1cc #189 - Hydro Thunder

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Jacob Spring

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Published on September 26, 2025 7:19:38 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bro5CffMJn0

Game:

Hydro Thunder (1999)

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This is a 1 credit clear of Hydro Thunder, made by Midway and relesed in arcades in 1999.

This is an excellent racing game by Midway. In this video I clear one of each track; Easy, Medium and Hard. I beat the tracks within the timelimit and finish in 1st place. Im using one of the standard boats called Tidal Blade as I find it fast and easy to control but one of the downsides is that the boost isn't that strong.

In order to finish first you HAVE to boost almost all the way and you HAVE to find shortcuts. This game is ruthless!

Also, pro tip, in order to get a boost start you have to hold the brake at the start and alternate between brake and gas during the countdown. Like this
hold brake
"three" ; switch to holding gas
"two" ; switch to holding brake
"one" ; swith to holding gas

0:00 intro
0:55 Easy
3:35 Medium
6:22 Hard