Chumdinger - This is the only boat with a fully visible driver.
The only non-boat (it's a hovercraft) in the game, with the possible exception of Rad Hazard, which may be a U.F.O.
Hard boats are the fastest in the game, but commonly oversteer to the extreme degree. Tidal Blade - Featured on the Dreamcast edition cover.However, they tend to have poor acceleration. They tend to be fairly quick, and have good handling.
#ARCADE HYDRO THUNDER MOVIE#
I believe it came from a movie theater in Rhode I. These boats are a good compromise between speed and turning. Got the system on eBay for about 700 with freight costs (only 511 without freight) back in October 2015. These boats are rather slow and are not highly affected by boost, but have tight steering and good ramming capabilities. The boats are divided into four categories, Easy, Medium, Hard and Bonus. It is possible to boost through and entire track if the player is able to get a perfect start and has the locations of key boost power-ups memorized. Race through 12 exhilarating tracks from all over the world. Select from 13 unique-handling, turbo-charged thunder boats. There is also a "Black Boost" which is extremely hard to locate and acquire. Prepare for the power, speed and thrills of super-boat racing in some of the most treacherous watercourses imaginable. Boost power-ups come in two forms Red, which gives 9 seconds of boost, and Blue, which gives 4 seconds of boost. The Razor Back boat on the Lost Island trackĪlso, each boat comes with a different boost speed, which is basically how much the boost icons will affect the boat.
#ARCADE HYDRO THUNDER PC#
Introduced sometime in 1998-1999, the Quicksilver II is an arcade PC system that is based on a unique case design that was patented by Quantum3D, and an Intel Seattle BX2 motherboard with. It was the system that was used in the original Hydro Thunder arcade game, which came out for the arcades in March 1999. The boost system in this game is also unique, as each boat takes anywhere from instantly to a few seconds to deploy the boosters, which requires strategy if the player wants to take first place. The Quicksilver II was an arcade hardware platform that was produced by Quantum3D. The gameplay in Hydro Thunder is similar to most other arcade racers, with impossibly fast speeds and a variety of shortcut-dotted tracks.