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Tempest

1981 1 Players 86% Not Rated

Tempest is an arcade game by Atari Inc., originally designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. Released in October 1981 it was fairly popular and had several ports and sequels. The game is also notable for being the first video game with a selectable level of difficulty (determined by the initial starting level). The game is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the environment is fixed and viewed from a three-dimensional perspective.

Release date
October 1, 1981
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari
Players
1

About this game

Tempest

Tempest is an arcade game by Atari Inc., originally designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. Released in October 1981 it was fairly popular and had several ports and sequels. The game is also notable for being the first video game with a selectable level of difficulty (determined by the initial starting level). The game is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the environment is fixed and viewed from a three-dimensional perspective.

Genres

Shooter / Gallery

Modes

2-Player Alternating

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Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideOctober 1, 1981 · Not Rated

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