Video game · 1981

Tempest

Released October 1981 on arcade video game machine, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST

Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Made in: California, United States
Genre: Shooter, Arcade
Themes: Action, Science fiction

IGDB CRITICS452 reviews

IGDB PLAYERS7123 ratings

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About Tempest

Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc., designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface, sometimes wrapped into a tube, which is viewed from one end and is divided into a dozen or more segments or lanes. The player controls a claw-shaped spaceship (named Blaster) that crawls along the near edge of the playfield, moving from segment to segment. Tempest was one of the first games to use Atari's Color-QuadraScan vector display technology. It was also the first game to allow the player to choose their starting level (a system Atari dubbed "SkillStep").

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

arcade video game machine	October 1981
BBC Micro	1985
Acorn Electron	1985
Amstrad CPC	1987
ZX Spectrum	1987
Atari ST	1989

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