resident evil 1 director's cut nocd

[Joe Forster/STA]

Since a few weeks ago, I have my old Windows 98 installation up and running again but this time in a VMware virtual machine. Please, put together a package of:
- a minimal installation of the game which loads far enough to see if it works properly (no errors/crashes, intros play, main menu loads, background music plays etc.);
- already existing cracks: describe them, with their advantages, disadvantages and bugs;
- describe what the final crack should be able to (e.g. show no intros but play background music from the hard disk to where it has to be/was copied manually).
From multiple, bad cracks we might be able create a really good one.

(Sorry if I'm not making much sense. I took an hour ago a sleeping pill which makes it hard for me to think poperly...)