H2Overdrive - A spiritual sequel to Hydro Thunder for Arcades

The original Hydro Thunder arcade game running on Midway's Quick Silver II Hardware was one of the best games made using 3DFX graphics technology.

Now the team that made Hydro Thunder is working on a spiritual sequel :D


EDIT: 1up just put up a video of H2Overdrive
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/23452


http://kotaku.com/5137523/hydro-thun...uel-on-the-way

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Arcade Heroes is reporting today that the team behind the original Hydro Thunder is developing a spiritual sequel to the Midway arcade classic, set to debut at next week's ATEI show in London.

Arcade game manufacturer Raw Thrills is set to reveal H2Overdrive, a powerboat racing game developed by the original Hydro Thunder team, creators of the best arcade racing game of all time. After two poorly received spin-offs, Arctic Thunder and Off-Road Thunder, Midway allegedly canceled the true sequel to Hydro Thunder in a moment of infinite evilness.

Details are scant, but to hear Raw Thrills tell it, H2Overdrive looks "amazing." Hopefully, that means "actually amazing" and not just "amazing in comparison is Raw Thrills' other games, like Target: Terror." Please be good. Please be good. Please be good.

Update: IT LOOKS GOOD. Arcade Heroes has first screens, just one of which we've yoinked.

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I loved the arcade version of Hydro Thunder, as well as Arctic Thunder, arcade and Xbox versions, so I sure as hell am looking forward to H2Overdrive. Hopefully we'll see a 360 version in the not-too-distant future.

Hydro Thunder is up there alongside Rush 2049 as one of my favourite racing games. This had better get a home port.

cool, three people will play this

I love Hydro Thunder.

This is great news! Hydro Thunder is ridiculously fun.

Life is officially good again.

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Best news I've heard all month! Never thought this would happen. :eek:

Hydro Thunder's one of my all-time favorite arcade racers. Hopefully this game keeps the secret paths, and removes the awful rubberband AI, of its spiritual predecessor.

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Originally Posted by bVork

Hydro Thunder is up there alongside Rush 2049 as one of my favourite racing games. This had better get a home port.

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Absolutely agree

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

I love Hydro Thunder.

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Originally Posted by Grave

This is great news! Hydro Thunder is ridiculously fun.

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Originally Posted by Taito

Hydro Thunder's one of my all-time favorite arcade racers. Hopefully this game keeps the secret paths, and removes the awful rubberband AI, of its spiritual predecessor.

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All correct, I am incredibly excited for this, and the screens look great. I must have dropped at least a hundred bucks on Hydro Thunder in the arcades years back.