Circus Charlie (Japan)

About Circus Charlie on NES

When Konami ported their 1984 arcade hit to the Famicom, they created one of the most distinctive side-scrollers in the NES library. I remember playing this as a kid and being completely charmed by how it translated five different circus performances into genuinely fun game mechanics. Circus Charlie includes region marker: Japan, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• NES listing context
  Circus Charlie includes region marker: Japan, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The listed tags point to Action, Platformer, giving the page a clearer platforming play style search intent. Emulator core: nes.
• Five Distinct Performance Stages
  You're not just running left to right; you jump across lions, ride a unicycle over barrels, walk tightropes between gorillas, bounce on an unpredictable seesaw, and leap between horses—every stage feels like a different game.
• Authentic 1984 Japanese Famicom Audio
  That jaunty, looping theme music combined with the plink of scoring a balloon pop trigger deep nostalgia. The JP ROM retains the slightly compressed but catchy chip tunes from the original development.
• Konami's Polish in a Small Package
  You can feel the studio's magic in its tight controls—Charlie's jump arcs are consistent but demand precision, much like their later CV or Contra titles.