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Below listed are various easter eggs found in Resident Evil 2 and the Resident Evil 2 remake.

Gas Station[]

Release Date[]

In the Premises of the Mizoil Gas Station, there is a sticker plastered on the store's front door. The sticker has the landline number of "1998-01-29". This is the release date of the original Resident Evil 2 in Japan.

Raccoon City Streets[]

Arukas[]

"Arukas" is the name of a store passed by the 'A'-scenario player on Flower Street at the start of the game. When the letters are reversed, they spell "Sakura". This referenced Sakura Kasugano, a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series.[1]

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Above the Rim[]

"Above the Rim" is the name of a basketball-themed sports drama released in 1994. It appears as graffiti on the basketball court behind the Kendo Gun Shop.

Matsunami[]

The name Matsunami (松浪) is written in Kanji and in Latin script at the billboard area. Yasuyuki Matsunami was a Resident Evil 2 background designer, and was involved in the redevelopment of the Raccoon Police Station.[2]

Police Station[]

Police Station's Front Gate[]

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During both Leon and Clarie's A Scenario, the player will be able to view this specific background. To view it in-game, the player will need to pick up at least one item before heading to the police station, and killing the two zombies that roam the scenic passageway. Once all of that has been completed, the player will be able to view the gate by clicking on the action button while facing the gate.


Zombie Brad[]

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To find the zombie in Resident Evil 2, the player must select the Normal difficulty and reach the Raccoon Police Station without picking up any items or weapons on Scenario A (Leon or Claire). The downside to this is that you will not get Leon's Shotgun or Claire's Bowgun prior to reaching the police station. You can also fight Brad in Scenario B, under the prerequisite that you encountered him in Scenario A.

You receive a key for killing him that will allow you to change the costume of the player character. Claire will also be able to find the Colt S.A.A. if you equip the cowgirl costume on her.

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We Do It[]

In the remake's Reception, a bronze statue with a text scribbled on it has the slogan "We Do It". This is a nod to the Special Message from the producer "H".[3]

JoJo[]

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In the west office of the Raccoon Police Station, there's a name on the lockers saying "JoJo", a reference to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.[4]

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A vending machine with a brand name "Chocha-Cola" can be found in the operations conference room, in reference to Coca-Cola.

Camera damage[]

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At one point in Leon's A-game, Leon can fire in the direction of the screen with a shotgun. This will inflict damage on it. As well in the B scenario, it will occur in the room where Ada "dies" the first time the player visit it after killing the Lickers.[5]


REDRUM[]

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The word "REDRUM", can be found on a boarded-window in the "Hallway" as red-painted graffiti. This is a reference to the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining, where Jack Nicholson's character smashes down a door with the same graffiti written on it. The word "REDRUM" can also be read as "MURDER" spelled backwards.[6]

Film D/"Rising Rookie"[]

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This photograph of S.T.A.R.S. officer Rebecca Chambers, titled "Film D". To find this egg, the player has to search Albert Wesker's desk fifty times in succession. While it has erroneously been claimed to have taken years for people to find,[7] RESEARCH ON BIOHAZARD 2 final edition mentioned it in 1998.[6]

The remake had its own iteration of the photo, one has to find the Film: "Hiding Place" and develop it in the Dark-room before going at Wesker's desk to reveal a drawer that can be opened. At first, you will get only the Wooden Box, but clicking the drawer again will reveal the aforementioned film (although there is no arrow showing that something can be interacted with a button), this time titled as the Film: "Rising Rookie" with Rebecca posing a bit more suggestively than the original.

Back to the Future[]

A heavily pixelized Back to the Future Part III cast photo of Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, and Michael J. Fox, who portrayed Emmet "Doc" Brown, Clara Clayton, and Marty McFly respectively, can be seen on the billboard in the S.T.A.R.S. office.

Underground Laboratory/NEST[]

Hunter cameo[]

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The Nintendo 64 port of the game includes a number of bonuses. One of these is a cameo appearance of a Hunter R, as identified in an Ex-file. The corpse of the sole Hunter in the game can be found in the B4F culture room. It wouldn't be until 2003 that a live Hunter 'R' could be fought in a game.

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