MAME ROW #42 - Joust

[lilbud]

@caver01 Was this version ever archived as a ROM?

[mediamogul]

@lilbud

Taken from:
https://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=1228

the Green version fixes a well known bug that allowed you to endlessly kill Pterodactyls on certain levels, thus achieving incredible scores.

[caver01]

@mediamogul said in MAME ROW #42:

@lilbud

Taken from:
https://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=1228

the Green version fixes a well known bug that allowed you to endlessly kill Pterodactyls on certain levels, thus achieving incredible scores.

Ok, so my memory was correct. It is the Solid Red Label that has the "bug". This would be the joustr.zip clone. Looks like we are safe with the parent ROM which comes out as the white/green label version.

[AndersHP]

This game is just... Very original! I don't know what the h*ll is going on :-)

[caver01]

@AndersHP There is a nice strategy document from @mediamogul 's link above. Otherwise, you can read the instructions on-screen during the demo.

Joust has long been a favorite of mine. That doesn't mean I am very good at it though!

[meleu]

It seems that Baloon Fight (NES) was inspired in Joust. :-)

[UDb23]

Can you imagine what's available here ?
;-)

I'm sure nobody really wanted it ... apart from our Script Grandmaster @meleu :-))

[meleu]

@udb23 thanks man! Really neat!

[lilbud]

@udb23 said in MAME ROW #42:

Script Grandmaster @meleu

[obsidianspider]

@udb23 said in MAME ROW #42:

Can you imagine what's available here ?
;-)

I'm sure nobody really wanted it ... apart from our Script Grandmaster @meleu :-))

It's almost like you guys think it's going to win this week. 😉

[UDb23]

@obsidianspider said in MAME ROW #42:

It's almost like you guys think it's going to win this week.

How do you come up with that idea ?
:-)

[meleu]

@obsidianspider I'm wondering what will be the score of a guy who have the Joust character as his avatar.

[obsidianspider]

This week's winner is Water Ski! Joust

[meleu]

Donald Trump?

@obsidianspider today is NOT April first!!!

[obsidianspider]

@meleu Glad to see someone is actually reading these posts ;)

[AndersHP]

Am I the only one who gets 4 credits to start with here?
I don't know if it makes any difference though, it seems there's no continues allowed, just thought it was weird. Playing on MAME2003.

[obsidianspider]

@andershp I just did some testing by "putting in a lot of coins" and then I exited out of the game (Start + Select). When I went back in those credits were still there. I guess that's just how this game is. Something is being stored by MAME regarding your credits.

[obsidianspider]

15,250 to get things started. I have to burn off those credits from testing what @AndersHP reported. Sure, that's a good excuse…

[obsidianspider]

Weird, I just got a "Maximum 5 Entrys" message when trying to record my score in the leaderboard. I guess that's so you don't have one person filling up the screen.

[mediamogul]

I played a little last night. I've always loved how weird the concept for 'Joust' is, but it's just genuinely fun to play as well. Even the sound effects are top notch. I particularly like the sound it makes when you respawn.