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Circus Atari cover

1979 · Port · Atari · Simulation · Arcade

Circus Atari

Atari console exclusivePort

3 rows of triangular balloons move along the top part of the screen, each overlaid with blue, green, and yellow (colors used in the original version), counting from the top row. A clown appears from the edge of the screen where there is a jumping board, and the player must move the seesaw located at the bottom of the screen so that the clown can bounce back off the seesaw once he jumps off from his starting position. If the player successfully gets the clown onto the seesaw, the clown on the other side shoots off into the air towards the 3 rows of balloons on the top of the screen. The clown may not have enough speed to reach the balloons if the first clown does not land squarely on the seesaw.

Released
31 December 1979
Platforms
Atari 2600VC 4000iOS1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
Genres
SimulationArcade
Developers
Atari
Publishers
AcetronicIntertonAtariArtkaris SoftwareCanal 3CromaxDactarDigivisionDynacomQuelleIntellivision EntertainmentSearsZellersCopper BlackMilmarEdu GamesGenus
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionComedy
Age ratings
CLASS_IND L
Languages
English, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Mexico)

Keywords

  • abstract
  • digital distribution
  • block-breaking
  • clowns

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System31 December 1979Europe
Atari 260010 January 1980North America · Japan 10 January 1980 · Brazil 31 December 1980 · Europe 31 December 1980
VC 400031 December 1980Europe
iOS17 May 2012Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Atari VaultAtari: 80 Classic Games in One!Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1Atari Flashback ClassicsAtariAtari Retro Handheld Console: Pac-Man EditionAtari Greatest Hits: Volume 2Atari Flashback XAtari Flashback 6Atari Retro Handheld ConsoleAtari Flashback 2+Atari Flashback 3Atari Flashback 4Atari Flashback X DeluxePong 4 Player Pub TableAtari Flashback 4: 40th Anniversary - Deluxe EditionAtari AnthologyAtari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision EditionAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Part of
Circus
Port of
Circus

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