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Circus Atari

Atari 2600 · Released December 31, 1979 · Developed by Atari · Published by Acetronic

56Total 56Single player
SimulatorArcadeActionComedy
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

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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IGDB Rating
55.76 / 100
16 ratings
Total Rating
55.76 / 100
16 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Comedy
Developer
Atari

Also known as

GermanySee SawGerman title
AliasSeesawAlternative title
AliasCircusAlternative title

Release history (7 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Dec 31, 19791292 Advanced Programmable Video System
Jan 10, 1980Atari 2600
Jan 10, 1980Atari 2600
Dec 31, 1980Atari 2600
Dec 31, 1980Atari 2600
Dec 31, 1980VC 4000
May 17, 2012iOS

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