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Game Boy Works #093: Balloon Kid (Patreon)

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2017-09-09 18:07:32

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2026-06

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Boy, I wish games like this came along more often on Game Boy Works.

If you've never played Balloon Kid, I suspect this video will inspire you to snag it as a Virtual Console download.

Also, big thanks to the person who donated Balloon Kid to the Game Boy Works cause two years ago at a meet-up following Portland Retro Gaming Expo. I apologize for forgetting their name — it was all kind of a blur….

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Balloon Kid retrospective: 99 kinder ballons | Game Boy Works #093

The Game Boy takes up its mantle as the true successor to the NES (sort of) with the first of several Nintendo R&D1-developed sequels to classic NES games: Balloon Kid, a greatly expanded (and great) reworking of Balloon Fight's "Balloon Trip" mode.