Joust
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1982
About this game
In Joust , players take control of a knight with a lance who rides their flying ostrich (or stork, for Player 2) to do battle against computer-controlled evil knights who ride atop vultures.
Players must flap their steed's wings to hit the enemy from a higher jousting point to destroy the vulture and its rider.
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Once the enemy has been hit, an egg falls to one of the platforms below.
The heroic knights must destroy the eggs before they hatch and release new and increasingly more difficult knights.
The three strengths of enemy knights are Bounder (red knight), Hunter (white knight), and Shadow Lord (blue knight).
These enemy knights are not the only challenge to be found in the game.
Players must also contend with crumbling platforms, lava trolls who attempt to pull knights into the fire, and the dreaded "unbeatable"(?) pterodactyl.
The game was novel for its time for being one of the few two-player simultaneous games in the arcade.
Price history
Market values by condition
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Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €28.06 |
| 2026-07-16 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €224.44 |
| 2026-07-16 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €70.13 |
| 2026-07-16 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €246.89 |
| 2026-07-16 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €17.53 |
| 2026-07-16 | Item only | NTSC-J | €19.33 |
| 2026-07-14 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €17.51 |
| 2026-07-14 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €70.02 |
| 2026-07-14 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €28.01 |
| 2026-07-14 | Item only | NTSC-J | €19.30 |
| 2026-07-14 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €246.50 |
| 2026-07-14 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €224.09 |
| 2026-07-13 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €28.00 |
| 2026-07-13 | Item only | NTSC-J | €19.29 |
| 2026-07-13 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €246.37 |
| 2026-07-13 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €69.98 |
| 2026-07-13 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €223.97 |
| 2026-07-13 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €17.50 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-J | €246.37 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-J | €69.98 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-J | €28.00 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €14.65 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-J | €223.97 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €36.15 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-J | €19.29 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-J | €17.50 |
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €130.35 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €10.84 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €224.62 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €5.05 |