Ostron
1983 video game
title: "Ostron" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1983-video-games", "europe-exclusive-video-games", "platformers", "softek-software-games", "video-game-clones", "video-games-developed-in-the-united-kingdom", "zx-spectrum-games", "zx-spectrum-only-games"] description: "1983 video game" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostron" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary 1983 video game ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Ostron |
| image | JoustCI.jpg |
| caption | Original cover art |
| developer | Andrew Glaister |
| publisher | Softek |
| released | |
| genre | Platform |
| platforms | ZX Spectrum |
| :: |
|title = Ostron |image = JoustCI.jpg |caption = Original cover art |developer = Andrew Glaister |publisher = Softek |released = |genre=Platform |platforms = ZX Spectrum
Ostron, originally released as Joust, is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Softek in 1983. It is a clone of the 1982 arcade video game Joust.
Reception
Crash deemed Ostron "a very enjoyable game, with good graphics and sound".
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/OstronSS2.gif" caption="In-game screenshot"] ::
References
References
- (February 1984). "Guide Spectrum - Ostron". [[Newsfield]].
- (1983). "Cassette Inlay". Ostron.
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