Hydro Thunder

n/a

NTSC-U
PAL

Hydro Thunder

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment

Developer: Eurocom Entertainment Software

Distributor: Metro Games (AU), Tec Toy (BR)

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
US	1999-09-09^[2]^[3]	$49.9949.99^[4]	T-9702N
US (Sega All Stars)	200x	$19.9519.95^[5]	T-9702N
DE	1999-11-05		T-9702D-51
ES	1999-11-05^[10]	8,490Ptas8,490^[11]	T-9702D-61
FR	1999-11-04^[12]		T-9702D-51
UK	1999-11-05^[6]^[7]	£39.9939.99^[8]^[9]	T-9702D-61
DE/FR/NL	1999-11-05		T-9702D-51
ES/UK/IT	1999-11-05		T-9702D-61
AU	1999-11-30^[13]	$94.9594.95^[14]
BR	xxxx		197176

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

Developed By Eurocom Entertainment Software

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

Midway Home Entertainment Team

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^[15]

Magazine articles

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(HU)

87

^[16]

(UK)

PAL

75

^[17]

(FR)

PAL

89

^[18]

(UK)

PAL

70

^[19]

(UK)

PAL

70

^[20]

(UK)

92

^[21]

(FR)

PAL

70

^[22]

(DE)

PAL

50

^[23]

(UK)

79

^[24]

(FR)

PAL

91

^[25]

(UK)

PAL

60

^[26]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[27]

(US)

NTSC-U

86

^[28]

(US)

NTSC-U

88

^[4]

(UK)

PAL

78

^[29]

(US)

NTSC-U

78

^[30]

(DE)

PAL

78

^[31]

(PL)

80

^[32]

(PL)

60

^[33]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[34]

(AR)

79

^[35]

(UK)

60

^[9]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[36]

(FR)

66

^[37]

(PL)

60

^[38]

(ES)

PAL

70

^[11]

(RU)

60

^[39]

(DE)

PAL

80

^[40]

	74
Based on 28 reviews

Hydro Thunder

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc File:HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)
Cover
Disc File:HydroThunderHotNew-DC-US-Manual.pdf Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
Cover

Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
Cover
Disc File:HydroThunder-DC-UKESIT-Manual.pdf Manual

Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
Cover
Disc File:HydroThunder-DC-DEFRNL-Manual.pdf Manual

Dreamcast, BR
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay Contrato De Licenca

Technical information

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast

References

↑ http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=620 (Wayback Machine: 2006-05-08 12:36)
↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
↑ http://www.sega.com:80/sega/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=296 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-27 11:56)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 140
↑ Press release: 2000-12-21: Midway's Popular Videogame Titles Selected for 'Sega All Stars' Program; Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, NFL Blitz 2000 and Hydro Thunder Among Top-Selling Sega Dreamcast Titles of All Time
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1185 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-14 17:26)
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↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92
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↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
↑ Hyper, "January 2000" (AU; 1999-12-01), page 84
↑ File:HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf, page 25
↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 100
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 74
↑ DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 16
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-14)
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 90
↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 62
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 82
↑ Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 120
↑ Edge, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-28), page 77
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213
↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamesMaster, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-24), page 86
↑ Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 74
↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 57
↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108
↑ Next Level, "Diciembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 119
↑ PSX Extreme, "07/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 107

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[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_03.pdf_p75-8] Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 75

[:File:ODM_UK_01.pdf_p92-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20020923143913.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.centromail.es.2Ftop.2Fficha_liquidacion.asp.3Fcodmail.3D13454.26codprov.3D-10] ttp://www.centromail.es/top/ficha_liquidacion.asp?codmail=13454&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-23 14:39)

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[:File:Hyper_AU_075.pdf_p84-14] Hyper, "January 2000" (AU; 1999-12-01), page 84

[:File:HydroThunder_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p25-15] File:HydroThunder DC US Manual.pdf, page 25

[16] 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:Arcade_UK_13.pdf_p100-17] Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 100

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_094.pdf_p96-18] Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_03.pdf_p74-19] Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 74

[:File:DCUK_03.pdf_p16-20] DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 16

[digitiser1999-10-14-21] Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-14)

[:File:DLMO_FR_02.pdf_p90-22] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 90

[:File:DDOM_DE_02.pdf_p62-23] Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 62

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_01.pdf_p82-24] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 82

[:File:Dreamzone_7_1999_Scan.pdf_p120-25] Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 120

[:File:Edge_UK_078.pdf_p77-26] Edge, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-28), page 77

[:File:EGM_US_123.pdf_p213-27] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213

[:File:GameFan_US_0710.pdf_p20-28] GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_090.pdf_p86-29] GamesMaster, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-24), page 86

[:File:GameInformer_US_078.pdf_p74-30] Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-01.pdf_p57-31] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 57

[32] Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 15

[33] Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:NextGeneration_US_58.pdf_p108-34] Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108

[:File:NextLevel_AR_11.pdf_p24-35] Next Level, "Diciembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:ODCM_US_02.pdf_p112-36] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_102.pdf_p119-37] Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 119

[38] PSX Extreme, "07/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 40

[39] Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19

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Hydro Thunder

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Tracks

Easy

Medium

Hard

Bonus

Boats

Easy

Medium

Hard

Bonus

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References