Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest

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Game Introduction

Major differences from the original include:

• Vertical screen, requiring much more emphasis on skilled vertical flying
• Transform button, allowing one to convert the standard ostrich mount into the pegasus mount. The ostrich is lighter and much more maneuverable; the pegasus is heavier (allowing faster vertical drops) and has a stronger attack against the enemies (particularly bats), but is much harder to keep in the air.
• Highly-varied level environments, adorned with unusual objects such as lightning-producing gargoyle statues, chanting mouths, trees, etc. In all there are something like 35 different screen levels.
• Additional enemy types, such as fast-flying mutant knights (produced when eggs fall into the lava or water pits), bats, cyber-pterodactyls (which lay bat-producing crystals).
• The golden egg -- on each level there is an enemy who, when killed, releases a golden egg. When the golden egg is grabbed by the player, elsewhere on the level a random-effect generator is created. This spot rapidly scrolls through a variety of bonuses, and when the player steps on the spot, one of the effects is generated (includes things like bonus points, extra lives, even a super-zap).
• Hatchlings can kill -- the tiny mount-less enemy knights (awaiting pick-up by their vultures) can now kill the player if the player lands on their long lances. The hatchlings move from side to side now, so the player must be careful to avoid the moving lance.
• Some levels contain a large central "black knight statue". These levels can be cleared by using the ordinary means (killing all enemies on the screen) or by simply by knocking out the four red pins associated with the black knight statue.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Common - There are 29 known instances of Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 26 of them are original dedicated machines, and 3 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 57,098 video games (3,420 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 19 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 4 VAPS members currently looking for Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest. There is one VAPS member looking for a Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest circuit board set.

For Sale - There are 7 VAPS members with Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Trivia

The production run has been estimated at 500 to 1000, but one source has claimed 1080. In general, because they came on the market late and disappeared soon after, they can frequently be found in excellent condition.

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Legacy

1. Joust
2. Joust 2: Survival Of The Fittest