Circus (computer game)
| Circus | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Exidy |
| Publisher | Exidy |
| Senior Developer | Edward Valeau, Howell Ivey |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
01/ 1977 |
| genre | Breakout / skill game |
| Game mode | 2 players take turns |
| control | Paddle |
| casing | Standard, cocktail |
| Arcade system | Main CPU : 6502 (@ 705.562 kHz) Sound CPU: - Sound chips: discrete |
| monitor | Raster resolution 248 × 256 (4: 3 horizontal) Color palette: 2 |
Clowns game module for the Commodore VC20
Circus is a classic arcade game that 1,977 of Exidy was developed. The gameplay is similar to that of the skill game Breakout . In 1980 it appeared on the Atari 2600 console under the name Circus Atari .
description
At the top of the screen there are three rows of balloons (in ports instead of boxes) in the colors blue, green and yellow. Since the original version is a black and white game, this is generated by a colored overlay film. The aim of the game is to pop these balloons.
The player controls a seesaw at the bottom of the screen with a paddle and has to push one of two clowns up to the balloons.
Ports
- Clowns (1978) Atari arcade game
- Atari 2600 as Circus Atari (1980)
- Apple II as clowns and balloons
- Vtech Laser VZ
- VC 20 as clowns
- Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer as Clowns & Balloons , 1982
- Commodore 64
- Commodore Max
- Linux with X11 Window as Circus Linux
More computer games
- Big Top (1983, 1989)
- Circus Charlie (1984)
- Circus Games (1988)
- Circus Attractions (1989)
- Circus Caper (1990)
Web links
- Arcade history entry
- Download the original version for the MAME emulator (non-commercial use)