Justin Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Circus Atari Atari 2600 Controller: PADDLE / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: GAME 2, DIFFICULTY B Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / MAME / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST May 31, 2024 Nominated by @RickR Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between May 1st through May 31st, 2024. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, FPGA or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds, save states and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level GAME 2, DIFFICULTY B. We will be playing Circus Atari using Game 2, with the Difficulty Switch in the B position. Game 2 provides for similar gameplay to Default Game 1, except the playfield has an additional wall of barriers added below the baloons, which makes the game more challenging, while Difficulty B provides for better control of the clowns because they are not moving as fast. Note: If Game 2 Difficulty B settings prove to be too difficult, let me know in the thread and we can make an adjustment early on in the challenge if necessary. Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 158th Squad Challenge! This month we'll be playing the all-time classic 2600 paddle game Circus Atari, nominated for High Score Squad by @RickR! In Circus Atari, a wall of red, blue, and white balloons appear at the top of the screen. You must pop balloons by catching a clown on the teeter-totter and bouncing him up into the balloons. Each time the clown pops a balloon you score points! Use the Paddle Controller to move the teeter-totter across the screen. Press the red button to start your turn. Pressing the red button while the clown is in the air changes the direction of the teeter-totter. This is helpful in preventing the airborne clown from crashing into the other clown on the teeter-totter. PDF Instructions are provided below. Enjoy! Circus_Atari.pdf RickR and Sabertooth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 2 Author Report Share Posted May 2 Be sure to join @Sabertooth in Club VCS for this month's VCS Recharged Squad Challenge, Cash Cow DX on the Atari VCS! Sabertooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I'll try to join in this tonight!! BOTH of them! I really like the VCS. Pretty neat little console. Sabertooth and Justin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I'm terrible at this game but it is still fun to play. I'll see what I can do. 😁 Justin and Sabertooth 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I'll start it off as I don't have paddles handy*: 318. I played on OpenEmu for Mac OS and, yes, I used the keyboard. (They're somewhere in my abode, but I don't know if they even work.) Justin and Sabertooth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, TrekMD said: I'm terrible at this game but it is still fun to play. I'll see what I can do. 😁 It's all just for fun and we love having you join in! Sabertooth and TrekMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 310 to start. On a 2600+ with the new CX30+ paddles... for whatever good they will do me. 🤣 Marco1019 and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 New PB: 536 Justin, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 (edited) 2748 - game 2 b/b. Playing on a 2600jr Edited May 4 by RickR Justin, Sabertooth and Marco1019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 There are moments of magic in this game...like when you get the man bouncing on the barriers such that he clears out a whole load of balloons. You'll note too, it won't play the clearout jingle until after the man is heading back down in order to startle you a bit. Marco1019, Sabertooth and Justin 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, RickR said: There are moments of magic in this game...like when you get the man bouncing on the barriers such that he clears out a whole load of balloons. You'll note too, it won't play the clearout jingle until after the man is heading back down in order to startle you a bit. I will never know that life lol, so I will live vicariously through you! Justin and Sabertooth 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 1,167 on a 2600+ with a CX-30+. Justin, Marco1019 and RickR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 Hey @Marco1019 , @Atari 5200 Guy and other VCS owners, if you have a Classic Controller for the VCS, it works well for Circus Atari. Atari offered it as a free download awhile back. It's also on Atari 50 and Atari Vault (IIRC). Not sure if the free code still works, but here's a video. Marco1019, RickR and Justin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Sabertooth said: Hey @Marco1019 , @Atari 5200 Guy and other VCS owners, if you have a Classic Controller for the VCS, it works well for Circus Atari. Atari offered it as a free download awhile back. It's also on Atari 50 and Atari Vault (IIRC). Not sure if the free code still works, but here's a video. I booted up my VCS and discovered that Circus Atari is free! Next, I will need to adjust the settings on my Classic Controller. Sabertooth and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 2 minutes ago, Marco1019 said: I booted up my VCS and discovered that Circus Atari is free! Next, I will need to adjust the settings on my Classic Controller. Awesome! Glad to hear that it's still available for free! I tried it this morning and it felt fine on my Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Sabertooth said: Hey @Marco1019 , @Atari 5200 Guy and other VCS owners, if you have a Classic Controller for the VCS, it works well for Circus Atari. Atari offered it as a free download awhile back. It's also on Atari 50 and Atari Vault (IIRC). Not sure if the free code still works, but here's a video. I bought Circus Atari on the VCS and the Atari 50 without knowing it already had it. I also have the original cartridge, too. Sabertooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 The cool thing about Atari 50 is that it let's you dial in paddle sensitivity in the options. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 Tried to play today. Here is the score I got... Sabertooth, RickR and Marco1019 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 1,584 playing on the 7800 with a 2600 joystick. Marco1019, RickR and Sabertooth 3 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 This game is the perfect example of why we still play Atari 40+ years later. I own PS4 and have a stack of games, I always find myself going back to the Atari. RickR and Sabertooth 2 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 One other thing is that much like Yars' Revenge it essentially has a pause between levels for snacks or bathroom! 🙂 Sabertooth and RickR 1 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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