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Why I’m Glad We’ll Be Able To Play Sportsfriends’ Wacky Sports Games

I’ve never forgotten Epyx Summer Games on the Commodore 64. A significant chunk of my teenage years were spent in a neighbour’s basement with crossed fingers, hoping that the collection of digital sports competitions would load and then that it wouldn’t crash.

9 November 2012

PC

The Amazing J.S. Joust And Three Indie Games Need $150,000

Have you heard people rave about the graphics-less multiplayer game Johann Sebastian Joust but never been able to play it? Have you noticed that it is played with PlayStation Move controllers and wondered why in the world Sony hasn’t greenlit it for an official PlayStation 3 release?

25 May 2012

In Real Life

Joust Creators Weigh In On Cloning Controversy

J.S. Joust developers Die Gute Fabrik have posted a statement about the recent cloning controversey that in which they’ve recently been embroiled.

23 May 2012

Mobile

Indie Gem J.S. Joust Is Flagrantly Cloned

Die Gute Fabrik’s hugely enjoyable screenless indie game Johann Sebastian Joust is the latest victim of app-store cloning. An iOS game called Papa Quash released yesterday apes not only Joust‘s core mechanical idea, but shamelessly lifts its marketing, imagery and overall vibe.

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