For detailed information about this series, see: Balloon Fight on Wikipedia
The NES version of Balloon Fight.
Balloon Fight is a series of platformer videogames by Nintendo.
In each game the player takes control of a character who floats in the air thanks to some balloons, and they have to travel to the end of the stage and/or pop the opponents' balloons while avoiding obstacles trying not to make their own balloons pop.
Video Games[]
- Vs. Balloon Fight (October 3rd, 1984) for Arcade and Nintendo Switch (in the Arcade Archives series)
- Balloon Fight (January 22nd, 1985) for NES, PC-88, Sharp X1, PlayChoice-10 line, Zaurus, e-Reader, Game Boy Advance, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, NES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch Online
- Balloon Fight (November 19th, 1986) for Crystal Screen Game & Watch and New Wide Screen Game & Watch
- Balloon Kid (October 5th, 1990) for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
- Hello Kitty World (March 27th, 1992) for Famicom. A licensed port for the Famicom using Hello Kitty characters.
- Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (April 12th, 2007) for Nintendo DS. Only released in Japan through Club Nintendo.
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Game & Watch | March 8, 1988 | There were multiple format crossover games between Balloon Fight and Game & Watch with one game being featured in Game & Watch Gallery 3. | 2 |
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Hello Kitty | March 27, 1992 | The Famicom game Hello Kitty World is based on Balloon Kid, and also features many of the same elements. | 1 |
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Game Boy Camera | February 21, 1998 | Arranged musics from Balloon Kid are featured in Game Boy Camera. | 2 |
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Game & Watch Gallery | August 04, 1999 | The Game & Watch game Balloon Fight is included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as one of the "Museum" games. | 2 |
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Animal Crossing | April 14, 2001 | Balloon Fight is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions. |
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Super Smash Bros. | November 21, 2001 | Super Smash Bros. Melee features the Flipper from Balloon Fight as a usable item, while a stage based on the game is featured in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. |
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Wario | March 21, 2003 | Microgame versions of Balloon Fight are featured in the WarioWare series. |
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Yoshi | June 2004 | The tech demo for Yoshi Touch & Go was called Balloon Trip. | 3 |
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Donkey Kong | March 17, 2005 | A song from Balloon Fight is featured in Donkey Konga 3. |
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Tetris | March 20, 2006 | One of the themes in Standard Mode of Tetris DS is based on Balloon Fight. |
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Picross | January 25, 2007 | Picross DS includes an image from Balloon Fight. | 2 |
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Tingle | April 2007 | Tingle's Balloon Fight DS is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Pushmo | October 05, 2011 | Pushmo and its sequel feature many levels based on sprites from Balloon Fighter. |
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Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 | Nintendo Land features a minigame based on Balloon Fight. | 2 |
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NES Remix | December 18, 2013 | NES Remix includes challenges based on Balloon Fight. | 2 |
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Taiko no Tatsujin | March 19, 2014 | Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U Version features a music track from Balloon Fight, and music from the game is also included in the Famicom Medley, in Taiko no Tatsujin Red Version. |
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Amiibo Tap | April 23, 2015 | Scanning an Amiibo in Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits can give you access to playing a demo of Balloon Fight | 2 |
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Mario | March 09, 2016 | Super Mario Maker features a costume based on the Balloon Fighter; additionally the Game & Watch version of Balloon Fight features a reference to Super Mario in an enemy's name. |
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Animator vs. Animation | November 9, 2019 | Balloon Fight can be seen in Animation vs. Super Mario Bros. | 2 |
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Nintendo World Championships | July 18, 2024 | A version of Balloon Fight for the NES is included in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. | 3 |
