Joust
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| Developers | |
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| Williams Electronics | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Digital Eclipse Software |
| Publishers | |
| PC booter | Atarisoft |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Digital Eclipse Software |
| Release dates | |
| PC booter | 1983 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1994 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Side view, Flip screen |
| Genres | Action, Arcade |
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Joust is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and flip screen action and arcade game.
- The game runs considerably slower than its arcade counterpart.[1]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| PC booter | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| PC booter | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| PC booter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 Intel 8086 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 64 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | 9.2.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68000 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
References
- ↑ Joust gameplay (PC Game, 1983) - last accessed on 2021-02-12