Joust 2 Review & History: The Lost Sequel
0🕹 Game Name: Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest
📛 Alternate Names: Joust II: Survival of the Fittest
📅 Release Date: 1986
🔫 Genre: Action/Platform
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Williams Electronics
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Williams Electronics
🔢 Max Players: 2 (simultaneous)
⁉ Cooperative: Yes
🕹 Game Introduction: Joust 2 ups the ante with new flying mounts, obstacle hazards, and branching pathways—all in vibrant, high‑contrast graphics.
🕹 Game Description: Mount your flying creature, bump opponents off platforms, collect eggs, and navigate perilous arenas as you vie for survival and high score.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Choose between ostrich and buzzard mounts, each with unique speed and flapping physics.
👉 🏻 Flap button controls altitude; colliding from above “destroys” enemies into eggs.
👉 🏻 Collect eggs and carry them to the top of platforms to hatch new steeds.
👉 🏻 Arena hazards include moving platforms, acid pools, and flame jets.
📕 Background & History: Sequel to the 1982 hit, Joust 2 was Williams’s attempt to freshen the formula but saw limited arcade distribution, making it a rare cabinet today.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Two‑player joggle: Rapid button tapping mid‑air yields minute speed bursts.
👉 🏻 Stage select: Holding both flaps at boot can access hidden training screens.
🐱 💻 Hacks:
👉 🏻 MAME patches restore missing level music and re-enable unused enemy sprites.
👉 🏻 Custom ROMs let you swap arenas and hazards dynamically.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Joust 2’s original flying mounts included a stork concept that was scrapped.
👉 🏻 Only about 600 cabinets were ever produced.
👓 Lonster’s Review: Joust 2’s fresh mounts and hazards add flair but can’t match the tight simplicity of the original—still a blast with a friend.
🌟 Legacy: Rare and underplayed, Joust 2 remains a cult favorite, showcasing Williams’s arcade innovation in the mid‑’80s.
✨ Cultural Impact: Its scarcity has made Joust 2 a holy grail for cabinet collectors and high‑score chasers.
💭 Lonster’s Final Thoughts: If you spot a Joust 2 cabinet, dive in—this hidden gem rewards experimentation more than its predecessor.
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