Game

Balloon Kid 1990

Developed by Nintendo R&D1, Pax Softnica

  • Platform, Arcade, Action, Kids

Take to the skies with Balloon Kid. You'll have to think light as you float across the most unfriendly skies around. Nasty flying creatures will test your piloting skills, but don't go too low because even nastier enemies await you on the ground. Get extra bonuses by gathering all the balloons you can for a series of challenging tests of skill. Take a big gulp of courage and give Alice a hand as she searches for her missing brother. Play alone or use your Video Link cable to race against a friend. Either way, Balloon Kid will give you a lift. Alice and Jim were making a balloon rainbow and in the process, Jim, Alice's younger brother, was carried off by some Balloons. Alice now must fly using two balloons and follow the trail of balloons that Jim leaves behind. You start off in Alice's home town of Pencilvania.

PlatformArcadeActionKidsvirtual consoleballoon fightnintendo switch onlinegame boy link cable supportnintendo 3ds virtual consoleNintendo 3DS, Game Boy

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Plot-driven, earnest, classical in form and unpretentious.

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