1984 · Port · Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Action · Arcade
Balloon Fight
Nintendo console exclusivePort
Balloon Fight was developed and released by Nintendo, being the console port of the Arcade game VS. Balloon Fight (which was developed at the same time by another team, but released first). It was ported onto numerous other systems, and has more recently been released on the Nintendo Wii U. The game allowed for 1 player and 2 player gameplay, providing cooperative play to get past each stage.
- Released
- 1984
- Platforms
- Apple IIGSArcadeFamicom Disk SystemFamily Computer Disk SystemGame & WatchGame Boy AdvanceGameCubeLegacy Mobile DeviceNESNES Classic EditionNintendo 3DSNintendo SwitchNintendo e-ReaderPlayChoice-10Sharp ZaurusWiiWii UZilog Z80
- Genres
- ActionArcadePlatformer
- Developers
- Nintendo Research & Development 1HAL Laboratory
- Publishers
- Nintendo
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- CLASS_IND LCERO AESRB EPEGI 3
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Composers
- Hirokazu Tanaka
About
Balloon Fight is a 1984 action video game developed by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally released for arcades as VS. Balloon Fight, with the console version releasing in Japan in 1985 and internationally in 1986.
The gameplay is similar to the 1982 game Joust from Williams Electronics. The home Nintendo Entertainment System version was ported to the NEC PC-8801 in October 1985, the Sharp X1 in November 1985, the Game Boy Advance as Balloon Fight-e for the e-Reader in the United States on September 16, 2002, and as part of the Famicom Mini Series in Japan on May 21, 2004.
›Story
The game is fairly simple in storyline. The player controls an unnamed hero "the Balloon Fighter", who has two balloons attached to his helmet. The balloon fighter is able to rise into the air or go lower through flapping his arms. If one of the balloons is popped, rising becomes more difficult.
A life is lost if both balloons are popped. The player must defeat all enemies (other balloon fighters) to get past each stage.
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Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player controls an unnamed Balloon Fighter with two balloons attached to his helmet. Repeatedly pressing the A button or holding down the B button causes the Balloon Fighter to flap his arms and rise into the air. If a balloon is popped, the player's flotation is decreased, making it harder to rise. A life is lost if both balloons are popped by enemy Balloon Fighters, if the player falls in the water, gets eaten by the large piranha near the surface of the water, or is hit by lightning.
There are two modes of play: the 1-player/2-player game where the goal is to clear the screen of enemies, and Balloon Trip where the goal is to avoid obstacles in a side-scrolling stage. The original arcade game does not include Balloon Trip, but all the level layouts are completely different so as to take advantage of vertical scrolling in addition to some minor gameplay differences.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- NES Classic EditionNintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer
- Part of
- Vs. Balloon Fight
- Ported as
- Balloon FightBalloon Fight-eFamicom Mini: Balloon Fight
- Remade as
- Tingle's Balloon Fight DS
- Built on it
- Balloon FightBalloon Fight-eFamicom Mini: Balloon FightTingle's Balloon Fight DS
- Port of
- Vs. Balloon Fight
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Collections19 collections
Platform libraries
- Apple IIGS gamesReleased games
- Nintendo Entertainment System gamesLicensed games
- Famicom Disk System gamesUnreleased
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (Japan)Titles › Famicom
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)Nintendo Entertainment System
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (PAL region)Titles › Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo ClassicsStandard subscription › Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game & Watch gamesOverview
- Game Boy Advance gamesGames › List of games
- Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS (Japan)Available titles › Famicom
- Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS (North America)Available titles › Nintendo Entertainment System
- Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS (PAL region)Available titles › Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo Switch games (An–Az)List
Years
- Games released in 2018List › July–September
Themes
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer
- Nintendo arcade gamesArcade products › Nintendo VS. System
- Nintendo arcade gamesArcade products › PlayChoice-10
- Nintendo handheld gamesOfficially licensed without Nintendo's involvement
- Nintendo home gamesNES/Family Computer
- Nintendo home gamesOfficially-licensed without direct Nintendo involvement
- Nintendo home gamesOfficially-licensed without direct Nintendo involvement
- Nintendo home gamesOfficially-licensed without direct Nintendo involvement
- Nintendo home gamesOfficially-licensed without direct Nintendo involvement
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