starting the .exe again will just tell you that the game is already running, you have to open up Task Manager (Shift + Ctrl + Esc), right click "bio2.exe" and click "End task".

You may need to move the ddraw.dll out of the game's folder temporarily, start up bio2.exe and if it runs properly then close the game, move the .dll back in and the patched game will hopefully work this time.

If you got it working and you want the resolution to be even bigger, you can change the config.ini file and change the value of "DisplayMode" to "1440x1080 0bpp full:0" (or higher as long as it's 4:3 aspect ratio).

Tried that now, took the ddraw.dll out of the directory, launched bio2 1.10 and got this strange message on the left side of this screenshot
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/784123877859215508/DE5DFCD3FF0F1EE427F7E107D1F591561E2CBCA3/

If you want to know why the message looks weird, it's because it's meant to display Japanese text but because your computer's locale is set to English, it'll just show random English text instead.

Anyway, I'm not sure why you got another error message because I actually had the same issue of the game not starting when it's trying to create an .ini file until I moved the ddraw.dll, get bio2.exe running, moved the .dll back and started the .exe again.

If you're sure that bio2.exe isn't already running in Task Manager and you can't even play the game unpatched then something isn't right and you might have to reinstall the game.
Make sure you test that the original game (with the 1.1.0 update) can be played before you patch it with the Classic REbirth DLL file.

The site where you got ddraw.dll from has a troubleshooting section which may be helpful:

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you're having issues to locate config.ini next to the DLL and game EXE or the patch just won't create it, try moving the game folder to a non-protected path and make sure to give it user privileges, or just install the game in a path that isn't the default Program Files (x86). If config.ini is still not appearing by installing elsewhere, try running the game with admin rights.

[Panzer]

引用自 Duckilous：

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

Tried that now, took the ddraw.dll out of the directory, launched bio2 1.10 and got this strange message on the left side of this screenshot
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/784123877859215508/DE5DFCD3FF0F1EE427F7E107D1F591561E2CBCA3/

If you want to know why the message looks weird, it's because it's meant to display Japanese text but because your computer's locale is set to English, it'll just show random English text instead.

Anyway, I'm not sure why you got another error message because I actually had the same issue of the game not starting when it's trying to create an .ini file until I moved the ddraw.dll, get bio2.exe running, moved the .dll back and started the .exe again.

If you're sure that bio2.exe isn't already running in Task Manager and you can't even play the game unpatched then something isn't right and you might have to reinstall the game.
Make sure you test that the original game (with the 1.1.0 update) can be played before you patch it with the Classic REbirth DLL file.

The site where you got ddraw.dll from has a troubleshooting section which may be helpful:

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you're having issues to locate config.ini next to the DLL and game EXE or the patch just won't create it, try moving the game folder to a non-protected path and make sure to give it user privileges, or just install the game in a path that isn't the default Program Files (x86). If config.ini is still not appearing by installing elsewhere, try running the game with admin rights.

should I be downloading RE2 from a different site? I used the one from appleofeden, then put all the files linked from the techradar tutorial

[Duckilous]

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

引用自 Duckilous：

If you want to know why the message looks weird, it's because it's meant to display Japanese text but because your computer's locale is set to English, it'll just show random English text instead.

Anyway, I'm not sure why you got another error message because I actually had the same issue of the game not starting when it's trying to create an .ini file until I moved the ddraw.dll, get bio2.exe running, moved the .dll back and started the .exe again.

If you're sure that bio2.exe isn't already running in Task Manager and you can't even play the game unpatched then something isn't right and you might have to reinstall the game.
Make sure you test that the original game (with the 1.1.0 update) can be played before you patch it with the Classic REbirth DLL file.

The site where you got ddraw.dll from has a troubleshooting section which may be helpful:

should I be downloading RE2 from a different site? I used the one from appleofeden, then put all the files linked from the techradar tutorial

Probably.
Appleofeden only distributes a patch that is essential to make the game work well with modern Windows, not the game itself. You might need to find another copy of RE2 that is compatible with it. Make sure it's Biohazard 2 SourceNext.
You would know it's the right one when the game only has one .exe file that combines both Leon and Claire playthroughs and there's a SourceNext splash screen when starting the game.

[Panzer]

引用自 Duckilous：

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

should I be downloading RE2 from a different site? I used the one from appleofeden, then put all the files linked from the techradar tutorial

Probably.
Appleofeden only distributes a patch that is essential to make the game work well with modern Windows, not the game itself. You might need to find another copy of RE2 that is compatible with it. Make sure it's Biohazard 2 SourceNext.
You would know it's the right one when the game only has one .exe file that combines both Leon and Claire playthroughs and there's a SourceNext splash screen when starting the game.

biohazard sourcenext is japanese tho

[Duckilous]

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

引用自 Duckilous：

Probably.
Appleofeden only distributes a patch that is essential to make the game work well with modern Windows, not the game itself. You might need to find another copy of RE2 that is compatible with it. Make sure it's Biohazard 2 SourceNext.
You would know it's the right one when the game only has one .exe file that combines both Leon and Claire playthroughs and there's a SourceNext splash screen when starting the game.

biohazard sourcenext is japanese tho

The Classic REbirth patch will translate it back to English.

[Panzer]

引用自 Duckilous：

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

biohazard sourcenext is japanese tho

The Classic REbirth patch will translate it back to English.

Which is the download button on that site? I don't speak japanese lol so Idk which is the download button.
Is this the right website?
https://www.sourcenext.com/products/capcom/bio2.html
It looks really dodgy and like its gonna give my pc a heart attack

[Duckilous]

引用自 The Panzer-Pleb113：

引用自 Duckilous：

The Classic REbirth patch will translate it back to English.

Which is the download button on that site? I don't speak japanese lol so Idk which is the download button.
Is this the right website?
https://www.sourcenext.com/products/capcom/bio2.html
It looks really dodgy and like its gonna give my pc a heart attack

You went to the company's website that made the newer port but it doesn't seem to be a store/download page but rather just an overview of one of the products they made.
It looks dodgy because you're probably not used to websites that were designed from the 2000's. I don't think they updated that part of their website in ages even though the site is still active.

I'm not sure how you even got to that website because when I typed up "Biohazard 2 SourceNext" on Google, the first few links are PCGamingWiki's article of it, Reddit's tutorial on installing it, Overhaul mod for it and RE Wiki's article of SourceNext (company).