Released at this time 24 years ago first in Japan and later before the end of the month in North America, the original Resident Evil (known as "Biohazard" in Japan) coined the genre "Survival Horror" and went on to become one of the original Sony Playstation's best-selling titles. Telling the story of a group of special division police officers who are stranded inside a seemingly empty mansion, the game introduced zombies and other biological monstrosities as enemies while also forcing the player to conserve ammo, solve puzzles, and think smart while navigating either Chris Redfield or Jill Valentine out of the death trap location alive. This game would then get a re-release a year later in a "Director's Cut", before spawning an official follow-up in 1998 with Resident Evil 2 and then several other sequels and spin-offs through the years, and even an official Remake for the Nintendo Gamecube in 2002.
As one of the games that defined a generation, Resident Evil's legacy has certainly grown and expanded beyond the confines of its video game legacy - growing into a well known franchise that is constantly getting updates and retools - including a remake to "Resident Evil 3" coming this April that follows in the footsteps of last year's highly successful "Resident Evil 2 Remake". As a longtime fan of the series, it still manages to surprise me - especially with Easter Eggs that were previously unknown and I found out via a new episode by "Did You Know Gaming?"!
Resident Evil 1 and its Remake are available in several console releases. Resident Evil 3 Remake will be released this April 3rd for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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