Hydro Thunder

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Hydro Thunder
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment
Developer:
Original system(s): Midway Quicksilver II arcade hardware[1]
Developer(s) of original games: Midway Studios San Diego
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[4] T-9702N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
US
(Sega All Stars)
$19.9519.95[5] T-9702N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-9702D-51
USK: 6
Sega Dreamcast
ES
8,490Ptas8,490[11] T-9702D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-9702D-51
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[8][9] T-9702D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL
T-9702D-51
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT
T-9702D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
AU
$94.9594.95[14]
Sega Dreamcast
BR
197176
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Non-Sega versions

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Hydro Thunder is a power boat racing game and the first in the Thunder series by Midway Games. Originally released in arcades in early 1999, it was ported to the Sega Dreamcast as a launch title in both North America and shortly after launch in PAL regions later in the year. It was later ported to other consoles, though the Dreamcast version remains the closest version to the arcade game.

Gameplay

Tracks

Easy

Thunder Park
Lost Island
Arctic Circle

Medium

Greek Isles
Lake Powell
The Far East

Hard

Ship Graveyard
Venice Canals
New York Disaster

Bonus

Nile Adventure
Hydro Speedway
Catacomb
Castle von Dandy

Boats

Easy

Damn the Torpedoes
Midway
Miss Behave

Medium

Banshee
Tidal Blade
Thresher

Hard

Cutthroat
Rad Hazard
Razorback

Bonus

Tinytanic
Armed Response
Blowfish
Chumdinger

History

Legacy

Several plans for a sequel were put in place, but none emerged until Hydro Thunder Hurricane was released for Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. The third entry to the Thunder series, 4 Wheel Thunder was released for the Dreamcast in 2001.

Production credits

  • Lead Programming: David Long
  • Lead Textures & Modeling: Colin Garrat
  • Textures & Modeling: Adrian Mannion, Paul Robinson & Chris Boyle
  • Additional Programming: Paul Bates & Mark Hetherington
  • Audio: Neil Baldwin & Guy Cockcroft
  • QA Lead: Andy Collins
  • QA: Phil Bennett
  • Special Thanks To: Steve Ranck, Scott Goffman, Sega Europe Tech Support & Sega America Tech Support
Hydro Thunder Arcade Team
  • Programming: Steven Ranck - Lead Programmer, Michael Starich, Scott Patterson, Lori Miller - Tools, Dusty Monk - Tools, Detmar Peterke - Tools
  • Artists: Eric Browning - Lead Artist, Scott Goffman, Brian Silva, Dale Henderscheid, Gary Carbonell, Andy Wilson
  • Music & Sound: Orpheus 'SoundStation' Hanley
  • Software Development Manager: Brian Johnson
  • Producer: Kevin Potter
  • Associate Producer: Sean Wilson
  • Assistant Producer: Ed Duran
  • Technical Director: Sam Calis
  • Print Design & Production: Midway Creative Services, San Diego
  • Test Manager: Rob Sablan
  • Test Supervisors: John Ubalde & Seth McNew
  • Lead Product Analyst: Bishop
  • Product Analysts: Brien Atangan, Shon Flanagan, Donny Hamilton, Joshua Hutchins, Ian McCauley, Jim McClure & David Nylander
  • Additional Level Design & Artists: Steve Kramer and John Stookey
  • Special Thanks: Deborah Fulton, Ira Kalina, Kathy Lange, Kathy Schoback, Teri Higgins, Leonard Albano, Kelsey Hudson, Long Vang, Lee J. Yi & Erwin Gasmin
Source:
US manual
HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf
[15]

Magazine articles

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
87
[16]
Arcade (UK) PAL
75
[17]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
89
[18]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
70
[19]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[20]
Digitiser (UK)
92
[21]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[22]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
50
[23]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
79
[24]
Edge (UK) PAL
60
[25]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[26]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
86
[27]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[4]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[28]
Man!ak (PL)
80
[29]
Neo Plus (PL)
60
[30]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[31]
Next Level (AR)
79
[32]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
60
[9]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
80
[33]
Player One (FR)
66
[34]
PSX Extreme (PL)
60
[35]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
70
[11]
Strana Igr (RU)
60
[36]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[37]
Sega Dreamcast
74
Based on
25 reviews

Hydro Thunder

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf
Manual
HydroThunderDCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)
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Cover
HydroThunder DC US Disc HotNew.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
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Cover
Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
Hydrothunder dc defrnl backcover.jpgHydroThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
HydroThunder DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, BR
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Cover
HydroThunder DC BR Disc.jpg
Disc
HydroThunderDCBRManual.pdf
Manual
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Inlay
HydroThunderDCBRInfo.jpg
Contrato De Licenca

Technical information

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
GD-ROM (US)
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
GD-ROM (US)
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
GD-ROM (EU)
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-06-16 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-07-28 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-09-08 GD-R Page

External links

References

  1. [ ]
  2. Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
  3. http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=296 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-27 11:56)
  4. 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 140
  5. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1185 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-14 17:26)
  6. https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/zCHdhNLlFt0/m/bWLym4b8sQoJ
  7. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 75
  8. 9.0 9.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92
  9. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha_liquidacion.asp?codmail=13454&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-23 14:39)
  10. 11.0 11.1 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 38
  11. http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=16062 (Wayback Machine: 2002-11-04 12:57)
  12. http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
  13. Hyper, "January 2000" (AU; 1999-12-01), page 84
  14. File:HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf, page 25
  15. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39
  16. Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 100
  17. Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96
  18. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 74
  19. DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 16
  20. Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-14)
  21. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 90
  22. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 62
  23. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 82
  24. Edge, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-28), page 77
  25. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213
  26. GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  27. MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 57
  28. Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 15
  29. Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32
  30. Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108
  31. Next Level, "Diciembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 24
  32. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112
  33. Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 119
  34. PSX Extreme, "07/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 40
  35. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  36. Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 107


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