angel studios

Angel Studios was an independent developer which helped port Resident Evil 2 to the Nintendo 64. Angel Studios is now known as Rockstar San Diego, which houses the RAGE technology group, developers of Rockstar’s RAGE Game Engine.

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Angel Studios was founded in 1984, by Colombian Artist Diego Angel. They produced various 3D work for films, music videos, and video games. Their earliest projects being the film The Lawnmower man and cutscenes for Mr. Bones.

After major success developing sports titles for the Nintendo 64, Angel Studios was contacted by Capcom to port Resident Evil 2 to the Nintendo 64. A project which many deemed impossible, Angel Studios developed proprietary technology in order to achieve the port. Such as video compression for all of the cutscenes.

Angel Studios managed to complete the project on time, with an estimated cost of USD $1 million.

The Nintendo 64 version of Resident Evil 2 featured smoother edges on their characters, along with the ability to choose the blood color as well.