Resident Evil

Well over a year ago, I set a goal to beat Resident Evil in under an hour and a half. I wanted to play with Jill, on normal, and not use any secret weapons such as the rocket launcher. This is also known as an "out of the box" speed run. I put forth a lot of effort before I realized just how difficult my goal was and ended up settling for a time of 1:38:58. At the time, it seemed impossible for me to go below 1:30:00. As August 2004 rolled around, I became motivated to improve my time. I learned of the strange stair strategy, where rapidly tapping the run button allows you to travel across stairs faster. I also slightly improved my strategies and put forth a greater effort than beforehand. It wasn't long until I realized that a time below 1:30:00 was within my reach. However, I knew I would need a very good run with minimal mistakes. After a couple weeks of trying, I finally broke the 1:30:00 barrier and achieved my long-time goal. I was extremely pleased with this run, however, most of the mistakes I did make came early on. A couple zombies grabbed me that shouldn't have, the battle with the dogs on the balcony could have been faster, the crimson head boss in the graveyard fell down, and I stopped a weather vane incorrectly. However, from that point on, I played extremely well, at least by my standards. I ended up completing my run with a time of 1:29:43. I would have great trouble trying to improve this, so I will be satisfied.