Resident Evil

Notes

The kit was sent to shops in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to collect orders for the VHS and DVD. It came in a big circular tin box with diameter approximately 28 cm. The copies found often have some variations among the items included. Whether or not that is how they originally came or if the contents have been altered by later owners is not certain. This seems to be the base contents:

  • VHS in white case with cover insert
  • Circular hard paper booklet
  • Poster
  • Lanyard
  • Matchbox branded Resident Evil on one side and Collateral Damage on the other
  • Black paper strips for scary effect

The tape only has a label on the side. The cover inlay is cut at the barcode to prevent sale.

Some boxes have come with two of certain items, such as two matchboxes, lanyards, or (different?) posters. Another came with a Resident Evil pencil.

Publication details

format
VHS PAL press kit
catalog #
4689
disc(s) made in
Germany (?)
artwork made in
Germany (?)
released in
Germany
release date
2002
publisher
Universum Film/ UFA

Images

Top of lid on tin box
1. Top of lid on tin box

Open box with two lanyards and paper strips, folded poster, VHS case and tape, and open booklet
2. Open box with two lanyards and paper strips, folded poster, VHS case and tape, and open booklet

Front of VHS
3. Front of VHS

Back of VHS with cut cover inlay
4. Back of VHS with cut cover inlay

Tape
5. Tape

Label on side of tape
6. Label on side of tape

Front of booklet
7. Front of booklet

Back of booklet
8. Back of booklet

Front of matchbox
9. Front of matchbox

Sources

Thanks to eBay members moneyandpatience (images 1, 3-5, 7, 9) and weskers-domain (images 2, 6, 8).