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The House of the Dead - Quality of Life Improvements 1.0
  • Author privateye...
  • Creation date Jan 18, 2026
  • Tags  hack  hotd  house of the dead  improvement  patch  qol  quality of life  saturn  sega  sega saturn  

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   Description
 Patches for The House of the Dead (USA) on Sega Saturn that make the following changes :
  • Changes the default blood color from green to red.
  • Removes the
      
    PRESS START BUTTON
     message to stop it from appearing during gameplay.
  • Simplifies the Stage Select code to L+R+Start; perform this button combination on
      
    ARCADE
     in the main menu or in Saturn mode's Character Select menu.
  • Unlocks Sophie and Researcher as playable characters in Saturn mode.
  • [OPTIONAL] Activates the hidden Japanese mode, essentially converting it to the Japanese release with the addition of three blood colors that are absent from it (blue/purple/red)
  • [OPTIONAL] Activates the Stage Select menu automatically, thus eliminating the requirement for a controller to enter the code.