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[greedylicker]

For a while now, I have been wondering how a build of resident Evil 2 Beta (1.5) of this caliber got outside of capcom, because it was never shown in any events (To my knowage), so there was no window of oppertunity for the lowers (Renagade Employers, People involved with the events) to obtain it except the highers (Development Process, Directors and/or producers) yeah sure a friend of those (The Highers) are likely to obtain it, but I have a diffrent theory, there was infact a window of oppertunity for the final beta to pop out, and that was when the Biohazard complete disc was made. They needed to shoot footage of 1.5 so that used the final build to do it (I guess to make it look more presentable) so I believe that one of the coders for the complete disc project made a copy of that build that was being used to shoot the footage and made off with the final beta. now this may have been discussed before, but do you see if this is true we may be able to make the final beta pop out again!
now from what I heard capcom may be thinking in making a resident evil 2 remake, all regions may get different promotions accompying a release of a game of this caliber. What my theory is that people in europe (why europe? because when nintendo sent out rare prototypes of zelda OOT and MM they both got leaked with in 6 to 7 years after the promotion, so if games like this get released all looselly, there is a high chance it will happen for RE 1.5) appeal to capcom about a "resident evil 2 history" DVD or something simuler that includes the abilty to choose your footage clips like complete disc and include footage of the canned version with it (this is possible as it was done for the complete disc), because someone has to do the coding and record and put the footage in, just like nintendo, capcom will (Hopefully) send a final build of 1.5 to record footage from. what do you guys think?

[Marvin]

Following is my thougts of your post.

Rather than arguing with you I point out that there are endless possiblities how beta will leak, and most of them is trough regular developers and testers. And how you determine a leak? Well, if it goes from collector to collektor, then it is not actually a leak, it is rather an artifact. This is the main issue of 1.5, it is very expensive item. Imagine RE 2 Beta 2, if only I would have it, and I show you some pics and 1.5 would be floating around like Inception movie, then you wouldnt give a damn about 1.5. You would beg for RE 2 Beta 2.

And about the release from Capcom. I am 99% sure it will never happen. There is high possibility that Capcom really doesn't have it at all anymore, although there might be some museum section or materials of old devs. The y won't release it because it is not matching the overall storieline and thats it. And I would give a damn about DS port with some facny 1.5 killing upgrade like shooting 10 Mr. X at same time in roof of 1.5 R.P.D.

To summarise up. Just wait and see. There is nothing much we can do at the moment. There are hunters of 1.5 around the world who has dealed with this thing over a decade. There is not even a point searching google for it. For instance I have python scripts that do a regular google and other search engine scan about 1.5. If something comes up I will be emailed. And rarely anything comes out of this that I already don't know.

If you are obsessive about 1.5 then only way to satisfy hunger is to collect all scans, images, videos around the net, sort them, archive them, analyse them, make personal notes, enjoy them! Thats all.


But to put optimistic tone back, I am very sure that leak will happen during the next 4-5 years. It is swapping hands more and more and its getting older and older... soon it will be like old mario cartridge, or as floppy image of windows 3.1 that not even official owners don't care if it floats around torrents...


// Marvin

[Alzaire]

The final beta build that was the source of the exclusive images Inflames received was in the hands of a close friend of a Capcom JP employee. That one is unlikely to ever surface again.

The build that was shown by the Playstation Museum is the most likely version that will come to light one day. It was playable at E3 in Japan November 2-4, 1996. At least one copy of it got out from there and I've been told it probably wasn't the only one.
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[greedylicker]

Wow This came out negitively more then I would thought

[Marvin]

Didn't mean to be rude, sorry for that. I know what you feel, been on that road. The hope is died in me I am not in very great mood lately.


EDIT: I welcome you on starting conversation though. It has been too quiet lately here. Feel free to discuss about anything or ask, I will be more than happy to answer questions about 1.5, I am not as knowledgeable as Alzaire is, but there are things I know too

[Alzaire]

Never mentioned the Curator. He's not the owner anyway and there's more copies of that build out there than the final build.
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[Gorehound]

[greedylicker]

[Marvin]

floating 1.5... where are you right now...

[greedylicker]

[Marvin]

tnx