Continental Circus cover art

Game

Continental Circus

1989 · Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Atari ST/STE · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Racing · Simulator · Arcade

63IGDB player score
8 ratings

About this game

Continental Circus, released as Continental Circuit in North America, is a racing simulation arcade game, created and manufactured by Taito in 1987. It was later ported to various home computers in 1989, including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum. It was then released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC as part of Taito Legends. The arcade version of this game comes in both upright and sit-down models, both of which feature shutter-type 3D glasses hanging above the player's head. According to Computer and Video Games in 1988, it was "the world's first three dimensional racing simulation." The home conversions of Continental Circus lack the full-on 3D and special glasses of the arcade version, or the detailed graphics, but retain the essential gameplay structure.

Screenshots

Continental Circus screenshot
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Game facts

Release date

Dec 31, 1989

Developer

Taito

Publisher

Taito, Virgin Mastertronic

Platforms

Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX

Genres

Racing, Simulator, Arcade

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Formula 1

Perspective

Third person

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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