Circus Charlie
Circus Charlie is a 1984 action video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in North America by Centuri in March 1984 and in Japan in April 1984. The player controls a circus clown named Charlie in six different circus-themed minigames. It was released for MSX in the same year, followed by ports to the Famicom in 1986 by Soft Pro and the Commodore 64 in 1987.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1984
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 April 1984 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | platformer, action game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2732183, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Circus Charlie? How long to beat it
Total play time for Circus Charlie is about 0.8 hours to do everything, and around 0.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.5h | 23 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 0.8h | 3 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 0.8h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Circus Charlie sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Circus Charlie lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 34ahead of 1% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 34ahead of 75% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Circus Charlie
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Common questions about Circus Charlie
What platforms is Circus Charlie on?
Circus Charlie is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 1984.
Who made Circus Charlie?
Circus Charlie was developed by Konami and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Circus Charlie?
about 0.5 hours for the main story, 0.8 hours with the main extras, 0.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.