This game is bullshit from hell but its also great it really makes you think
joguei muito quando era criançaa, bom jogo
Definitely very loose compared to 2 but defined the strong core tense gameplay (and enemies) that makes it great. Everything is very rapid and tight.
Used to play this game all the time when I was a kid. I still remember how amazing it felt to finally beat the game with a friend. Played it again recently and it's still as fun as I remember
I played this at a bar arcade with infinite lives. It's a goofier, more quarter-munching version of Resident Evil 4. I mean, zombie ninjas? Cyborg ninjas? If you somehow forgot that this is a Japanese game, a final boss zombie levitates, teleports around the screen, uses magic, and wants to take over the world as its new god. So yeah, this game is fucking awesome. I would play again to get a higher rank and explore separate routes. I only fought 4 bosses, thus only saw 4 arcana (yeah the bosses are designated by arcana)
I played this in arcades well before resident evil and this game/series is way more goofy. Zombie ninjas? of course, why not.
This game is one hell of a quarter muncher on bosses but goddamn is it fun. Just feels good to play and honestly it helps that the cab that I was playing it on was in very good condition and it only took 25c to play.
shoot a zombie in the chest, his chest has a hole in it now. Shoot a zombie in the head sometimes his eyeball falls out. It's so simple to make games fun :)
It's fun. Graphics have not aged, the gore is toned down but it's still a fun light gun game.
This game brings back so much memory. It really gave haunting vibes back then. I enjoyed playing it in repeat mode. The second boss gave me nightmares.
me playing this on an emulator
yah go ahead take all my money iam so rich
yah go ahead take all my money iam so rich
"I think this is the security card."
Grabs card that says "SECURITY CARD" on it
Grabs card that says "SECURITY CARD" on it
It can't get much higher than a 4/5 because it's House of the Dead and although it is really fun, there isn't a whole lot to it outside of what you see in the first level. It's an arcade game, so that's fine, just doesn't get that perfect video game score.
A classic of 90s arcade coin munchers. Has a number of cheap spots to steal a few lives from you, but overall it holds up well and the soundtrack is secretly incredible (but you would barely be able to hear it at the arcades)
Just beaten this with a friend and I have to say that I’m impressed with some of the visuals. Like the final boss’s character design is one I almost never see in games and wish for it more.
I recently played some light-gun games and boy are my arms tired!
The fact this isn't a mainstay in every arcade in America is proof that this country is full of fucking shit.
Borderline perfect. The amount of style on display with this game feels a little underappreciated. The iconic voice bellowing "THE HOUSE...OF THE DEAD" over Dracula's Castle organ music. The incredibly varied and inspired monster designs, all moving and animating just beautifully, dismembering in ways that surely had to have blown your fucking mind in 1996. The way every sound-effect is perfected, from the gunshot to headshot to "RE-RE-RELOAD!" I have to blame preservation as to why this game is not a stone-cold classic like House Of The Dead 2 rightfully is.
Playing this thing is such a fucking hassle that I can understand why you might not even bother. The Saturn version is a very watered-down version, having to push a LOT of polygons on the ill-equipped Saturn. The PC version is a headache to get running in any year after 2007. The remake is...oooouuugh the fucking remake.
Your best option to play this beautiful little game is to get it running on MAME, which is tricky since MAME is a total pain in the fucking ass to get working and nobody is going to care enough to do it.
So, let's say you get ALL OF THAT up and running, and you are finally able to play The House...of the Dead.
It's a 30 minute long rail shooter.
This is why it needs to be back in physical arcades!! The experience is neutered by the headache required to play it along with the fact it is such a short game by design. If I ever got rich, I guarantee you my first wasteful rich guy purchase is a cabinet of House Of The Dead and inviting everyone over to play it.
It's just a tragedy that the hideous remake is now people's image of the game, with just some of the most ghastly visuals I've ever seen. The original has such a great color palette, it looks a very distinct way, very sharp and direct. It's impossible to replicate with modern day slop graphics.
I also think we need to appreciate the Magician more. That might be one of the best monster designs I've ever seen. He looks noble and elegant yet beastly. He stands dignified and it is absolutely believable he would be some mad genius's crowning jewel.
I think this game is stellar. The music is more brilliance from Sega's music department and creates the perfect symphony for one of the best light-gun games ever made. It's just a shame you can't play it in its original form in any way that is convenient.
Borderline perfect. The amount of style on display with this game feels a little underappreciated. The iconic voice bellowing "THE HOUSE...OF THE DEAD" over Dracula's Castle organ music. The incredibly varied and inspired monster designs, all moving and animating just beautifully, dismembering in ways that surely had to have blown your fucking mind in 1996. The way every sound-effect is perfected, from the gunshot to headshot to "RE-RE-RELOAD!" I have to blame preservation as to why this game is not a stone-cold classic like House Of The Dead 2 rightfully is.
Playing this thing is such a fucking hassle that I can understand why you might not even bother. The Saturn version is a very watered-down version, having to push a LOT of polygons on the ill-equipped Saturn. The PC version is a headache to get running in any year after 2007. The remake is...oooouuugh the fucking remake.
Your best option to play this beautiful little game is to get it running on MAME, which is tricky since MAME is a total pain in the fucking ass to get working and nobody is going to care enough to do it.
So, let's say you get ALL OF THAT up and running, and you are finally able to play The House...of the Dead.
It's a 30 minute long rail shooter.
This is why it needs to be back in physical arcades!! The experience is neutered by the headache required to play it along with the fact it is such a short game by design. If I ever got rich, I guarantee you my first wasteful rich guy purchase is a cabinet of House Of The Dead and inviting everyone over to play it.
It's just a tragedy that the hideous remake is now people's image of the game, with just some of the most ghastly visuals I've ever seen. The original has such a great color palette, it looks a very distinct way, very sharp and direct. It's impossible to replicate with modern day slop graphics.
I also think we need to appreciate the Magician more. That might be one of the best monster designs I've ever seen. He looks noble and elegant yet beastly. He stands dignified and it is absolutely believable he would be some mad genius's crowning jewel.
I think this game is stellar. The music is more brilliance from Sega's music department and creates the perfect symphony for one of the best light-gun games ever made. It's just a shame you can't play it in its original form in any way that is convenient.
Having played the second installment of the franchise on console first, I have to say it makes quite the difference to play it on an arcade. Improves the experience tenfold, especially with friends. Voice acting also a cherry on top, still.
It's probably not as good as I remember it but dammit it was fun.
I always loved playing this game whenever I would be hanging out at the mall with my cousin, and I will always cherish those memories.
I always loved playing this game whenever I would be hanging out at the mall with my cousin, and I will always cherish those memories.
Not as good as I remember, especially the bosses. Still incredibly fun and heads and shoulders above most rail shooters. The correct way to play will always be one player double guns.
Above average arcade shooter for the time. Balanced the style with the arcade mechanics pretty well.
This one kinda goes harder than the remake, I fully recommend this, I thought the whole branching paths in rail shooters thing was exclusive to remakes, turns out it's not. It's surprising the amount of innovation sega was able to cram into their rail shooters, really excited to try out the other ones, this one was a blast.
Please for the love of Curien, don't play Saturn or PC releases of this game, try original arcade, even if it comes to emulation. You wouldn't regret it, playing with widescreen support and the best graphics from all versions of original thotd is a blast. Anyway, the game is still one of my favourites! The music, the B-movie horror dialogs, the designs of creatures. AM1's team cooked an amazing experience. If you really want to try a rail shooter, try this one!
i would give this a higher rating but theirs 2 big downsides to this game 1 the final boss of all the house of the dead games are just bullshit there designed to kill you not to give you a chance just to kill you its annoying 2nd it repeats bosses its lazy hate that in games
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I totally slept on this game a lot as I wasn't really into light gun games enough to try to actually finish this and I'm so glad I finally got around to making the actual attempt because this game is fun as HELL dude. Gameplay is balanced between aiming well and having a crazy trigger finger and it feels awesome to just rapid blast 6 rounds right into a zombies face. The game has a lot of "gotcha" moments to munch quarters for sure but those combined with the large amounts of alternate paths and secrets to shoot at really just means it's a game that you gotta learn the ins and outs of to actually finish. I basically did at least one run a day until I could actually finish it within the continue and life restrictions the game puts, and I'd honestly rec playing that way. When I can still have this much fun even on the butchered Saturn port that looks and runs pretty chunkily shows how good the game is. The OST also is a lowkey banger. If I ever see the arcade machine for this game again, it's an absolute on-sight play. THIS GAME OWNS
I totally slept on this game a lot as I wasn't really into light gun games enough to try to actually finish this and I'm so glad I finally got around to making the actual attempt because this game is fun as HELL dude. Gameplay is balanced between aiming well and having a crazy trigger finger and it feels awesome to just rapid blast 6 rounds right into a zombies face. The game has a lot of "gotcha" moments to munch quarters for sure but those combined with the large amounts of alternate paths and secrets to shoot at really just means it's a game that you gotta learn the ins and outs of to actually finish. I basically did at least one run a day until I could actually finish it within the continue and life restrictions the game puts, and I'd honestly rec playing that way. When I can still have this much fun even on the butchered Saturn port that looks and runs pretty chunkily shows how good the game is. The OST also is a lowkey banger. If I ever see the arcade machine for this game again, it's an absolute on-sight play. THIS GAME OWNS
i like the part where you shoot the zombie with cool music
distinct memories goin down the shore with my cousins and saying made up swear words at the second boss when dad was off tryin to win us free candy
What an arcade game! Taking that gun and shooting all kind of zombies in a spooky house was elite, especially because it was possible to play it in two player mode. I've never managed to get to the end because everytime the credits went out at some point sadly.
The House of the Dead is far more difficult than I remembered, and made me wish I had two lightguns. Goofy fun.
Nostalgia