Circus Charlie NES: That One Game That Made Me Throw My Controller

 

Okay so.

I don't even know where to start with this game.

Circus Charlie.

If you grew up in the 90s and had a Nintendo – or you know, that bootleg Famicom that looked like a weird keyboard – you KNOW this game. It was on EVERY. SINGLE. MULTI-CART. I swear. 72-in-1? Yep. 99-in-1? Of course. 1000-in-1? Probably a lie but yeah, Circus Charlie was there.

And I hated it. But I also loved it. It's complicated.

So... What Even Is Circus Charlie?

Alright so basically you're this little yellow-haired clown named Charlie. And you're in a circus. And you have to do... circus stuff. Jump through fire rings on a lion. Walk on a tightrope. Bounce on balls. Walk on stilts. Swing on a trapeze.

Sounds simple right?

WRONG.

This game was BRUTAL. Like, unfairly hard. The kind of hard that made you question your existence as a 7-year-old.

Old Laptop with i5 gen 3 still rocks

Recently, while making time to study virtual assistant courses online, I realized I needed a basic laptop for my studies. So, I dug through my closet, cabinets, and other storage spots, and came across my old Fujitsu Lifebook A572/E. I dusted it off and decided to give it a try.

This model was manufactured around the first half of 2012, and surprisingly, it’s still more than capable for basic office use. Encouraged by its performance, I went ahead and installed a few classic games too—Call of Duty 2, NBA Live 2005, Battle Realms, Red Alert 2, and a few others.

I’m quite pleased with how well this laptop is holding up even after all these years. It’s a nice reminder that sometimes, old tech still has plenty of life left in it