In theSilent Hill 2 Remake, players take the role of James as he receives a letter from his wife. However, his wife passed away three years prior, leading James to venture intothe dense fog of Silent Hillto find answers. One of the first places players can find isNeely’s Bar, a small, rundown pub with asave pointandbroken jukeboxcovered by a sheet.
This guide is for theStandard difficulty settings. Other difficulty settings may result in other solutions.
After players uncover the jukebox, they discover half of a broken vinyl record and a missing button, rendering the jukebox inoperable. In order to repair it, you’ll need tofix the vinyl record, find the missing button, and find a cointo feed to the machine. Here is how to repair and play the jukebox.
Neely’s Bar
Finding The First Record Half & Neely’s Note
Once you remove the sheet from the jukebox, James will take a closer look and find abroken vinyl record.Pick up the recordto put it into your inventory for later, and the arm of the jukebox will fall back into place.
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If you activate the jukebox again, you canmove the mechanismsto extend the broken arm. However,you’ll need to repair the recordbefore you can put it back in the machine. Once you have the broken record, head to the bar andpick up Neely’s Bar Note, which will give you some insight into the whereabouts of the button and the other record half:
I don’t know what got into him. He just started smashing the thing. Had to throw him out. He ran off, cried he’d “fix everything.”
I gathered up what I could, still haven’t found one of the buttons. Half the record is still lodged inside, but the other part’s missing. Figure he must’ve taken it. Come to think of it, he did run towards Groovy.
Anyway, maybe go check up on him? See if he’s alright.
He lives over at Saul, by the pharmacy.
Apartment 9
According to the note, the likely locations areGroovy MusicandSaul Street Apartments. It’s recommended to start at the apartments, as they arejust around the cornerfrom Neely’s Bar.
Saul Street Apartments
Breaking & Entering
Head southfrom Neely’s Bar andturn westonto Saul Street. Pass by the Pharmacy, and you’ll come across a building withmultiple fire escapes. Head into the building through thered doorand look right, where you’ll see a doorway blocked by a cabinet. Push the cabinet out of the way to enter the room.
There can be many monsters on the streets and insects in buildings.Be ready with a weapon, as you may get attacked while exploring.
Once in the room, head through the next doorway into the apartment office. you may find a letter on the desk mentioning thatApartment 5 has left their keyfor maintenance. On the wall behind you, you canfind the key. You can now unlock and leave through themain office door, if you wish.
Finding The Button
Head out of the office andturn left, then rightdown the hallway towards the stairs. Take the stairs up,killing any insects in your way, and stop at the first landing. You’ll find Apartment 5 all the waydown the hallway to the left.
Once you enter the apartment, head to thecrack in the right-hand walland slip through. There will then beanother crack in the wallahead on the right that you’ll need to slip through as well.Jump out the broken windowonto the fire escape,climb the stairs, andre-enter the open windowinto Apartment 9.
Head to the rightthrough the kitchen into the bathroom, where you’ll encounter ahole in the wall. Though it might seem to go against common sense,reach into the hole, where you’ll manage to find thenumber two Jukebox Button.
You can now either headback down the stairs, oronto the roof. From the roof, you canclimb down a ladderwhich will allow you tounlock a new doorat the ground level.You can use GosuNoob’s videoto follow exactly how to leave this way. From here, it’s time tohead north to Groovy Music.
Groovy Music
Find & Repair The Vinyl Record
Once you’re back onNeely Street, headNorthuntil you findGroovy Musicon the left side of the road. Head inside andclear outany enemies, and you’llfind a letteron the counter.
The janitor came in the other day, drunk and in tears. Had half a record with him, kept yelling we gotta fix it somehow.
I was willing to do it just to shut him up, so I got up to get the glue from the cabinet, but then he realized he only had the one half, so he ran out.
Can’t do much about the records, maybe ask around at Neely’s next time you’re there - might be one of theirs.
Head to the back of the storewhere you’ll see several glass windows facing a sitting room with chairs, a couch, and a coffee table.Break the glassto enter the room, and you’ll be able to pick up theVinyl Glue and Broken Vinyl Recordfrom the coffee table.
Once you haveboth halvesof the broken recordand the gluein your inventory, you can nowcombine them. Open the inventory menu to Key Items andpress the Combine buttonover the Broken Vinyl Record. Select both record pieces and the glue, and you’ll be given the wholeBroken Vinyl Record.
Texan Cafe
Finding A Cool Coin
The last piece you need is acoin to play the jukebox. For this, you’ll need tohead southto the Katz Street intersection andturn eastpast the American Cafe. At the end of this street, just before the barrier, is theTexan Cafeon the south side.
Head to the counterwhere you can activate the cash register. Select andturn the key, then press thebutton in the lower right-hand cornerto open the register drawer. You can now pick up theNeely’s Bar Coin.
Fixing The Jukebox
Putting The Pieces Together
Once you return to Neely’s Bar, activate the jukebox and select theBroken Vinyl Record. Doing so will cause the arm to slide back into place and prep the record to play. Then, select themissing button slotto replace thenumber two button. Lastly,select the coin slotand chooseNeely’s Bar Coin, and the machine will light up with life.
Now, you’ll need to select the correct track. The record was staged on theblue number two arm, so select theblue C buttonand therepaired number two button. James will have aflashback about his wife, thinking of a time when they were at a park together.He’ll reminisce for a momentbefore coming back to reality as the jukebox unfortunatelybreaks for good, shattering the record.
One Final Surprise
However, the jukebox grants a parting gift:Neely’s Bar Key. Take the key to the door at theback of the bar, and you’ll be able to unlock it. Head right andpush the cartto the end of the hallway.Climb on topof the cart, and you’ll now be able toclimb through an open window, unlocking more of theSilent Hill 2 Remakemap for you to explore.
