That TV advert is off the charts nuts! We don’t see stuff like that anymore ! 🐯🐯🐯

Thanks for making this video on Joust, keeping the game and memories alive! Back when we were making the earlier coin-op games there wasn't much thought paid to history. You did the best you could with the tech and tools available at the time trying to provide some fun entertainment for as many people as possible that might connect with the theme and mechanics. The assumption was the early games may be forgotten as tech would evolve into interactive movies etc. Looking back, it always feels special to be remembered and most importantly to have your baby remembered. It is wonderful to hear how this game and other games of that era touched people. The games of the coin-op era are rapidly disappearing So thanks again PatmanQC for showcasing Joust and Joust2, and any games to preserve our gaming history.

Joust is a true classic, right down to the "Thy Game Is Over" screen.

Fun Fact: The NES version was programmed by none other than Satoru Iwata who later went on to become President of Nintendo

I’ve always ranked that Joust commercial the #1 most insane commercial I’ve ever seen.

I’m a grown ass man now and that pterodactyl sound still gives me nightmares.

I've loved Joust since I was a little kid. So many great memories. Just a timeless classic. Thanks for making this.

That dude's mom is going to be pissed about the living room!

When I was a kid, I used to bike way across town to a specific 7-Eleven, for the sole purpose of playing Joust.

Joust is one of the few vintage age games I could still enjoy.

One of my top 5 all-time favorites. When I killed the "Unbeatable?" Pterodactyl for the first time, 5-year old me felt like an absolute BADASS for the first time.

My favorite old school arcade game ever.

Man, I loved this game as a kid. Watching that commercial just brought me back 40 years. Thanks for the memories my friend.

It's over, Red Knight. I have the high ground!

7800 version was the go to for me as a child. Thanks for the memories.

Hey, you got Slopes to cameo in YOUR video this time! Nice! Also, great vid, as always. This one was a big part of my childhood. The gas station in the little town I grew up in had a cabinet, and I'd take the quarters I'd made from doing odd jobs for the neighbors down there on Saturday mornings and play and play.

I would love to see a graphical overhaul of Joust with the same gameplay mechanics!

The commercial is awesome. We need more insanity like that today.

I flipped Joust many times. Favorite game by far. I found a cheat once, if you can get the troll to grab a Bounder or Hunter the troll can't pull them down. Wait for the dactil. After seven(?) dactils they start coming out in never ending groups of three. (I think this cheat could be turned off or on in the start up menu) Another trick was "flutter", use two fingers tapping real fast. I could fly just like the Shadow Lords. In later stages with only the middle side platforms and only Shadow Lords keep your mount where the center platform should be. I could clear a level in about 15 seconds. Really one of the best games ever. Thank you for the hours of entertainment Mr. Newcomer.

I never knew the 2nd player rode a stork.

I never knew about Joust 2. I always learn something on this channel.

"Joust" has always been one of my favorite video games (and one of the few that I was actually any good at). Still have the 2600 version. Loved "Tail Gunner," "Red Baron" and the Star Wars vector graphic arcade games, too. When I was working at Domino's Pizza in the mid 80's, several of us would go to the local Putt Putt Golf and Games, get $20 in game tokens each and play "Gauntlet" until the place closed on Saturday nights. Man, I miss the 80's. =(

Get outta my head! LOL! Over the last week, I have been making Joust soundfile clips for my smartphone ringtones and notifications! LOL! I always wanted to know why the sounds of Defender and Joust are so similar. Now I know why! I think the Williams arcade game and pinball sfx are some of the best classic video game sounds. Great video as always.

I'm actually surprised we haven't see a modern revival exploring this world further. It was such a wild concept of people riding giant birds and jousting each other over this land of floating rocks and molten lava. I feel like you could come up with an amazing story campaign play thru if you dived deeper into that. I really enjoyed this game when I was younger I played both the 2600 version at my older cousin's house and the 7800 version at friend's house. The 2600 was definitely playable as it had the speed and feel of the arcade, the 7800 was a treat to play as it was a much more colorful version look at with far more details in the sprites. I had no idea there was a Joust 2, as I'd never seen it in the wild, or heard anyone mention it prior to this video. Between that mindblowing ad for the game you had some deep cuts into gaming history for us Patman. You always manage to delve into some aspect of gaming I've missed despite being fairly knowledgeable on the subject.

The Atari 5200 port was amazing! Almost perfect! One of the best games for that system.

They have two Joust Pinball machines at the Museum of Pinball in Banning California. I was supposed to go in march to play it but it closed to covid. It's a really fun machine.

Joust is the best early arcade with gravity, inertia and position as primary mechanics. When NES came along, My history with Joust was probably why I was immediately drawn to Solar Jetman - as it took these mechanics to the next level, with the addition of sci fi, shooting and large maps to discover. It’s one of the most under rated game of that generation imo.

Not only was that one of the most trippiest commercials I've seen, but it also lasted longer than my typical Joust game.

Holy....Was that a commercial for a game, or a desperate cry for help?

the physics, animations, and controls of the original game are rock solid stable. There were glitchy and hard to follow games even in arcades, console ports in that era all looked pretty crappy and many were terrible to play, but Joust is so simple and direct, it was playable on anything.

Never even heard of the pinball machine before or seen a pinball machine in that format. Great video!

Great vid as always! Loved this game as a kid in the early 80s. I'm surprised that I never saw or don't remember that crazy Atari commercial. For some reason, it kinda reminded me of the beginning of Time Bandits (movie).

Truly one of the best games of the 80's cabinet games. The William's Arcade Classics disc I have for my PS1 was and still is amazing. Excellent video.

You should do sinistar next, it's my favorite Williams arcade game

Joust truly was (and still is) a unique and fun game! Oh, those were the days... Excellent vid, thanks for making and uploading 👍👍👍

I loved this arcade. It felt so smooth and precise. The programmer deserves at 10. And it was always different and always challenging. My favorite arcade of all times. I think I was around 12 when they had the machine at a bar below my home. I coulnd't stop playing it.

Williams had the best sound effects.

My life would have been incompetent had I never seen that Joust commercial. Thank you so much for sharing it.

Spain 5.40am impossible to get sleep but thats ok having the story of joust ready to watch

Excellent! Another staple of the amusement arcades I spent most of my summer holidays frequenting. "Go outside and play!" Mother would yell, but to me that simply translated into; "Go on son, get yourself down to the arcade for hours, and sink all your pocket money into those amazing machines!" I really do miss those days... In fact at the moment when I'm on my days off I just miss being able to go outside?!! I can imagine what few arcades still exist must be really struggling thanks to the lockdown? They are usually quite tight spaces, so I can't imagine how they will enforce social distancing when they eventually do reopen?? Sad times indeed 😥 Thanjs for still pumping out the content Patman, it's a great distraction from everything else happening right now 🇺🇲🇬🇧👍

Great video. I played the original Williams upright in the arcade in 1982. In 86 when the arcade closed I bought the game from them. It is still in my basement nearly 35 years later for my 10 year old and I to play! There were a few different versions of the arcade roms. Mostly pterodactyl bug fixes. Early buggy roms are more fun to play!

Joust has to be one of my all time favorite arcade games! The sound effects are second to none!

One of the best P simultaneous two player arcade games from the early 1980’s. One of my absolute favorites!

The flying mechanics had me MESMERIZED as a kid.... Another great video by the Patman!!!!✌😎

Great video! I really enjoyed the the inclusion of the original Joust commercial. This game is a true classic.

Joust was a favourite of mine in the arcade. One of the few games I could play fairly well, too. I often made it to the Shadowlord levels but they're so tough they'd take me out pretty quickly. Thanks so much for this great review, Patman~! Also I never knew there was a pinball game - it looks really cool and I love that head - to - head concept.

You sir have the best documentary on these games with period piece commercials of days past. I’m glad these things are shared on you tube for educational archives from how much the gaming industry has come along. Thanks again for your dedicated service for historical accuracy.

I love the style of your videos! I remember playing Joust with a friend on the Atari 2600 a whole afternoon. We had so much fun with it!

I remember playing the tabletop version at Pizza Hut when I was a kid. Awesome game.

Yet another awesome blast from the past!!! Keep 'em coming!!!

I loved the slope cameo! Excellent episode! Keep up the good work Patman!

Great video as always, really like your game history and port comparisons.

Great video, also nice having guests reading the extracts 🙂

Awesome video Pat!! I loved this game growing up.

This one of my favorite games of all time. I've never seen the cocktail version or Joust 2

one of my favorite games! Thanks for covering it

Great inertia physics, Thrust on C64 was a big step up where you collect a power core doohickey that drags on your ship's flight, an absolute bugger but soooo addictive! 💙👍🏼

Cool stuff thanks for the memory, loved both games back in the day, lost so many quarters too. Never knew that they produce a pinball version, neat stuff.thank you

Awesome!!!! Another upload! This is quickly coming my favorite channel on KZfaq! 🤓👍

Totally remember that commercial with the knights breaking through the walls. So funny. Oh, and, I loved the arcade Joust. Such unique gameplay and simultaneous 2 player action.

My favorite part of these videos is the commentary on the home versions, especially the not-so-good ones.

I really enjoy your videos my friend. Thanks Patman!

I think it's interesting that Joust re-used a good deal of sound effects from the Gorgar pinball machine. Also by Williams.

Another great video, and one of my favourite arcade games back in the day. It's now got a special place in my heart as when I go to the excellent Arcade Club in Bury or Leeds here in the UK it's one of the few games that I actually not terrible at playing at these days! I absolutely suck at most of the games I used to be good at playing as a kid but I surprised myself by not being absolutely rubbish at this despite not having played it for 35 years or so.

I was hoping you would do a Joust History video. This game is solidly in my all time top ten 80's arcade games. My dream mancave/gameroom would have an original one in it upright or tabletop. What a wild concept that actually worked. I never had a home console version. I'm thinking about getting it for my gameboy advance sp. I think most of the game designers of that era were rightly bitter for being underpaid. Especially after seeing their ideas/games/concepts make multi millions they never got a slice of. Great work as usual.

One of my favorites! Great docu!

Patman ..then ..now ..forever 🙏 I enjoy the videos you put out my brother from another mother!

Played this at the Barcade in LA last night, for the 1st time in several years. Forgot how truly addictive it is - really one of the best classic games ever, and manages to STILL be just as good today as it was when it appeared 40 years ago! Love Joust!

Great documentary Patman! Just picked up a copy of the Atari 7800 Joust port myself. Including a recommendation, and a link to your video on my Atari 7800 Joust review video.

FUN GAME fun fact: My father was a carpenter, and rebuild a cabinet for joust in our kitchen in the 80s. This is the one that started it all for me!!

The main reason why Joust 2 failed to click was that it presented fairly classic arcade action and frankly still quite a retro look, in what was by then a decidedly post-NES world. It's the same reason why another Defender or another Centipede simply couldn't be expected to repeat their early successes by 1986, and why they'd basically given up on reiterating/cloning traditional Pac-Man. I did see it in an arcade once, in the early 90s, and was quite surprised to learn of its existence. Footnote: The most successful clone of Joust, Balloon Fight, is mistakenly considered by most Japanese gamers to be the originator of the Joust gameplay gimmick, with Joust being a later game that simply ripped the idea off.

Great history of. The sound effects are awesome in this classic, which used to be a favorite arcade game back in the day.

Joust was one of my favourite games. I played it a lot in the arcades and with the fabulous Atari ST conversion (1986) which was definitely the best port. I still play it from time to time on the MAME emulator along with Joust 2 which I never had the chance to play before (it was never released in my country). Thanks for your great videos!

Loving the upload from the patman! Just made my night better!

Very informative, thanks for making this!

Don't have a clue as to how many quarters I put into this and Sinistar. Great video and reminder of how much fun I had as a kid. Thanks!

Great job as always!

I love this game, it's one of my all-time favorite 2 player arcade games. I actually got to play against John Newcomer a few years back at the Let's Play Gaming Convention. I could tell that he's played this game a lot :)

This was the only thing I asked my mom to buy from QVC for $19.99. It was a joy stick plug and play. My favorite was Joust.

Underrated classic, always one of my favorites. We had the Atari 800 version, which didn't look arcade perfect but played great and my brother and I would play for hours and hours.

Thank-you for all of the amazing clips. These are great documentaries, but they need music.

Not sure if this was one of the items on your list, but Joust actually made it into World of Warcraft. Back in 2010, Blizzard worked in a quest line that represented Joust located in a fiery, lava filled hatchery where you would equip a lance and mount up on a hippogryph which, unlike other flying mounts in the game, needed to have you repeatedly tap the "flap" button to get it to fly. You had to knock other enemies off their mounts in two waves. The third (egg) wave has you going and destroying all the eggs within the hatchery to complete the quest line before you return to the main quest giver. You were rewarded with a choice of either a gold or blue mini-jouster battle pet (pokemon) which featured a tiny rag doll, holding a tiny spear, riding atop a similarly colored buzzard (kind of a weird choice since the enemies in Joust rode buzzards). The controls were a bit clunky, but once you worked it out you could manage fairly well. It wasn't a 100% recreation as instead of a fiery hand grabbing you from the lava, there were lava eruptions that would occasionally happen, the lava never rose up to burn the bridges and since it was a 3D environment, you had to work on all axis to win. Unfortunately, there was no pterodactyl. However, later on (and after much griping at not being able to have both mini-jousters), they implemented a daily (a daily repeatable quest) where you had to return to the hatchery and "joust" more enemies. If you did this ten days in a row, you were awarded the achievement "The 'Unbeatable?' Pterodactyl: BEATEN" (again, ironic because there was no pterodactyl) and you were given the reward of the other mini-jouster you were not able to choose before.

Really, really nice video; I used to play those Mattel Electronics Football I & II hand held devices; didn't know the game designer of Joust worked on those games.

Great game! I love the concept and especially the sound. That the knight hatches from the egg rather than the birds, is funny and very clever. The Game Boy version was interesting because it had options of either the classic background or an 'updated' one that looked pretty cool. It also had the option of 'auto-fire' for the game that let you hold a button down to flap the wings. Was kinda hard to control your mount that way, but a nice feature to give your thumb a break. It's a fun version.

One of my absolute favorites, perhaps the perfect balance between depth and simplicity

I used to work at the arcade, I could play joust for a really long time. You could capture a joust bird and kill pterodactyls on the center island easily. I'd build up a bunch of guys then sell the game for my original quarter when things got busy.

Wow that Joust commercial is like a fever dream! XD

whenever I visited arcades in the 2010's I would always flock to the world arcade collection machine that had joust on it I was addicted. Joust is my favorite arcade game. The medieval fantasy premise, the challenging unique control of the bird, the graphics and sounds just ogh man so wonderful.

Another great video!

Joust has always been my #1 fav arcade game, followed by defender and Pac Man. So much fun to be able to play a cycle accurate copy of it on Mister FPGA. Next best thing to having the actual cabinet.

Galaga, Joust & Gauntlet - those were my three favorites. I was never particularly good at the first two but I had one play of Gauntlet that went on for a few hours. I had to purposefully tank so I could make an afternoon class. That commercial looks like something that would be a commercial break for "Too Many Cooks" ;-)

Love this game! Thanks for the upload!

That commercial was insane! I loved it

Thanks PatMan, awesome video on an awesome game!

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Thank you for another outstanding video! Stay healthy!

I actually got to play Joust 2 in an arcade in Long Island back in the very early 90s. It was strange to find because I had never known it existed. I was already a huge fan of Joust, as well as Dig Dug. Seeing this in an arcade was a real treat for me. I probably spent close to $2 in my first outing, and I can tell you it was a little harder than the original. I had never seen another cabinet after this encounter. Not even in a much larger arcades. Years later, I got the PS1 version of Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits. I remember there being video interviews with programmers. There was a few about Joust, including mention of Joust 2. Only then, I found out how rare Joust 2 really was. For a short moment, I felt kinda of special being able to play this in a legit arcade.

Played the NES conversion. That was also almost identical to the arcade. Have to try the sequel. I had no idea it existed.

Does anyone else remember a completely different game for the TI-99/4A, also called "Joust?" It was set up like a jousting competition you'd see at a ren faire. You could choose one of three weapons (mace, lance, or sword as I recall). Your opponent (or the computer) had the same three options. Each weapon would beat one, but lose to another. Essentially, it was a glorified rock-paper-scissors.

That Joust commercial is God Tier quality advertising. I miss those days.