# Circus Charlie > Play Circus Charlie online free: ride the lion through fire rings, cross the tightrope, jump on balls and swing on the trapeze. Cheats included. - Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/circus-charlie/ - Category: Arcade - Made by: a third-party developer; hosted and played on Yes This Game - Price: free, no download, no sign-up ## In short Circus Charlie is Konami's circus arcade game in its 1986 Famicom version by Soft Pro. Charlie the clown rides a lion through rings of fire, walks the tightrope over monkeys, jumps from ball to ball, rides a horse and swings on the trapeze, all against the bonus clock. Play it in your browser with keyboard, gamepad or an on-screen pad on phones, and switch on unlimited lives or invincibility with the cheats button. **How to control it:** Press Play, then Start (Enter). Keyboard: right and left arrows move Charlie, X or Z jumps. Phone: on-screen cross, B, A and Start. The magic wand button next to full screen opens the cheats. **Circus Charlie** puts you in the ring as Charlie the clown. Ride a lion and jump through rings of fire, walk the tightrope and hop over monkeys, balance on rolling balls, ride a galloping horse and swing from trapeze to trapeze. Every act is a short run to the finish, timed by a bonus that counts down. This is the 1986 Famicom version of Konami's arcade game, and it plays right here in your browser with no download. More classic games: [Excitebike](https://yesthisgame.com/excitebike/), [Super Mario Bros.](https://yesthisgame.com/super-mario-bros/) and [Lode Runner](https://yesthisgame.com/lode-runner/). ## How to play 1. Press **Play** under the title picture, then **Start** (Enter). **1 Player A** is the normal game; **1 Player B** is harder. 2. Move forward with the right arrow and back with the left arrow. Jump with **X** or **Z** . 3. Time your jumps over the fire rings and fire pots, the monkeys on the rope and the gaps between the balls. The meter in the corner shows how far it is to the finish. 4. Reach the finish before the bonus runs out: what is left of it is added to your score. A hit or a fall costs a life. 5. After the last act the show starts again, faster. ## Controls **Computer:** arrow keys move, **Z** jumps, **X** jumps, Enter is Start and pauses. Move the mouse over the game to show the bar with pause, restart, sound, save state, load state and full screen buttons. **Phone and tablet:** the NES pad appears under the game: the cross, **B** (jumps), **A** (jumps) and **Start** . A USB or Bluetooth gamepad also works. ## Cheats Press the **magic wand** button next to the full screen button above the game. A small panel opens over the game, and the game waits until you close it. - **Unlimited lives:** you never run out of lives. - **Invincible:** fire rings, monkeys and falls can’t stop Charlie. Reloading the page turns the cheats off again. ## About Circus Charlie Konami released Circus Charlie in arcades in 1984. Soft Pro made this version for the Famicom in 1986, and it was only sold in Japan; the title screen is in English. The arcade game has six acts; the Famicom version leaves out the trampoline act and keeps the lion, the tightrope, the balls, the horse and the trapeze. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Circus Charlie free to play here? Yes. You can play it free in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up. ### How do you get through the fire rings in Circus Charlie? Jump just before a ring reaches the lion, and keep moving at a steady pace. Watch for the small fire pots on the ground between the rings. ### Can I play it on my phone? Yes. On a phone or tablet an on-screen pad appears under the game. ### Can I save my progress? Yes. The bar under the game has save state and load state buttons that keep the game in your browser on this device.