Tempest

Atari vector arcade game from 1981
VideoGame video_game Q1340846
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Summary

Tempest is a video game[1]. Tempest ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tempest is the creator of Dave Theurer[3].
  • Tempest's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Tempest was published by Atari, Inc.[5].
  • Tempest's genre is tube shooter[6].
  • Tempest was followed by Tempest 2000[7].
  • Tempest's developer is recorded as Atari[8].
  • Tempest's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[9].
  • Tempest's designed by is recorded as Dave Theurer[10].
  • Tempest's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[11].
  • Tempest's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[12].
  • Tempest's platform is recorded as Atari ST[13].
  • Tempest's platform is recorded as BBC Micro[14].
  • Tempest's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[15].
  • Tempest's review score is recorded as 22%[16].
  • Tempest's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Tempest was released on 1981[18].
  • Tempest's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[19].
  • Tempest's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 3[20].
  • Tempest's title is recorded as Tempest[21].
  • Tempest's copyright holder is recorded as Atari, Inc.[22].
  • Tempest's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[23].
  • Tempest's P14470 is recorded as Games/Tempest[24].

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Authorship and Creation

Tempest was published by Atari, Inc.[5]. Tempest is the creator of Dave Theurer[3].

Publication

Tempest was published on 1981[18]. Tempest's genre is tube shooter[6].

Reception

Tempest's review score is recorded as 22%[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Tempest was followed by Tempest 2000[7].

Why It Matters

Tempest ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,274 views/month).[2] Tempest has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Tempest is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 22%
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Review score: 22%, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  2. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → VideoGame/Tempest, VideoGame/Tempest1981
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv tropes id: VideoGame/Tempest1981"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Tempest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43247|batch #43247]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  4. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → tube shooter
    Developer → —
    Copyright holder → Atari, Inc.
    Followed by → Tempest 2000
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Giant bomb id (former scheme): 3030-13984"
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