The Atari VCS version of Tempest 4000 offers the ability to switch between the Tempest and TXK soundtracks respectively. There is no feature available in the Option’s menu to disable inverted controls, and this feature should have been implemented. Irregardless, this only happens during the warp sequence(s). Unfortunately, it can be a frustrating experience when it happens and it doesn’t feel like the idea wasn’t thought through very well.
If this was done to increase the game’s difficulty, it most certainly does. This takes the player by absolute surprise, having to press right on the analog stick to move left, etc. For reasons unknown, the controls invert, breaking the immersion experienced during the combat sequences. The biggest issue arises shortly after beating a handful of levels, where the player has to navigate their ship through a series of ‘warp’ rings. The analog controls are tight and responsive, and its even possible to hold down the fire button for rapid fire, making the experience twice as enjoyable (and easier on the thumbs). This doesn’t mean Tempest 4000 can’t be enjoyed using the Modern Controller, which resembles an Xbox controller. The Tempest gameplay experience benefits the most from rotary controls. While this replicates the arcade experience – as you spin around the vector playfields, shooting and destroying enemies (and collecting bonus points along the way, while also increasing the player’s high score) – there are times when the spinner controls feel a bit floaty, or delayed, which is a shame. Like the arcade game that inspired it, Tempest 4000 utilizes the spinner controls the Classic Joystick supports, by spinning the joystick from left to right.
Tempest 4000 includes 100 levels of tube-like levels where the player takes control of the Claw a spacecraft capable of taking on the enemy threat that occupies the game’s iconic looking levels. The recently released Tempest 4000 is Jeff Minter’s first foray into Atari VCS game development, and the final product is quite good. Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar Tempest x3 on Playstation and Tempest 3000 for the ill-fated DVD player game console hybrid, the Nuon. the Amstrad, Spectrum and the Atari ST), along with sequels to the original Tempest on multiple consoles (i.e. Tempest has seen ports to many computers (i.e. His resume of games include popular titles such as Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner and the vector-based arcade shooter, Tempest, among many others. His love for animals – especially lamas – have played a major role in his celebrity, which goes way back to the 1980s when he founded Llamasoft to develop games for 8-bit microcomputers. Jeff Minter is a popular game developer in Atari gaming circles.
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