| | Details | | --- | --- | | Title | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | | Platform | Sony PlayStation (PS1) | | Region | North America (NTSC-U/C) | | Serial Number | SLUS-00923 | | Release Date | November 11, 1999 | | Developer | Capcom Production Studio 4 | | Publisher | Capcom Entertainment, Inc. | | Media | 1 x CD-ROM | | Disc Ring Code (Variant) | "SLUS-00923" (varies: A0, A1, B0, etc.) | | Parental Lock | No (pre-ESRB letter rating; "Mature" rating present) |
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Following the "Mansion Incident" from the first game, former S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine remains in Raccoon City to investigate the Umbrella Corporation. On September 28, 1998, as the city is overrun by zombies, she begins her final escape. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis -SLUS-00923-
To understand the significance of this specific release, one must look at the state of the industry in 1999. The PlayStation was reaching the end of its lifecycle, and developers were pushing the hardware to its absolute limits. Capcom, having already established the "Resident Evil formula" with fixed camera angles and pre-rendered backgrounds, sought to evolve the gameplay without alienating its fanbase. | | Details | | --- | ---