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Joust

1982 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1567550
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Joust

Summary

Joust is a video game[1]. Joust ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Joust's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Joust's genre is platform game[4].
  • Joust's developer is recorded as WMS Industries[5].
  • Joust's designed by is recorded as John Newcomer[6].
  • Joust's Commons category is recorded as Joust (video game)[7].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[8].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[9].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 7800[10].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as DOS[11].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[12].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[13].
  • Joust's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[14].
  • Joust's input device is recorded as joystick[15].
  • Joust's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Joust was released on July 16, 1982[17].

Body

Publication

Joust was published on July 16, 1982[17]. Joust's genre is platform game[4].

Why It Matters

Joust ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (566 views/month).[2] Joust has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Classic Mac OS DOS joystick United States WMS Industries

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → WMS Industries
    Publication date → +1982-07-16T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q1068734]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778855142366"
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