| Hydro Hopper | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Players | 1 |
| Controls | Mouse |
| Minigame location | Dock |
| Date released | February 28, 2000 (RocketSnail Games) August 22, 2005 (Beta Testing) October 24, 2005 (Club Penguin) |
Hydro Hopper (formerly known as Ballistic Biscuit) was one of the first five minigames in Club Penguin. It was accessible through the Dock.
Gameplay[]
In the game, the player rides along on an inner tube, towed by a motorboat, and has to go through the various levels. The inner tube follows the mouse in an arc, based on its horizontal position, and the player can jump by pressing the left mouse button.
In each level, a series of obstacles appear from the top of the screen downward, and the player must avoid them. Running into an obstacle knocks the player over into the water, and the player loses a life, from a total of 3. After enough obstacles reach the bottom of the screen, the level ends, and the next level starts after a pause screen. Starting at level 2, the player may gain another life by collecting a white life ring that sometimes appear, but may never have more than 3 lives left. The game ends by being knocked over without having any more lives left.
Whenever the player moves past an obstacle, they receive 1 point, or 10 points if they jump over the obstacle; the only exception being gray buoys, which will knock the player over anyway if they try to jump over it. When the game ends, the player earns 1 coin for every 10 points from the total score, rounded to the nearest multiple of 10.
Every level has progressively more obstacles than the last. Level 1 only has 20 obstacles, level 2 has 45, etc. Once level 16 is reached, the amount of obstacles is no longer increased, and is capped at 750.
In addition, members can buy the Pink Striped Wakeboard and Yellow Arrow Wakeboard from the Game Upgrades catalog at the Dock. If either are worn while entering the game, the player rides the wakeboard instead of a tube as usual. If a wakeboard is used, points earned from jumping is doubled.
Obstacles[]
Static obstacles[]
- Wood logs
- Yellow periscopes
- Messages in bottles
- Small icebergs
- Beach balls
- Frogs on lily pads
- Buoys - starting at level 2
Moving obstacles[]
Obstacles per level[]
- Level 1: 20
- Level 2: 45
- Level 3: 60
- Level 4: 90
- Level 5: 120
- Level 6: 150
- Level 7: 180
- Level 8: 210
- Level 9: 240
- Level 10: 270
- Level 11: 300
- Level 12: 375
- Level 13: 450
- Level 14: 525
- Level 15: 600
- Level 16 and onward: 750
Messages between levels[]
Whenever completing a level, a message would appear, with a button for continuing to the next level. The messages are the following:
- Level 1 to 2: Warning: Buoys cannot be jumped!
- Level 2 to 3: Grab the life ring for an extra tube!
- Level 3 to 4: Remember: Always swim with a buddy!
- Level 4 to 5: What did the sardine call the submarine? A can of people!
- Level 5 to 6: Why did the whale cross the road? To get to the other tide!
- Level 6 to 7: What's the best way to catch a fish? Have someone throw it at you.
- Level 7 to 8: What's the difference between a fish and a piano? You can't tuna fish!
- Level 8 onwards: Good job!
History[]
Hydro Hopper is based on a previous game from RocketSnail Games' website, Ballistic Biscuit, created by Rsnail in 2000 for the Green Bay Bible Camp. The game had human figures instead of penguins, and Rsnail later made various versions of the game for other websites. The music was first added on September 23, 2005.
Rename[]
In issue 99 of The Penguin Times, published on September 6, 2007, a vote for renaming the game was held. Players could choose one of five options to replace original name Ballistic Biscuit. The results, published a week later in issue 100, are as follows:
- Water Yachter - 6%
- Wake Caper - 7%
- Hydro Hopper - 49% (winner)
- Board Breaker - 26%
- Ballistic Boarder - 12%
The rename went into effect on September 21, 2007, when the Fall Fair 2007 started.
Trivia[]
- The song from the game was bought from Smart Sound. It is called "Yessir" and was composed by Craig Riley. This music was also used for the 2nd Anniversary Party.
- It is one of the five original games on Club Penguin.[1]
- There is a Hydro Hopper Background.
- According to the Rocketsnail Games website, there was originally going to be a sequel to this game, called Ballistic Biscuit 2.[2]
- It was the first game rsnail ever made with flash.
Gallery[]
Obstacles[]
Other[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Boiacross |
| French | Aquabond |
| Spanish | Saltos acuáticos |
| German | Hydro-Hopper |
| Russian | Морские гонки |
SWF[]
References[]
External links[]
- Very old version from RocketSnail
- Version 2.26 from RocketSnail
- Ballistic Biscuit in RocketSnail Games