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Released
1979
Studio
Atari
Platforms
4

Circus Atari

Port of Circus (1977)

1979 Atari 4 platforms

Arcade Simulation video game Action Comedy

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. Clowns bounce off of balloons, walls, and jumping boards, but will pass directly through multiple balloons if they are moving quickly enough. They will only bounce off the jumping boards when they are heading downwards, and will pass straight through the boards while moving upwards.

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Released
  • 1979Europe
  • January 10, 1980Japan
  • January 10, 1980North America
  • 1980Brazil
  • May 17, 2012Worldwide
Also known as
Circus Seesaw サーカス
Versions
  • Circus Original · 1977
  • Circus Atari Port · 1979
Standalone expansions
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Languages
5 languages
  • Brazilian Portuguese interface
  • English interface
  • German interface
  • Japanese interface
  • Latin American Spanish interface

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