Editing Balloon Fight (universe)

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The '''''Balloon Fight'' universe''' ({{ja|バルーンファイト|Barūn Faito}}, ''Balloon Fight'') refers to the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series' collection of properties that hail from the ''Balloon Fight'' series of platformers developed and published by [[Nintendo]].

 

Development began at some point in 1983 when Gunpei Yokoi suggested Yoshio Sakamoto to make a game "focused on giving players a sense of floating through space that also has fighting elements."<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/balloon-fight-developer-interview/ Interview with Yoshio Sakamoto, director of Balloon Fight]</ref> Two versions were developed around the same time: The arcade version titled ''{{iw|nintendowiki|VS. Balloon Fight}}'', released in November of 1984, and an NES version simply titled ''{{iw|wikipedia|Balloon Fight}}'', released in January of 1985. The game was a critical and financial success, with both the arcade and home console versions each receiving several ports and rereleases to this day.

 

An official sequel was co-developed by most of the same developers alongside Pax Softnica in 1990 for Game Boy, titled ''{{iw|wikipedia|Balloon Kid}}''. Aside from the portable aspect, this game stands out from it's predecessor by having more emphasis on story, with a plot and defined characters in its single-player mode. A notable aspect about this game is that the original Game Boy version was never officially released in Japan. However, {{iw|wikipedia|Sanrio}} reskinned the game with the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Hello Kitty}}'' brand and ported it to Famicom in 1992 titled ''Hello Kitty World''. The game was also fully remade for Game Boy Color and also released exclusively in Japan in 2000 titled ''Balloon Fight GB''.

 

The brand was resurrected one last time in 2007 with ''Tingle's Balloon Fight'', a slightly modified version of the original ''Balloon Fight'' featuring [[Tingle]] from {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} franchise, released for the Nintendo DS exclusively to members of Club Nintendo Japan.

 

The game and brand have been frequently referenced in other Nintendo media, particularly in minigame collections like ''WarioWare'' and ''NES Remix'', as well as a full level in ''Nintendo Land'' titled "Balloon Trip Breeze."

''Balloon Fight'' receives minor recognition in ''Melee''. The anonymous protagonist of the game, the Balloon Fighter, is a collectible trophy in ''Melee'', and the [[Flipper]] - an obstacle from ''Balloon Fight'' - is a usable [[item]] and as well as a trophy. The original background music for ''Balloon Fight'' can also be heard in the [[Icicle Mountain]] stage as alternate music.

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|desc=Made famous as an unpredictable obstacle in Balloon Fight, the Flipper stops and hangs in midair when thrown. Any character who comes in contact with the bumper-balls on its ends will be knocked away as the Flipper spins wildly. Flippers can be a bit irksome: in Balloon Fight, they caused accidents to friends and foes alike.

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|desc=The goal in Balloon Fight is to break your enemy's two balloons, depriving him of his flotation devices. If you lose one balloon, your buoyancy drops and it becomes harder to rise. As you can pop both friends' and enemies' balloons, you have to stay alert in this two-player fun fest. The balloonist's name is unknown.

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===Stage (''for Nintendo 3DS'' only)===

*[[File:BalloonFightIconSSB4-3.png|100px|right|link=Balloon Fight]]'''[[Balloon Fight]]''' ([[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]]): A level from the original ''Balloon Fight''  recreated as a new stage for ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS''. The stage includes the [[fish]] and [[Flipper]]s as hazards, and like the classic game, players can walk off the stage and appear on the other side.{{clr}}

*'''{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|Balloon Fight Medley}}''': A series of tunes taken from ''Balloon Fight'' that plays on the Balloon Fight stage in the 3DS version and the [[Wrecking Crew]] stage in the Wii U version.

*'''{{SSB4MusicLink|Nintendo|Balloon Trip}}''': A new remix of the Balloon Trip music that plays as an [[alternate music|alternate track]] on the Balloon Fight stage in the 3DS version and on the {{b|Duck Hunt|stage}} stage in the Wii U version.

*[[File:BalloonFightIconSSBU.png|75px|right|link=Balloon Fight]]{{GameIcon|SSB4-3DS}}'''[[Balloon Fight]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): Returns as a retro stage, and remains untouched from ''Smash for 3DS''.

====Returning tracks====

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Balloon Trip (Brawl)}}''': A remix of the theme of the Balloon Trip side mode from ''Balloon Fight''. Returns from ''Brawl''.

*{{GameIcon|SSB4}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Balloon Fight Medley}}''': A medley of tracks from ''Balloon Fight'', including the opening theme from a 1 or 2-Player Game, the theme when an opponent's balloons are popped, the theme of the bonus mode and Balloon Trip, the jingles that plays when the fish snatches somebody, after respawning, when the player collects a bubble, after completing a stage, after a game over, and when a character falls. Returns from ''Smash 4''.

*{{GameIcon|SSB4}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Balloon Trip (for 3DS / Wii U)}}''': A chiptune-esque arrangement of the Balloon Trip theme from ''Balloon Fight''. Returns from ''Smash 4''.

*The fish returns as a stage hazard on Balloon Fight and the returning ''Ice Climber'' stage [[Summit]] from ''Brawl''.

*The title screen appears when the gamepad in [[Gamer]] powers on along with a balloon fighter flying on the screen.