Clowns

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Clowns

Game No.	39
Developer
Company
Publisher	Commodore, Load 'n' Run
Musician
HVSC-File
Release	1982
Platform	Arcade, C64, VC 20
Genre	Arcade, Pong
Gamemode	Single player 2 players (in turns)
Operation
Media
Language	{{{ Language}}}
Information	also: Accrobat, Saltinbanqui

1 Voting
2 Description
3 Design
4 Hints
5 Solution
6 Cheats
7 Critics
8 Miscellaneous
9 Highscore
10 Links
- 10.1 Websites
- 10.2 Videos

[edit] Voting

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
5.57 points at 21 votes (rank 442). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	5	01st September 2006 - "medium" 1882 downs
Lemon64	5,2	01st September 2006 - 12 votes

[edit] Description

The game Clowns is on hand as a cartridge and can only be operated by paddles in port 1, but there is also a diskette version which can be played using a joystick. This game is about throwing 2 clowns up through the air with the help of a rocking springboard, which then pick up coloured balloons. For the collected balloons you get points. The jumping clown has to land exactly on the free space of the board or it will fall. After 3 falls the game is over. To the right and left there are each 2 platforms. Here the jumping clown starts. Strictly speaking the principle is taken from the game Breakout, it is just that instead of a ball, 2 clowns jump over the screen.

[edit] Design

... at the beginning it is jovial, but then ...

... don't panic!! ... just don't panic ... Ahhhhh!!!! ...

Simple unicoloured Hires-Graphics. The score display in text is located in the upper screen line, same as the highscore and game hints. There is no background music, only sound effects at the start of the game and while falling and jumping.

[edit] Hints

Controls:

In the title screen press F1 for 1 player or F3 for 2 players
The rocker follows in the game the circular motion of the paddles

Points:

Every jump = 10 points
Yellow balloon = 20 points
Green balloon = 50 points
Blue balloon = 100 points
Cleared all yellow balloons = 200 bonus points
Cleared all green balloons = 500 bonus points
Cleared all blue balloons = 1000 bonus points and an extra life

[edit] Solution

Tips:

Do not let yourself get irritated by the jumping direction of the clown. When the clown touches a balloon, his jumping direction turns round and you just need to stay with the rocker where you are to catch him again.

[edit] Cheats

Pokes:

Unlimited lives: POKE 3566,255 or POKE 23789,255 (not tested)
255 lives: $0221,ff (tested with the original catridge image)

[edit] Critics

FXXS: "It is rather funny to clear away rows with clowns instead of balls, but unfortunately the steering is not realised very well. I personally did not make it to do well-directed jumps. Hence 4 points for (longtime) fun, but I do not regret trying the game, it is quaint enough not to be annoyed about that. *g*"

Borna: At that time, the game was very popular - but at least very famous. In pairs the game was much fun, by oneself, however, it was not really the bringer. Anyway it is a classic which is wrongly (still, in 12/06) in the FLOP charts.

TheKills: "I got the game by accident on a boot sale and I was then as today positively touched. I like it, although it can get boring very quickly... but it doesn't need to."

Shakermaker303: "A rather average game, which was sometimes rather difficult due to the handling. For this half of the highest number of points I would say."

H.T.W: "A very simple game, which can be lots of fun by its very good steering (only paddle version, also with mouse on the CCS64)".