Continental Circus

Information

Genre

Racing - Formula One

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Caunt, Bill, Hickinson, Pete

Graphic Artist(s)

Edwards, Mark

Game design

Taito

Musician(s)

Daglish, Ben

Sound FX

[unknown]

Cover Artist(s)

Rowe, David

Year

1991

Publisher

16 Blitz Tronix

Distributor

Virgin Mastertronic

Developer

Teque Software Development

Licensed from

Taito

Software

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Number of Disks

1

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 9.0/10 · Votes: 43 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 3,142

Tips (2)

Trivia (3)

Origins

Based on Taito 1989 coin-op.

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 6 (2/1990), 6 (6/1991, budget)
Months on charts: 3 between 2/1990 - 9/1991

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (10/1989), Commodore 64 (10/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (9/1989), Amiga (9/1989)

Book / Magazine Reviews (12)

The One · October, 1989 · Rating: 86%

Génération 4 · Décembre, 1989 · Rating: 91%

ST Format · November, 1989 · Rating: 83%

The Games Machine · November, 1989 · Rating: 85%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · November, 1989 · Rating: 79%

ST Action · November, 1989 · Rating: 73%

ACE · January, 1990 · Rating: 850/1000

Atari ST User · January, 1990 · Rating: 8/10

Zero · April, 1991 · Rating: 88%

ST Format · May, 1991 · Rating: 60%

Raze · June, 1991 · Rating: 78%

ST Action · May, 1991 · Rating: 79%