Circus

Circus
Also known as: Acrobat TV (JP) Developer: Exidy Publishers: Exidy (US/EU), Taito (JP), Zaccaria (IT) Platform: Arcade (Exidy Circus hardware) Released in JP: 1978 Released in US: 1977 Released in EU: 1977 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text.

Circus is a rethemed Breakout where you control a seesaw in order to help two clowns (or stick figures if you don't believe the game's marketing) to amaze the audience by jumping high and popping all the floating balloons, forever and nonstop. People will lose legs during this show indeed.

Unused Graphics

In-game	Full

There's an extra, unused frame for when the clowns fall on the ground.

Unused Text

Present at 1510 in memory:

DEPOSIT COIN

The game never actually prompts for a coin to be inserted. Instead, the "CREDITS" amount appears if coins have been deposited and the game is ready to be started.

Present at 1590 in memory:

PLAYS

This could have indicated the bonus credits gained by the player as it is with the bonus points, but it's not used anywhere.