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Circus Charlie

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PlatformFamicomYear1986
PublisherKonamiDeveloperKonami
RegionJPLanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Two Player, Japan Only, Circus, Arcade Conversion
PlatformFamicom
Year1986
PublisherKonami
DeveloperKonami
RegionJP
LanguageEnglish
TagsAction, Two Player, Japan Only, Circus, Arcade Conversion

Play as a clown jumping over obstacles in increasingly difficult stages to collect the most points.
 
GoodBad
  • Charming and unique circus theme
  • Cute graphics
  • Different music per stage that is upbeat and cheerful
  • Responsive controls
  • Includes a "B" mode which increases the difficulty
  • Very simple gameplay (left, right, and jump)
  • Only five stages that repeat
  • Repetitive gameplay with little variety
  • Lacks the sixth stage from the arcade version
Good
  • Charming and unique circus theme
  • Cute graphics
  • Different music per stage that is upbeat and cheerful
  • Responsive controls
  • Includes a "B" mode which increases the difficulty
 
Bad
  • Very simple gameplay (left, right, and jump)
  • Only five stages that repeat
  • Repetitive gameplay with little variety
  • Lacks the sixth stage from the arcade version
 
6Circus Charlie isn't going to win an award for gameplay, but what it has works well and its unique theme and simple controls make for a light game with a reasonably good level of difficulty.

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