Clowns , Arcade Video game by Midway Mfg. Co. (1978)

Arcade Video game published 46 years ago by Midway Mfg. Co.

Listed in MAME

Clowns [Upright model] [Model 630] screenshot

Clowns © 1978 Midway.

Licensed re-release of Exidy's "Circus"

Players bounce clowns off 'see-saw' to break rows of balloons for high score and bonus jumps.

Goodies for Clowns [Upright model] [Model 630]

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.

Upright cabinet
Midway No. 630

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 2
Control : paddle

TRIVIA

Clowns was released in January 1978.

Also released as "Clowns [Cocktail Table model]".

This game is known in UK as "Springboard" (licensed to Subelectro).

David Nelson holds the official record for this game with 61,390 points on June 1, 2004.

SCORING

Successful jump	10 points
Popping Balloon in bottom row	20 points
Popping Balloon in middle row	50 points
Popping Balloon in top row	100 points
Bonus for Clearing Bottom Balloon Row	200 points
Bonus for Clearing Middle Balloon Row	500 points
Bonus for Clearing Top Balloon Row	1,000 points

PORTS

COMPUTERS:
Commodore C64 (1983)

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.