Tempest (arcade game)

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Tempest
Tempest logo.svg
Studio Atari
Publisher Atari
Senior Developer Dave Theurer
Erstveröffent-
lichung
1981
genre Shoot 'em up
Game mode 2 players take turns
control Paddle ; 2 buttons
casing Standard, mini and cocktail
Arcade system CPU : M6502 (@ 1.512 MHz)
Sound CPU: -
Sound Chips: 2 × POKEY (@ 1.512 MHz)
monitor Vector graphic (color)
Age rating
PEGI recommended from 3 years

The arcade game Tempest was programmed by Dave Theurer and first introduced in 1980 by Atari as an arcade machine . The game has had real 3D vector graphics since the beginning . The player controls a small spaceship with a rotary control ( paddle ) that drives along the edge of a tunnel-shaped grid and must eliminate approaching opponents. The shape of this grid is initially oval, but changes as it progresses. In addition to the standard weapon (the blaster), there is the superzapper weapon, which immediately destroys all enemies. These start in the middle of the screen and must not reach the player (on the edge).

In the basic version there are 16 different levels .

With Tempest 2000 a graphically greatly improved version by Jeff Minter for the Atari-Jaguar game console appeared in 1994 . 2000 appeared with Tempest 3000 the so far last version for the Nuon DVD system, which besides the graphically most opulent version also contains the Tempest 2000 version. Since DVD players with the Nuon chip could not establish themselves, this version is almost unknown.

From the end of 2006 developed Thorsten Kuphaldt the Freeware - Remake Typhoon 2001. It is mainly based on Minter's version and was released for Linux and Windows.

The version for the Atari 2600 has been canceled, but a prototype exists.

Tempest was part of the second tier of computer games that the Museum of Modern Art added to its permanent exhibition on June 28, 2013.

The game is also an integral part of the final chapters of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Paul Galloway: Video Games: Seven More Building Blocks in MoMA's Collection ( English ) In: Inside / Out. A MoMA / MoMA PS1 Blog . Museum of Modern Art . June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.