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 (3,007 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Joust's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Joust was published by HAL Laboratory[4].
  • Joust's genre is platform game[5].
  • Joust's developer is recorded as WMS Industries[6].
  • Joust's developer is recorded as HAL Laboratory[7].
  • Joust's designed by is recorded as John Newcomer[8].
  • Joust's Commons category is recorded as Joust (video game)[9].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 2600[10].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 5200[11].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari 7800[12].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as DOS[13].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[14].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[15].
  • Joust's platform is recorded as Atari Lynx[16].
  • Joust's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[17].
  • Joust's review score is recorded as 80%[18].
  • Joust's input device is recorded as joystick[19].
  • Joust's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Joust was released on July 16, 1982[21].
  • Joust was published on October 1988[22].
  • Joust was released on October 30, 1987[23].
  • Joust's P14470 is recorded as Games/Joust[24].

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Authorship and Creation

Joust was published by HAL Laboratory[4].

Publication

Publication dates include July 16, 1982[21], October 1988[22], and October 30, 1987[23]. Joust's genre is platform game[5].

Reception

Joust's review score is recorded as 80%[18].

Why It Matters

Joust ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,007 views/month).[2] Joust has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Joust is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 80%
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 80%, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Joust
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Joust, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 11w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800 +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P400]]: [[Q753657]]"
  4. 15w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 1261
    Publisher → HAL Laboratory
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 1261, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180131704|Joust (#180131704)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'mat"
  5. 20w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → WMS Industries, HAL Laboratory
    Publication date → +1982-07-16T00:00:00Z, +1988-10-00T00:00:00Z, +1987-10-30T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q1068734]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778855142366"
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