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The House of the Dead III
Windows - 2005
Description of The House of the Dead III Windows
The House of the Dead III (aka HOD3), a really nice action game sold in 2005 for Windows, is available and ready to be played again! Time to play a horror, zombies and rail shooter video game title.
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SuperHans 2021-01-18 0 point
Thank the stars for this site. I own a retail copy that no longer functions thanks to SafeDisc DRM being torpedoed by Microsoft, and Sega never patching the game to remove it.
HEXEN 2021-01-11 -2 points
Guys... Simply mount the .MDF then launch hod3Launch.exe when exploring the files on the CD. Launch the same hod3Launch.exe again when you want to play. It works straight out of the box for windows 10 but you have to mount the .MDF whenever you want to play. There is no no-cd crack included.
REY WITH PHILLIP 2020-06-19 2 points
Once I click play thats it. it puts me back to disktop it wont open
mits 2020-05-31 -1 point
i only played hotd 1 and 2 when i was a child but i cant wait to play hotd 3! ive been looking where to download this!
banana 2020-04-12 2 points
hi , it says insert a cd-rom . please help .i extracted the file.i could install but cant play
that helpful bot 2020-03-12 2 points
Okay, when you download the file. You'll be given an MDF, MDS and DS_Store . You need to mount the .MDF file, I use Virtual CloneDrive to mount .MDF files. It will be the biggest file in the folder.
Once you mount the files, you can access the game's files like you inserted a disk. Run hod3Launch.exe that will open up the launcher. Install the game and if necessary, install DirectX while you're at it. After you install the game, you should be able to launch it.
If you're not satisfied on how the game runs, go into the GRAPHIC SETTINGS of the launcher and you should be able to change resolution, max framerate, the graphics, etc. If your game is running slow, lower the texture quality and turn off anti-aliasing.
At this point, you should be able to play the game. Have fun.
Toby 2019-12-20 -1 point
My mom saw me playing this for hours on end and finally said I should get out, find a good girlfriend and get laid.
XANDER 2019-12-02 1 point
Windows 8 stopped recognising my physical disk for this game, downloaded ISO from here and now it's working perfectly, cheers!
Maro 2019-10-13 2 points
Hey, so I downloaded it, installed it, I have it in my folder, but I can't run it. It says that it needs CD-Disc. How can I open this game?
Rizwan Khan 2019-07-18 -1 point
the house of dead 3 is a good game for young kids it's very interesting gameplay
Colten 2019-07-15 -1 point
Hello, I'm having issues with playing the game. I installed the game, but it is not allowing me to download directx. I do have the directplay thing enabled in legacy features, so I don't think I need it. Anyway, once I try to launch the game, it changes resolution going into fullscreen, then changes back and the game doesn't launch. Any help at all would be appreciated!
Herokun Otaku 2019-06-14 -1 point
If you have a problem with the .mdf file then you have to change the file extension to .iso and unpack it with Bandizip or 7-Zip or ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver, it works for me
Frank 2019-06-01 1 point
There is nothing inside the zip. only some files that I can't open or run.
Andrew 2019-04-19 0 point
Wish I could help, Anne, but that is a unique problem I never bumped into. I would assume you would have to install DirectX but I'm guessing you have already done that. You might need to Google about it. Don't put "House of The Dead 3 DirectDraw Init Failed" but instead put the problem in by itself. Other people might've suffered from it from other games and there might be a global fix for it somewhere.
Anne 2019-04-14 0 point
Hi, I have a problem, when I follow Andrew's instructions, and I try to open up the launcher, a message that says "DirectDraw init failed. The sample will not exit" appears. I'm not a English speaker, and I'm not a technology person, sorry for all the mistakes.
Can somebody help me, please?
elkady 2019-03-09 0 point
I am realy happy to share this kind of game i rememberd that when iwas 16 i enjoyed it very much.
Cawfii 2019-02-09 -5 points
i successfully mounted it and installed it but there is a problem saying that "cant init hal device" what does it mean and what do i do? :C
Andrew 2019-01-30 30 points
Okay, when you download the file. You'll be given an MDF, MDS and DS_Store . You need to mount the .MDF file, I use Virtual CloneDrive to mount .MDF files. It will be the biggest file in the folder.
Once you mount the files, you can access the game's files like you inserted a disk. Run hod3Launch.exe that will open up the launcher. Install the game and if necessary, install DirectX while you're at it. After you install the game, you should be able to launch it.
If you're not satisfied on how the game runs, go into the GRAPHIC SETTINGS of the launcher and you should be able to change resolution, max framerate, the graphics, etc. If your game is running slow, lower the texture quality and turn off anti-aliasing.
At this point, you should be able to play the game. Have fun.
zapper 2019-01-07 -2 points
Help, i can play this game they said "Please Insert THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 3 CD-ROM" HELP
storm 2018-10-29 -1 point
this is the one of my best shooting games.initially i thought this game wont be that much fun , but now i am mad for this game.this time my immense desire is to play the game the house of the dead scarlet dawn.
CoupeDeGrace 2018-10-06 -8 points
How can i Extract the game? can i only play it on a PS1 or PS2 Emulator?
Frozen 2018-08-15 0 point
thank you so much !! it's legit HOTD 3 i havent played this game since when i was 10
Kaal 2018-07-25 -1 point
Madharchod Mac ka game hai our windows likha hai bhosadi wala mat download karna bhai log
SUMONE 2018-06-16 0 point
How to play it?? after extraction,various mdf files and .ds dtore files appear
AtrosGD 2018-06-14 1 point
It is a good website to find the old games, in fact I am 12 years old, when I was 7 or 8, I played, the house of the dead 4, I had a trauma after playing the game, today I remembered the game and the 'I found on this site even if it is not the fourth.
Dogo 2018-05-31 0 point
I played this game on the arcade and the Wii version too! It is fun, mindless zombie-shooting action that won't take itself seriously. There are multiple paths leading to different levels, so replaying can be a different experience every time for a while
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