Ink Ribbon

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The Ink Ribbon is a save block type used for the early games of the series up until Resident Evil: Dead Aim. Since ink ribbons could only be found lying around, not dropped by enemies, there was a set amount in the entire game. Since there was a limit on ink ribbons, there was a limit on the overall amount of times the player can save in one game.

[edit] Trivia

If you play Resident Evil 3 in easy mode, you get can an umlimited version of the Ink Ribbon.