| Alt name | HOD3 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Platform | Windows |
| Released in | Japan, Poland, United Kingdom (2005) Czechia, Slovakia, United Kingdom (2006) |
| Genre | Action |
| Theme | Horror, Rail Shooter, Zombies |
| Publisher | Mastertronic Games Ltd., SEGA Corporation, SEGA Europe Ltd. |
| Developer | Wow Entertainment, Inc. |
| Perspective | 1st-Person |
Description of The House of the Dead III
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! Also available on Arcade, time to play a horror, zombies and rail shooter video game title.
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RYU_ICHI_ASPS 2025-03-25 0 point Windows version
Re:JIMBLES
Before launching hod3, I clicked on "PLAY GAME" from "hod3launch.exe", nothing happened, but when I closed launch and started hod3.exe with "Run as administrator" checked in the properties, the game worked. However, there is a chance that a white screen will randomly occur. (The Japanese version does not even open a window.)
Jimbles 2025-03-19 5 points Windows version
I think something has changed in a recent Windows update that makes this not run. I had this installed previously a few months ago and it ran perfectly fine. Now on two different machines updated to the latest Windows 11 update, I get a white screen and the game stops responding. Could anyone look into this? Garbe in the comments also had the same issue from what I can tell from Google Translate.
Ryu_Ichi_ASPS 2025-01-27 0 point Windows version
I also want the Japanese version of Nodisc patch. I can't get it to start because of the old license.
Garbe 2025-01-26 0 point Windows version
Buenos días,
he descargado el parche, lo he puesto en la carpeta EXE y aun así cuando arranco el juego como administrador se me queda la pantalla en blanco y el juego no inicia.
3frencito 2024-12-27 -1 point
What can I do if I get a lot of graphical errors during the game when I run it?
I've tried everything, I understand that it's difficult to run old games on current computers but I really want to know how to fix this error.
Ruby Eye Shabranigdu 2024-10-04 -2 points
Just use: https://github.com/argonlefou/Hotd3pc_ArcadeMod
To fix and improve the game!
issue help 2024-06-30 10 points
if your game doesn't launch because of that administrator thing, download the NOCD 914 KB extra. unzip and you'll get a hod3pc.exe file last modified 2/12/2005
Back to your THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD3_EU folder, open the exe folder and it will have hod3pc.exe. Replace that one with the new 2005 exe file and you should be able to launch the game this time
also if you wanna exit the game, you gotta alt-f4
rippy 2024-05-22 1 point
this game is so nostalgic for me , reminds me of the good old days. thanks for the game lads
coffeesdone7 2024-05-18 3 points
is there a way to use the mouse to play this because WHOEVER THE FUCK THOUGHT USING A KEYBOARD FOR A HOTD GAME SHOULD HAVE THEIR HEAD BLOWN OFF
sibtainkalyar 2024-05-04 0 point
i have playe many games in my life but the thotd series is fantastic ]
Jm 2024-04-03 0 point
I love this game! I've played it for years ago, and i still remember this! i love this game :)
babymauler422 2024-04-02 0 point
Imagine yourself being Sega, creating one of the best rail shooter arcades in the 2000s, winning multiple awards with their franchise, and still couldn't be arsed to make a good PC port.
Jokes aside this game rocks, I wish there was more to do in HOTD3 compared to HOTD2.
DreiBanned 2024-02-03 1 point
why does it say "please login with administrator and try again"? i cant get past the installation screen
Dis 2023-08-22 9 points
Working for Windows 11 on a modern laptop 12800HX, 64GB Ram, 3070ti
Step 1: Download either this ISO VERSION (really it is an MDF) English version 491 "MB House of the Dead III" or the one on "oldgamesdownload" site; the latter has the crack in the download.
Step 2: After the download has completed, you will find a "The_House_of_the_Dead_III_Win_ROM_EN" zip file. open it. Inside of that will be a folder called game files. Extract that wherever you want. Open it up and you will find a "HOD3.MDF", mount it and you will have access to the setup installer.
NOTE: if mounting for the file doesn't work, you can just convert the MDF to ISO with the "MDF to ISO" freeware program. Once converted mount the ISO or open with Win.rar and access the setup installer. wincdemu for me didn't want to work at all with this games MDF or ISO
Once installed, open the House of the Dead III game folder (will be where you installed it to) and drop the NOCD crack into the EXE folder, I always backup the exe, up to you if you want to.
Run the game from the launcher and you should be ready to go.
Fan del tv-nalga 2023-03-03 -4 points
No puede ser es el juego del ultimo tv-nalga en uno de sus ultimos directos
Leong 2023-02-12 1 point
Why is it lagging, I remember when i use a low spec Win 7 It ran so smooth, but now I can't even run it on a gaming PC
Un pinche perro callejero 2023-01-02 4 points
juegazo, lo llegue a terminar en un par de horas con un amigo cuando salimos de la secundaria. ir a los arcade "maquinitas" era lo mejor, grandes momentos
tilin 2022-12-18 1 point
ayuda porfabor no puedo descargar el juego :c
cuando le doy a descargar en la pagina empieza a descargar el zip pero cuando llega a los 38mb/491 sale error de red o archivo incompleto ya lo intente varias veses y me ocurre lo mismo con el hotd 2 si me ayudan a solucionarlo estarte muy agradecido es uno de los juegos de mi infancia :D
ISMG0X 2022-06-29 2 points
I Remember Having The Official Disc Back When It Released , Much Fun Must Try
True Seeker 2022-06-17 2 points
If you still playing this game,you are real old legend player....
Joyceee 2022-04-04 2 points
I played this game for years at our local arcade after school, I spent a lottt of money looking back... good times!
ahmad 2022-01-02 2 points
this game is so fucking good im really sad its the last on pc, we need remakes or new games asap
shehzad 2021-09-12 0 point
i miss this was our childhood time game :( :( :( i really miss that time :( :(
SimonRiley 2021-07-22 2 points
Guys now im 17 years old I first played The House Of The Dead 2 when I was 7 or 10 years now im playing it againg because it was the best zombie game made ever happy days
horror.vampire 28 2021-07-08 -3 points
Iam going to download this 3D zombie game now that iam 28 years old
orgindo 2021-05-17 1 point
Teman-teman ... Cukup pasang .MDF lalu jalankan hod3Launch.exe saat menjelajahi file di CD. Luncurkan hod3Launch.exe yang sama lagi saat Anda ingin bermain. Ini berfungsi langsung dari kotak untuk windows 10 tetapi Anda harus memasang .MDF kapan pun Anda ingin bermain. Tidak ada crack no-cd yang disertakan.
paham sampe sini?
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 1 point
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 3 points
Once I click play thats it. it puts me back to disktop it wont open
mits 2020-05-31 -3 points
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 4 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 4 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 -3 points
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 3 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 0 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 1 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 68 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 -11 points
How can i Extract the game? can i only play it on a PS1 or PS2 Emulator?
Frozen 2018-08-15 1 point
thank you so much !! it's legit HOTD 3 i havent played this game since when i was 10
Kaal 2018-07-25 -4 points
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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- Year: 2002
- Publisher: SEGA Corporation
- Developer: Wow Entertainment, Inc.
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