Joust

published by Atari in 1987, developed by GCC, running on Atari 7800

type: action/reflex
genre: Gladiatorial, Joust-like
setting: Future
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

Official description

In the medieval age, knights were proving their skills and bravery by playing the game called JOUST. In the future well beyond our knowledge, the knights of hyperspace are playing their version of JOUST. They saddle up the space ostrich, and fight with aliens. You must adjust yourself to this unknown environment called hyperspace. You are not fighting for fame or glory, you are fighting for your own life. Knock the aliens off before they get to you. It is not an easy task, but somebody must do it. Can you be the survivor of this space fight? Good Luck! Believe me you will need it.

# 2023-12-21 03:49:32 - official description -

Technical specs

display: raster

Editor note

This game was completed and all the cartridges, boxes and instruction books manufactured in 1984. But Atari canceled the 7800 and packed them all away in a warehouse. A year or so after 7800 production had resumed, they stumble across them and began shipping the 'new' game.

# 2006