Biohazard First Hits

Resident Evil, originally known as Biohazard in Japan, first hit the streets in 1996 on the PlayStation.  It was one of the first video games to earn the title of "survival horror" and has held on as one of the most influential games of all time.





Specifics from Wikipedia:

Developer(s)
Capcom Production Studio 4
Westwood Studios (PC Port)
Nextech (Saturn port)
Publisher(s)
Capcom
Virgin Interactive (Europe and PC version only)
Nintendo Australia (Gamecube and DS)
THQ Asia Pacific (Wii)
Director(s)
Shinji Mikami
Producer(s)
Tokuro Fujiwara
Masayoshi Kurokawa
Masayuki Akahori
Composer(s)
Makoto Tomozawa
Akari Kaida
Masami Ueda
Series
Resident Evil
Platform(s)
PlayStation, Windows, Saturn, GameCube, DS, PlayStation Network, Wii
Release date(s)
March 22, 1996[show]
PlayStation
JP March 22, 1996
NA March 30, 1996
PAL
August 1, 1996
Director's Cut
JP September 25, 1997
NA September 30, 1997
PAL December 10, 1997
Dual Shock Edition
JP August 6, 1998
NA 1998
Windows
JP December 6, 1996
PAL September 17, 1997
NA September 30, 1997
Sega Saturn
JP July 25, 1997
NA August 31, 1997
PAL October 1, 1997
GameCube
JP March 22, 2002
NA April 30, 2002
PAL September 13, 2002
Nintendo DS
JP January 19, 2006
NA February 7, 2006
PAL March 30, 2006
PlayStation Network
JP November 22, 2006
Wii
JP December 25, 2008
NA June 23, 2009
Genre(s)
Survival horror
Mode(s)
Single-player
Rating(s)
BBFC: 15 / 18PC
CERO: D