Joust · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
Game data
- Released
- 1982-07-16
- User rating
- 3.03 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, Casual, Arcade, Simulation, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox 360, Game Boy, NES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
80Critic score · 2 ratings
71User score · 33 ratings
Joust is an arcade game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982. It is a platform game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The player uses a button and joystick to control a knight riding a flying ostrich. The object is to progress through levels by defeating groups of enemy knights riding buzzards.
- Released
- 1982
- Genres
- Fighting, Platform, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Williams Electronics
- Publisher
- Williams Electronics, Midway Games
Wikidata facts
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- publication date
- 1987-10-30
- Commons category
- Joust (video game)
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Atari 8-bit family
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Defender
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WMS Industries
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RhythmOne
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Code Monkeys
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Japan
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Europe
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North America
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Microsoft
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International Standard Book Number
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Q8093
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stork
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Gladiator
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Guinness World Records
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International Standard Serial Number
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knight
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Mac
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assembly language
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Internet Archive
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Q10680
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Categories
1982 video gamesAmiga gamesArcade video gamesAtari 2600 gamesAtari 5200 gamesAtari 7800 gamesAtari 8-bit computer gamesAtari Lynx gamesAtari ST gamesClassic Mac OS gamesCooperative video gamesGame Boy gamesHAL Laboratory gamesMidway video gamesMultiplayer and single-player video gamesNintendo Entertainment System gamesSoftware programmed in assembly languageVideo games about birdsVideo games adapted into filmsVideo games developed in the United StatesWarner Bros. Games franchisesWilliams video games