The games
The House of the Dead
- Anyone who has played Rayman will recognize the titular character's Level Clear Laughter sound effect from said game being used for the Hanged Man's laugh at the beginning of the game when he grabs Sophie with his talons, which is just so out of place that it is hilarious. Unfortunately, the remake doesn't have that soundbite.
The House of the Dead 2
- "Suffer like G did?"
- HOTD 2's voice-acting in general. It clearly falls in the So Bad, It's Good category, and can really turn what is supposed to be a serious story into pure comedy. Observe.
- In the fifth chapter, a few zombies chase after the players in a car. The driver, also a zombie, just stares at the player menacingly.
The House of the Dead III
- In one of the game's Multiple Endings, Lisa and G's van suddenly drives off and Lisa thinks her dad left her. Lisa turns around and sees Rogan and Daniel, then realizes that her car was just stolen by a zombie. Lisa then chases after the zombie and says, "Hey, that's my car, you slimy bastards! Say Your Prayers!"
The House of the Dead 4
- Most of the lines spoken immediately after defeating a boss comes off as totally hammy. These also depend on who is being controlled or who gets the final blow in a 2 player game (With the exception of the last two). Examples include:
- "You're paying for my dry cleaning once we're out of here." -Kate to James after Justice is defeated. Even funnier that it's humorous in contrast to James' remark about the apocalypse rising again.
- "This is straight out of a movie I saw," Kate says as the duo jump from one elevator to another right before the Lovers boss battle.
- After the battle? James nonchalantly says, "I kind of like being an action hero." Cue a facepalm and a groan from Kate.
- For the fight against The Empress, James says "Looks like you missed your stop!" with emphasis on the last word. Kate says "Don't forget to write!" with a rather cheery tone, likely just to taunt Empress.
- "Temper this, buddy!" and "How do you like my low fat, all lead diet?" are the lines James and Kate throw at the obese Temperance, once again depending on who defeats them. Also serves as Mood Whiplash, considering what comes afterwards.
- The fact that Temperance, who flinches at best from being shot, is defeated by dropping a giant clock on its head.
- Once again we see a zombie driving a car, but this one never turns to look at the heroes. He keeps his eyes on the road, so to speak, but by the looks of it he either has no idea what he's doing or is thrilled to be doing so, like a kid driving his dad's car for the first time despite lack of experience.
- Certain lines in the midst of gameplay can have their own charm too.
- "Ugh, I'm tired of getting WET!" -Kate, when taking the left path in Chapter 2.
- "We're going to walk, on the PIPES?!?"- Kate after just telling you she's afraid of heights and wondering if zombies are afraid of heights then choosing the right path in Chapter 2.
- "H-Hey, I'm not into that." - G shaking off a zombie in The House of the Dead 4 Special.
- "Do you really like me that much?!" Kate after getting grabbed and shaken by a zombie.
- The room in DBR HQ that's decorated with Japanese decor for absolutely no reason.
Kate: I think he needs to hire a new decorator.
- Some of the results screen quotes are worthy of mentioning here:
- If James winds up with an E rank on a level:
Kate: You've gotta do better than that!
James: Maybe I should retire...
- If Kate gets a D rank on a level:
James: I think you need a little more practice.
Kate: Oooh...I think I need to go back to the practice range.
- If James gets the second highest overall rank, which is a really odd case of a possible translation error, it's even weirder how the following quote was re-used in 4 Special for G.
James/G: I think I did better than Logan!note It's very likely they're supposed to be referring to Thomas Rogan.
The Typing of the Dead
Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX
- So you finally get to one of the first "boss" minigames, and it looks a lot like the battle with Justice from 4...but then Justice tells you that its teeth hurt. Your objective? Shoot its bad teeth out.
The Film: