Key Takeaways
- A gamer found a K-Mart receipt from 1999 inside their used copy of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
- Many still hold the original Resident Evil 3 in higher regard than the 2020 remake.
- The original RE3 was recently re-released on GOG, but there’s no word of console ports at this time.
A gamer bought a used copy of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and found the original K-Mart receipt from 1999 inside the case. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis was originally released on September 22, 1999 as a PlayStation 1 exclusive. Eventually, Capcom brought Resident Evil 3 to additional platforms, releasing the game for PC, Dreamcast, and GameCube.
To this day, Resident Evil 3 remains one of the most popular games in the series. Many fans fondly recall their first encounter with the titular Nemesis, and consider him one of the scariest monsters that the series has produced to date. Indeed, there are many Resident Evil fans who hold the original 1999 game in higher regard than the Resident Evil 3 remake from 2020. Considering the vast differences between the two versions of Resident Evil 3, it’s no surprise that many gamers are still tracking down copies of the original instead of sticking with the 2020 version.
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Reddit user xHaggardYouthx bought a copy of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis for the PlayStation 1 from their local retro games store a few years back. They opened the case to discover a K-Mart receipt for the game dated December 1, 1999, and shared their nostalgic discovery on the Resident Evil subreddit. The post generated nearly 2,000 upvotes.
Gamer Finds Original K-Mart Receipt for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Luckily for anyone wanting to revisit the original Resident Evil 3, the game was recently released on GOG alongside the original versions of Resident Evil 1 and 2. Capcom hasn’t announced plans to bring these older Resident Evil games to other platforms, but one has to imagine it will happen eventually. After all, there is certainly a market for these classic Resident Evil games, and if additional quality-of-life features were added like rewind, achievement/trophy support, save states, etc., it may drive even more people to the games.
Those on Xbox and Nintendo are completely out of luck if they want to play the original Resident Evil trilogy, though PlayStation gamers have some options. The original Resident Evil is available through PS Plus Premium. Not only that, but it was recently made available for standalone purchase as well, giving those on PS4 and PS5 the chance to revisit the classic without having to sign up for Sony’s subscription service. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is not currently available on the latest PlayStation hardware, but again, it’s likely just a matter of time before these games come to the newer consoles.
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