# Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers call it great and well written, a detailed look at how Atari's Tempest was made and remade. No recurring caveats were raised.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as great, fantastic and amazing (4 comments): "These are great. Anyone who can interpret Minter deserves our support and praise." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47872885)) "This is fantastic, thank you for doing this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47872702)) "Amazing work! Thanks very much for this OP!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876172))
- Thanks to author for the work (2 comments): "This is fantastic, thank you for doing this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47872702)) "Amazing work! Thanks very much for this OP!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876172))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tempest+vs.+Tempest%3A+The+Making+and+Remaking+of+Atari%27s+Iconic+Video+Game&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tempest-vs-tempest-the-making-and-remaking-of-atari-s-iconic-video-game/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).