Ostron
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.
Ostron
- Date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Ostron was published by Edge Games.
- Genre
- platformer
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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.
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• Title — Ostron • Developer — Andrew Glaister • Publisher — Softek • Genre — Platform • Platforms — ZX Spectrum
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Crash deemed Ostron "a very enjoyable game, with good graphics and sound". • Illustration — In-game screenshot
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- 1.Newsfield. Guide Spectrum - Ostron. Crash. 1. 56. February 1984.
- 2.Cassette Inlay. Ostron. 1983.
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