Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Circus Charlie

Title	Circus Charlie
First release	1984
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Platforms	Commodore 64, MSX, NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genres	action game, platformer
Also known as	サーカスチャーリー
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	MSX: 1984-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1986-03-04 (NTSC-J), 1986-03-04 (NTSC) Commodore 64: 1988-05-01
Wikidata ID	Q2732183

Controlling Charlie the Clown, players navigate five distinct circus stunts to please the crowd. Gameplay involves jumping through fire rings on a lion, balancing on a tightrope while evading monkeys, and jumping between rolling balls. Additional acts include riding a horse across trampolines and swinging from ropes to complete each death-defying performance.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2732183) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/circus-charlie) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/circus-charlie) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (35620) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1926,130445) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (32027) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (circusc) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`circusc`
Title at ADB	Circus Charlie (level select, set 1)
Manufacturer	Konami
Year	1984
Genre	Platform / Run, Jump & Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Konami); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:13 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Konami · internal use only.

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Videos

MSX Longplay [077] Circus Charlie

World-of-Longplays · MSX version · longplay · 11:05auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Circus Charlie (Commodore 64) Longplay

ViDi Games · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 4:55auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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