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Don't worry, I have the original Circus Atari through Atari's Greatest Hits app, but this is a really exciting game! Good thing I made 6000+ about a week ago, because they added monkeys to the game! I have to say, one of the sounds is EXACTLY like the one those "creepy 'Wimpanzees'" make in the Tiny Zoo Friends app!

In the ever growing library of vintage game reboots. This game is most satisfying primarily because it's free. Sure, it's a Doodle Jump clone, but it's fun. The updates are cool, whether the different clowns enhance the gameplay, I can't tell, but the novelty fun is there. The only fault, besides occasional crashing, is the sound design. First on the clown selection screen, there is too much sound which results in an audio mess. Second, during play all the clowns sound the same while vocalizing umps crashing upward through balloons.

Circus Atari is good light fun. Takes only a few minutes to play, so it's a good option for something quick if you have only a few minutes. It's like Atari's version of Doodle Jump.

Despite being called Circus Atari, it's basically a reskin of the various "jump higher" games out there. It's like if someone took Angry Birds, changed the birds into frogs, and called the game "Frogger". You play as a clown whose goal is to fly up, bounce off balloons and springs, and collect coins. Version 1.2 looks like they're working on fixing things, which is nice to see. Chests and keys now appear in an order that makes sense, the alternate clowns now work properly, and the layout of the sections has been altered greatly so there's a lot more treasure to pick up, making it feel much more rewarding to continue on upward. There's more ways to get coins in general, including a "daily reward" for opening the game at least once every day, and sponsor rewards commonly seen in free iOS games, which seems to replace the full screen ad that was bothering everyone. But it does lead to the game's remaining problem. There still isn't much to actually spend the coins on! Probably we'll be getting this in the next release.

I don't normally complain about free apps, but I downloaded this one to see if it would be fun for my kids. I tried it out for a day on my iPad2 and it worked wonderfully. BUT once I loaded it on our kids' iPod Touch 4th generation and iPod Touch 3rd generation, it would kick them out before it finished loading. The app is useless at this point because it was for them and if they can't play it then there isn't much sense in having it. One the glitch is fixed I'd love to reload it on their iPods.

This game makes you jump through all sorts of "freemium" hoops before you start playing. No, I do not want notifications from "Circus Atari!" The game bears little resemblance to the Atari 2600 version, and when you finally die, the stupid clown doesn't even land on his head and go splat! Uninstall.

The game itself is fun and unique, but words of warning: 1) don't be misled by the title; this is NOT the same Circus Atari that you played on your Video Computer System. Totally different game with different game play. 2) It's a "freemium" game. Yuck.

Funnish game. Basically like mega jump. I wouldnt get it though cuz it glitches too much.

Don't call it "Circus Atari" when it isn't "Circus Atari". When I first saw the title, I was super excited. The original Atari 2600 game, which required a paddle controller, would adapt perfectly to touch mechanics. For those unfamiliar with the original, you controlled a see-saw, moving it back and forth as two acrobats jumped as high as they could to pop rows of balloons floating overhead. Your job was to make sure the falling acrobat landed on the empty end of the see-saw, which would catapult the other acrobat into the air. Not only was it an original idea back then, but I miraculously haven't even seen anyone rip off the idea. But instead of updating the classic, the lazy programers create yet another Doodle Jump clone that has absolutely nothing special about it. Lame.

This game will not run on an iPod Touch (4G). It crashes right after the opening splash screen. Seems to be a communication error with OpenFeint. It DOES load, and play on iPhone 4S. BUT, I'm not all that fond of the game anyway. How many of these "freemium" pay to play games must we deal with in the app market? I'm hoping a great (& moral) developer realizes the market potential here. Paying for a game, with no added expenses, should be the standard -- not the exception. Apple (iTunes) and all these greedy developers will regret this trend one day. Maybe it's time for a customer boycott?? ...enough of this FREE, but very expensive garbage, eh?

Would be fun if they didn't try to get you to buy every 3 seconds. You can't let your small kids play the game due to all the spammy ads they throw in your face. Deleted.

This app always crashes so I had to delete it. I wish it would have loaded.

I have been playing this for years and now it will not work on ios 11. UPDATE IT PLEASE.

This game is fun eh, just crashes too much. Please fix I really like this game