Game title
Joust
Japan 1987-10-30 / platformer /HAL Laboratory
- #354Japanese release order (of 1239 titles)
- #85How much it is read now (of 942 titles)
- #996Launch price (of 1172 titles)
- 1987Release year
About this game title
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- Japanese title
- Joust
- Japan release date
- 1987-10-30
- North America release date
- 1988-10-01
- Europe release date
- Not released, or unknown
- Publisher
- HAL Laboratory
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Genre
- platformer
- Formats
- FC / NES
Players
2 players (simultaneous)
Officially playable today
Not confirmed
Products sold (1)
Even for the same game title, packs, bundles and budget re-releases count as separate products. Only those listed in the public record (Media Arts Database) are shown.
- Joust
- 3,900 yen / 1987-10-30
More details
Only the details we could confirm are shown.
- Music
- Tim Murphy / John Kotlarik (audio)
- Art
- Jan Hendriks
- programming
- Bill Pfutzenreuter
Where it stands today
How much this title is read and edited today. Wikipedia page views and edit history, counted on 2026-8-30.
Readers of the overseas article
about 3,602 views per month
Current records (6 of 6)
The fastest completions of this title, as of 2026-8-30, and still being updated (the newest record is from 2026-01-30). These records are the work of the runners and authors. Their names and sources are given.
Stories left about this title
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What we still don't know
These details have not been traced.
Copies soldFamitsu score
Titles released the same day (5)
Other titles released in Japan on 1987-10-30.
Explore from here
Links to pages related to this title.
Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
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