Justin Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Joust Atari 7800 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Intermediate Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST February 14, 2021 Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between February 1st through February 14th, 2021. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level Intermediate. This is a standard point to begin the game. Players with normal experience can join in the Squad Challenge and expert gamers will quickly advance. Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 97th Squad Challenge! We've enjoyed such tremendous turnout in High Score Squad so far this year! Let's see if we can keep it up with another Atari classic! This time we're playing Joust on Atari 7800! This was an aboslute arcade smash hit that came home in style on the Atari 7800. One of the original 1984 launch titles for the system, Joust has become a must-have game for the 7800. It's games like Joust that make Atari 7800 "The Neo•Geo of 1984". ROM and Instructions are provided below. Good luck to everybody participating! NOTE: We have a supreme lineup of games coming your way for High Score Squad in 2021! Expect a nice mix of classic Atari home console games in the rotation along with games from other classic systems! Here's a look at some upcoming events: February: A Magnavox Odyssey ² game March: A TurboGrafx-16 game, and a Golf game to celebrate The Masters coming up! April: National Pac-Man Day! June: 2021 Pole Position II Grand Prix, plus get ready for our Summer Pizza Party! July: A Sega Master System game, HSW Day Ultimate Yars' Challenge, plus a game chosen by our Instagram followers! September: An Atari Lynx game November: A Sega Genesis game December: 2021 F-ZERO Championship, plus a game for Atari Jaguar! Plus many more great games! (Schedule subject to change) Joust.pdf Joust.a78 AtariSphinx, ZilchSr, Dinobot711 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 @nosweargamer has an excellent review of Joust for Atari 7800. It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! Sabertooth, nosweargamer and Dinobot711 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Please remember to INCLUDE YOUR SCORE when posting to High Score Squad, especially if you're posting a video of your performance or a blurry photo. Sabertooth and ZilchSr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot711 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yessss One of my all time favorites! nosweargamer, HDN and Justin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 - .... .. ... .. ... .- --. --- --- -.. -.-. .... --- .. -.-. . ... - --- .--. . -..- -.-. .. - . -.. ... - --- .--. .. .- -- .-. ..- ... - -.-- --- -. -- -.-- -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . ... - --- .--. .-.. --- .-.. ... - --- .--. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 And while you're playing it, you can also try out the Easter egg! Not only is this unique, as Easter eggs were quite rare on the system, but it also requires an insane amount of joystick work. RickR, Papa Pete, Dinobot711 and 2 others 3 2 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 I really like Joust but I'm so BAD at it! LOL nosweargamer, Sabertooth, RickR and 3 others 6 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, TrekMD said: I really like Joust but I'm so BAD at it! LOL My thumb gasped when I told it the challenge was Joust. It's over in the corner rocking back and forth in panic. Sabertooth, Justin, TrekMD and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, RickR said: My thumb gasped when I told it the challenge was Joust. It's over in the corner rocking back and forth in panic. Poor thumb! So, you and I will be competing for lowest score?! LOL AtariSphinx, nosweargamer, Sabertooth and 2 others 1 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) 36,300. Let's get this party started. 🎉 I love Joust but I'm not great at it either. Such a classic from Williams and a great GCC port on the 7800! Edited February 2, 2021 by Sabertooth AtariSphinx, Justin, Dinobot711 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot711 Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 99,450 Tried out that Easter egg, interesting! Sabertooth, socrates63, AtariSphinx and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I'm skipping this one as I never used the 7800 (but I do have a controller, so who knows lol). As an alternative, I did mention the Squad Challenge during my show tonight. So my hope is that a few gamers make their way over here and sign up! nosweargamer, Sabertooth, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 17 hours ago, Marco1019 said: I'm skipping this one as I never used the 7800 (but I do have a controller, so who knows lol). As an alternative, I did mention the Squad Challenge during my show tonight. So my hope is that a few gamers make their way over here and sign up! Thanks for getting the word out @Marco1019! I hope you'll reconsider and join us through emulation if you can! nosweargamer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 1:56 PM, HDN said: - .... .. ... .. ... .- --. --- --- -.. -.-. .... --- .. -.-. . ... - --- .--. . -..- -.-. .. - . -.. ... - --- .--. .. .- -- .-. ..- ... - -.-- --- -. -- -.-- -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . ... - --- .--. .-.. --- .-.. ... - --- .--. That took me a while to figure out what you were saying. Glad you're excited! Just use some WD-40 for the rust 😉 Sabertooth and HDN 2 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, nosweargamer said: That took me a while to figure out what you were saying. Glad you're excited! Just use some WD-40 for the rust 😉 -.— —- ..- / ..- -. -.. . .-. ... - .- -. -.. / — . / .—. .... .. .-.. / ... - —- .—. / —- .- .-. . / -.— —- ..- / ..- ... .. -. —. / .- / - .-. .- -. ... .-.. .- - —- .-. / ... - —- .—. / .- -. -.— .— .- -.— ... / -. .. -.-. . / - —- / - .- .-.. -.- / - —- / ... —- — . -... —- -.. -.— / . .-.. ... . / .. -. / — —- .-. ... . / -.-. —- -.. . / ... - —- .—. — -.— / ..-. .. .-. ... - / ... -.-. —- .-. . / ... - —- .—. 36,950 .- -. -.. / .—- ..- ... - / ..-. —- .-. / ..-. ..- -. / ... - —- .—. Sabertooth and Dinobot711 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Next score, 51350. I found this out. Try this glitch out at home! On the first wave this glitch is easiest. Run left until your ostrich gets to full speed. Then, flap up to the next platform above you. Keep running until you get to the very edge of this small platform and flap just one time to get up to the next platform (which wraps around the screen). Your ostrich will continually bounce on the floor at the same speed you were running at. You’ll eventually wrap the screen and come out at the right side. Once you get to the slightly-higher-up platform (with the spawn pad on it), instead of bouncing off its wall like normal you’ll clip through the floor! It works every time. Sabertooth, Dinobot711 and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 43,850 A small improvement. Dinobot711 and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 52,850. That pterry wave! Dinobot711, Justin and HDN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 14,750 Dinobot711, Justin, HDN and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobot711 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 This post was recognized by Justin! "Winning a High Score Squad Challenge!" Dinobot711 was awarded the badge '1st Time Squad Champ' and 5 points. 130,300 Justin, Sabertooth, AtariSphinx and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 OK, I played a quick game and here is my score... 19,000 HDN, Dinobot711, Justin and 1 other 4 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 I am going to need a TON of practice here. LOL Playing in OpenEMU using a USB controller. Only, do not own this one. 12000 HDN, Justin, Sabertooth and 3 others 6 Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Just a little bit ago I played the NES port for the first time in a while. And wow. It pales in comparison to what we got on the 7800. I guess that goes to show you how excellent the 7800's arcade ports were for the most part, especially from GCC. nosweargamer, RickR, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 For NES, Balloon Fight > Joust. Sabertooth, HDN, nosweargamer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, HDN said: Just a little bit ago I played the NES port for the first time in a while. And wow. It pales in comparison to what we got on the 7800. I guess that goes to show you how excellent the 7800's arcade ports were for the most part, especially from GCC. Fun Fact: Atari Corp licensed the game out so it could appear on the NES. If they wanted, they could've made Joust an Atari exclusive. Of course back then, even Sega games appeared on the NES. Sabertooth, Justin and HDN 3 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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