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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
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Thunder Park
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Lost Island
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Arctic Circle
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Medium
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Greek Isles
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Lake Powell
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The Far East
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Hard
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Ship Graveyard
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Venice Canals
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New York Disaster
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Bonus
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Nile Adventure
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Hydro Speedway
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Catacomb
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Castle von Dandy
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Boats
Easy
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Damn the Torpedoes
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Midway
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Miss Behave
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Medium
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Banshee
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Tidal Blade
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Thresher
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Hard
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Cutthroat
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Rad Hazard
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Razorback
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Bonus
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Tinytanic
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Armed Response
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Blowfish
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Chumdinger
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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[15]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hydro Thunder/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Hydro Thunder/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Dreamcast, US
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![HydroThunder DC US Box Back.jpg](/images/thumb/b/bd/HydroThunder_DC_US_Box_Back.jpg/103px-HydroThunder_DC_US_Box_Back.jpg) ![HydroThunder DC US Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a4/HydroThunder_DC_US_Box_Front.jpg/80px-HydroThunder_DC_US_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)
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![HydroThunder DC US Disc HotNew.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b8/HydroThunder_DC_US_Disc_HotNew.jpg/50px-HydroThunder_DC_US_Disc_HotNew.jpg) Disc
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Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
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![Hydrothunder dc enesit backcover.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a2/Hydrothunder_dc_enesit_backcover.jpg/103px-Hydrothunder_dc_enesit_backcover.jpg) ![HydroThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/b/ba/HydroThunder_DC_EU_Box_Front.jpg/81px-HydroThunder_DC_EU_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![HydroThunder DC EU Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b5/HydroThunder_DC_EU_Disc.jpg/50px-HydroThunder_DC_EU_Disc.jpg) Disc
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Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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![Hydrothunder dc defrnl backcover.jpg](/images/thumb/5/53/Hydrothunder_dc_defrnl_backcover.jpg/103px-Hydrothunder_dc_defrnl_backcover.jpg) ![HydroThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/b/ba/HydroThunder_DC_EU_Box_Front.jpg/81px-HydroThunder_DC_EU_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![HydroThunder DC EU Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/b/b5/HydroThunder_DC_EU_Disc.jpg/50px-HydroThunder_DC_EU_Disc.jpg) Disc
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Dreamcast, BR
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![Hydrothunder dc br backcover.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a3/Hydrothunder_dc_br_backcover.jpg/103px-Hydrothunder_dc_br_backcover.jpg) ![Hydrothunder dc br frontcover.jpg](/images/thumb/8/8d/Hydrothunder_dc_br_frontcover.jpg/81px-Hydrothunder_dc_br_frontcover.jpg) Cover
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![HydroThunder DC BR Disc.jpg](/images/thumb/2/22/HydroThunder_DC_BR_Disc.jpg/50px-HydroThunder_DC_BR_Disc.jpg) Disc ![HydroThunderDCBRManual.pdf](/images/thumb/4/44/HydroThunderDCBRManual.pdf/page1-50px-HydroThunderDCBRManual.pdf.jpg) Manual ![HydroThunderDCBRInlay.jpg](/images/thumb/4/43/HydroThunderDCBRInlay.jpg/64px-HydroThunderDCBRInlay.jpg) Inlay ![HydroThunderDCBRInfo.jpg](/images/thumb/9/9d/HydroThunderDCBRInfo.jpg/50px-HydroThunderDCBRInfo.jpg) Contrato De Licenca
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Technical information
- Main article: Hydro Thunder/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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GD-ROM (US)
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GD-ROM (US)
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GD-ROM (EU)
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1999-06-16
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GD-R
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Page
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1999-07-28
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GD-R
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Page
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1999-09-08
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GD-R
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Page
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External links
References
- ↑ [ ]
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/zCHdhNLlFt0/m/bWLym4b8sQoJ
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 75
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92
- ↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha_liquidacion.asp?codmail=13454&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-23 14:39)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 38
- ↑ http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=16062 (Wayback Machine: 2002-11-04 12:57)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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