Circus
Info About Circus
Players move a seesaw rigged with a clown at each tip to fling them into balloons. Each popped balloon adds to the score. Yellow ones bring fewer points. Blue ones carry the highest value. Clearing an entire line nets extra points and speeds up the action.
Exidy swapped hardwired boards for a MOS Technology 6502 chip. That tweak let them dial up difficulty and change game bits without rebuilding hardware. Edward Valeau and Howell Ivy guided the design and art. They kept the action gentle and bright. Their aim was a game that would draw players of different backgrounds.
Arcade owners ordered over 13,000 cabinets. Midway sold it as Clowns. Taito called it Acrobat. Gamers praised its crisp controls and steady challenge. Circus sealed Exidy’s reputation and grew its fan base.