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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 wa...
You control a yellow crab-shaped shooter that travels along the outside rim of a 3-dimensional tunnel, shooting enemies down the alleys of the tunnel while avoiding any coming down the alleys. The tunnel takes on many different forms, and the shooter has a special "superzapper" that enables it to kill all enemies present in the tunnel.
October 1, 1981
Tempest was released on October 1, 1981.
Tempest is available on Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE.
Yes — Tempest supports Multiplayer.
Tempest was developed by Atari.