Thus, he concocted the story of an outbreak set in and around a police station. Shinji Mikami, lead planner on that legendary title, was rewarded with a promotion to producer and immediately set to work crafting a game that, in his own words, would tap into that classic notion of horror of the ordinary, made strange. The first game had been a huge hit for Capcom and the company understandably wanted a sequel. To tell the tale of the search for Resident Evil 1.5, we need to go back to mid-1996. However, for most of its shrouded existence, those who knew of it would call it Resident Evil 1.5. This collection of code and assets would come to be referred to by many names over the years, among them 'the 40 per cent build' and 'the raw build'. It was only 40 per cent complete by this point, but had more than enough playability for it to be used as a demonstration tool. The data on that disc was an early build of a sequel to the hugely popular Resident Evil. Yet this mundane act of basic admin would be the catalyst that sparked a 15-year hunt, spanning multiple continents and involving death, betrayal and large sums of money. It was the '90s after all and CD-ROMs, with the capacity to hold hundreds of megabytes, were cutting edge technology. This kind of activity wasn't uncommon for the time. Over 5000 miles away in Osaka, Japan a Capcom employee burns some data to a disc. Robson & Jerome are top of the UK's pop charts, Die Hard Trilogy is about to be released on the PlayStation and The English Patient premieres in Los Angeles to widespread critical acclaim. Feature by Benjamin Burns Contributor Updated on 64 comments It's 6th November 1996. How a community went to hell and back searching for the most coveted horror game ever cancelled. The 15-year hunt for Resident Evil 1.5 If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission.

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