======Balloon Fight======
The **//Balloon Fight// series** begins in 1984, as [[Nintendo]]'s take on (or rip-off of) [[Williams]]' 1982 game //[[Joust]]//.

=====Games=====
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  - 1984 - **//Vs. Balloon Fight//** (Arcade)
    - 1985 - //Balloon Fight// ([[nintendo_entertainment_system|Famicom]])
    - 1985 - //Balloon Fight// (PC-88)
    - 1985 - //Balloon Fight// (Arcade. As part of the Playchoice-10)
    - 2001 - //Balloon Fight// (Sharp Zaurus)
    - 2001 - //Balloon Fight// ([[nintendo_64|N64]]. in //[[animal_crossing_series|Animal Crossing]]//)
    - 2002 - //Balloon Fight-e// ([[Game Boy Advance]], e-Reader)
    - 2004 - //Balloon Fight// (Game Boy Advance, Famicom Mini series)
    - 2007 - //Balloon Fight// ([[nintendo_wii|Wii]]. Virtual Console)
    - 2013 - //Balloon Fight// ([[nintendo_wii_u|WiiU]]. Virtual Console)
    - 2018 - //Balloon Fight// ([[nintendo_switch|Switch]], NSO.)
  - 1986 - **//Balloon Fight//** (Game & Watch)
  - 1990 - **//Balloon Kid//** ([[Game Boy]])
    - 1992 - //Hello Kitty World// (Famicom)
    - 2000 - //Balloon Fight GB// (Game Boy Color)
  - 2007 - **//Tingle's Balloon Fight//** ([[Nintendo DS]], Club Nintendo)

====Other Appearances / References====

FIXME

  * Smash Bros. Trophy
  * 3DS badge decoration things
  * Theme song is playable in //[[donkey_konga_series#Donkey Konga 3]]//

===== Simlar Games =====

  * 1982 - //[[Joust]]//
  * 2025 - //Bubble Battle// [[itch>pondersoft.itch.io/bubble-battle|demo]] [[steam>3180520|get]] - Multiplayer.

===== See Also =====

  * [[wp>Balloon Fight]]
  * [[https://www.mobygames.com/game/8391/balloon-fight/releases/|Balloon Right Releases]] on Mobygames.
  * The Balloon Fight Wiki: [[https://balloonfight.miraheze.org/wiki/Balloon_Fight_Wiki|Miraheze]] & [[https://balloon-fight.fandom.com/wiki/Balloon_Fight_Wiki|Fandom]]. Not sure what the story is here, but the Miraheze hosted one seems to be a slightly incorrect import of the Fandom one. Seems like there's a proper URL for the Miraheze one? [[https://balloonfightwiki.org/wiki/Balloon_Fight_Wiki|balloonfightwiki.org]]
    * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyI4tyEXtE9F8VeUJ46bxYA|Balloon Fight Wiki]] on Youtube.
  * [[https://retrohackers.net/hack-details.php?id=5369/|42 Balloons: The Balloon Fight Collection]] - ROM combining different //Balloon Fight// hacks.
  * [[https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Balloon_Fight|Balloon Fight]] on Strategy Wiki.

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