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Play Circus Caper (US edition · English) Online
Circus Caper
Play Circus Caper online. Punch, kick and use hammers, rolling balls and platform blocks to rescue Judy from Mr. Magic. Learn the NES controls and opening-stage tricks.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Circus Caper
Quick start
Start the game and practice moving left and right, jumping with A and punching with B. Down + B gives you a kick for low targets. Collect food and equipment from defeated enemies, then use SELECT to choose a tool and B to activate it. In the opening water sections, jump from one alligator to the next only after the next platform is visible. Keep a block available for the high exit: place it a little away from the edge and jump onto it. In the following jet section, A lifts Tim into the air. Take health pickups before pushing into another crowded stretch.
Controls
Left/Right move; Down crouches. A jumps, or provides lift in the first stage's jet section. B punches or fires the selected tool. Down + B kicks. SELECT changes the selected tool, and START pauses play. Press Up at a flower-filled top hat in stage 3 or a black door in stage 6 to warp to another area; Up also enters carnival games at their hidden entrances. Select the block and press B to create a platform at Tim's height, rather than expecting it to damage enemies.
Circus Caper — About this game
Circus Caper follows Tim into a circus after his sister Judy disappears and Mr. Magic claims to have taken her. Its six stages mix clowns, animals, narrow platforms and maze-like routes. Defeated enemies release food or tools, so surviving a crowded stretch can also refill your health and replenish your options. The tools have different jobs: a hammer attacks ahead, a soccer ball rolls over the ground, a yo-yo spins around Tim and a block provides a temporary step toward a high exit. Some scenes change movement rules, including a jet-assisted section in the opening stage. Although related to Japan's Moeru! Oniisan, this version uses its own circus cast and setting, not Kenichi's speech-bubble rescue story.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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