Hydro Thunder Video Game for the Nintendo 64

Hydro Thunder is one of those games that prove that timing is everything. The game was rushed to the Dreamcast so that it could have the advantage of being one of the few reasonably good games available at launch, and it ended up being a beautiful, if not painfully exact, arcade port. Now, more than half a year later, the game has landed on the N64. While it's obvious the developers spent more time making this version of Hydro Thunder cleaner and more user friendly, without the graphical muscle of the arcade hardware or the Dreamcast, the N64 version simply isn't as impressive. Aesthetics aside, the game hasn't changed at all from the Dreamcast version. You're still racing one of nine different boats across 12 different courses in an attempt to place first. Along the way you'll run into various obstacles, collect boosters, make insanely huge jumps, and do your best to keep your boat afloat. This game has only two modes - play on your own or play with a friend. There's no time trial, no tournament, no battle or practice mode, just the pay-per-race-styled "game" mode that you're already familiar with. Still, the user interface has been much improved, and it now sports a "restart race" command from the pause menu and offers a more comprehensive option menu.

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This video game is previously owned and inspected fully. There are wear spots on both sides of the plastic body. The back has a sticker and tape cover it. Tested fully and works well. See images for details.