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{{Disambig|the original 2000 port|the Sourcenext port|[[Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext)]]|the remake|[[Resident Evil 3 (2020)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Capcom}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Capcom}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Capcom|Japan, North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive|Europe}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ubisoft China|China}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Akella|Russia}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 16, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 16, 2000}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|resident-evil-3-nemesis|71}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Survival horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Horror, North America, Zombies }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Resident Evil }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 7719
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|igdb        = resident-evil-3-nemesis
 +
|lutris      = resident-evil-3-nemesis
 
|strategywiki = Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
 
|strategywiki = Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
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|mobygames    = 3321
 
|wikipedia    = Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
 
|wikipedia    = Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
 
|winehq      = 3647
 
|winehq      = 3647
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20011212151930/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=550030
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Resident Evil}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
−
{{ii}} Press {{Key|F2}} to access the in-game options menu.
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{{++}} Higher resolution backgrounds (PC uses 640x480, while PS1 uses 320x240).
−
{{ii}} Press {{Key|F9}} to quit the program.
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{{++}} The only version of RE3 with instantaneous transitions between pre-rendered backgrounds instead of half a second delays. Also natively allows the player to skip the door loadings by pressing the map button during them. In addition, there are now automatic door skip cheats for the PSX and Gamecube versions.
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{{--}} Capped at 30 FPS.
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'''General information'''
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{{--}} Suffers from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqw2HMUrNiA PSX's shakey polygon/vertices effect] (the same effect can be produced on the original RE2 Version when running in software mode) due to low-precision vertex transformation.
−
{{mm}} [http://residentevil.wikia.com/Resident_Evil_Wiki Resident Evil Wiki]
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{{ii}} Press {{Key|F2}} to access the in-game options menu and {{Key|F9}} to quit the program.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
−
===[http://www.moddb.com/mods/resident-evil-3-restoration-project/downloads/re3-restoration-patch-v-08 Resident Evil 3: Restoration Project]===
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===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/resident-evil-3-restoration-project/ Resident Evil 3: Restoration Project]===
−
{{++}} Better graphics - background textures, FMV's, better audio quality - music, sound effects
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{{++}} Replaces low quality cut scenes and audio with higher quality versions. The English voiceover was ported from the PSX version. Its quality is much higher than that of PC version. And the music is replaced with files from the official OST.
−
===[http://www.moddb.com/mods/resident-evil-3-environmental-graphics-mod/downloads/resident-evil-3-environmental-graphics-mode-v20 Resident Evil 3 Environmental Graphics Mod]===
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{{ii}} Replaces old low resolution cut scenes with higher quality uncut versions.
−
{{++}} Vastly improve visual quality and address some bugs
+
{{ii}} Removes Japanese subtitles on some cut scenes.
 +
{{ii}} Replaces voice over and music files with lossless versions.
 +
 
 +
===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/resident-evil-3-environmental-graphics-mod/downloads/resident-evil-3-environmental-graphics-mode-v20 Resident Evil 3 Environmental Graphics Mod]===
 +
{{++}} Increases the saturation and contrast of the backgrounds, while adding some bloom.<br> It also addresses some bugs. Can be used with the mod above (install after the Restoration Project).
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\bio3.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
 
{{ii}} This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Launcher Video.png|Launcher/in-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Launcher Video.png|Launcher/in-game video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/resident-evil-3-nemesis/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/resident-evil-3-nemesis/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes=
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Kept in 4:3 aspect ratio.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Keyboard.png|In-game keyboard settings.}}
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Keyboard.png|In-game keyboard settings.}}
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Gamepad.png|In-game gamepad settings.}}
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Gamepad.png|In-game gamepad settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  = Use [http://ahkscript.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9341 AHK Injector] to add support for XInput controllers.
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|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = hackable
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://mega.nz/folder/fqg3SSwZ#yebAg87JARCcGXhbpGFOLg Translation], requires [[#Resident Evil 3 Classic REbirth|Resident Evil 3 Classic REbirth]]. There are also voiceovers (need to unpack to game folder and run Install.bat).
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  |fan       =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes     =
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Lines across the entire screen===
 
===Lines across the entire screen===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable {{key|Texture Correction}} in the game options|ref=<ref>The game's README file</ref>}}
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable the "Texture Correction" option|ref=<ref>The game's README file</ref>}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable anti-aliasing in the GPU control panel}}
−
}}
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
−
|glide versions        = Unknown
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|glide versions        = unknown
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
−
|software mode          =  
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|software mode          = true
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
−
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium MMX
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 233 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
−
|minHD    = 6 MB
+
|minHD    = 50 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 
|minDX    = 6.1
 
|minDX    = 6.1
  
−
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    = 98
−
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 266 MHz
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
−
|recHD    =  
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|recHD    = 420 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 23:05, 19 October 2023

This page is for the original 2000 port. For the Sourcenext port, see Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext). For the remake, see Resident Evil 3 (2020).

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis cover
Developers
Capcom
Publishers
Japan, North America Capcom
Europe Eidos Interactive
China Ubisoft China
Russia Akella
Release dates
Windows June 16, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 71
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control
Genres Survival horror
Art styles Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Horror, North America, Zombies
Series Resident Evil
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on IGDB
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis guide on StrategyWiki
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on MobyGames
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Resident Evil 1996
Resident Evil 2 1999
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999
Resident Evil Survivor 2002
Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext) 2006
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Sourcenext) 2006
Resident Evil 4 2007
Resident Evil 5 2009
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 2012
Resident Evil 6 2013
Resident Evil: Revelations (series)
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition 2014
Resident Evil HD Remaster 2015
Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster 2016
Umbrella Corps 2016
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour 2016
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017
Resident Evil 2 (2019) 2019
Resident Evil 3 (2020) 2020
Resident Evil Resistance 2020
Resident Evil Village 2021
Resident Evil Re:Verse 2022
Resident Evil 4 (2023) 2023

Key points

Higher resolution backgrounds (PC uses 640x480, while PS1 uses 320x240).
The only version of RE3 with instantaneous transitions between pre-rendered backgrounds instead of half a second delays. Also natively allows the player to skip the door loadings by pressing the map button during them. In addition, there are now automatic door skip cheats for the PSX and Gamecube versions.
Capped at 30 FPS.
Suffers from PSX's shakey polygon/vertices effect (the same effect can be produced on the original RE2 Version when running in software mode) due to low-precision vertex transformation.
Press F2 to access the in-game options menu and F9 to quit the program.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Resident Evil 3: Restoration Project

Replaces low quality cut scenes and audio with higher quality versions. The English voiceover was ported from the PSX version. Its quality is much higher than that of PC version. And the music is replaced with files from the official OST.
Replaces old low resolution cut scenes with higher quality uncut versions.
Removes Japanese subtitles on some cut scenes.
Replaces voice over and music files with lossless versions.

Resident Evil 3 Environmental Graphics Mod

Increases the saturation and contrast of the backgrounds, while adding some bloom.
It also addresses some bugs. Can be used with the mod above (install after the Restoration Project).

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\bio3.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.

Video

Launcher/in-game video settings.
Launcher/in-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Kept in 4:3 aspect ratio.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game keyboard settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
No mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Russian
Translation, requires Resident Evil 3 Classic REbirth. There are also voiceovers (need to unpack to game folder and run Install.bat).
Spanish

Issues fixed

Lines across the entire screen

Disable Texture Correction in the game options[1]
Disable anti-aliasing in the GPU control panel

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Glide
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 233 MHz Intel Pentium 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB 420 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6.1 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ The game's README file