Nukes and Knives™: Resident Evil 3

Just in case predecessor was missed.

http://nukesandknives.blogspot.com/2019/08/resident-evil-3-nemesis-beyond-horror.html

But whatever, let's go.

Trophies/Achievements

Selection follows:

First Escape - Biohazard 3 was subtitled Last Escape.
Power Stones - no explanation needed.
I Need a Hero - Bonnie Tyler song Holding Out for a Hero features said lyrics.
RE: Master of Unlocking - Ask Barry Burton.
The Carlos Express - maybe a play on The Polar Express.

Miscellany

Inside Toy Uncle, the statue is based on the notoriously bad North American NES cover art for the original Mega Man. Easy to forget, but yellow and blue design was playable in Street Fighter X Tekken.
Also, Arthur is the protagonist of the Ghosts 'n Goblins series.

Dr. Wily (left) and Dr. Light (right)

Okay, they're not identical, but as science forum is about robots.

Nuff said.

Also.

Poster kinda smacks of Code: Veronica's title screen.

Big Wave is a recurring shop in the Star Force series.

Monster Shooter is a play on Monster Hunter.
The eagle-eyed will also clock Famicom efforts Rockman 3 (as Mega Man 3), Makaimura and the obscure Pirate Ship Higemaru.

The Great Gladiator vs The Executioner (top right) whiffs of Conan the Barbarian and Fighting Story (middle right) has Street Fighter written all over angry face.

Meanwhile, outside Bar Jack.

A certain succubus is the face of A-board.

Morrigan (Darkstalkers)

Going further.

Halloween cocktails (Darkness Illusion, Cryptic Needle, Shadow Blade and Astral Vision) are actually names of her special moves.

Posters and more

Fictitious Skull Stalker franchise Adrift in Space and On the Red Planet reference Alien and The Terminator respectively.

Coffee Shop Sigourney is named after Sigourney Weaver and sign is modelled directly on the USCSS Nostromo badge.

Oh, it was established in 1979, the same year Alien was released.

Now shit gets more interesting.

Air Combat¹ 1942 is obviously spoofing Top Gun, and biplane appears to be similar to one used in the arcade flyer of 1942.

¹Unintentional I'm sure, but Air Combat is a 1992 arcade flight simulator (ntbcw PS1 game of same name, which was known as Ace Combat in Japan).

Captain Commando manga reveals hero's real name is Mars Carlisle.

Capcom probably had Ferris Bueller's Day Off in mind.

These are dodgy.

Bad Luck Game vs Thumbs up (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Tyrant of the Deep vs The Meg

Underwater behemoth could be paying tribute to DeepStar Six or Leviathan (1989).

No doubt about this one.

Charlie head becomes the boulder from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Aliens

First off, Gorman (William Hope) voices Mikhail and Nathaniel Bard.

Wolf of the Battlefield² vs poster

²Commando was released in Japan as Senjō no Ōkami.

Mutated Nemesis vs Alien Queen

(Embarrassed laugh).

Eat this!

Famous quote is not said, but Jill's railgun is basically Hicks' shotgun.

The weird and wonderful

Zapata Beer vs Bewitched (1964 TV series)

Random as fuck.

But wait.

Finger Family Song

Daddy finger, daddy finger, where are you?
Here I am, here I am
How do you do?

Etc etc.

Garage 88 vs Area 88³

³1989 arcade was based on manga of same name, and outside of Japan, classic shmup was renamed U.N. Squadron.

Home computer versions boasted this memorable tagline.