Resident Evil

Widescreen that pans with your character over the original backgrounds, controls that move where you press instead of tank turning, Remaster-style key and pad layout, and doors you can skip, all set from an in-game menu.

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Features

Display

Widescreen view that follows the character; right stick or mouse wheel looks up and down
Widest aspect is 16:9 by default; raise the limit for 21:9 and wider
Inventory, menus and text keep their 4:3 layout
Movies sized to the picture without being stretched

Controls

Alternate controls: the character moves in the direction you press; the D-pad keeps tank controls
Keyboard and controller layout of the HD Remaster, or the game's own bindings
Quick turn and manual reload
Optional mouse turning and aiming with adjustable sensitivity
Walk or run by default, Shift to hold or toggle

Game

Skip the startup warnings, logos and opening movie
Skip the door animations between rooms
Skip the recap text after loading; load the latest or a chosen save at startup
The game's own settings kept in a file beside the game instead of the registry

Settings

In-game menu (Esc or Start) with every setting and presets
Settings overlay with Ctrl+F10, or Back + Start on a controller
F3 toggles widescreen, F4 the alternate controls for the session

Supported versions

The original Resident Evil (1996) on Steam: English, French, German and Japanese.
Resident Evil on GOG (ResidentEvil.exe).
Steam and GOG have separate packages: pick your store in the download.

Get the game: Steam

Install

Customize the settings below, or keep the recommended ones.
Pick your store in the download (Steam or GOG) and download the zip.
Steam: unpack it into the folder Manage → Browse local files opens, the one with the language folders, keeping its folders. GOG: unpack it into the game's folder, where ResidentEvil.exe is.
Start the game. Press Esc, or Start on a controller, to open the Fusion Fix menu.

Linux (Proton / Wine)

Steam: open the game's Properties and set Launch Options to:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command%
GOG (Heroic, Lutris or another Wine prefix): set the environment variable:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dsound=n,b"