35th Anniversary: Joust by Williams Electronics

Arcade Gameplay

Released on July 16th, 1982, Joust became one of the most popular co-operative games for its time. Knights riding on an ostrich or stork, the objective was to kill the enemies by colliding with them, but it was important to be higher than the enemy or the enemy would win in the exchange.

Atari Cover Art

Interesting facts about Joust
-Was developed using Defender hardware
-Joust appears in the book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
-The game was not expected to do well, but is considered one of the most popular games in 1983.

Atari 2600 Gameplay

Joust on Wikipedia

Gameplay by RedSevenNine via Youtube

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