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For detailed information about this series, see: Balloon Fight on Wikipedia

Balloon fight game

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.

Links to Other Series[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


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Game & Watch 198838 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
5 Hello Kitty 19920327 March 27, 1992 The Famicom game Hello Kitty World is based on Balloon Kid, and also features many of the same elements. 1
5 Game Boy Camera 1998221 February 21, 1998 Arranged musics from Balloon Kid are featured in Game Boy Camera. 2
5 Game & Watch Gallery 19990804 August 04, 1999 The Game & Watch game Balloon Fight is included in Game & Watch Gallery 3 as one of the "Museum" games. 2
5 Animal Crossing 20010414 April 14, 2001 Balloon Fight is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions.
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5 Super Smash Bros. 20011121 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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5 Wario 20030321 March 21, 2003 Microgame versions of Balloon Fight are featured in the WarioWare series.
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5 Yoshi 200406 June 2004 The tech demo for Yoshi Touch & Go was called Balloon Trip. 3
5 Donkey Kong 20050317 March 17, 2005 A song from Balloon Fight is featured in Donkey Konga 3.
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5 Tetris 20060320 March 20, 2006 One of the themes in Standard Mode of Tetris DS is based on Balloon Fight.
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5 Picross 20070125 January 25, 2007 Picross DS includes an image from Balloon Fight. 2
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Tingle 200704 April 2007 Tingle's Balloon Fight DS is a crossover between the two series. 1
5 Pushmo 20111005 October 05, 2011 Pushmo and its sequel feature many levels based on sprites from Balloon Fighter.
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5 Nintendo Land 20121118 November 18, 2012 Nintendo Land features a minigame based on Balloon Fight. 2
5 NES Remix 20131218 December 18, 2013 NES Remix includes challenges based on Balloon Fight. 2
5 Taiko no Tatsujin 20140319 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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5 Amiibo Tap 2015423 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
5 Mario 20160309 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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5 Animator vs. Animation 2019119 November 9, 2019 Balloon Fight can be seen in Animation vs. Super Mario Bros. 2
5 Nintendo World Championships 20240718 July 18, 2024 A version of Balloon Fight for the NES is included in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. 3