Skirmish
(AKA Joust)
Screenshot
Notes
Skirmish is a clone of the 1982 arcade game Joust.
You control a knight who rides a flying ostrich around rocky platforms which float above a flat island. The ostrich may fly upwards, hover, or slowly descend, depending on the rate at which you flap its wings. You have to defeat successive waves of enemy knights by colliding with them.
Video review by Colin Hoad.
Details
| Title | Skirmish (AKA Joust) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1988 |
| Publishers | Go-Dax (Go Dax) Superior/Acornsoft |
| Author | Stuart Cheshire |
| Release Type | Commercial Release |
| Primary genre | Platformer |
| Secondary genre | Joust |
| Joystick | Not Supported |
| Players | 1 to 2 |
| Save | Not Supported |
| Compatibility | A:✘ B:✔ Master: Untested |
| Compilation | Play It Again Sam 12 |
Alternative Versions
This page is the entry for the canonical version of the game. For specific variants, see the list below.
| Title | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Joust [pre-release] (AKA Skirmish) | Atarisoft | 1984 |
| Joust (AKA Skirmish) | Aardvark | 1986 |