Balloon Fight
1984 · Action · Arcade / NES
Overview
Balloon Fight (1984) is Nintendo's Joust-like balloon battle game, programmed by Satoru Iwata, which gained a Balloon Trip mode on the NES.
Deep Dive
In the main mode, one or two players clear the screen of enemy Balloon Fighters. The NES version adds Balloon Trip, a scrolling stage of dodging lightning sparks and collecting balloons that the arcade original does not have.
Developer Story
Yoshio Sakamoto designed it under producer Gunpei Yokoi, with Satoru Iwata of HAL programming and Hirokazu Tanaka composing. VS. Balloon Fight reached arcades in 1984, and the Famicom version followed in Japan in January 1985.
Did You Know?
- Its gameplay is similar to Williams' Joust (1982).
- A sequel, Balloon Kid, came out on the Game Boy in 1990.
Sources & further reading
- Balloon Fight — Wikipedia
