MediaWiki:Sitenotice:
2025-12-29: I have restored the wiki to a backup from the end of November. Starting in September 2025, accesses went form the 800MB-1.2GB range per month to 26GB in September, 42GB in October, and 70GB in November with most accesses originating from China. As soon as I realized what was causing all the access problems in November, I shut it down (it had reached 36GB by then) behind a password/login screen. The database had gotten corrupted, and I tried a restore from just before the spike in access but that didn't work. Thus, end of November. I still have the other daily backups so if there were any important additions in December, let me know and maybe they can be recovered. - Allen H.
Clowns and Balloons
Clowns and Balloons is a clone of the Atari 2600 title Circus Atari.
Rather than using a see-saw/teeter-totter to propel clowns into the air to pop overhead baloons, however, the game uses a trampoline. The analog Radio Shack joystick is important in the game, because the position of the stick reflects the position of the trampoline on the screen.
Despite the drawing on the cover art of the large monkey overhead hitting a clown with a mallet, it is merely background scenery in the actual game and does not move.