<s>
Dactyl	B-Application
Joust	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
on	O
a	O
scheduled	O
November	O
1995	O
release	O
date	O
exclusively	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
John	O
Newcomer	O
's	O
1982	O
arcade	O
game	O
Joust	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
knight	O
riding	O
a	O
pterodactyl	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
flying	O
ostrich	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
battling	O
and	O
defeating	O
groups	O
of	O
enemy	O
knights	O
riding	O
dactyls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
partnership	O
deal	O
between	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
Williams	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
included	O
plans	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
release	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
early	O
arcade	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dactyl	B-Application
Joust	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Joust	B-Application
and	O
Joust	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fittest	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
knight	O
riding	O
a	O
pterodactyl	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
battling	O
and	O
defeating	O
groups	O
of	O
enemy	O
knights	O
riding	O
dactyls	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
flying	O
ostrich	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Joust	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
showcased	O
on	O
few	O
print	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hidden	O
easter	O
egg	O
on	O
an	O
upcoming	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
both	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Williams	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
their	O
partnership	O
that	O
included	O
plans	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
release	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
early	O
arcade	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
such	O
as	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
Joust	B-Application
and	O
Robotron	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
handled	O
the	O
publishing	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
,	O
alongside	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
III	I-Application
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
partnership	O
,	O
Dactyl	B-Application
Joust	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
still	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
ex-Atari	O
Corporation	O
vice-president	O
in	O
third-party	O
development	O
Bill	O
Rehbock	O
stating	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
planned	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
in-game	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
were	O
showcased	O
on	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
and	O
Edge	O
respectively	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
mentioned	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
title	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
listed	O
for	O
a	O
Q2	O
1995	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Dactyl	B-Application
Joust	I-Application
was	O
now	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
November/Q4	O
1995	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
while	O
internal	O
documents	O
from	O
Atari	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Corley	O
,	O
main	O
programmer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
at	O
High	O
Voltage	O
,	O
recounted	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
a	O
thread	O
at	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Zone	O
forums	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
stated	O
that	O
translating	O
the	O
original	O
mechanics	O
into	O
3D	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
intuitive	O
to	O
play	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
process	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
obtaining	O
an	O
optimal	O
performance	O
when	O
developing	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
internal	O
documents	O
from	O
Atari	O
still	O
listing	O
Dactyl	B-Application
Joust	I-Application
as	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
High	O
Voltage	O
stopped	O
receiving	O
payment	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
believe	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
