Video game · 1982
Joust
Released 16 July 1982 on MS-DOS, Atari 2600, arcade video game machine, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), PlayStation 3 and 5 more
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory, WMS Industries
- Publisher
- HAL Laboratory
- Made in
- Chiyoda, Japan
- Genre
- Fighting, Platform, Arcade
- Themes
- Action
IGDB CRITICS802 reviews
IGDB PLAYERS7134 ratings
About Joust
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.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| arcade video game machine | 16 July 1982 |
|---|---|
| Atari 2600 | 16 July 1982 |
| MS-DOS | 16 July 1982 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | 30 October 1987 |
| PlayStation 3 | 24 May 2007 |
| Atari 5200 | later, date unknown |
| Atari 7800 | later, date unknown |
| Atari Lynx | later, date unknown |
| Mac | later, date unknown |
| Xbox 360 | later, date unknown |
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