In 1989, Capcom published Sweet Home; based on the movie of the same name, this RPG with Adventure Game elements arguably set the stage for the Survival Horror genre. The game often receives credit as one of the inspiring forces behind the original Resident Evil -- the game that ended up coining the genre's name -- and potentially inspiring its English title (at one point in Sweet Home, a character refers to the Mamiya mansion as a "house of residing evil"). While the game never saw release outside of Japan, you'll have no trouble tracking down its excellent Fan Translation on the Internet.