JOUST

by YodaOnCrack

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Sir Williams removed his yellow helmet as his ostrich landed on a floating strip of rock and sand. He dismounted and stepped to the edge of the turf. A gust of hot air knocked him backward as he eyed the precarious drop to the lava lake. He remounted his ostrich, grasped his lance with his left hand, shield in his right.

He dug his heels into the ribs of his avian steed and was airborne again, flying high above his comrades. He descended and circled the lava pit, running through his mental checklist before engaging the enemy. “Time to cook up some poultry,” he said aloud as he zoomed in on the flock.

Sir Williams raised his lance and engaged a swarm of silver hunters and red bounders. He toppled a nearby huntress from her buzzard and circled around to find another fowl enemy nearby.

As he engaged a blue shadow lord, a giant lava troll hand appeared before him. It grasped the powerful legs of his ostrich and pulled them closer. The ostrich wings beat invisibly fast as its toes touched smoking magma goop.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. JOUST

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 4 months ago

    I’m a video game buff and I’m just amazed by the mind of Joust’s creator, Eugene Jarvis. I mean – was he doing drugs when he came up with this stuff? Flying ostriches? Ostriches can’t even fly… Giant hands, lava trolls, stork / ostrich steeds? I almost did “Burger Time” to be different, but chose this instead…

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    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 4 months ago

    Here’s the description I based this on from the www.klov.com web site:

    “You are a knight flying on an ostrich, battling buzzard-mounted enemies. To fly, you repeatedly hit the flap button. To topple the Buzzard-Riders “the highest lance wins.” Two-player head-to-head play is excellent.”

    the direct link is here:

    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8243

  3. JOUST

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 months ago

    Very dramatic telling. I vaguely remember the game, but I don’t think I got to play it. Actually makes for a neat story.
    LoA

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    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wonderfully dramatic. Your story makes Joust (in my opinion) a little less silly. Nice job. :)
    Oh, and nice reference: Sir Williams! I love it!
    LoA

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    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 4 months ago

    Kinda going for that corny “Starship Troopers” narration here – personally, I think it fell short… : P

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    DARK!'s Buddy Icon DARK!

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    AWSOME !!!!!!

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