Balloon Kid

Balloon Kid
Developer	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Game Boy, Game Boy Color, NES, 3DS Virtual Console
Release Date	Gameboy US October 1990 EU January 31, 1991 NES JP 1992 Gameboy Color JP July 31, 2000 (NP) 3DS Virtual Console JP October 19, 2011 (GBC Version) US November 3, 2011

Balloon Kid is a Game Boy game that acts as a sequel to Balloon Fight.

Story

Alice and her brother Jim live in the town of Pencilvania. They like to spend their time floating through the sky with their balloons. One day, Jim used all of his balloons to make a rainbow. Unfortunately, a strong gust of wind blew him away. Alice set off to find him using a trail of balloons Jim left.

Gameplay

Single Player Mode is similar to Balloon Trip in Balloon Fight. The player must dodge obstacles and enemies. The player can also release her balloons to walk on the ground and jump. Once safely landed, the player can reinflate the balloons. To defeat the bosses, the player must pop all their balloons.

In 2 Player Mode, two player's can battle one another, similar to Mode B in Balloon Fight. The second player controls Samm.

The game also contains a Balloon Trip Mode, almost the same as the one found in Balloon Fight.

Legacy

Ports and Remakes

• In 1992, a Famicom version was released as Hello Kitty World by Character Soft in Japan. The graphics and story were changed to fit the Hello Kitty theme.
• In 2000, a colored version was released in Japan as Balloon Fight GB. Unlike Balloon Kid, Balloon Fight GB has battery-backed memory for saving progress, a stage select feature and a Super Game Boy frame. This version was only made available on the Nintendo Power system.
• In 2011, Balloon Fight GB was rereleased in Japan for download through the 3DS Virtual Console as part of the 3DS Virtual Console, and the Balloon Kid version was later released in America.