Are we talking the two player head to head Joust? I sold one about 3-4 years ago for $1500, down from $2K. It was NOS.

John

Wow...NOS! Didn't think there were any out there for that title.

Maybe hook OP up with your buyer, in case his older playfields are decent/restorable?

Richard

If I see/recognize him at the Ohio show I'll hit him up for it...., it has been several years but we talked for a few shows after that so anything is possible. The playfield I sold him came directly from Steve Kordeks estate. Here's a few pics.

John

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I tried to sell it at the time when there was rumors that CPR was going to remake it and every person I came in contact with said it's going to happen and how dare I ask so much. I told them no way as the demand was too low. You think CPR is sitting around saying, "Ok, which game should we make playfields for? TAF for the 20K+ games that are out there or should we make Joust for the 400 games that were made?". Hmm...??
Also it's a rare game and hard to find just the right guy that wants to front the cash for it especially if they don't even have the game yet. It sold at the Ohio show in 2015 just days after these pictures were taken. The time to buy is when you see it but I'll let you know if his old playfield is available.

John

I'd have to agree the likelihood of seeing a repro of those fields is pretty damn low. Same with the plastics...and the two big ones are often broken, the ones that serve as aprons, where that long skinny piece goes up the side of the playfield.

I've owned 2 Jousts but way back in the day before the prices went completely insane. Shipped my nice one to Darin from Phoenixarcade and the shipper managed to tip it off the end of the liftgate at the destination, broke the legs, smashed the glass, and busted up one of the lockdown bars. :/

Wouldn't mind owning another but it's not worth the price to me, these days.

Richard

Plastics were rerun about 3 years or so ago. Got me a couple sets.

Wow! Including the aprons? Did they do a good job bending them to fit correctly? Seems like originals were also often warped.

Richard

Somewhete on pinside is a thread about it. He had made wood jigs to bend the plastics once warmed. They do look good.

So your existing playfield is so badly shot it is not restoreable or is it just missing?

Short of plys delaminating I didn't think any playfield was beyond restoration, especially for as difficult as this title is to find.

CPR graduated Joust from boutique.!!!

I have not ever seen one Joust. It’s a supply and demand. Not a lot out there for them (cpr) to benefit from making one. That’s my guess.

Extremely small sample rate for your argument. I've owned two Joust pins so by that example there must be thousands of them out there (more than the production # of 402.)

For what it's worth my playfields were in pretty decent shape, one machine far better than the other, but neither in a condition that I'd think a restoration or swap would be necessary. It is exciting to think that high quality reproductions would some day be available, though!

Richard

I hope not .

Got the word that the one I sold is hanging on the guys basement wall as wall art and may never be installed in the game....or that was the impression I got. Chances of him coming off it anytime soon are next to nothing. O'well I tried.

John

Joust-r

Make it happen, CGC!

That would be interesting. throw in Rat Race kit and you are set. I figure those were the only 2 games for that style of cabinet.