Tempest (Arcade)
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Tempest
Arcade, October 1981
            Series : Tempest
         Developer : Atari
          Graphics : Vector graphics
       Emulated in : Game Room (2010 Xbox 360) 
                     Atari Flashback Vol.1 (2016 PlayStation 4) 
                     Atari 50 (2022 PlayStation 5)
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not completed.

Tempest is an interesting vector game where you use a spinner to control movement on the edge of a tunnel and shoot enemies that emerge from the far end of the screen.

Other Tempest games:
cover

Tempest X3

PlayStation

1996

@3202

Other games by Atari:

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Image source: retro-video-gaming.com

SCORES

Scores - MAME:
 67354 ...........  on 2016-02-29
 13423 ...........  on 2016-02-29

Scores - atari50:
 21801 ...........  on 2024-04-23
 14588 ...........  on 2024-04-20
 10177 ...........  on 2024-04-20

Log entries

    2010-08-23
  • Got my first Game Room game. Tempest is a classic, very original gameplay and a wonderful graphical style.
    • 2016-02-29
  • Got the score 13423 in MAME. This plays reasonably well with a mouse pad, perhaps the modern input device most similar to a paddle controller.
  • Got the score 67354 in MAME. Higher difficulties results in shorter games, but higher score.
    • 2024-04-20
  • Got the score 10177 in atari50.
  • Got the score 14588 in atari50.
    • Atari 50: Vector Games
    2024-04-23
  • Got the score 21801 in atari50.

    3rd difficulty level.

    • 2024-05-01

  • This photo of the Tempest control panel clearly shows the spinner and buttons:
    Tempest control panel

videos

2024-04-20
Atari 50: Vector Games

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