Joust

Joust

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High score

High score

Get 1st place on in game score board using default settings

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How to unlock the High score achievement in Joust - Definitive Guide

I got this on wave 12 which coincedentally was the same game I got the wave 10 achievement on. Of course, getting to wave 12 isn't exactly simple, all I can say is that I did manage to get into the 20s once on my Atari 800, many many moons ago.

I've discovered that it is far easier to dismount the enemy when you are facing the same direction as them, not to mention that the egg goes in a much more gentle arc and you're far more likely to pick up points as you score more for collecting eggs before they hit any of the platforms. Facing off against the enemy just seems to make them flap higher than you rather quickly.

Oh yes, dont hold the control as normal - you need to use your index finger on the A button and not your thumb - it's the only way to tap at warp factor 9 and Joust is an old fashione Daley Thompson's decathlon keyboard masher in this respect.
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13 Jul 2009 02:02

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It helps to pick up one of the joysticks used in fighting games. There's about a half dozen of them on the market now. Then you can properly mash the A button.
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By Cheese Touch on 28 Feb 2010 17:46
"it's the only way to tap at warp factor 9 and Joust is an old fashione Daley Thompson's decathlon keyboard masher in this respect."

Love that comment.
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By Dezzie K on 18 Dec 2010 07:28
You should add that the score needed to gain the achievement has to be higher than 109,102 points, and that points for dimounting each kind of knight is different, etc etc. Here's a list from http://www.2600online.com/joust.html.

Unseating a Buzzard Rider Points
Bounder 500
Hunter 750
Shadow Lord 1500

Collecting Eggs
1st egg 250
2nd egg 500
3rd egg 750
4th egg and each 1000
egg thereafter:

Points
Losing a life 50
Unseating another 2000
player (two-player game)
Survivng a Survival Wave 3000
Cooperating in a Team Wave 3000
Unseating another player 3000
in a Gladiator Wave
Destroying a pterodactyl 1000
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By Redodua on 21 Jun 2011 17:20
Dear No 1 Richy
You call this rhetoric a guide? Basically you are just saying "Good luck, button mash"
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By NeonCthulhuCult on 16 Feb 2013 04:05
Being such a difficult achievement I think most people appreciate knowing around what kind of wave you need to survive to, plus a few hints on what not to do like facing off against the riders. I agree it isn' the best guide I've ever written, but it is far from rhetoric.

Ultimately this achievement can have only 1 guide - "Be skilled enough to obtain 1st place" - it's an ancient arcade game. Real skills, real button mashing - there are few opportunities for strategic flapping, it's all about the skills.

With patience and practice I'm sure you'll get good enough to knock this one out as well.
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By No 1 Richy on 16 Feb 2013 10:20
I can confirm that you can unlock this via Co-op, but only your individual score counts. So besides having a second player, there isn't any real advantage to unlocking it this way.
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By ACDCs TNT on 13 Mar 2022 03:50
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Tough achievement, but not impossible. Staying alive longer adds to the bonus points you get from enemies. And if you are good at killing the pterydactyls, just stay in level 1 as long as possible, killing enemies without taking the eggs. So when they hatch, you can kill them again for more points.

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