Imagitec Design (DOS) High Voltage Software (PS1/SAT) Logicware (Mac)
Publisher(s)
Atari Corporation
Jaguar
NA/EU: Atari Corporation
JP: Mumin Corporation
MS-DOS
NA/EU: Atari Interactive
Saturn
NA/EU: Interplay Productions
PlayStation
NA/EU: Interplay Productions
Macintosh
NA: Logicware
Producer(s)
John Skruch
Designer(s)
Jeff Minter
Programmer(s)
Jeff Minter
Artist(s)
Joby Wood
Writer(s)
Joe Sousa
Composer(s)
Alastair Lindsay Ian Howe Kevin Saville
Series
Tempest
Platform(s)
Atari Jaguar
Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release
1994
Jaguar
NA: 13 April 1994
EU: 27 June 1994
JP: 15 December 1994
MS-DOS
NA: 31 October 1996
EU: 31 October 1996
PlayStation
NA: 29 November 1996[1]
EU: 1 February 1997
Saturn
NA: 20 December 1996
EU: 20 March 1997[2]
Macintosh
NA: 1998
Genre(s)
Tube shooter
Mode(s)
Single-player, multiplayer
Tempest 2000[a] is a tube shooter video game originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar in North America on 13 April 1994.[3] It was released in Europe on 27 June and in Japan on 15 December of the same year, with the Japanese release being published by Mumin Corporation.[4][5] Part of Atari Corp.'s 2000 series,[6] it is a remake by Jeff Minter of Dave Theurer's 1981 arcade game Tempest, which used Atari's QuadraScan vector color display technology.[7]
Taking control of the claw-shaped Blaster spacecraft from the original game, the player has to survive and travel across multiple levels until the end of an intergalactic war, battling against a variety of enemies that appear on the playfield. Originally an exclusive for the Jaguar, Tempest 2000 was ported to MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Windows, each with several changes and additions from the original version.
Tempest 2000 was critically acclaimed when it was released on the Jaguar, with critics praising the graphics, gameplay and soundtrack. It has often been called one of the best games released for the Jaguar and as of 1 April 1995, the Jaguar version has sold more than 30,000 copies during its lifetime, making it one of the best-selling games for the system.[8][9][10] Critical reception to the various ports, though still mostly positive, was more mixed than reception for the original version, owing to the aging of the game and differing opinions of the enhancements the ports offered.
^"Atari Gaming Headquarters -- News Briefs (1997 Archive)". www.atarihq.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^"Checkpoint - Events And Software Releases". Computer and Video Games. No. 185. April 1997. p. 49.
^"ATARI SHIPS TEMPEST 2000 FOR JAGUAR; NEW JAGUAR GAME GARNERS TOP INDUSTRY AWARDS". Nine Lives. 13 April 1994. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^Castle, Justin (21 July 2018). "Historical Atari Jaguar UK Magazine Advert/Reviews Collection". Issuu. p. 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^"JAGUAR Soft > 1994-1995". GAME Data Room (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^"Jaguar: software - The 2000 Series". Edge (Special Edition). Future Publishing. Autumn 1995. p. 71.
^Kunkel, Bill (May 1994). "Cartridges - Tempest - A remake of a favorite plays great on the Jaguar!". Electronic Games. No. 54. Decker Publications. p. 74.
^"Top Ten Atari Jaguar Games". Retro Gamer. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^"Atari Jaguar Lifetime Sales". betaphasegames.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
Tempest2000 is a tube shooter video game originally developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari Jaguar in North America on...
December 13, 2000, and Europe on March 2001. It is a follow-up to Tempest2000, an updated remake of Dave Theurer's arcade game Tempest (1981). The player...
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first...
console, and the video games Gridrunner, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Tempest2000, and Polybius. Minter began programming computers at a young age. He...
The Hawker Tempest is a British fighter aircraft that was primarily used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The Tempest, originally...
Jaguar versions. Defender 2000 was programmed by Jeff Minter, who previously updated Dave Theurer's Tempest as Tempest2000. The project came about when...
The BAE Systems Tempest is a proposed sixth-generation fighter aircraft that is under development in the United Kingdom for the Royal Air Force (RAF)...
Championship: Sensible World of Soccer: Star Wars: TIE Fighter: Super Metroid: Tempest2000: Theme Park: Virtua Fighter 2: X-COM: UFO Defense: Chrono Trigger: Command...
Jaguar's hardware. Jaguar did eventually earn praise with games such as Tempest2000, Doom, and Wolfenstein 3D. The most successful title during the Jaguar's...
The Tempest is an automobile that was produced by Pontiac from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1987 to 1991. The name "tempest" is from Old French tempeste...
show for audio CDs. It is bundled with Blue Lightning, Vid Grid, the Tempest2000 soundtrack CD, and a Myst demo disc. Every startup screen is unique,...
citing similarities between TxK and Tempest2000. It is a tube shooter based on the classic arcade game Tempest. The gameplay expands upon that of the...
Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish singer based in the UK. He is best known as the lead vocalist...
Minter created Tempest 2000—a remake of the 1981 arcade game Tempest—for the Atari Jaguar. In 2015, Llamasoft released the Tempest-inspired video game TxK...
worldwide PC market". Planning to initially launch with four titles, Tempest2000, Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods, Baldies, and FlipOut!, further...
(1999, Young Vic) The Two Noble Kinsmen (2000, Shakespeare's Globe) as the gaoler's daughter The Tempest (2000, Shakespeare's Globe) as Iris Tender (2001...
OS from 1990 to 1997. The brand was licensed to United Developers, LLC in 2000. Shiny Entertainment in Laguna Beach, California, founded in 1993, acquired...
in order of appearance: Asteroids, Pac-Man, Marble Madness, Berzerk, Tempest2000, Centipede, Dig Dug, Space Invaders, and Donkey Kong. Besides these,...
witch Sycorax, is an important character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. His character is one of the few Shakespearean figures to take on a life...
the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. "Previews – Tempest2000 and Tempest X". Intelligent Gamer. No. 6. Ziff Davis. November 1996. p. 72...
Atari released a series of remakes with the 2000 brand, including Tempest2000, Battlezone 2000, and Defender 2000. After Atari's demise, Hasbro continued...
Global Information