surely someone can beat this Joust score

atari 2600 · 01.19.2007, 11:17 AM

If you have ActiveX installed, you can play at http://www.midway.com/classicGames/joust/joust.html
I didn't play there myself though.
There's also a really crappy flash version at a few sites.

Savage Clone · 01.19.2007, 01:40 PM

I love that game, but I never got very good at it.
The only game of that era that I was ever any good at was Tempest.
Joust is great, though.

Trasher02 · 01.19.2007, 01:51 PM

All I got was a lame 7000 points.
I really suck in this game.

Trasher02 · 01.19.2007, 01:54 PM

15750

Trasher02 · 01.19.2007, 02:07 PM

Boy the more you play it the worse you get!

Trasher02 · 01.19.2007, 02:12 PM

34550

Fuckind addicting.
I got till wave 6.

Trasher02 · 01.19.2007, 02:23 PM

Bump
Thanks for the link btw atari I was really bored and you saved me.

atari 2600 · 01.19.2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

I love that game, but I never got very good at it.
The only game of that era that I was ever any good at was Tempest.
Joust is great, though.

I wasn't very good at Joust (or any of the Williams>Midway games) either when I was younger...now I play at a somewhat respectable level.

I wish there was an online Tempest somewhere so I could do a thread on that one; in my searches, I just saw something called Tempest 1000 (sucks) online for free.

atari 2600 · 01.20.2007, 12:41 AM

Joust machines were first manufactured in '82. In 1986, Williams debuted the Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest arcade game, but it never was distributed very widely owing to the home console market growing larger by that time. It's estimated that only around a thousand of them were ever produced.

So I got back in tonight, and after catching up on some puffing, a thought occurred to me. Posting all this Joust stuff made me think of looking for the Joust 2 rom.
I googled "Joust 2 rom" and got a page with a free download lickety-split.
But, just like one of the three (regular version) Joust roms I have, it didn't run, but instead froze on the "factory settings restored" screen.

But, ever the optimist, I tried again, this time googling "joust2.zip" because by now I had confirmed the name of the rom. The very first result I clicked led me to the Joust 2 (set 1) rom and the game works with no bugs whatsoever. I was surprised at how easy it was to find this rather rare game for free.

Anyway, the game allows for a continue which renders hi-scores meaningless, but does allow for easier passage through the thirty-five varied screens.

You can "transform" back-and-forth from your speedy, more agile ostrich to a less maneuverable but more imposing flying golden steed in this game (see below). There are also chances at randomized bonuses earned for picking up golden eggs.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?...=8244&letter=J

PAULYBEE2656 · 01.20.2007, 07:35 AM

classic game, shame it wont start for me tho!!! ill try again later....

01.19.2007, 11:17 AM	#1
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	If you have ActiveX installed, you can play at http://www.midway.com/classicGames/joust/joust.html I didn't play there myself though. There's also a really crappy flash version at a few sites.
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01.19.2007, 01:40 PM	#2
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I love that game, but I never got very good at it. The only game of that era that I was ever any good at was Tempest. Joust is great, though.
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Boy the more you play it the worse you get! __________________ 666
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	34550 Fuckind addicting. I got till wave 6. __________________ 666
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01.19.2007, 02:23 PM	#7
Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Bump Thanks for the link btw atari I was really bored and you saved me. __________________ 666
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01.20.2007, 12:41 AM	#9
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	Joust machines were first manufactured in '82. In 1986, Williams debuted the Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest arcade game, but it never was distributed very widely owing to the home console market growing larger by that time. It's estimated that only around a thousand of them were ever produced. So I got back in tonight, and after catching up on some puffing, a thought occurred to me. Posting all this Joust stuff made me think of looking for the Joust 2 rom. I googled "Joust 2 rom" and got a page with a free download lickety-split. But, just like one of the three (regular version) Joust roms I have, it didn't run, but instead froze on the "factory settings restored" screen. But, ever the optimist, I tried again, this time googling "joust2.zip" because by now I had confirmed the name of the rom. The very first result I clicked led me to the Joust 2 (set 1) rom and the game works with no bugs whatsoever. I was surprised at how easy it was to find this rather rare game for free. Anyway, the game allows for a continue which renders hi-scores meaningless, but does allow for easier passage through the thirty-five varied screens. You can "transform" back-and-forth from your speedy, more agile ostrich to a less maneuverable but more imposing flying golden steed in this game (see below). There are also chances at randomized bonuses earned for picking up golden eggs. http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?...=8244&letter=J
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