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Balloon Fight

Genres
Action
Developer
Nintendo
North America June 1986 Nintendo
Europe March 12, 1987 Nintendo
Japan January 22, 1985 Nintendo
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Balloon Fight review HG exclusive

Starbuck faces shortcomings in technology that don’t hinder his enemy. When he manages to pop an enemy’s singular balloon (to William J. Starbuck’s advantage, he has two balloons!), they have parachutes that allow them to fall gently, often allowing them to float above nearby…

K T · June 10, 2005

Balloon Fight review

You (and a competing friend, if you go this two-player) get to make a mad leap forward and hopefully keep a few of your opponents from even getting off the ground. The rest obviously will take to the air, and then it's a delicate matter of defeating them while avoiding the…

Jason Venter · September 11, 2002

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Balloon Fight review

In 1982, Larry Walters fulfilled his lifelong dream. By attaching 45 helium balloons to a lawn chair and armed only with a pellet gun, a radio, a camera, and some soda, he set flight. Sailing over California at 16,000 ft, he got to enjoy an impressive view (yet still forgot to…

mariner · February 3, 2005

Balloon Fight review

An interesting game of sorts. The point is to drop down on your balloon, and pop your opponents balloons before they do the vice-versa to you. This is a very old game, and yet it was easily one of the best games for the NES, until at least it's later years. It was an interesting…

ratking · November 16, 2002

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