Resident Evil fans, here is something special for you today. Modder ‘SonicB00M’ has released a must-have HD Texture Pack for the first classic Resident Evil game that will overhaul all of its backgrounds.
Going into more details, this mod uses the backgrounds from the Seamless HD Project, Rescale edition and the original 240p images of Resident Evil 1 and enriches them. To achieve these visual improvements, the modder used AI tools. Plus, he made thousands of manual edits (which took him around six months).
The end result is truly amazing. Below you can find some screenshots from it. Moreover, you can find some comparison screenshots here. These comparisons will give you an idea of what you can expect from this pack.
Do note that you’ll need Seamless HD Project. Otherwise, this mod will not work. You can go ahead and get SHDP from here. You can also download the HD Texture Pack from this link.
What’s also cool is that there is a similar pack for Resident Evil 2. So, right now, you can enjoy these classic RE games with non-pixelated backgrounds. This is a dream come true for pretty much all RE fans. So, if you are one of them, I highly recommend downloading them.
And I know. Some will go and say “Oh, it uses AI tools. Burn in hell”. Here is the deal though. Capcom has lost the assets for those backgrounds. Right now, there is no other way to restore them. So, in this case, AI can be really beneficial. This is one case in which I’m glad we have the AI tools.
Rumor has it that Capcom is remaking the first Resident Evil game. And while I’m interested to see what it will look like, it’s nice to have an option to play the classic 32-bit games on modern-day PCs. With these mods, we can fully re-experience the originals. And that’s a big plus in my books.
Have fun!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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