Hydro Thunder

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Hydro Thunder

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Midway

Developer: Midway

Eurocom

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1999-09-09^[3]		T-9702N
US (Sega All Stars)	200x	$19.9519.95^[4]	T-9702N
EU	1999-10-24		T-9702D-50
DE/FR/NL	1999		T-9702D-51
ES/UK/IT	1999-10-24		T-9702D-61
AU	xxxx	$94.9594.95^[5]
BR	xxxx		197176

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Hydro Thunder is a racing game developed and published by Midway in 1999. Originally released in arcades, it was ported to the Sega Dreamcast as a launch title in both North America and PAL regions in 1999. It was later ported to other consoles, though the Dreamcast version remains the closest version to the arcade game.

Hydro Thunder is a power boat racing game and the first in Midway's Thunder series. 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.

Magazine articles

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #1: "September 1999" (1999-08-24)

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #2: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #125: "December 1999" (1999-11-09)

Print advert in DC-UK (UK) #1: "September 1999" (1999-09-02)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #222: "May 2000" (2000-04-xx)

Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #2: "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (1999-12-xx)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #75: "January 2000" (1999-12-01)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

87

^[11]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

75

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

89

^[12]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

70

^[7]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

70

^[13]

Digitiser (UK)

92

^[14]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

70

^[15]

Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE)

PAL

50

^[16]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

79

^[8]

Dreamzone (FR)

PAL

91

^[17]

Edge (UK)

PAL

60

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[18]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[20]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

78

^[21]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[22]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

78

^[23]

Man!ak (PL)

80

^[24]

Neo Plus (PL)

60

^[25]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[26]

Next Level (AR)

79

^[27]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

60

^[28]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[29]

Player One (FR)

66

^[10]

PSX Extreme (PL)

60

^[30]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

70

^[2]

Strana Igr (RU)

60

^[31]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

80

^[32]

	74
Based on 28 reviews

Hydro Thunder

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)

Disc

Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
Cover

Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, BR
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay Contrato De Licenca

References

↑ File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 75
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
↑ 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
↑ File:Hyper AU 075.pdf, page 84
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Arcade UK 13.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 13.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 01.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Edge UK 078.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 078.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:PlayerOne FR 102.pdf, page 119 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 102.pdf_p119" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96
↑ 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
↑ Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 120
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213
↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 140
↑ 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" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112
↑ 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

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_03.pdf_p75-1] File:DreamcastMonthly UK 03.pdf, page 75

[:File:ROD_ES_01.pdf_p38-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content

[Press_release:_1999-09-02:_Sega_Dreamcast_Launch_Titles_and_Peripherals-3] Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals

[Press_release:_2000-12-21:_Midway.27s_Popular_Videogame_Titles_Selected_for_.27Sega_All_Stars.27_Program.3B_Ready_2_Rumble_Boxing.2C_NFL_Blitz_2000_and_Hydro_Thunder_Among_Top-Selling_Sega_Dreamcast_Titles_of_All_Time-4] 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

[:File:Hyper_AU_075.pdf_p84-5] File:Hyper AU 075.pdf, page 84

[:File:Arcade_UK_13.pdf_p100-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Arcade UK 13.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 13.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content

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[11] 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_094.pdf_p96-12] Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96

[:File:DCUK_03.pdf_p16-13] DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 16

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

[:File:DLMO_FR_02.pdf_p90-15] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 90

[:File:DDOM_DE_02.pdf_p62-16] Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 62

[:File:Dreamzone_7_1999_Scan.pdf_p120-17] Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 120

[:File:EGM_US_123.pdf_p213-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213

[:File:GameFan_US_0710.pdf_p20-19] GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_133.pdf_p140-20] GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 140

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_090.pdf_p86-21] GamesMaster, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-24), page 86

[:File:GameInformer_US_078.pdf_p74-22] Game Informer, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 74

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-01.pdf_p57-23] MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 57

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

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

[:File:NextGeneration_US_58.pdf_p108-26] Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108

[:File:NextLevel_AR_11.pdf_p24-27] Next Level, "Diciembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:ODM_UK_01.pdf_p92-28] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92

[:File:ODCM_US_02.pdf_p112-29] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112

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

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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1999-12.pdf_p107-32] Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 107

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Hydro Thunder

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References