Midway Arcade Origins

Midway Arcade Origins

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Pterrific!

Pterrific!

You defeated a Pterodactyl in Joust.

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How to unlock the Pterrific! achievement in Midway Arcade Origins - Definitive Guide

This video refers to another achievement (Triple Pterodactyl Achievement), which is for killing three Pterodactyls. You just need to follow the video once and you'll unlock this. When the Pterodactyl appears, go right as soon as he starts to fly to the middle left platform and BAM! Achievement unlocked!

Note: This is not my video, credit goes to HybridPainKiller.
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07 Dec 2012 14:47

Getting a Pterodactyl is easy and this can be done on the first stage - kill all but one of your enemies and just evade him a while, taking care not to kill him. After a minute or two, the Pterodactyl will appear and attempt to wipe you out. People who played ye olde arcade cabinets back in the coin-op times will recognize this as one of those in-game nuisances that designers would include for a cheap kill to make players burn through their quarters.

Killing the Pterodactyl takes precision, as you need to pop it right in the beak with your lance. You can't just hop on its head like you can with normal enemies. It may take a few tries, especially given the imprecise flapping controls and the quickness of the beast, but keep your fingers crossed and you'll earn your achievement.
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11 Nov 2012 17:55

Joust is a fairly challenging game where you have to destroy enemies while riding a flying ostrich. The only way to defeat the enemies is by hitting them from a higher altitude than they are at.

Easiest way to do this one is to defeat everyone except one baddie on the first level. Leave him be and wait. After a minute or two, a pterodactyl will appear. The only way to defeat the pterodactyl is to hit him head on at the same level as he is. It may take a few tries as getting the right kill height can be frustrating, but you should get this with relative ease.

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In order to kill enemies you can basically land on them or joust them but the larger creatures must be lanced.

You can do this Really quick on the first level, kill off the other enemies and leave one behind and just avoid him, the game will send out a pterodactyl to punish you for "camping" then to kill the PD try to attack it to where you are hovering slightly above his head so the lance hits his mouth. they jump around a lot so it may take a few tries but still very easy.

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