Joust (1982)

Williams Electronics

Arcade · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

3.07 from 240 ratings

528 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 44 backlogged · 35 wish listed

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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.
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Developers
Williams Electronics
Publishers
Midway Games, Williams Electronics
Genres
Arcade, Fighting, Platform
Themes
Action
Series
Joust

Release dates

  • Jul 16, 1982 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • Oct 02, 2005 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox 360
  • May 24, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Jun 15, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3

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5 stars
21
4 stars
57
3 stars
96
2 stars
50
1 star
16
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Inc

Status Inc May 25, 2023

Here's a fun little experiment.

Look through your rated played games and find your favourite game released before you were born.

For me, it's probably Tetris, released mere months before I hatched, but here's a special shout out to Joust, an immensely fun game, especially in multiplayer, released in 1982.

How about yoooooou???

Mixplit

Status Mixplit Apr 7, 2022

Disc copy is on Midway PC Game Bundle disc that came with my X-Arcade. Included PC versions of several Midway Arcade Classics including: Gauntlet, Rampage, Robotron 2084, Joust, Defender, and Smash TV.

lori.cerny

Status lori.cerny Apr 7, 2017

One of those money-grab titles with a silly premise, poor execution, unmemorable score, and well, nothing to recommend really.