Tempest 3K Nears Completion

On his Yak's Zoo personal web page, Jeff Minter has been bringing the world updates ofhis progress on Tempest 3000 for the NUON platform. In his latest update, Minter hinted that he is nearing completion on his baby. He states there are now 96 levels in the game, and a lot of the effects are already in place. He claims to have spent many a night recently play-testing the title. "Once all the baddies are in for the main game, then it will just take a month or two of adding bonus rounds, extra groovy graphics, FX, and necessary peripheral stuff like hi-score tables and such and I'll be done," said Minter. "I think you'll like it."

However, when we will actually get a chance to play Tempest 3000 remains to be seen. With the NUON platform seemingly becoming less of a reality as each day passes, one has to wonder if the hardware technology will ever see a release. Hopefully, we'll hear something new from the VM Labs camp soon, as there are no doubt lots of gamers eager to see Minter's latest offering.