Dumbo's Flying Circus 5-5-83

 

This prototype is most likely from middle of the development cycle.  All the game's elements are here, but the difficulty needs some serious tweaking to make it playable.  The main problem is that Dumbo moves like a lead weight in this version, making the game almost impossible to play.  The player needs to constantly push up or Dumbo will drop like a rock, and switching directions seems to take an eternity.  Aside from Dumbo's movement problems, every balloon makes the ceiling lower (instead of every three), so the game gets out of control very quickly.  This version is also missing some sounds and has some color differences from the final.

 

Prototype Differences
The Title screen is green instead of brown
The demo is slightly different
Dumbo is much harder to control in this version
The opening music is played slower
There are no warning sounds when bombs appears
There is no music when clowns appear
Every ballon maks the ceilng lower rather than every three
The game colors are slightly different
There is no line between the screen and score at the bottom of the sceen
The overall difficulty is much harder in this version

 

 

 

The title screen is green instead of brown

 

Notice the different colors

 

That clown better watch out for falling "Dumbo treats" from above

 

Umm... Why are Dumbo and the clowns green?

 

 

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