Balloon Fight (universe): Difference between revisions

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 ''{{s|wikipedia|VS. Balloon Fight}}'', released in November of 1984, and a Famicom version simply titled ''{{s|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 ''{{s|wikipedia|Baloon 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 ''{{s|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''.