Yeah, I downloaded the ISO from Discord and it matches my EA version.

If anybody wants to mess with the Acer version for fun just let me know. Best I can find is that it displays an Acer copyright when the game boots -- the EA version has it removed.

Finally managed to scan and rip everything. Feel free to copy the message to the stickied thread about game versions if you want.

There are (at least) three versions of Biohazard 3 for Taiwan.

Biohazard 3 demo version for Taiwan Published by Acer TWP May have come with packaging and manual (not sure)

Disc size 100,274,176 bytes (no cd protection) "RESIDENTEVIL3TRIAL.EXE" dated 2000/10/25, size 74,558,160 bytes

Biohazard 3 1st print for Taiwan Published by Acer TWP Comes in a large cardboard box with a jewel case inside

Disc size 686,614,528 bytes (safedisc v2 or higher) "bio3_pc.exe" dated 2000/12/27, size 2,045,303 bytes

Biohazard 3 reprint for Taiwan Published by Electronic Arts Comes in a small cardboard box with a thick dvd case inside

Disc size 507,594,752 "bio3_pc.exe" dated 2000/12/25, size 1,290,240 bytes

So, yeah, 1st print and the reprint have a different disc size and the main exe have different dates and sizes too. I have the disc images if someone wants to have a look. It's quite strange that the reprint uses an older exe of smaller size which is dated two days earlier than the exe used in the 1st print. I was expecting the same exe or a more recent one, not an older one.

Ah yeah that is nice, I found a photo of the box content, there's the leaflet you mention.

Thanks, I'll try that. I haven't played Biohazard 3 in many many years, so it brings back memories. I had the big box European version for Christmas many years ago, I still remember it.

Also, I should be getting the other Taiwan discs soon so i can compare the file size, if anybody has an interest.

See if there are any different dates or sizes. My EA disc is not with me at the moment so I can't check. If you need photos of files inside specific folders, just ask.

game runs great straight off bio3_pc.exe on Windows 7, speed is normal, sound is there, but I haven't tried the save feature, and there's no way to quit the game that I can find. had to close the exe manually, maybe there's a key to quit it properly, i dont know

funny mongolian guy you can make fun, or wait until i post the cd content there's also a 3rd taiwan version but again, unlikely to have any content differences thank you

Not baiting anyone. Just busy with life.

Like I said, I'm pretty sure both releases are the same in terms of CD content. If the total size ends up being different, I'll share both CD images so someone can have a look.

Thanks for your patience, it may take a while.

OK I see. Guess I'll be dumping both versions first, see if the files match and have the same size and date.

The Acer release is the original Taiwanese release; not related to Japan. So I was wondering if you guys weren't using it because the EA re-release has something fixed/updated or just because someone shared the EA re-release at one point, and therefore it became "the" Taiwanese version.

I bet it's the second option, and I bet both releases are exactly the same, I'm just too lazy to check, I thought someone around here would have done that already.

Hello, I just wanted to ask if there was a reason why the Taiwan version used for speedruns is the "EA" re-release, and not the original "Acer" release?

Is it because nobody shared the CD image of the Acer release, or because the EA re-release has improvements and/or bugs fixed (like the Japanese re-release has)?

Thanks~