Hydro Thunder
Medium difficulty tracks and boats:
Successfully complete all three easy difficulty tracksin first, second, or third place.
Hard difficulty tracks and boats:
Successfully complete all medium difficulty tracksin first or second place.
Catacombs track:
Successfully complete the hard difficulty level tracksin first place.
Hydro Speedway track and Tiny Titanic boat:
Finish the Catacombs track in first place.
Castle Von Dandy track and Armed Responseboat:
Finish the Hydro Speedway track in first place.
Nile Adventure track and Blowfish boat:
Finish the Castle Von Dandy track in first place.
Chumdinger boat:
Finish the Nile Adventure track in first place.
Tinytanic boat:
The Tinytanic boat can be unlocked by completing theCatacomb level. All bonus boats are unlocked by getting firstplace in each bonus track.
Hint: Jump the boat:
Make sure you have plenty of turbo power. Hold Throttle,press B, then press Turbo. This should make theboat get some necessary air off ramps.
Hint: Bunny hop:
Press Down, hold A, then hold Bat the same time and use the booster. If done correctly, yourboat will jump in the air..
Hint: Quick start:
Press A when the announcer at the start of therace is says "3… 2...1... Go Go Go". This willresult in a quick start, and sometimes a 4 second booster.
Use the following sequence in order to receive the four secondboost at the beginning of the race. As the announcer says "3",take the accelerator needle up to half the gauge. As the announcersays "2", allow it to drop. When it goes all the waydown hit the accelerator on "1" and hold to get the4 second boost.
Hold B at the start of the race. Wait as the announcersays "3… 2…". Release B and press Throttleas the announcer says "1". If done correctly, your boatwill bunny hop in the air and get a very fast start.
Press A(2), B, A when the announcer at thestart of the race is says "3… 2...1... Go Go Go".If done correctly, you will get a 4 second booster.
Hint: Arctic Circle: Shortcut:
Near the beginning of the level are some houses. Thereis a house where you can only see the roof. Jump off the roofand you should jump up about three or four places ahead.
Hint: Arctic Circle: 4 second boost:
When you are about halfway through the track, thereis the 4 second boost before a 90 degree left turn, and a tunnelbefore the corner. Use boost to ram into the bank just beforethe tunnel and bounce into the tunnel. When you enter the tunnelyou will pick up speed and your boat will be uncontrollable. Youwill exit before the tanker jump.
Hint: Arctic Circle: Secret area:
When you reach the area with the big oil tanker andpenguins, jump over into a secret area with a red boost.
Hint: Catacomb: 9 second boost:
At beginning of the race there are two columns. Gobetween them and you will get a 9 second boost.
Hint: Far East: Shortcut:
When you are about half way through the level you willreach a place where the water will drop three times. Just whenyour on the third one, immediately do your booster jump when youget on the edge. When your boat jumps in the air, hold Boost.If done correctly, you should land on top of a place above thetunnel ahead. This will make it much faster than having to goin a big "L". Note: This requires some practice.
Hint: Far East: Boost:
When you pass the first dragon shortly before the finishline, make sure you have some boost remaining for the little islandholding the second dragon. If you boost/jump through the lanternson the island, you will get extra boost. You can get an eightsecond boost if you hit both lanterns precisely.
Hint: Lake Powell ramp:
There is concrete divider in the middle ramp.
Hint: Lake Powell: Shortcut:
Near the end of the level there are two gaps and acement ramp-like wall separating them. Use your booster and goup the ramp. You should land on the train tracks and get a 9 secondboost.
Hint: Lost Island: 9 second booster :
Enter the first waterfall that appears in the LostIsland track. Jump over the lava spout to get a 9 second booster.The waterfalls are the best place to find shortcuts and secrets.The best boat to use, once unlocked, is the Tidal Blade. It hasgreat maneuverability.
Hint: Lost Island: Shortcut:
Go through the waterfall at the beginning of the level.You will get a red and blue boost, fall out a small fall, andimmediately find a small village. At the end of the village, beforethe slight turn, go towards the left side. You will find a cave.Go through it and get the red boost, then a blue. You will exitthe cave and be above the track. You will get another blue boostand a final red boost.
This level has three shortcuts. At the start, go through the waterfallthen turn to the left. Before you go through the tunnel, do aHydrojump. This will take you to a secret area. If you miss it,you can also go up the other waterfall but you will take damage.You can then go through the volcano, but use a turbo off of theramp to get an invisible 9 second boost.
Hint: New York Disaster: Shortcut:
Near the beginning is a silver revolving door thatappears to be solid. Go through it and you will find a blue boostand a red boost. To get the red boost you have to use a HydroJump (hold Brake and use Boost).
Just after the start when you enter the first tunnel, you willsee a checkered pattern on the left wall (just before exitingthe tunnel). This is a shortcut that will bring you to where therevolving door would, and will take you five or so places furtherinto the pack.
Hint: Venice Canals: Complete level:
The following steps will help you complete Venice Canals,the hardest level (next to Nile Adventure) in the game in theonly way possible. First, you must get a large amount of boost.A fast boat like the RaD HaZarD is recommended, if your good atturning. You must use your hydro jump to jump onto and over grass.This will get you ahead of a few racers. Then, you will reacha room with swinging chandeliers You have to hydro jump at justthe right moment on the second chandeliers (there are a totalof three). You will get a 9 second boost. Use it wisely to winand complete the level.
Hint: Recommended boats:
The following is a list of the best boats to use onthe easy and medium tracks.
Thunder Park track: Damn the Torpedoes
Lost Island track: Midway
Arctic Circle track: Damn the Torpedoes
Greek Isles track: Midway
Lake Powell track: Thresher
The Far East track: Thresher or Midway
