Circus Atari problematic

[Voiceless Defender]

I ordered three Atari games from Game Room, Cosmic Ark, Dragonfire, and Circus Atari. Cosmic Ark needed a cleaning before it would work, but after I cleaned it, it worked just fine, Dragonfire didn't need a cleaning and worked right out of the gate, however, Circus Atari is a very strange case, as the game will boot, however, it stays stuck on the opening screen after I select a difficulty, the clown that jumps from the trampoline onto your teeter-totter won't spawn in, and I can't even change the direction of the teeter-totter (but I can move). I'm not sure if this is an issue with the cart, the 2600+, or the fact that I don't own a paddle controller.

[chad5200]

Do not attempt to play Circus Atari with a joystick.  Even if it did work, it would be terrible.  This is a paddle game and, like Kaboom, it SHINES with a paddle!

 

 

[Brad_from_the_80s]

Works fine with a paddle controller.

[Ben from Plaion]

Cosmic Ark is great fun.

[kjames_s_2000]

Cosmic Ark is fun and one of the few games I play in "widescreen" format on the 2600+.  Atlantis is another one.  Maybe the old IMAGIC graphic designer had some sort of bold cinematic style vision.

[Slider271]

8 hours ago, kjames_s_2000 said:

Cosmic Ark is fun and one of the few games I play in "widescreen" format on the 2600+.  Atlantis is another one.  Maybe the old IMAGIC graphic designer had some sort of bold cinematic style vision.

Sacrilege!  I still prefer the black borders and correct aspect ratio but each to their own