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|title=<center>Circus Charlie (Atari 2600)</center> | |title=<center>Circus Charlie (Atari 2600 port)</center> Dh | ||
|image=Circus Charlie Atari 2600 box cover.jpg | |image=Circus Charlie Atari 2600 box cover.jpg | ||
|imagecaption=Promo box of the game. | |imagecaption=Promo box of the game. | ||
|status = <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |status = <span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | ||
}} | }} | ||
''Circus Charlie'' is a 1984 action/platform game released by Konami for the arcade and later Commodore 64, MSX, SEGA SG-1000, ColecoVision and the Famicom. | |||
''' | '''An Atari 2600 version was in development''' by Parker Brothers but was cancelled after the company's video game division was shut down.<ref>[http://atariage.com/forums/topic/207666-was-circus-charlie-ever-planned/ Was Circus Charlie ever planned? - Atari Age forum thread.] Retrieved 21 May '17</ref> | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
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Circus Charlie Atari 2600 release date plan.jpg|Parker Brothers' scheduled release dates. | Circus Charlie Atari 2600 release date plan.jpg|Parker Brothers' scheduled release dates. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Reference== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Birthday Mania (found rare Atari 2600 game; 1984)]] | |||
*[["Block moving game" (partially found builds of cancelled Atari 2600 game from Activision; 1983)]] | |||
*[[The Core (partially lost Atari 2600 game; 1999-2001)]] | |||
*[[Cosmic (partially found Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; dates unknown)]] | |||
*[[Crazy Cars (lost Atari 2600 port of Amiga game; existence unconfirmed; 1990)]] | |||
*[[Edu Games (lost Atari 2600 games; mid 1980s-early 1990s)]] | |||
*[[Home Vision (partially found Atari 2600 games from Taiwanese-Belgian game publisher; 1982-1983)]] | |||
*[[The Incredible Hulk (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]] | |||
*[[JimsToy (partially found Atari 2600 games from obscure developer; 1980s)]] | |||
*[[Mission Omega (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game by CommaVid; early 1980s)]] | |||
*[[Mr. Bill's Neighborhood (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]] | |||
*[[Shove It! (lost build of cancelled CBS Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; 1983)]] | |||
*[[Smokey Bear (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)]] | |||
*[[Untitled Motorcycle Games (lost Atari 2600 games by David Crane; existence unconfirmed; early 1980s)]] | |||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
[[Category:Completely lost media]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:08, 31 October 2023
Promo box of the game.
Status: Lost
Circus Charlie is a 1984 action/platform game released by Konami for the arcade and later Commodore 64, MSX, SEGA SG-1000, ColecoVision and the Famicom.
An Atari 2600 version was in development by Parker Brothers but was cancelled after the company's video game division was shut down.[1]
Status
Little else is known about the port, it would have featured the four distinct screens on this version, was scheduled for release in September 1984 and the promo box was featured in a 1983 CES press kit.
No copies of the port are known to exist.
Gallery
Parker Brothers' scheduled release dates.
Reference
- ↑ Was Circus Charlie ever planned? - Atari Age forum thread. Retrieved 21 May '17
See Also
- Birthday Mania (found rare Atari 2600 game; 1984)
- "Block moving game" (partially found builds of cancelled Atari 2600 game from Activision; 1983)
- The Core (partially lost Atari 2600 game; 1999-2001)
- Cosmic (partially found Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; dates unknown)
- Crazy Cars (lost Atari 2600 port of Amiga game; existence unconfirmed; 1990)
- Edu Games (lost Atari 2600 games; mid 1980s-early 1990s)
- Home Vision (partially found Atari 2600 games from Taiwanese-Belgian game publisher; 1982-1983)
- The Incredible Hulk (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)
- JimsToy (partially found Atari 2600 games from obscure developer; 1980s)
- Mission Omega (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game by CommaVid; early 1980s)
- Mr. Bill's Neighborhood (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)
- Shove It! (lost build of cancelled CBS Atari 2600 game; existence unconfirmed; 1983)
- Smokey Bear (lost build of cancelled Atari 2600 game; 1983)
- Untitled Motorcycle Games (lost Atari 2600 games by David Crane; existence unconfirmed; early 1980s)