Joust (HAL, 1988) - NES Gameplay HD
All audio/visual elements copyright 1988, HAL
This game was released for the North American NES in October 1988.
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ABOUT JOUST (NES)
The player takes the role of a knight with a lance, mounted on an ostrich, battling waves of computer-controlled enemy knights. The enemy knights have three different speed and agility levels and are mounted on large, vulture-like creatures of their own. Second players were mounted on white, stork-like birds. The game screen is static; its only features are five platforms hanging in mid-air (some wrapping around the screen), the ground, and a pit of lava below. The game's incredibly simple controls are a factor in its wide appeal. A joystick moves left and right, and a "Flap" button flaps the mount's wings once. Pressing "Flap" in rapid succession will cause a gain in altitude until gravity drags the player downward.
Title Screen : (0:00)
Welcome / How to Play : (0:16)
Wave 1 : (1:16)
Wave 2 : (1:35)
Wave 3 : (2:17)
Wave 4 : (2:37)
Wave 5 - Eggs Wave : (3:13)
Wave 6 : (3:30)
Wave 7 : (3:52)
Wave 8 : (4:08)
Wave 9 : (4:36)
Wave 10 - Eggs Wave : (4:59)
Wave 11 : (5:16)
Wave 12 : (5:52)
Wave 13 : (6:24)
Wave 14 : (6:48)
Wave 15 - Eggs Wave : (7:20)
Wave 16 : (7:35)
Wave 17 : (8:23)
Wave 18 : (9:25)
Wave 19 / Game Over : (9:53)