Never one to shy from a gratuitous port, Capcom’s latest iteration of Resident Evil 1 will be shuffling its way onto American Wii’s on June 23.

Easily the most frequented entry in the series, RE1 was originally released for the PSX in 1996, whence it made the hop to both the PC and the star-crossed Sega Saturn.  Not content with the Director’s Cut that they put out barely a year after the original had first hit shelves, Capcom next went on to overhaul the game entirely for its 2002 GameCube debut.  Sporting a then-current gen graphical upgrade, a redesigned mansion, new content, and new (if still B-grade) voice acting, the ‘REmake’ was ’70% different’ from its PSX forebear, according to creator Shinji Mikami.

Even then, however, Capcom had not yet begun to port.  In 2006 the game moved on once more, this time to the Nintendo DS with the subtitle Deadly Silence in tow.  A faithful reproduction of RE1′s very first incarnation, it was, however tepid its reception, nevertheless a remarkable testament to the capabilities of Nintendo’s current handheld.

And now, poised for a Wii release this summer, Resident Evil Archives – not to be confused with the series compendium of the same name – looks to carry its family line into the third straight generation.  While the $29.99 price tag and revamped control scheme alone seem unlikely to win over any save the most ardent fans and the obsessive-compulsive, only time will tell the tale.

Source: Joystiq