Joust isn't an obscure game. It's one of the more well known 80's arcade games. Like Donkey Kong, Defender, Galaga, Asteroids, and Pacman.
Well to be fair, you wouldn't want to bitchshap a kid that commands firebreathing dragons and an electric mouse that can fry your ass. But yea, there don't seem to be any other weapons
Nah, they have guns in the Pokemon world. There was an episode where some guys took Oak hostage using guns. Didn't get shown in the States because guns.