Joust

$3,995.00

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*Video is of game play from YouTube user “Old Classic Retro Gaming.“*

Here is a Joust Arcade game for sale. Released by Williams Electronics in 1982, Joust was one of the first arcade games where two players could play at the same time! It’s simple controls, just left and right and a button to ‘flap’ made it a huge success in arcades for all ages. It’s simplicity has been copied in many modern games as well – like Flappy Bird!

  • This game comes with touched-up original dedicated side art.
  • For an additional $900 you can get this game fully restored with new full-length side art, marquee, overlay, etc.

 

*The game pictured has been fully restored*

*all games that are sold are refurbished and optimized before customers receive the final game. please allow a few months after purchase so our highly skilled technicians thoroughly go over your game. thank you!*

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Joust

Here’s An Original 1982 Joust Arcade game for sale by Williams. Joust was at the height of of the golden age of Arcade games. You can own your very own classic Joust arcade in an original Williams cabinet! Our art restoration department can restore an original cabinet’s side art to like new condition. The game also comes with the control panel artwork, marquee and bezel artwork and a 19 inch CRT monitor. We can fully restore your Joust arcade as well with all new artwork and sideart for an additional $900. We can also upgrade the monitor to a 19 inch LCD for $250.

Specs

Name Joust
Developer Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) (United States)
Year 1982
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8243
Class Wide Release
Genre Platform
Monitor
Conversion Class Williams
Game Specific Joust Pinout
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Joint
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
  • Buttons: 1 – Flap
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard – 237 Pounds
  • Cocktail – 176 Pounds
Instructions Joust Instructions Image
Bezel Joust Bezel Image
Control Panel Joust Control Panel Image
Side Art Joust Side Art Image
PCB Joust PCB Image

Game Introduction

Each player controls a different knight and each of them rides a different mount. The first player is a yellow knight who rides on a flying ostrich. The second player is a light blue knight who rides on a giant stork.

There are three different enemy knights who all ride on giant buzzards and each of them are colored differently. The enemy knights are red Bounders, silver Hunters and dark blue Shadow Lords. The other enemies include the “unbeatable” pterodactyl and The Lava Troll, a giant hand that reaches out and grabs from one of the two lava pools at the bottom of the screen.

Game Play

In each wave throughout the game, you must defeat every enemy knight in a joust. Everytime you defeat an enemy knight in a joust by ramming him atop his head, he will turn into an egg. You must then capture the egg before it hatches, otherwise, the egg will hatch and the knight will become the next more-difficult character. In other words, a Bounder will become a Hunter, a Hunter will become a Shadow Lord, a Shadow Lord will become a Bounder and so on. After the egg hatches, a new mount will fly out to pick up the newly-hatched enemy knight. You can also collect an enemy knight after he has hatched before he mounts his buzzard.

Sometimes the eggs will fall into the lava pits at the bottom of the screen in later waves. During the first two waves, there are platforms at the bottom of the screen that will allow you to walk over the lava pits, but in later waves, the platforms will be burned away. Also, in later waves, flames will start to burn in the lava pits.

Gameplay Cont.

Sometimes, a pterodactyl will show up in some of those waves, usually if you take too long. The pterodactyl will sometimes try to fiercely charge right at you. The only way you can kill the pterodactyl is by ramming him in the mouth to desintagrate him.

If you have your feathered mount fly too close to either of the lava pits, The Lava Troll will reach out and grab your mount by the legs and pull you both into his fiery home. If this happens, you must have your mount repeatedly flap really hard to escape from the grip of The Lava Troll. The Lava Troll will also grab the enemy knights on their buzzards and occasionally pull them in with him.

Even in the later waves, platforms will collapse and disintegrate. Occasionally, there is an Egg Wave where you must grab all the enemy eggs before they hatch. As you advance to later waves, the difficulty constantly increases.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

Bug: The most famous bug is known as the “Pterodactyl bug”. First, cause one of the red riders to get caught by the lava hands on either side of the screen. Then, position yourself so that you can kill the pterodactyls as they come in from either side of the screen. This trick only works on certain ROM revisions of the game, though.

 

*The game pictured has been fully restored*

*all games that are sold are refurbished and optimized before customers receive the final game. please allow a few months after purchase so our highly skilled technicians thoroughly go over your game. thank you!*

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Weight 350 lbs

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