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From: skank@du248-09.cc.iastate.edu (Skank George L)
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Subject: Re: Games not seen on Amiga
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Date: 20 Aug 90 06:06:39 GMT
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In article <90229.223453JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) writes:
>There was one arcade game, way back in the early 80's I was totally
>addicted to and pumped quarter after quarter into....  Went by the
>name of "Tempest."  Anyone remember it?  It was a 3-D vector-graphics
>oriented game with 50 or so boards.  You controlled your shooter which
>you could move around your end of the board with a knob that rotated 360
>degrees.
>
>Loved that game.  Anyone know why we haven't seen it on Amiga?

    Here here!!  Tempest was a great game, just a few days ago I was wondering
the same thing myself.


>knob would make it difficult to implement, but I see two solutions:
>1) Make it keyboard controlled.  Not a nice thought...

    That's for sure...

>2) Include a special controller with the software.  This could also
>serve as the copy-protection.  

     A DONGEL?!!  DEATH TO DONGELS!!!

What's wrong with just using the mouse or a paddel?  So, what's the story?
Is there a version of Tempest for the Amiga?

                                 George L. Skank
                                 Rebel Without a Clue