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Game Details

SKU: #355
Game: Tempest
Game Type: Upright
Usually Ships: This item is no longer available
Possible reason: this item may have been sold.
Monitor: Original 19" Color Vector

One of our most requested and best selling games, this particular Tempest is in will look great when restored. The original sideart is intact and is in very good condition given its age. When finished this game will have:
  • New control panel overlay (artwork)
  • New spinner bearings
  • New marquee artwork
  • T-molding replaced
  • Original vector monitor completely rebuilt (new monitors are not available)
  • Power supply rebuilt
  • Coin door will be refinished (repainted) prior to the sale
Please note in our experience color vector games (such as Tempest) generally require a little more maintenance than most games. The original circuit boards and monitor boards can be more delicate than most other games we work with. We do stock replacement circuit boards and are able to repair or exchange them if something were to happen.

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Approximate Weights & Measurements

Upright
Height: 69.00"
Width: 25.25"
Depth: 32.00"
Weight: 240 lbs
NOTE: These are approximate measurements taken from measuring specific games, or from the manufacturer's literature. Occasionally measurements vary.


This price includes restoration (cosmetic and electrical). All games are sold restored and working unless otherwise noted.

You will not have to pay the full amount today. You can reserve this game with a refundable deposit of $200.00.

* This is the estimated cost of packing and freight for this game. Occasionally freight costs are slightly more or less. We will let you know if we expect freight to be more than the quoted amount.



Quick Game Facts
Courtesy GGDB.com

Overview
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.

Coin-Op Overview
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.

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Technical Details
Year: 1980
Manufacturer: Atari
Name: Tempest
Class: Coin-Op
Sub-Class: Arcade

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