Joust is the perfect arcade game. Discuss.

p.s. can anyone point me to a Joust cabinet in the greater Delaware area?

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I basically killed my wrist on Joust for the 2600. I spent a lot of quarters in the arcades as well. For its era, at least, Joust was top form. And very portable.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t call Joust the perfect arcade game, because there are many categories of arcade games that Joust does not fit into. However, Joust is an exceptional game and one that certainly is one of my favorites.

    If you want an arcade cabinet but dont have the space, I recommend cannibalizing a 3/4 cabinet from Arcade1Up. You can get a decal set for any cabinet or custom design and put any internals and controls you need. Its a bit smaller than the full size cabinet, but perfect for not taking up a large footprint in the home.

  • ouigol@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I love Joust. I wasn’t around when it was popular, so I have never played it on actual hardware, but I have played it on emulator. I first heard about it from Ready Player One and tried it online (tip: you can play it on archive.org) but I haven’t played in a couple of years, so I think I’m going to try it again some time

  • philgraves@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Agreed. It’s one of the only competitive arcade games from the 1980s that remains very playable still today. Nearly perfect.

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    1 year ago

    I know people are split on this, but from my perspective, Joust is and will always be better than Balloon Fight.

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      1 year ago

      Notably, the NES port of Joust was programmed by future Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. The game was developed in two months, for release in September 1983, but was ultimately shelved. With his Joust seemingly not happening, Iwata developed Balloon Fight instead, which saw release in 1985. Eventually, his Joust was also released, in 1987. For what it’s worth, I love them both.

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        1 year ago

        Man, loved Balloon Fight. I remember many Saturday nights where me and my sis were allowed on the Micro Genius (bootleg NES with lots of games) for an hour.

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          1 year ago

          That’s so cool. It’s crazy how many bootleg NES/Famicoms there were targeting all the markets Nintendo couldn’t or wouldn’t sell them. Did you know they were NES games as a kid, or were they just Micro Genius games to you?