Jaguar Sector II Global Announcement
Jaguar Sector II Global Announcement
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| Hydro Thunder Hurricane, from Dreamcast to XBLA |
 Jul 29 2010, 02:28 AM
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Jaguar VR  Group: JSII Platinum Posts: 10,132 Joined: 9-August 04 From: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Member No.: 131  |
Anyone remember the Dreamcast game Hydro Thunder (which was an Arcade conversion)? While i'm quite a DC fan i have never played this game on the DC until last week. I was surprised by the amount of fans that this game has so wrote my XBLA 'updated' version of the game (Hydro Thunder Hurricane) as a DC retrospective comparison. I have started a thread on xbox.com about it asking for Dreamcast fans to see what they think of this version. There's some good feedback/responses on it (apart from a stupid troll) and i have received PM's on other Dreamcast related topics from it ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ), and now i'd like to get JSII's opinion's (DreamR i'm looking at you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) )!
Here's my review up on the site: Serby's Hydro Thunder review While i am no big fan of waterbased racers, i was surprised at how much i got into this game, both on the Dreamcast as well as the new XBLA incarnation. |
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Jul 29 2010, 03:47 AM
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Jaguar Jamma Joystick Group: JSII Preferred Posts: 315 Joined: 7-November 09 From: UK (N/W) Member No.: 5,889 |
QUOTE (Serblander @ Jul 29 2010, 11:28 AM)  Anyone remember the Dreamcast game Hydro Thunder (which was an Arcade conversion)? While i'm quite a DC fan i have never played this game on the DC until last week. I was surprised by the amount of fans that this game has so wrote my XBLA 'updated' version of the game (Hydro Thunder Hurricane) as a DC retrospective comparison. I have started a thread on xbox.com about it asking for Dreamcast fans to see what they think of this version. There's some good feedback/responses on it (apart from a stupid troll) and i have received PM's on other Dreamcast related topics from it ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ), and now i'd like to get JSII's opinion's (DreamR i'm looking at you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) )! Here's my review up on the site: Serby's Hydro Thunder review While i am no big fan of waterbased racers, i was surprised at how much i got into this game, both on the Dreamcast as well as the new XBLA incarnation. I'M QUITE THE FAN... of Hydro Thunder on DC/N64 myself. I love it! But then, I do have a massive soft-spot for Midways cheesy arcade games (SFRush series, Cruis'n USA etc) - or did Midway ONLY publish the Rush series, as they may have been Atari games(?). Anyway, HThunders great and I would really love to play the XBLA incarnation, however, I have a PS3 so... that's that I guess! Still, at least I can go play H2Overdrive at my local arcade - a game which also demands a port! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rockon.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif) |
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Jul 29 2010, 05:30 AM
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Jaguar Voice Modem Group: JSII Elite Posts: 2,253 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Germany Member No.: 21 |
It's interesting that after Wave Race on the N64 there never was a waterracing game again into which I got.
I played that one for hours and although the games after that may have looked better and whatever, they never appealed to me. Played the Demo of Hydrothunder yesterday. Played a race, played a round of slalom, got bored, deleted the demo... |
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Jul 29 2010, 09:18 AM
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S e g A t a r i a n Group: JSII Lifetime VIP Posts: 12,904 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Kent, England Member No.: 2,699 |
The DC conversion of Hydro Thunder was a very respectable effort especially considering it was a (PAL) launch title. The only downer would be the fact it was one of the few quality DC titles that wasn't VGA-compatible.
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Jul 29 2010, 04:23 PM
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Jaggy the Jaguar creator extraordinaire! Group: JSII Platinum Posts: 20,709 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Parts Unknown Member No.: 306 |
I can honestly say that Hydro Thunder on the Dreamcast is easily one of my favorites for the system. Excellent game. Oh, and screw the troll!
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Jul 29 2010, 08:58 PM
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ROCK BAND GOD! Group: JSII Platinum Posts: 5,057 Joined: 12-January 07 From: Utah, USA Member No.: 1,198 |
Is it out?! Man, I want it...
My stupid xbox is packed up for the trip. I'll grab it when I get unpacked and set up. This post has been edited by viMaster: Jul 29 2010, 08:59 PM |
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Jul 31 2010, 02:21 PM
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JSII's Son Group: Spawn of JSII Posts: 1,001,484 Joined: 1-March 05 From: Henderson, NV Member No.: 206 |
I want this SOOOO bad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Aug 1 2010, 02:43 AM
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Jaguar T2K Rotary Controller Group: JSII Preferred Plus Posts: 618 Joined: 5-September 06 From: Syston, Leicestershire - U.K. Member No.: 458 |
This is now available to download 1200 points! I downloaded it and have had several plays. So far so good.
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Aug 1 2010, 10:17 AM
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S e g A t a r i a n Group: JSII Lifetime VIP Posts: 12,904 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Kent, England Member No.: 2,699 |
The game's thankfully receiving some pretty decent reviews. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheers2.gif)
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Aug 2 2010, 08:41 PM
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Jaguar 2-Player Kiosk Group: JSII Elite Posts: 9,773 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Colorado, USA Member No.: 303 |
Once I get the 4000 point card I ordered this will be one of the first things I download. I tried the demo and loved it. Just as fun as the original.
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Aug 3 2010, 03:04 AM
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Jaggy the Jaguar creator extraordinaire! Group: JSII Platinum Posts: 20,709 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Parts Unknown Member No.: 306 |
Man, no Playstation 3 love, huh? I so miss my 360. Soon though . . .
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Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 4th September 2010 - 11:05 PM |