| Joust |
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| Aliases | Joust!! |
| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Softek (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.95 |
| Controls | Kempston Joystick |
| Groups | Ultima |
| Inspirations | Joust (Arcade coin-op) from Williams Electronics Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64 (unofficial), MSX, Macintosh, NES |
| Martijn's WoS score | 58.3% (12 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Andrew J. Glaister (UK) | - ? | ||
| Stuart Hughes | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Remarks
| According to the instructions: "If you can clock the score then respond to the message you see!" When you score 10 million or more, you are rewarded with the congratulatory message "WOW WHAT A SCORE - PLEASE CONTACT SOFTEK AND - QUOTE 'AJG IS FAB'". Re-issued as Ostron for as yet unknown reasons (copyright problems?) |
Compilations
| Unauthorized version in | Load 'n' Run issue 09 | (1984/Oct) | by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #9 - 1984/Oct | - titled "Astro" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Joust.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | ||
| Joust.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Joust.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Joust.gif | 1,184 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Joust.jpg | 114,805 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Joust.txt | 1,374 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Joust (1983)(Softek).pok | 67 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #24-1983/Jun/16 special "week#3" | page 45 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #21-1983/Jul | page 18 | - News/Note | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #1-1983/Mar/8 special "week#2" | page 8 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #18-1983/Apr | page 24 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #22-1983/Aug | page 123 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #2-1983/Mar/15 special "week#3" | page 29 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #8-1983/Apr/26 special "week#4" | page 2 | - Advert | |
| Home Computing Weekly | issue #16-1983/Jun/21 special "week#3" | page 48 | - Advert | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #1-1983/Sep special "Summer" | page 13 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr | page 52 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #4-1983/Apr | page 180 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #6-1983/Jun | page 172 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #7-1983/Jul | page 17 | - Advert | |
| Your Computer | issue v.3 #8-1983/Aug | page 194 | - Advert | |
| ZX Computing | issue #6-1983/Apr | page 35 | - Advert |
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