circuslinux — The clowns are trying to pop balloons to score points!
Synopsis
circuslinux [--disable-sound] [--fullscreen] [--low] | [--digital] [--paddle] [--help | --usage] [--version]Description
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in /usr/share/doc/circuslinux/README.gz
"Circus Linux!" is based on the Atari 2600 game "Circus Atari" by Atari,
released in 1980. Gameplay is similar to "Breakout" and "Arkanoid"- you
slide a device left and right to bounce objects into the air which destroy
a wall.
Options
--disable-sound
If sound support was compiled in, this will disable it for this session of the game.--fullscreen
Run in fullscreen mode.--low
Disable some features so that the game might run better on low-end hardware. Titlescreen ballons and game backgrounds are disabled, and the game screen refreshes every 1/15th of a second instead of 1/30th of a second.--digital
When using a joystick, left and right cause the teeter-totter to move incrementally. (This is as opposed to the default mode, where the analog position of the joystick is used literally.) Useful for playing with a digital gamepad.--paddle
For using real Atari 2600 paddles connected to a your PC's joystick port.--help
Display a help message summarizing command-line options, copyright, and game controls.--usage
Display a brief message summarizing command-line options.--version
Display the version of Circus Linux! you're running.
Control
Starting
Launch a clown by pressing RETURN, ALT or SHIFT or the Mouse/Joystick button.Controlling the teeter-totter
Move the mouse/joystick left and right or press the left and right arrow keys to move the teeter-totter left and right.If a clown is in the air, you can also click any of the mouse buttons to flip the teeter-totter. (This causes the low and high ends of the teeter-totter to change places, useful when the teeter-totter is at a far side of the screen and the low end is on the outside.)
Pausing
To pause the game, you can press either the [SPACE], [TAB] or [P] key. To unpause, press one of those keys again.Quitting
To quit the current game, you can press [ESCAPE]. This forfeits your game (as though you ran out of lives).To quit Circus Linux! altogether, you can use your window manager's close command or press EXIT on the title screen.