HYDRO THUNDER
Official Title  Hydro Thunder
Common Title  Hydro Thunder
Serial Number(s)  SLUS-00847
Region  NTSC-U
Genre / Style  Racing 

Developer  Blue Shift, Inc.
Publisher  Midway
Date Released  29 February 2000
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLUS-00847
Serial Number In Disc SLUS-00847
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
132 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 115 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
95'9 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover
  •  031719268306  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Straight out of the Arcade and into your home via the PlayStation is Hydro Thunder by Midway. Only two modes of play exist, race alone or against another player. There are no championships to race for or time trials to beat. Simply choose your track, select a boat, and head out to the water.

While no special modes of play exist, there are tracks and boats to be unlocked. Hydro Thunder allows players access to three boats and three tracks at the start of the game. New boats will be released depending on your finish on each of the three tracks. A player must finish in one of the top three positions on each track for new boats to become available. Boats each have their own advantages in areas such as control, stability, and speed.

Tracks are released in the same way as boats. A top three finish in each of the first three available tracks is needed in order to unlock new tracks. On the new tracks a top two finish will be required and so on. No difficulty settings are featured in Hydro Thunder but when new tracks are released they will contain an increased difficulty level. The first three tracks are considered easy, the next three medium, and the three after that hard.

  Manufacturer's description:


Prepare for the power, speed and thrills of Hydro Thunder super-boat racing! Mighty Hull your way to the finish line of the most treacherous water courses imaginable!
  • 9 turbo-charged thunder boats, each with unique physics!
  • Race your buddy through 9 vividly rendered tracks!
  • 2 exclusive features for the Playstation game console: Circuit Mode and Time Trial!
  • Bonus Boats, Bonus Tracks, Turbo Boost powerups and shortcuts galore!
  • Based on the outrageous arcade smash!


  Features:
  • Third person perspective
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Boat Racing themes.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 CONFIGURATION 1 CONTROLS:
  Steer -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Accelerate -  X Button or Right Analog Stick Up
  Brake -  Square Button or Right Analog Stick Down
  Boost -  R1 Button
  Change view -  Triangle or Circle Buttons
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
 Free 4 sec boost at beggining of race -   At the beggining of the race, hold down when 3 appears, then hold up when 2 appears, and down again when 1 appears, then press up. Your boat will jump forward and you will see "Booster 4+ secs!" and hear "Super start" 
 Unlock bonus tracks/boats -   Beat hard stages in 1st only then complete bonus in 1st only 
 Unlock Hard tracks/boats -   Beat medium stages in 2nd+ 
 Unlock Medium tracks/boats -   Beat easy stages in 3rd+ 


GAMESHARK CODES:
 Always First Place:  
8009DD58 0001
 
 Infinite Boost (On Pickup):  
80050B86 2400
  
 Infinite Countdown Timer:  
800972DE 0063
  
 Max Cash:  
800966B4 FFFF
  
 Unlock All Tracks & Boats (Cheat Device 2.2 Or Higher Needed!):  
50000602 0000
800A223C 0000
300A2248 0000
  

 
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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 PAL:
  • Hydro Thunder [SLES-02337]   

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