Tempest 2000



I've developed kind of a hobby of trying out independent games, I have a lot of respect for anyone that (in his/her free time) has the drive to make a something of quality, and am particularly fascinated with those who do this outside the bounds of industry, knowing that although they pour their heart and soul into a project, they aren't get paid. They're doing it for fun, to be challenged, and the coolest thing is, because there's an open realm of freedom for the imagination (which isn't always a good thing either! (lots of messed up games out there)). Anyways, that being said, I was searching around and saw a "tempest" clone (heh clones...), I was curious to see what it was like. I never played the original, however... I did play "Tempest 2000" on the Atari Jaguar. The Jag was a game system that was a complete failure, only putting out a handful of games worth playing. Anyways.... So I tried out this free game. Looked cool, but the gameplay sucked and didn't feed my need for nostalgic retro gaming. So... I found Tempest 2000 and had as much fun with it as I did back in 1994 (I was 14). I originally bought the Jaguar after believing the lies Atari gave out claiming the system to be a truly 64-bit gaming experience (flippin ridiculous). Pretty much almost all the games sucked, but Tempest 2000... Baby... The game itself was (almost) worth buying the jag for. I still haven't played a game in it's class that could compare. And the music (especially back then) was unbelievable. anyways, all that being said (and what a nice train of thought and action leading up to the topic at hand) I feel sad for all those that didn't get to play this game, and if you're crazy like me, you'll head over to ebay and bid on the jag and the game.

¶ 3:44 PM