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Tempest is a 1981 arcade video game by Atari, Inc., 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.
Atari was an early pioneer in the video game industry.In fact, it virtually created the industry with its introduction of the arcade game Pong.The brand name "Atari" was used for many years and applied to several other entities that developed products ranging from arcade video games to home video game consoles to home computers to video games for personal computers.
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64.
Tempest 4000 is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari, Inc. It is a modern reimagining of the classic arcade game Tempest , which was released in 1981. In Tempest 4000 , players control a spaceship and navigate through a series of increasingly challenging levels while fighting off waves of enemies.
Similarly, after the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released in June 1982, Warner chairman Steve Ross negotiated directly with Steven Spielberg to secure video game rights estimated to have cost Atari $20−25 million, to make a video game based on the film, which was programmed by Howard Scott Warshaw over a period of five weeks to be ...
Tempest 2000 [a] is a 1994 tube shooter video game originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar. [3] Part of Atari Corp.'s 2000 series, [ 4 ] it is a remake of the 1981 arcade game Tempest .
Atari (/ ə ˈ t ɑːr i /) is a brand name that has been owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by French holding company Atari SA (formerly Infogrames) [b] and its focus is on "video games, consumer hardware, licensing and blockchain". [5]
This version contains the same games as Volume 1 of Atari Arcade Hits, but Pong is replaced with Battlezone. It also includes an after-market level replacement hack of Tempest titled "Tempest Tubes", as well as a "Trivia Challenge", which consists of questions about Atari and its 1980s video games. [11]