Play Tempest Online
Pilot a claw-shaped ship, blast enemies in a wireframe world, and survive increasingly frantic waves in this classic arcade shooter from 1981.
Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari, Inc. that you can play today through the MAME emulator. It arrived during a period when arcades were dominated by raster graphics, but it stood out by using a vector display to create its stark, wireframe world. The game doesn't try to tell a story; it just drops you into its abstract, geometric landscape and expects you to survive.
You control a claw-shaped ship that can only move along the rim of a web-like playfield. Your goal is to clear each stage of all enemies, which emerge from the center of the tunnel and crawl menacingly toward you. Your primary tool is a rapid-fire laser, and you can also deploy a superzapper to clear the entire screen in a pinch. The game's pacing is relentless; after a few levels, the playfield turns red and the speed increases dramatically, demanding quick reflexes. It feels like a tense, high-stakes dance on the edge of oblivion.
Download Tempest ROM
You can download this ROM to play Tempest offline using an MAME (Arcade Emulator) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
