Hydro Thunder

Enter the following code when you get a high score : ?PB

Get one of the top five times in any track and enter ?DL as a name. Note: Enter ?PB as a name in the European version of the game.

After picking up some boost power-ups, you can do a special jump without the help of a ramp. If you hold the L-Trigger (brake) then Press A, you will be boosted into the air. This is great for getting those power-ups that are just out of reach.

Collect boost power-ups, then hold L and press A to jump without a ramp.

Pause the game and when the game is paused, press the X and Y buttons simultaneously.

Before you start a game, head to the Options menu and highlight back. Press up, up, down, up, down, down, start and you will open another secret track!

To race in a fishing boat, unlock all the hidden tracks first. Then, at the Boat Selection screen, highlight Thresher and then hold the L and R buttons and press View twice. Then select Chumdinger and you will race in a fishing boat.

Pause game play and press X + Y to remove the text from the screen.

When you reach the area with the big oil tanker and penguins, jump over into a secret area with a red boost.

Near the beginning of the level are some houses. There is a house where you can only see the roof. Jump off the roof and you should jump up about three or four places ahead.

At beginning of the race there are two columns. Go between them and you will get a 9 second boost.

When you pass the first dragon shortly before the finish line, make sure you have some boost remaining for the little island holding the second dragon. If you boost/jump through the lanterns on the island, you will get extra boost. You can get an eight second boost if you hit both lanterns precisely.

When you are about half way through the level you will reach a place where the water will drop three times. Just when your on the third one, immediately do your booster jump when you get on the edge. When your boat jumps in the air, hold Boost. If done correctly, you should land on top of a place above the tunnel ahead. This will make it much faster than having to go in a big "L". Note: This requires some practice.

In NY Disaster, when you are racing through the left side of the subway tunnel with the Rescue boat cutting you off and bumping into you, instead of jumping for the nine second red boost in the center to the right, bash into the Rescue boat. Your boost level will remain where it was for the remainder of the race.

The following is a list of the best boats to use on the easy and medium tracks.


Thunder Park track: Damn the Torpedoes
Lost Island track: Midway
Arctic Circle track: Damn the Torpedoes
Greek Isles track: Midway
Lake Powell track: Thresher
The Far East track: Thresher or Midway

Successfully complete all three easy difficulty tracks in first, second, or third place.

Finish in third place or better on all easy tracks.

Press X + Y + B + Start at the main menu.

Note: This trick assumes the game is under the default controller setting. Hold L before the race begins. When the number "3" appears release L and hold R. When the number "2" appears, release R and hold L again. When the number "1" appears, release L and hold R. This should result in a start with a four second boost. Adjust your timing to when the numbers begin fading before switching buttons if you do not get the boosted start.

To get a jump start on the competition, wait until the announcer starts counting down. Immediately after he says, 'three', press and hold the R-Trigger. Immediately after he says, 'two', let go of R-Trigger and hold L-Trigger. Immediately after he says, 'one', let go of L-Trigger and hold the R-Trigger. When he says, 'Go, go, go!', you will get a nice boost and you'll hear 'Super Start!'

The Tinytanic boat can be unlocked by completing the Catacomb level. All bonus boats are unlocked by getting first place in each bonus track.