Atari Tempest arcade game
Ranked 4 of 6 arcade games by recommenders
Recommended as a favorite arcade game, valued for its vector graphics and nostalgia for the arcade era. No critical or mixed quotes were found.
Recommended as a favorite arcade game, valued for its vector graphics and nostalgia for the arcade era. No critical or mixed quotes were found.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 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: 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
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Vector graphics look
“The vector graphics are why I always seek this game out first in any arcade.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” “The idea that LCD could match what Tempest had was silly to me”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” Strong arcade nostalgia
“I remember loving this game in the arcade”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game” “which is my all time favorite game”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly By retro biplane game | 22 | 7 | 76% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Sopwith | 18 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Pac-Man | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| Atari Tempest arcade gameThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Pac-Man, but You're the Ghost | 5 | 10 | 33% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The idea that LCD could match what Tempest had was silly to me”
“Kaboom! and Tempest...a perfect combination!”
“The physical spinner is key”
“which is my all time favorite game”
“The vector graphics are why I always seek this game out first in any arcade.”
“I remember loving this game in the arcade”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.