Hydro Thunder

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.