Enjoy Playing Circus
Circus is an old-school arcade game where you bounce a clown off a seesaw to burst lines of balloons near the top. You slide the board left and right and try to catch the clown after every leap. Each balloon adds points and a cleared row raises the stakes. Corner bells award big bonuses and trigger a fresh layout.
The angle of the next jump depends on where the clown lands on the seesaw. A landing near the edge sends him up at a sharp tilt. A bounce from the middle shoots him straight and slows the run. Miss the platform and you lose a life. Balloons drift across the screen and the pace rises with each level.
The game works because the loop stays tight and fair. Success comes from reading the arc and setting up the next catch before he falls. Simple sounds give crisp feedback and the art stays clear. Short rounds nudge you to try again and small gains show fast. The challenge stays clean and it still holds up today.