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Space Circus Catastrophe is a mini-game by Videlectrix from Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People's Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
During this game, you pilot a ship through the solar system, picking up circus performers with a "bubble laser", shooting clowns and avoiding stale circus food. You start with five shield points — each collision costs a shield point, while each completed level recharges a shield point. Attempting to avoid a performer or clown, dodging a food item in the wrong direction, or simply not responding to an incoming item will result in a collision. Lose all your shields, and it's Game Over.
The ship also has a single bomb, unmentioned in the instructions, but usable by pressing the A key (on the PC). It will destroy anything currently on the screen, including food, and reduce the count of performers remaining to be rescued to 1, but does not score any points. The bomb may only be used once per game.
Controls
Wii Controls
Hold The Wii Remote Sideways
- D-Pad: Dodge stale circus treats
- 1: Launch a rescue bubble
- 2: Shoot space lasers
- +: Start the Game
- -: Quit the Game
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PC Controls
- Arrows: Dodge stale circus treats
- Z: Launch a rescue bubble
- X: Shoot space lasers
- A: Use bomb
- S: Start the Game
- Q: Quit the Game
- Spacebar: Pause the Game
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Scores
- Rescuing a performer: +100 points, -1 to "to save" count
- Shooting a clown: +200 points
- Shooting a performer: -100 points, -1 to "to save" count
- Rescuing a clown: -50 points
- Using the bomb: 0 points, reduces "to save" count to 1
- The score required to obtain maximum awesomeness is 15000.
Trivia
This game is nearly identical to the Space Mountain minigame found in the NES game Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, including the strange way the starship can only maneuver in 90-degree turns. Albeit, the navigation arrows are replaced with circus snacks, missiles replaced with rescue bubbles, asteroids replaced with performers, and alien ships replaced with clowns.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
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Produced by Telltale Games and Videlectrix
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Promotional Media |
Strong Bad Gameways, Advertisement, Gameplay Trailer, Tech Demo, Dev Blog, Workin' on the Game, Behind The Bad (1, 2, 3), Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition, Collector's DVD, Interviews
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All Episodes |
Tutorial, WiiWare Intros
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Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner |
Gameplay: Walkthrough, Snake Boxer 5, Teen Girl Squad
Responses: House of Strong, Marzipan's, K.o.T. Castle, The Track, The Field
Promotional Media: Homestar at the Track, Around the Field, Behind The Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire
Songs: Handle My Style, Fluffy Puff Jela-ton, Showdown
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Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free |
Gameplay: Walkthrough, Math Kickers, Cave Girl Squad, Maps and Minions
Various: Countries, Homsartifacts
Responses: Bleak House, The Field, Homsar Reservation, Pompomerania, Country, Marzistar, The Castle
Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer
Songs: Justice Combo Meal
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Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands |
Gameplay: Walkthrough, Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen
Various: Bands
Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Marzipan's, Club Technochocolate, The Track, Battle of the Bands stages
Promotional Media: Gameplay Trailer, Behind The Bad Chapter 2: The Heist, Promo, baddestofthebands.com
Songs: Food-Related Love, Cool Tapes songs, Other songs
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Episode 4: Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective |
Gameplay: Walkthrough, Space Circus Catastrophe
Responses: Smoky Office, Brainblow City, Strongborneo, Secret Lab, Catacombs, Old Club, Cutesy's House, World Locations, The Sun
Promotional Media: Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, Gameplay Clips, Mini-Site
Songs: Today is Alright 4 2Nite
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Episode 5: 8-Bit is Enough |
Gameplay: Walkthrough, Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, Redcoat Ghost Patrol, Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon
Various: Character Variations, Spirits of '76, Halfathlon
Responses: House of Strong, The Field, Crates, Videlectrix Mainframe, Halfathlon, Gel-Arshie's Backstage, Stinkoman 20X6, Peasantry
Promotional Media: Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw
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Videlectrix Games
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Games Menu | 50K Racewalker, Awexome Cross, Duck Guardian One, Hallrunner, Kid Speedy, Peasant's Quest, Pigs on Head, Population: Tire, RhinoFeeder, Secret Collect., Stinkoman 20X6, StrongBadZone, TROGDOR!, Thy Dungeonman, Thy Dungeonman 2, Thy Dungeonman 3, Where's an Egg?
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SBCG4AP | Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Snake Boxer 5, Math Kickers, Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Space Circus Catastrophe, Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder
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itch.io | Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate (Behind the Dangerdesque; The Intersection of Doom & Boom; Keep My Enemies, Loser), Halloween Hide & Seek, Marzipan Beef Reverser, Trogday Micro Game (Burninate the Barnyard)
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Other | Duck Pond
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Non-playable | Butcher Bros., C.H.E.A.T., Cheat Commandos Tactics, Duck Guardian 2, Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game, Halfathlon, King Dingo, Lewis Rudkin SX: england, Planet Alert!, QWERTY, Rabbit Algebra, Salad Daze, Shploitz!, Spaceshipper, Spirits of '76, Sundae Drivin', Trogdor: Let's Burninate Phonics
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See Also | Videlectrix Guys, Videlectrix Mascot, Viidelectrix
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