Is Tempest 4000 The last Of The Tempest Games ???

Tempest Nut · Post by **Tempest Nut** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:49 pm 0

Is Tempest 4000 The last Of The Tempest Games or could there be a Tempest 8000 at some point ???

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:33 pm 0

Tempest Nut wrote:Is Tempest 4000 The last Of The Tempest Games or could there be a Tempest 8000 at some point ???

That would be up to Atari.

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:42 pm 0

I am very very happy with my Vita TxK and Space Giraffe on my Xbox - If LL never released another Tempesty game I would still die a happy gamer. Up there with Robotron and Dead Cells for me for replayabilty, depth and reactions. Also love that all those games help you so much with audio clues...

Tempest Nut · Post by **Tempest Nut** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:58 am 0

I love the game, What I'd love to have is a level pack with new web levels! That would be awesome!

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:21 pm 0

The whole IP of Tempest, the name and such belongs to Atari, plus it would appears also "the concept of tube shooter with 'a claw' moving around 'a web'" and can't remember what else.

So if you mention really "Tempest" yes, that depends ONLY on Atari.

My only "biggest regret" about all that is that probably we'll never see the VR version of it, that was ALREADY DONE and IT WAS AWESOME ( and that's been already offered many times to Atari as "sure you don't want it ?" ) .

Fundamentally ANYTHING regarding "Tempest" is in the hands of Atari, they are the only ones that can dictate what happens to it.

Said that "unless some miracle business decision", from Atari, happens I am afraid Tempest 4000 is probably the last one, or at least the last one made by Llamasoft.

Unless .. you want to try to buy that IP from Atari and then commission something to us

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:22 pm 0

Tempest Nut wrote:I love the game, What I'd love to have is a level pack with new web levels! That would be awesome!

DON'T ask it HERE !!! .. Ask it to Atari

Tempest Nut · Post by **Tempest Nut** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:31 pm 0

Well yes, but you would have to make it! lol

Atari sure couldn't! lol

VanAlphen · Post by **VanAlphen** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:16 pm 0

So if we hypothetically speaking could get Atari interested in VR, they could commission you guys for a VR update to which you could add mouse support and fixes for the few remaining bugs (game completion endscreen bug and missing power up bug)

The big question I have is how to best connect with Atari, Twitter?

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:38 pm 0

VanAlphen wrote:So if we hypothetically speaking could get Atari interested in VR, they could commission you guys for a VR update to which you could add mouse support and fixes for the few remaining bugs (game completion endscreen bug and missing power up bug)

The big question I have is how to best connect with Atari, Twitter?

Look .. "we made an offer to them, more than once, they know all we need/ask for" ..

I have NO IDEA about "what's the best way" nor "who you'd have to convince about" my "contact" is NOT the one with such power of decision and I have no idea who/what/what happens "above".

To me breaks my heart if I think because :

1. it was already done ( well it was a bit far away to be a perfect completed game and it was before it became T4K so missing various things ).
2. it was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
3. it was one of the best things I ever seen
4. I had to take it all out

And I should add "and we can't even show it to anyone any more or there could be troubles".

What can I say ? Don't have any power on it.

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:41 pm 0

Tempest Nut wrote:Well yes, but you would have to make it! lol

Atari sure couldn't! lol

IT WAS ALREADY MADE , NEARLY COMPLETED INTO A FULL GAME.

Then "all the VR support been removed" and the game expanded/transformed into T4K when finally Atari decided to go on with that.

[edit] - ah you mean 'the level pack' ? .. eh .. "convince atari .. "

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:53 pm 0

I think LL should def try more things as love their diverse iOS output. I dont need any more Tempest in my life as got Txk and SG although that Switch port would be nice someday....

VanAlphen · Post by **VanAlphen** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:25 pm 0

Deckard wrote:I think LL should def try more things as love their diverse iOS output. I dont need any more Tempest in my life as got Txk and SG although that Switch port would be nice someday....

Sure, Llamasoft is doing great things with their Minotaur Arcade project and I'd like to see them continue with it rather than working on a new tube shooter with claw. I have SG, Polybius an MAv1 as well. However the Tempest series or Tempest4000 is not a dead horse, T4K is one of the best arcade games ever. Llamasoft's hands are tied but VR, mouse support and the endscreen bug fix is right there. All we need is to get Atari on board, I'm just looking for a stick to poke them with.

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:06 pm 0

VanAlphen wrote:
Deckard wrote:I think LL should def try more things as love their diverse iOS output. I dont need any more Tempest in my life as got Txk and SG although that Switch port would be nice someday....

Sure, Llamasoft is doing great things with their Minotaur Arcade project and I'd like to see them continue with it rather than working on a new tube shooter with claw. I have SG, Polybius an MAv1 as well. However the Tempest series or Tempest4000 is not a dead horse, T4K is one of the best arcade games ever. Llamasoft's hands are tied but VR, mouse support and the endscreen bug fix is right there. All we need is to get Atari on board, I'm just looking for a stick to poke them with.

For as much as I can be tired to work on Tempest .. I'd LOVE to see the PSVR version coming to life - again - because "you haven't seen it, but we did" and it's a piece of beauty ...

Tempest Nut · Post by **Tempest Nut** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:59 pm 0

Sadly I can only imagine... And I do try...

If your ever in need of a beta tester for unreleasable games I'm your man!!! lol

gilesgoat · Post by **gilesgoat** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:05 am 0

Tempest Nut wrote:Sadly I can only imagine... And I do try...

If your ever in need of a beta tester for unreleasable games I'm your man!!! lol

Thing is we don't have the power to convince Atari "come on let's do it", we already offered the job quite a few times.

MAYBE if "a sufficient number of fans" would demand it to Atari .. maybe they'd realise "there's a demand for it" ?

YakYak

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