If you look at the Reception section for Tempo on Wikipedia you'll see that one 'Captain Squideo' of GamePro thought Tempo's 'extremely low difficulty' made it "a perfect game for novices." He gave it a 3.75/5. Meanwhile I cannot for the life of me complete a single level. I checked the manual, I watched some longplays, I cannot do it. I suppose that makes me a bozo. But Mr. Squideo (which I doubt is even his real name) also gave Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors for Sega CD a 4.125/5, with the controls in particular getting a perfect 5/5. I guess that makes us both bozos. At least this bozo isn't ostentatious enough to call themselves a 'Game Pro'.

As a bozo, all I can say is that Tempo is one of the cutest characters I've ever seen. The way he bops to the beat in each level is so infectiously charming, and his animations are simultaneously snappy and smooth. The Margaret Keane-inspired, Craig McCracken-esque massive eyes make me melt. I'm so sorry that I've failed him. I still have Super Tempo sitting on my Saturn's SD card, but I don't think I've earned the right to let Tempo down again.

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