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Tempest

Atari vector arcade game from 1981

Video gamevideo gameQ1340846

Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Released: 1981
Platforms: ZX Spectrum
, Amstrad CPC
, Atari ST
+1 more
Genre: tube shooter
Game mode: single-player video game

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Tempest is a 1981 tube shooter video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. It was designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface divided into lanes, sometimes as a closed tube, and viewed from one end. The player controls a claw-shaped "blaster" that sits on the edge of the surface, snapping from segment to segment as a rotary knob is turned, and can fire blaster shots to destroy enemies and obstacles by pressing a button.

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Designed by: Dave Theurer
ESRB rating: Everyone
PEGI rating: PEGI 3
Followed by: Tempest 2000
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Country of origin: United States
Copyright status: copyrighted
Copyright holder: Atari, Inc.
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1.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-11-02
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Title: Tempest
Creator: Dave Theurer
Review score: 22% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: Commodore Amiga
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1.Stated in Gen4
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