Clowns (rev. 2)| 1978 |
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Developer: Midway
Controls/Input Device: Control(paddle)
Number of Players: 1
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Controls/Input Device: Control(paddle)
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Clowns (rev. 2) VGMuseum Game Endings
Clowns (rev. 2) on CAESAR
Clowns (rev. 2) high score and replay at MARP
Clowns (rev. 2) on datObase
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URL: Reviews:
Clowns (rev. 2) VGMuseum Game Endings
Clowns (rev. 2) on CAESAR
Clowns (rev. 2) high score and replay at MARP
Clowns (rev. 2) on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
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* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Clowns (c) 1978 Midway.
Players bounce clowns off 'see-saw' to break rows of balloons for high score and bonus jumps.
- TECHNICAL -
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)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=478&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Clowns (c) 1978 Midway.
Players bounce clowns off 'see-saw' to break rows of balloons for high score and bonus jumps.
- TECHNICAL -
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)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=478&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
