Category Archives: The House of the Dead

Electronica or Buttrock- What is Sega’s Musical Legacy?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by ryan

As I listened to the final episode of Saturday Night Sega (RIP) recently, I was struck by the sheer variety of the tunes played during the show. Despite all the disparate styles of songs played, two genres were most prevalent: … Continue reading →

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Nickel-A-Play Arcade in Aurora, CO

Posted on January 3, 2014 by ryan

Nickel-A-Play is an arcade about ten minutes outside of Denver, Colorado. You pay a $3.50 entrance fee, then you can play any arcade game (except DDR) for free. It is totally awesome and offers a ton of rad games for … Continue reading →

Posted in AM2, Arcades, Laser Ghost, Stadium Cross, Super GT, The House of the Dead, Top Skater, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Virtual On | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Happy Dreamcast Day! 99 Ways to Celebrate

Posted on September 9, 2012 by ryan

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Dreamcast’s North American debut on 9/9/99 and it’s a great time to celebrate this incredible and innovative system! 99 ways to celebrate the Dreamcast today (in no particular order): 1. Wish the Dreamcast … Continue reading →

Posted in Cannon Spike, Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast, Japanese commercials, Jet Set Radio, Magazines, Nick Hornby, Phantasy Star Online, Sega fans are awesome, Segagaga, SEGAROCKS, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic, Space Channel 5, The House of the Dead, Yume Neko | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Website of the Dead’s Exclusive Interview With Takashi Oda

Posted on September 8, 2012 by ryan

The best House of the Dead website on the internet, The Website of the Dead, recently conducted an interview with series director Takashi Oda. The most interesting part of the interview to me was this: “After 16 years of the first … Continue reading →

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Club Sega (1997 CD)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by ryan

“What’s that title? Ya ain’t know “CLUB SEGA”. Cool!” The text on the disc is almost as bizarre as some of the tracks on this album. Produced by the legendary Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Sega Rally, Rez, Sega Touring Car, Space Channel … Continue reading →

Posted in After Burner, Daytona USA, Game music, Last Bronx, NiGHTS, Sega Rally, Sonic, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, The House of the Dead, Top Skater, Virtua Fighter, Virtual On | Tagged , | 5 Comments