Balloon Kid
1990 · Platform · Game Boy
Overview
Balloon Kid (1990) is Nintendo's Game Boy sequel to Balloon Fight, in which Alice collects balloons left by her brother Jim, built on Balloon Fight's Balloon Trip mode.
Deep Dive
Alice collects the balloons left by her brother Jim while dodging enemies, with four bosses along the way. In two-player mode she races her rival Samm to collect the most balloons.
Developer Story
Yoshio Sakamoto directed it under producer Gunpei Yokoi, with music by Hirokazu Tanaka and help from Pax Softnica. Nintendo released it in North America in October 1990.
Did You Know?
- It never came out on the Game Boy in Japan; it appeared there as the Famicom game Hello Kitty World, and later as Balloon Fight GB.
- IGN's Lucas M. Thomas called it a "solid little adventure game".
Sources & further reading
- Balloon Kid — Wikipedia
