![]() The goal is for the player to maneuver and shoot the “blaster” ship and destroy the enemies before they destroy you. The video game has a spaceship called a “blaster” that travels around the outside edge of varying vector shapes and the enemies enter the game from the center of that shape and make their way outward. The basic game of Tempest works like this. I wrote about Tempest here at GeekDad in the article “The Video Games of Ready Player One” and also reviewed the Replicade 12” 1/6-scale replica of the original Tempest arcade cabinet game. ![]() Most notably, it was featured in the 1982 Rush music video for “Subdivisions” and also played a significant role in the plot of the book Ready Player One. Over the years, Tempest has found its way into pop culture. It was known for its innovative use of Atari’s Color-QuadraScan vector display technology as well as giving the player the option to start the game at various levels within the game (rather than always having to start on the first and easiest level). The original Tempest video game was designed by Dave Theurer and released by Atari as an arcade game in 1981. However, it wasn’t until Mathat it finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch. It was actually released in 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows-based PCs. You might be saying to yourself that Tempest 4000 isn’t new and you would be right. ![]() Tempest 4000 for Nintendo Switch (Image by Skip Owens) Hungry for some more electric death? Well, Nintendo now has you covered with the recent release of Tempest 4000 for Nintendo Switch.
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