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RedShoe · 10-21-2003, 07:04 AM

Tempest was manufactured in by Atari and released in 1980. It was the VERY FIRST COLOR vector game put out by Atari. This game was chosen as the first arcade game to have its source code openly documented by enthusiasts of the game, and was coded into 6502 assembly languages. The prototype was called Vortex.

the original idea for Tempest came to Dave Theurer in a nightmare about creatures or monsters crawling up from a hole in the ground.

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs
TRICK: On a level that is not a fully enclosed shape, you can often sit at one of the far ends, and when an approaching enemy is right next to you, hold down your fire button, and they will be destroyed.
TRICK: Get a score in the form of XXYYZZ,
where XX > 16, 29 < YY < 60, and ZZ is a code. Some codes are:

01 - Test mode.
06, 11, 12 - 40 free games.
46 - Start at any level you like (up to level 81).

In the test mode, you can zero the high score table and examine the game parameters, but not modify them.

BUG: Scores beyond 999999 are not possible, as the score will roll-over to 000000

Side note.
The fact you can earn 40 free games with a certain score was the fault of developer Dave Theurer himself. He had created a special security code to protect against piracy which checked the placement of different objects. If the objects were not in the correct place, the game would shut down. Before the game was shipped, however, Theurer, who would fuss over minute details, noticed an Atari logo was off-center. He adjusted it slightly. This small change caused the code to malfunction and the player to earn 40 free credits if a certain score was reached.

all this info was pulled from klov.com/T/Tempest.html

An awesome emulator can be found here.
http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JTempest.html

I just had the monitor fixed for my stand up arcade Tempest but the power supply just went out, (it's only 23 years old) Damn I can't wait to get that fucker operational again.

I'm going to put an order in for a Tron stand up game later today. I'll hopefully get it before xmas.

10-21-2003, 07:04 AM
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	Avoid the spikes. (a brief history of a classic game) Tempest was manufactured in by Atari and released in 1980. It was the VERY FIRST COLOR vector game put out by Atari. This game was chosen as the first arcade game to have its source code openly documented by enthusiasts of the game, and was coded into 6502 assembly languages. The prototype was called Vortex. the original idea for Tempest came to Dave Theurer in a nightmare about creatures or monsters crawling up from a hole in the ground. Cheats, Tricks and Bugs TRICK: On a level that is not a fully enclosed shape, you can often sit at one of the far ends, and when an approaching enemy is right next to you, hold down your fire button, and they will be destroyed. TRICK: Get a score in the form of XXYYZZ, where XX > 16, 29 < YY < 60, and ZZ is a code. Some codes are: 01 - Test mode. 06, 11, 12 - 40 free games. 46 - Start at any level you like (up to level 81). In the test mode, you can zero the high score table and examine the game parameters, but not modify them. BUG: Scores beyond 999999 are not possible, as the score will roll-over to 000000 Side note. The fact you can earn 40 free games with a certain score was the fault of developer Dave Theurer himself. He had created a special security code to protect against piracy which checked the placement of different objects. If the objects were not in the correct place, the game would shut down. Before the game was shipped, however, Theurer, who would fuss over minute details, noticed an Atari logo was off-center. He adjusted it slightly. This small change caused the code to malfunction and the player to earn 40 free credits if a certain score was reached. all this info was pulled from klov.com/T/Tempest.html An awesome emulator can be found here. http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/JTempest.html I just had the monitor fixed for my stand up arcade Tempest but the power supply just went out, (it's only 23 years old) Damn I can't wait to get that fucker operational again. I'm going to put an order in for a Tron stand up game later today. I'll hopefully get it before xmas.