Tempest Point Value Comparison (Arcade Scores)

Compare 13 fixed Atari Tempest 1981 arcade point values: Spiker 50, Flipper 150, Pulsar 200, Fuseball up to 750, bonuses to 74000. See full table inside now.

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Start Level 11 bonus74,000 Points

Start Level 9 bonus54,000 Points

Start Level 7 bonus32,000 Points

Start Level 5 bonus16,000 Points

Start Level 3 bonus6,000 Points

Fuseball near750 Points

Fuseball mid500 Points

Fuseball far250 Points

Pulsar200 Points

Flipper150 Points

Tanker100 Points

Spiker50 Points

Spike hit3 Points

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Name	Value	Context	Source
Spike hit Cheapest row here. Uses 3 max here.	3 points	Per Spike shot, 1 to 3 points	Arcade-History Tempest 2865: Spike 1-3 points; Atari TM-190 manual
Spiker Over sixteen Spikes.	50 points	Spiral layer, lays Spike	Atari Tempest 2000 manual scoring: Spikers 50 pts; Arcade-History 50
Tanker Two Spikers.	100 points	Rhomboid, splits to two Flippers	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Tankers 100 pts; Arcade-History 100
Flipper Three Spikers.	150 points	Chevron flipper, flips lanes	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Flippers 150 pts; Arcade-History 150
Pulsar Four Spikers.	200 points	Electrifies lane, level 17 on	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Pulsars 200 pts; Arcade-History 200
Fuseball far Distance tier low.	250 points	Far shot, white sphere	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Fuseballs 250 500 or 750 pts
Fuseball mid Double far.	500 points	Mid shot	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Fuseballs 250 500 or 750 pts
Fuseball near Triple far. Top foe row.	750 points	Close shot to Blaster	Atari Tempest manual scoring: Fuseballs 250 500 or 750 pts
Start Level 3 bonus Eight Fuseball nears.	6,000 points	Once per game on clear	Arcade-History Tempest 2865 bonus table: Level 3 6000 points
Start Level 5 bonus Over one hundred Flippers.	16,000 points	Once per game on clear	Arcade-History Tempest 2865 bonus table: Level 5 16000 points
Start Level 7 bonus Double Level 5.	32,000 points	Once per game on clear	Arcade-History Tempest 2865 bonus table: Level 7 32000 points
Start Level 9 bonus 360 Flippers.	54,000 points	Once per game on clear	Arcade-History Tempest 2865 bonus table: Level 9 54000 points
Start Level 11 bonus Top here. 1480 Spikers.	74,000 points	Once per game on clear	Arcade-History Tempest 2865 bonus table: Level 11 74000 points

About these numbers: Scores are Atari 1981 TM-190 manual values via Arcade-History and Tempest 2000 manual reprint. Fuseball pays by distance. Start bonuses pay once per game on clear of the start level.

About this converter

Atari Tempest 1981 pays distance over bravery. Spike hits pay 1 to 3, Spiker 50, Tanker 100, Flipper 150, Pulsar 200, Fuseball far 250, mid 500, near 750. Start bonuses climb faster, with Level 3 at 6000, Level 5 at 16000, Level 7 at 32000, Level 9 at 54000 and Level 11 at 74000. That makes Level 11 equal almost one hundred Fuseball nears or almost five hundred Flippers. Tankers split into Flippers, Fuseballs or Pulsars with no extra ticket for the split itself. Every figure here is the manual ticket, with distance tiers kept as separate rows.

How to use it

Pick two actions and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked: one holds a count of the first action, one the matching count of the second, one the total in points. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 Level 11 bonus against Flippers.

Missiles give no points and stay out. Superzapper clears the field once per level with no ticket per foe, so it stays out too. Spike 1 to 3 pins 3 here for clean math, noted as max. Later start levels to 81 pay higher bonuses and stay out except the five rows shown.

FAQ

How much is a Flipper?

150 points. Three Spikers.

How much is Fuseball?

250 far, 500 mid, 750 near. Closer pays more.

How much is start bonus?

6000 at Level 3 up to 74000 at Level 11, once per game.

What scores least?

Spike hits at 1 to 3 points. Pinned at 3 here.

Sources

Atari Tempest Operation Maintenance Service Manual TM-190 1981 (Archive.org upright manual)
Atari Tempest 2000 manual scoring reprint: Flippers 150, Spikers 50, Pulsars 200, Tankers 100, Fuseballs 250 500 750
Arcade-History Tempest game 2865 scoring and bonus tables (Spike 1-3, Level 3 6000 through Level 11 74000)
Wikipedia Tempest video game: seven enemy types and behavior cross-check

Last verified: 2026-09-29 · 13 entries

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