Hydro Thunder

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Hydro Thunder
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
T-9702N
Sega Dreamcast
US
(Sega All Stars)
$19.9519.95[4] T-9702N
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-9702D-50
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL
T-9702D-51
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT
T-9702D-61
Sega Dreamcast
AU
$94.9594.95[5]
Sega Dreamcast
BR
197176
Non-Sega versions

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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

Main article: Hydro Thunder/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 [6]
89 №94, p96/97
70 [7]
79 [8]
60 [9]
80
66 [10]
70 [2]
Sega Dreamcast
74
Based on
8 reviews
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
[13]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[14]
Digitiser (UK)
92
[15]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[16]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
50
[17]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
79
[18]
Edge (UK) PAL
60
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[20]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
86
[21]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[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]
Sega Dreamcast
74
Based on
25 reviews

Hydro Thunder

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, US (Hot! New!)

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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
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, BR
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Cover
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Disc
HydroThunderDCBRManual.pdf
Manual
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Inlay
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Contrato De Licenca

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-09-08 Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-06-16 Page

References

  1. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 75
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 38
  3. Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
  4. Hyper, "January 2000" (AU; 1999-12-01), page 84
  5. 6.0 6.1 Arcade, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-01), page 100
  6. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 74/75 (74)
  7. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 82/83 (82)
  8. Edge, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-28), page 75 (77)
  9. 10.0 10.1 Player One, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 119
  10. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 39
  11. Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 96
  12. Dreamcast Monthly, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-11-18), page 74
  13. DC-UK, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-26), page 16
  14. Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-14)
  15. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 90
  16. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-11-11), page 62
  17. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 82
  18. Edge, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-28), page 77
  19. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 213
  20. GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
  21. GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 140
  22. MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 57
  23. Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 15
  24. Neo Plus, "Styczeń 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32
  25. Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108
  26. Next Level, "Diciembre 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 24
  27. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 92
  28. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-05), page 112
  29. PSX Extreme, "07/2002" (PL; 2002-0x-xx), page 40
  30. Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 19
  31. Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 107


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