Joust NES

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Joust

Developer(s) Williams Electronics
Atari, Inc.
Publisher(s) Williams Electronics
Atari, Inc.
Atarisoft
Atari Corporation (ST, 7800, Lynx)
Designer(s) John Newcomer
Programmer(s) Bill Pfutzenreuter
Artist(s) Jan Hendricks
Python Anghelo
Composer(s) Tim Murphy
John Kotlarik (sounds)
Platform(s) Arcade, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Lynx, Atari ST, IBM PC, Macintosh, NES
Release
NA: July 16, 1982[2]
EU: January 1983[1]
JP: 1984[3]
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Up to 2 players simultaneously
Joust is an action game developed by Williams Electronics and released in arcades in 1982. While not the first two-player cooperative video game, Joust's success and polished implementation popularized the concept. Player 1 rides an ostrich, player 2 a stork. Repeatedly pressing the flap button gains altitude, while a two-directional joystick controls direction. In a collision with enemy knights riding buzzards—or the other player—the higher rider dismounts the other.