Hey guys, I am currently playing the first Dead Rising, and it infuriates me. I am tempted to just stop playing and download Case Zero. Is there anything that happens in the first game that will make me enjoy  Case Zero more? Or does something spectacular happen at the end of the first game? Convince me to finish it!

Nope. While there may be larger connections through the story line, it's still hardly all too deep to require much from the first game to get the most from it. And Case Zero especially has little in common with the original in terms of story. The gameplay is virtually identical, however, so if you couldn't get into DR1 because of its gameplay then there's little chance you'll differ with Case Zero.

No you don't need to finish it. 
Plot : (or at least what i can remember)
 

There's minor story things but I imagine you could probably find videos of the story on YouTube.

Uh, bit of a warning...if you didn't enjoy the first game you'll most likely hate both Case Zero and Dead Rising 2. Most of the stuff is the same, but I have the say that escorting the survivors in Case Zero is 90% better than in the first game, and that was what irritated me the most when playing that one. I say try Case Zero (since it's only 400 points after all) and see if things feel the same. I also have to say that Case Zero can feel a bit laggy and the loadingtimes are sometimes a major pain, but Capcom have said they're aware of those issues and that the full game won't be like that.

I HATED the first Dead Rising and quite enjoy Case Zero. So don't let your DR1 experiences demoralize you.
 
I have a feeling the devs realized that almost nobody finished DR1 and built DR2/DR0 with that fact in mind.

" No you don't need to finish it. 
Plot : (or at least what i can remember)
 

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Zombies were created by some government thingy. The queen bees are associated with them. When you squish them the zombie heads explode.

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I'm confused as to why you want to go play Case Zero if you're not enjoying the first one. Not a lot has changed.

" I'm confused as to why you want to go play Case Zero if you're not enjoying the first one. Not a lot has changed. "

To be clear, its not the gameplay that bothiers me, its just some of the boss fights are very annoying, and I'm at a point where I have very low health, and i need to get past those FUCKING convicts in order to get to the next story mission. I just want to know if not finishing it will alter my enjoyment of Case Zero or 2.

I really don't think you need to beat the first one.  There may be throwbacks that you don't get in the second one, but I think you'll be fine otherwise.  
I really enjoyed Case 0, especially the new protagonist (didn't really care for Frank West, not saying he sucked, just not much in the way of character imo).

I only got so far in the first Dead Rising on a regular tv plus small text half the time i had no idea some of the stuff i was suppose to be doing, but saying that i really enjoyed Case Zero much more than i ever did with the first game i just like the character and the interaction with his daughter a lot more than what was going on in the mall, plus i prefer creating weapons over taking photos.

this topic has kind of veered off-topic, and others have mentioned some small improvements to Case Zero, but one that I didn't see anybody mention is the ABILITY TO MOVE WHEN YOU'RE AIMING!!! THANK YOU CAPCOM, FINALLY!!  LOL

I managed to beat the first one on my first try... It was a pain in the ass though, I should've restarted at some point.