Joust

DOS - 1983

Also available on: Mac - Arcade - Atari 2600 - Atari 7800 - Atari 8-bit - Atari ST - Lynx

Alt name	Joust: A Game of Combat, Action and Skill
Year	1983
Platform	DOS
Released in	United States
Genre	Action
Theme	Arcade, Platform
Publisher	Atarisoft
Developer	Williams Electronics, Inc.
Perspectives	Side view, Fixed / Flip-screen
Dosbox support	Supported on 0.70

4.31 / 5 - 16 votes

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Description of Joust

Joust is a faithful PC conversion of Williams' coin-op and Atari console classic done in-house by Atari as part of their "Atarisoft" brand.

The objective should be familiar to everyone except those who started gaming after early 1980s: ride an ostrich around the screen as you joust-battle the enemy shadow-lords flying on their buzzards. At the same time, you must pick up the eggs before they hatch into more deadly enemies. Other dangers include a pterodactyl who periodically arrives to thin out the ranks of on-screen warriors if things are taking too long, and platforms that disappear under your feet, plunging you into a sea of molten lava.

The game includes support for two players, and the 4-color CGA palette does a nice job of conveying all the frantic action and different enemies. This PC version of Joust does the game joust-ice, and brings the elegant fun of simple-to-learn-but-addictive-to-play arcade pioneers to the PC screen. Highly recommended.

Review By HOTUD

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Comments and reviews

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jonirob 2024-03-14 0 point Atari 7800 version

The Atari 7800 version here is not Joust, it's the martial arts game Karateka.

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The Boz 2022-10-12 1 point

Officially this was never released on the C64, but Kim and Michael McHerry did a port of this game called Jouste and a game I thoroughly loved. Simple, but fun and throw in a bit of absurdity, ie flying around on ostriches with a lance. A true classic.

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kb 2016-12-08 1 point

Love this game

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admin 2011-03-25 -1 point DOS version

You're right ! Now it is thx

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niko 2011-03-24 0 point DOS version

This is "Joust VGA" from 1990, not "Joust" from1983.

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