Balloon Fight is an arcade video game created by Nintendo, and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It has been released as Balloon Fight-e for the e-Reader, is obtainable in Animal Crossing, and one of the games released in the Famicom Mini Series in Japan. It is loosely based off of the game Joust.

In Balloon Fight, the player control a person who flies around with two balloons on his back. They must defeat men in bird costumes, who have one balloon on their backs. When the balloon is popped, the enemy will float down on a parachute, and go on the ground. They must either harm it before it blows up another balloon while on the ground or on the parachute to knock it out. If he or she does not knock out the enemy, it will change to a different color and become faster. If an enemy pops one balloon, you're still in the game although you rise slower, but if both are popped, a life is lost. It is also possible to lose a life by falling in the water, getting hit by lightning, getting hit by an enemy, or getting eaten by a fish. Every three phases is a bonus stage where balloons rise up. Each one popped will give you a certain amount of points, and if all are popped, a bonus for a perfect game is awarded.

The game also has a two player mode. Two players (one with blue balloons, one with red) play together in a similar fashion to the single player mode. However, it is possible for the players to pop each other's balloons. There is also a mini-game called Balloon Trip (Game C on the Balloon Fight main menu), a side-scrolling level where the player tries to avoid the electric sparks while trying to pop the balloons. Popping 20 balloons in succession results in a high score.

A sequel to Balloon Fight called Balloon Kid was released in 1990 for the Game Boy.

See also

• List of NES games