History YMMV / HydroThunder

** The Tarzan scream, Yee-haws, and the "Buckle up Spanky, This one's gonna hurt!" when you fall from a really high slope, waterfall, or structure?

* GeniusBonus: The unlockable Tinytanic is a miniature version of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic. Its fourth funnel bends backwards to becomes a jet booster—- because the real ''Titanic''’s fourth funnel was nonfunctional and just for show!

** The Tarzan scream, Yee-haws, and the "Buckle up Reggie, This one's gonna hurt!" when you fall from a really high slope, waterfall, or structure?

* ThatOneLevel: Ship Graveyard and Venice Canals, mostly because of all the sharp turns and most boost powerups are hidden.

** "If you look carefully, you will see that the graphics are made up of thousands of little triangles." (ooohhh)

** "If you look carefully, you will see that the graphics are made up of thousands ot little triangles." (ooohhh)

** "Finish line dead ahead!"

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: [[spoiler: You can race a freakin' rowboat or a model of the Titanic!]]

** New York Disaster, which consists of the Big Apple after it's been flooded and destroyed by a natural disaster of some sort, [[HarsherInHindsight moreso with 9/11 having come and gone]]. At one point a Coast Guard officer shows up and, understandably, is ''[[WhatTheHellHero livid]]'' that people are co-opting the disaster to use the sunken city as their racing grounds.

** New York Disaster, which consists of the Big Apple after it's been flooded and destroyed by a natural disaster of some sort, [[HarsherInHindsight moreso with 9/11 having come and gone]]. At one point a Coast Guard officer shows up and, understandably, is ''livid'' that people are co-opting the disaster to use the sunken city as their racing grounds.

** New York Disaster. See HarsherInHindsight above.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: [[spoiler: You can race a freakin' rowboat or a model of the Titanic]]!

** ''[[VideoGame/HydroThunderHurricane Hurricane]]'' has plenty, including the announcer using the "ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere" line, some random AnnouncerChatter in the Area 51 level [[spoiler: once the alien overlords have taken over]], and [[spoiler: being able to race as a rubber ducky, complete with a windup key for the boost animation.]]

* MostWonderfulSound:

* ScrappyLevel: Ship Graveyard and Venice Canals, mostly because of all the sharp turns and most boost powerups are hidden.

* PolishedPort: The home console versions. Not only is it easier to unlock the bonus boats, but there are extra modes depending on the console. PS1 had a career mode, Nintendo 64 had four-person multiplayer, and the Dreamcast had graphics equal to that of the arcade original.

* MostWonderfulSound: "Hey! You found a secret!"

** Also, smashing into various obstacles (like civilian boats, penguins, monkeys, the police chasing you, etc...) well send them flying and playing some kind of goofy sound effect.
** And VENICE CANALS.
** How could you forget the Tarzan scream, Yee-haws, and the "Buckle up Reggie, This one's gonna hurt!" when you fall from a really high slope, waterfall, or structure?

** One of the shortcuts in Lake Powell takes you through a waterfull and into a canal full of abandoned boats that presumably lost their way.

** One of the shortcuts takes you through a waterfull and into a canal full of abandoned boats that presumably lost their way.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Nile Adventure, about through mid-leg of the trip, has you go through a tunnel that looks like a giant snake, and then somewhat before the finish line, you encounter a weird serpent like beast that acts as an obstacle]].

** ''[[HydroThunderHurricane Hurricane]]'' has plenty, including the announcer using the "ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere" line, some random AnnouncerChatter in the Area 51 level [[spoiler: once the alien overlords have taken over]], and [[spoiler: being able to race as a rubber ducky, complete with a windup key for the boost animation.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: The New York Disaster stage, in a game that was released two years before the 9/11 attacks.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Nile Adventure, about through mid-leg of the trip, has you go through a tunnel that looks like a giant snake, and then somewhat before the finish line, you encounter a weird serpent like beast that acts as an obstacle]].
** New York Disaster. See HarsherInHindsight below.

* NightmareFuel: New York Disaster; see HarsherInHindsight above.

* PortingDisaster: Very much subverted, as this was a game of the mid-late 90s, so the arcade version was somewhat inferior in the case that on the console version, you'd have a better chance to play the bonus stages and race the bonus boats.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: [[spoiler: You can race a freakin' rowboat or a model of the Titanic]]!

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Lake Powell is all about this. There's a huge ramp in near the start that allows you to fly over a few rock formations, and then there's the part where you can use the back of the dam towards the end to fly over ''a helicopter'' and ''passing train''...

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: A unique case regarding that unlike most racing games (and pretty much any 90s game in general) is that instead of the standard techno or metal/rock soundtrack, the game has an orchestral/rock soundtrack. It really comes to head in Venice Canals, with the intense, operatic score to go with the pace of racing at high-speeds through the old CityOfCanals.
* HarsherInHindsight: The New York Disaster stage, in a game that was released two years before the 9/11 attacks.
* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Nile Adventure, about through mid-leg of the trip, has you go through a tunnel that looks like a giant snake, and then somewhat before the finish line, you encounter a weird serpent like beast that acts as an obstacle]].
** New York Disaster. See HarsherInHindsight above.