[net.games.video] The Pterodactyl of Joust

jimp@teklabs.UUCP (Jim Prouty) (10/05/83)

All right!!  I admit this is cheating, but I'm tired of getting
blown away by that pesky bird.  Occasionally I have been lucky
when we've collided: mostly I lose.  What I need is a hint on how
to destroy that pterodactyl creature.

Anyone out there have a (workable) suggestion?

		-- Jim Prouty

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jsgray@watmath.UUCP (Jan Gray) (10/08/83)

You can kill the pterodactyl by hitting it EXACTLY in the beak with your
lance.  This gives rise to an easy way to get 20K points:
On the sixth or later waves, kill all of the knights but one.  Let the last
one get caught by that hand that comes out of the lava.  Quickly position
yourself to the lower centre plateau.  Eventually, pterodactyls will start to
appear.  Point yourself at them.  They will fly right into your lance and
die.  If you're good at it, you can get up to 2 free "mounts" before too many
attack and you are killed...

Jan Gray
University of Waterloo
(519) 885-1211 x2730

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markj@hp-pcd.UUCP (10/09/83)

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hp-kirk!markj    Oct  7 18:28:00 1983

from: markj @ hp-cvd

HINT: Don't fly. Stay on a ledge, turn and fight!