Joust
Joust
Publisher: CodeWorks - CursorGenre: [uncategorized]
Programmer: Brian Sawyer
Year: 1980
Uploaded by: admin
Language: English
Downloads: 59
Charset Auto lets PET software switch normally. Graphics or Business forces the selected character ROM for compatibility/testing.
Changing RAM or ROM resets the PET. Some programs need ROM2/ROM4 or 16K/32K.
The sound slider controls the emulated PET VIA speaker. Modern browsers require a click before audio can start, so Start Game also enables audio.
The emulator has an IEEE-488 device at address 8 for loading/saving .prg files. D64 disk images can also be inspected for PRG files.
About Joust
Joust is a [uncategorized] game for the Commodore PET, released in 1980. The game was programmed by Brian Sawyer and published by CodeWorks - Cursor. This version is available in English. You can play it directly in your browser using the Commodore PET emulator or download it for use on compatible hardware or emulators.
Game Notes
As the horses (slowly) rush towards each other, the two players adjust the vertical positions of their lances and shields from opposite ends of the keyboard, with the left player using Q / Z / E / C and the right player using 7 / 1 / 9 / 3 on the numeric keypad. You'd need to play this game on a machine with a full keyboard; the right-side player would be at a serious disadvantage if they had to use the top-row numbers to make their adjustments. While I don't see JOUST getting a lot of playtime today, it is exactly the sort of game that we would have played over and over at school when I was a kid.
