---
title: "Zoust"
id: 70534
type: "product"
slug: "zoust"
url: "http://localhost/product/zoust/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/product/zoust.md"
published_at: "2026-08-03T20:06:02+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-03T20:06:03+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/zoust-1.png"
excerpt: "The original arcade Joust is famous for its wonderful, stubborn physics. Your ostrich has real momentum: it builds speed, resists turning, and feels like you’re piloting an armored, grumpy bird. Master the inertia and it’s pure joy. Zoust takes a different, very ZX81 approach: your bird turns instantly with almost zero horizontal inertia. No more…"
category:
  - name: "Software"
    slug: "software"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/software/"
post_tag:
  - name: "Downloadable"
    slug: "downloadable"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/downloadable/"
  - name: "TS 1000"
    slug: "ts1000"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts1000/"
model:
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 1000"
    slug: "ts-1000"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-1000/"
indiv:
  - name: "David Spinnett"
    slug: "david-spinnett"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/david-spinnett/"
  - name: "Don Crawford"
    slug: "don-crawford"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/don-crawford/"
genre:
  - name: "Arcade"
    slug: "arcade"
    taxonomy: "genre"
    url: "http://localhost/type/arcade/"
  - name: "Game"
    slug: "game"
    taxonomy: "genre"
    url: "http://localhost/type/game/"
creator_indiv:
  - name: "David Spinnett"
    slug: "david-spinnett"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/david-spinnett/"
  - name: "Don Crawford"
    slug: "don-crawford"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/don-crawford/"
company:
  id: 70522
  title: "Handmade Software"
  type: "company"
  url: "http://localhost/company/handmade-software/"
date: 2026
rarity: "Common"
related_products:
  - id: 70533
    title: "Zoust"
    type: "computer_media"
    url: "http://localhost/computer_media/zoust/"
companies_products:
  - id: 70522
    title: "Handmade Software"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/handmade-software/"
---

The original arcade Joust is famous for its wonderful, stubborn physics. Your ostrich has real momentum: it builds speed, resists turning, and feels like you’re piloting an armored, grumpy bird. Master the inertia and it’s pure joy. Zoust takes a different, very ZX81 approach: your bird turns instantly with almost zero horizontal inertia. No more pinballing off walls — just direct, responsive control. It feels almost modern compared to the original’s weighty flight.