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HAL Laboratory

Joust

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1982

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode

Players by platform

  • Atari 5200*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Localized titles

  • Joust

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • HAL Laboratory
  • WMS Industries
  • Hal*
  • Atari*

Publishers

  • HAL Laboratory
  • Atari*

Release history

  • 1982-07-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1987-10-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1988-10
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    North America
  • 1986 · Atari 7800 · Europe*
    Release date
    1986*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 7800*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1983 · Atari 2600 · USA*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1983 · Atari 5200 · USA*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 5200*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1988-10 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA*
    Release date
    1988-10*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1986 · Atari 7800 · USA*
    Release date
    1986*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 7800*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1983 · Atari 2600 · Europe*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1988-10 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan*
    Release date
    1988-10*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1983 · Atari 2600 · Japan*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 2600*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1983 · Atari 5200*
    Release date
    1983*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 5200*
  • 1987-10-30 · Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Release date
    1987-10-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 43 fields
Release region · Atari 2600
USA*
Release region · Atari 7800
Europe*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
USA*
Release region · Atari 7800
USA*
Release region · Atari 5200
USA*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
Japan*
Release region · Atari 2600
Japan*
Release region · Atari 2600
Europe*
Release date · Atari 7800 · USA
1986*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Europe
1983*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1983*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
1988-10*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Japan
1983*
Release date · Atari 7800 · Europe
1986*
Release date · Atari 2600 · USA
1983*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1988-10*
Developers · Atari 7800 · Europe
Atari*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Hal*
Developers · Atari 2600 · Europe
Atari*
Developers · Atari 2600 · Japan
Atari*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
Hal*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari*
Developers · Atari 7800 · USA
Atari*
Developers · Atari 2600 · USA
Atari*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
Action,Platformer,2D*
Genres and style · Atari 2600
Action,Platformer,2D*
Genres and style · Atari 7800
Action,Platformer,2D*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
Action,Platformer,2D*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Platform
Atari 7800*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Release date · Atari 7800 · Europe
1986 · Atari 7800 · Europe
Release date
1986*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 7800*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Atari 2600 · USA
1983 · Atari 2600 · USA
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1983 · Atari 5200 · USA
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Market
USA*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1988-10 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Release date
1988-10*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 7800 · USA
1986 · Atari 7800 · USA
Release date
1986*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 7800*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Europe
1983 · Atari 2600 · Europe
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
1988-10 · Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan
Release date
1988-10*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Atari 2600 · Japan
1983 · Atari 2600 · Japan
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 2600*
Market
Japan*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Hal
Hal*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari
Atari*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
action game
action game*
platform game
platform game*
Specifications 2 · 12 fields
Developers · Atari 5200
Atari
Atari*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System
HAL Laboratory
HAL Laboratory*
Genres · Atari 5200
platform game
platform game*
Genres · Nintendo Entertainment System
action game
action game*
platform game
platform game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Atari 5200
Atari 5200
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Atari 5200
Atari 5200*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Publishers · Atari 5200
Atari
Atari*
Publishers · Nintendo Entertainment System
HAL Laboratory
HAL Laboratory*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System
1987-10-30 · Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date
1987-10-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release year · Atari 5200
1983 · Atari 5200
Release date
1983*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 5200*

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