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The Trial Edition has a number of differences from other versions, utilizing more prototype content. The first build of this demo was released in Japan. To give players a taste of what would come the following year, Director's Cut came bundled with the first publicly available demo of Resident Evil 2.

Sometime after this, the first Resident Evil was given an updated release with new gameplay elements and exclusive features, known as the Resident Evil: Director's Cut.

Trailers and footage of the game's development were released on a periodic basis until what is now known as the " 1.5 build" was cancelled altogether in favor of a new build of the game, delaying the release date. After the success of Resident Evil, development on Resident Evil 2 began.
