general description
In Tempest, you control a "shooter" that is moved around the outside of a fixed track. In many cases, this looks like a "tube" drawn in three dimensions. Enemies come up the tube, and you have to destroy them, and (hopefully) avoiding them if they make it all the way up to the top. You control your shooter with a spinner, shoot with a fire button, and you're given a "super-zapper" to use once on each level.
about this version
Tempest is one of the most collectible games. By many accounts, it is collected even more than games like Dragon's Lair and Pac-Man.
Later, a software (ROM change) was created that has new levels. It's called Tempest Tubes, and can be played by changing a few programmed ROMs.
| Validation |
Type |
Height |
Width |
Depth |
Weight |
Act Dim
Weight* |
Ship Dim
Weight* |
Notes |
| Cabaret |
60.00" |
20.44" |
30.75" |
220 lbs |
194 lbs |
305 lbs |
Cabaret |
| Cocktail |
27.00" |
28.25" |
33.50" |
225 lbs |
132 lbs |
211 lbs |
Cocktail |
| Upright |
69.00" |
25.25" |
32.00" |
240 lbs |
287 lbs |
427 lbs |
|
*NOTE: Dimensional Weight (also know as "Dim Weight") is an industry
standard formula used by shipping companies. The calculation is used
to determine how much space a package will take up. Most shipping rates
are calculated based on Dim Weight or actual weight, whichever is greater.
The formula for Dim Weight is (L" x W" x D")/194. The examples shown here
show the actual dimensional weight for the game, and then given an
estimated shipping dimensional weight assuming that 5" of packing
material is needed in each dimension. Your actual results may vary.