The House of the Dead

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The House of the Dead
System(s): Sega Model 2C CRX, Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Deith Leisure (UK)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















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The House of the Dead (ザ・ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド) is a light-gun game initially developed for Sega Model 2C CRX hardware in 1996. It is the first in the The House of the Dead series, and was ported to the Sega Saturn and Windows PC in 1998 due to its success.

The game is a rail shoot-em-up, where you must shoot zombies.

Production Credits

Arcade Version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Assistant Producer: Hiroshi Aso
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Tomoyuki Naito, Gen Miyazaki
Designers: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Yasutada Kawata, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takahiro Kudo, Akiko Shirota, Satoshi Ito, Norio Ishii, Yasushi Sekido
Music Composer & Sound Effect: Tetsuya Kawauchi
Publicity: Yasushi Nakajima, Akira Yamanaka, Jun Kasahara
AM4 Staff: Minoru Matsuba, Yasuhiro Komori, Noriaki Ueda, Motohiko Higashiguchi, Eiji Inoue, Ken Adachi, Kenji Watanabe
Special Thanks: Ryoichi Hasegawa, Takahiro Fukada, Yoshimi Aikawa, Katsu Oshida, Toshihiro Ando, Hitoshi Furukubo
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda
Presented by: AM1

Saturn Version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Assistant Producer: Hiroshi Aso
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Tomoyuki Naito, Gen Miyazaki
Designers: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Yasutada Kawata, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takahiro Kudo, Akiko Hirota, Norio Ishii, Yasushi Sekido
Music Composer & Sound Effect: Tetsuya Kawauchi
Lead Programmer: Paul Seedy
Additional Programming: Brett Patterson
Lead Artists: Simon Hart, Rohan Westbury, Warren Hawkes
Additional Artists: Mark Jones, Andy Yong, Robert Walkley, Ben Hemming
Quality Assurance: John Szoke
Saturn Engine: Shane Stevens
Technical Director & Tools: Andrew Bailey
Executive Producer: Arthur Kakouris
Publicity: Yasushi Nakajima, Akira Yamanaka, Jun Kasahara
Special Thanks: Ryoichi Hasegawa, Takahiro Fukada, Seiki Saito, Katsu Oshida, Toshihiro Ando, Hitoshi Furukubo, Tim Larby, Yutaka Sugano
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda
Presented by: AM1

PC Version

Producer: Rikiya Nakagawa
Assistant Producer: Hiroshi Aso
Programmers: Koji Ooto, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Tomoyuki Naito, Gen Miyazaki
Designers: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Yasutada Kawata, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takahiro Kudo, Asako Shirota, Norio Ishii, Yasushi Sekido
Music Composer & Sound Effect: Tetsuya Kawauchi
Lead Programming: Greg Douglas
Lead Artists: Simon Hart, Rohan Westbury, Warren Hawkes
Additional Artists: Ben Hemming, Mark Jones, Andy Yong, Robert Walkley
Quality Assurance: John Szoke, Tom Norgate
PC Engine: Graeme Scott, Greg Douglas, Steve Passiouras
Technical Director & Tools: Andrew Bailey
Executive Producer: Arthur Kakouris
Publicity: Yasushi Nakajima, Akira Yamanaka, Jun Kasahara
Special Thanks: Ryoichi Hasegawa, Takahiro Fukada, Seiki Saito, Katsu Oshida, Toshihiro Ando, Hitoshi Furukubo, Tim Larby
Director & Planner: Takashi Oda
Presented by: AM1

Gallery

  • Deluxe cabinet

Physical Scans

Model 2 Version

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №76, p106/107/108
70 №75, p120/121/122
82 №31
Sega Saturn
 81
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
85
[1]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
90
[2]
Edge (UK) PAL
70
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
64
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
30
[6]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[7]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[8]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[9]
Joypad (FR) PAL
70
[10]
L'essential des Achats pour Consoles (FR)
85
[11]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
58
[12]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[13]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[14]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
80
[15]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
80
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[17]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
80
[18]
SuperGamePower (BR)
86
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[22]
Super Power (FI)
88
[23]
Video Games (DE) PAL
68
[24]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
24 reviews

The House of the Dead

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, EU (Virtua Gun)
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Cover
Saturn, JP
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Cover
Saturn, JP (Satakore)
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Saturn, BR
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Cover
Saturn, Asia
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Cover

Windows Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №1
Windows PC
 40
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade (UK)
25
[25]
CD-Action (PL)
70
[26]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
75
[27]
Gamers' Republic (US)
75
[28]
Hacker (HR)
79
[29]
Next Games (FR)
60
[30]
PC Zone (UK)
76
[31]
Reset (PL)
70
[32]
Secret Service (PL)
60
[33]
The Gamer (YU)
75
[34]
Ultimate PC (UK)
46
[35]
Windows PC
 65
Based on
11 reviews

The House of the Dead

PC, US
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Cover
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Disc
PC, US (Expert Software)
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Cover
PC, EU

PC, EU (Fair Game)

PC, JP

PC, JP (Ultra 2000)

PC, AU

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
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Disc
PC, ES (Xplosiv)
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Cover



The House of the Dead series of games
The House of the Dead (Remake) (1996) | The House of the Dead 2 (1998) | The House of the Dead III (2003) | The House of the Dead 4 (2005) | The House of the Dead: Overkill (Extended Cut) (2009) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018)
The Typing of the Dead games
The Typing of the Dead (1999) | The Typing of the Dead 2003 (2002) | The Typing of the Dead 2004 (2003) | The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (2004) | The Typing of the Dead for Mac (200x) | The Typing of the Dead Typing Lariat (2006) | The Typing of the Dead 2 (2007) | The Typing of the Dead Featuring Rakuten Minna no Shushoku Katsudou Nikki (2010) | The Typing of the Dead EX (2012) |The Typing of the Dead: Overkill (2013)
Spin-off games
Zombie Revenge (1999) | The Pinball of the Dead (2002) | Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (2008) | Zombie Shiki - Eigo Ryoku Sosei Jutsu: English of the Dead (2008) | The House of the Dead LL (20xx) | Zombie Utsu: Flick of the Dead (2012) | The House of the Dead: Overkill The Lost Reels (2013) | Darts of the Dead (2017) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Battle Genesis (2019)
Compilations
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (2008) | The House of the Dead Bundle Pack (2012)
The House of the Dead related media
Music
 The House of the Dead 2 (1999) | Zombie Revenge (1999) | The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (2005) | House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (2019) | The House of the Dead 2 (2022)
Book
 The House of the Dead Official Guide (1998) | The House of the Dead Dennou Shinan: Dr. Curien no Houkoku Sho (1998) | The House of the Dead 2 G's File (1999) | The House of the Dead 2 Perfect Guide (1999) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: The House of the Dead 2 (1999) | The House of the Dead 2 Official Strategy Guide (1999) | Dreamcast Hisshou Hou Special: Zombie Revenge Perfect Guide (1999) | House of the Dead (2003) | The House of the Dead III Perfect Guide (2003) | Prelude to an Overkill (2009)
Book
 The House of the Dead "Wilder than Heaven" (1997) | Nightmare Syndrome Horror Game Comic Anthology (1998) + one more manga
Film
 House of the Dead (2003) | House of the Dead II (2005)
  1. ↑ Ação Games, "Junho 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 36
  2. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 106
  3. ↑ Edge, "April 1998" (UK; 1998-03-25), page 102
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 120
  5. ↑ Famitsu, "1998-04-03" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 1
  6. ↑ Fun Generation, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-08), page 107
  7. ↑ GamePro, "June 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 122
  8. ↑ Game Informer, "May 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 52
  9. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "June 1998" (US; 1998-05-xx), page 79
  10. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 120
  11. ↑ L'essential des Achats pour Consoles, "Vol. 1" (FR; 1998-11-25), page 58
  12. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-08), page 82
  13. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/98" (DE; 1998-04-01), page 98
  14. ↑ Neo Plus, "Lipiec-Sierpień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 51
  15. ↑ neXt Level, "Mai 1998" (DE; 1998-04-17), page 62
  16. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 6" (JP; 1998-03-13), page 150
  17. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 10" (JP; 1998-05-15), page 116
  18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1998" (DE; 1998-04-01), page 16
  19. ↑ SuperGamePower, "Maio 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 28
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1998" (UK; 1998-04-15), page 64
  21. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-10 (1998-04-03)" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 196
  22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  23. ↑ Super Power, "6 1998" (FI; 1998-0x-xx), page 50
  24. ↑ Video Games, "5/98" (DE; 1998-04-29), page 98
  25. ↑ Arcade, "December 1998" (UK; 1998-11-17), page 172
  26. ↑ CD-Action, "9/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 78
  27. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "8/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
  28. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "November 1998" (US; 1998-10-18), page 92
  29. ↑ Hacker, "10/1998" (HR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
  30. ↑ Next Games, "Juillet 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 93
  31. ↑ PC Zone, "August 1998" (UK; 1998-0x-xx), page 113
  32. ↑ Reset, "Październik 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 48
  33. ↑ Secret Service, "Wrzesień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 46
  34. ↑ The Gamer, "Septembar 1998" (YU; 1998-xx-xx), page 32
  35. ↑ Ultimate PC, "Volume One, Issue Twelve: August 1998" (UK; 1998-07-16), page 98
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