Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game
Ranked 2 of 4 video game history books by recommenders
Readers call it great and well written, a detailed look at how Atari's Tempest was made and remade. No recurring caveats were raised.
Readers call it great and well written, a detailed look at how Atari's Tempest was made and remade. No recurring caveats were raised.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as great, fantastic and amazing
“These are great. Anyone who can interpret Minter deserves our support and praise.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” “This is fantastic, thank you for doing this.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” “Amazing work! Thanks very much for this OP!”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” - Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game”
Thanks to author for the work
“This is fantastic, thank you for doing this.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” “Amazing work! Thanks very much for this OP!”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game”
Other video game history books people recommend
The three most recommended other video game history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993by Jordan Mechner | 11 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video GameThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Blood, Sweat, and Pixelsby Jason Schreier | 4 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Game Overby David Sheff | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Amazing work! Thanks very much for this OP!”
“These are great. Anyone who can interpret Minter deserves our support and praise.”
“This is fantastic, thank you for doing this.”
“This doc is great, I love this game.”
“From skimming it, it seems really well written.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.