1981 Atari Tempest Arcade Video Gameplay HD @edc.8773

Ed C. Gameplay of 1981 Atari Tempest Arcade. The game is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the environment is fixed and viewed from a three-dimensional perspective.

It was fairly popular and had several ports and sequels. The game is also notable for being one of the first video games with a selectable level of difficulty (determined by the initial starting level).

CPU 6502
Sound POKEY x 2
Display Vertical orientation, Vector (color), size: 19 inch

Song played during the beginning of the video:
Snakadaktal - Are You Here (SITW B Side)
youtube.com/watch?v=g5PHuFqgMbI

updated 10 years ago

1981 Atari Tempest Arcade Video Gameplay HD

Ed C. 2014-03-22 | Gameplay of 1981 Atari Tempest Arcade. The game is a tube shooter, a type of shoot 'em up where the environment is fixed and viewed from a three-dimensional perspective.

It was fairly popular and had several ports and sequels. The game is also notable for being one of the first video games with a selectable level of difficulty (determined by the initial starting level).

CPU 6502
Sound POKEY x 2
Display Vertical orientation, Vector (color), size: 19 inch

Song played during the beginning of the video:
Snakadaktal - Are You Here (SITW B Side)
youtube.com/watch?v=g5PHuFqgMbI

Atari Tempest Arcade Machine Elevation

Ed C. 2014-03-22 | This 1981 Atari Tempest full size arcade video game had to be elevated to the last floor of the building. Did not fit the the building elevator nor was a good idea to hand108 kilos up six floors of narrow stairs.