<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
internationally	O
as	O
Vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
counterpart	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
internationally	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1982	O
game	O
Joust	B-Application
from	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
in	O
October	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
in	O
November	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Balloon	O
Fight-e	O
for	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Series	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
rereleased	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
with	O
two	O
balloons	O
attached	O
to	O
his	O
helmet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Repeatedly	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
or	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
B	O
button	O
causes	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
to	O
flap	O
his	O
arms	O
and	O
rise	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
if	O
both	O
balloons	O
are	O
popped	O
by	O
enemy	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
falls	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
gets	O
eaten	O
by	O
the	O
large	O
piranha	B-Application
near	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
lightning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
the	O
1-player/2	O
-player	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
in	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
,	O
but	O
all	O
the	O
level	O
layouts	O
are	O
completely	O
different	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
some	O
minor	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
port	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Download	O
Play	O
option	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
play	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
that	O
has	O
another	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
float	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
hit	O
their	O
balloons	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
in	O
October	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
in	O
November	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
Balloon	O
Fight-e	O
for	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Series	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Balloon	O
Men	O
use	O
rocket	O
suits	O
instead	O
of	O
flapping	O
their	O
hands	O
to	O
elevate	O
while	O
holding	O
balloons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
called	O
Balloon	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1990	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
expands	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roots	O
and	O
revamped	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
platforming	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
but	O
colorized	O
versions	O
titled	O
as	O
Hello	B-Application
Kitty	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
published	O
by	O
Character	O
Soft	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
GB	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
were	O
later	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Operating_System
Zaurus	I-Operating_System
series	O
of	O
PDAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Flipper	B-Application
trophies	O
are	O
obtainable	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Flipper	B-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
usable	O
item	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Bumper	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
for	O
a	O
playable	O
role	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
were	O
chosen	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
background	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
in	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
can	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
Melees	O
Icicle	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
stage	O
as	O
alternate	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
giant	O
fish	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
"	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Summit	O
stage	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stickers	O
of	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
Enemy	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
in	O
Brawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Villager	O
from	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
uses	O
the	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
's	O
helmet	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
special	O
moves	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
appears	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
8-bit	O
graphics	O
;	O
the	O
same	O
stage	O
returns	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
Spirit	O
in	O
said	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
series	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
9-Volt	O
'	O
s	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Smooth	I-Application
Moves	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
minigame	O
functioning	O
as	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
version	O
of	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
;	O
players	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
microgame	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
in	O
the	O
complete	O
3D	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
tech	O
demo	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
&	I-Device
Go	I-Device
was	O
called	O
Yoshi	O
's	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
Touch	O
Mode	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
mode	O
itself	O
has	O
almost	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
decorative	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
Tingle	O
's	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
game	O
featuring	O
Tingle	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
character	O
who	O
originated	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
"	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
"	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
costume	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
system	O
's	O
Ambassador	O
Program	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
attraction	O
called	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
Breeze	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Balloon	B-Application
Trip	I-Application
from	O
the	O
original	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotion	O
celebrating	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
alongside	O
29	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	O
Classic	O
Mini	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
New	O
Wide	O
Screen	O
series	O
)	O
Game	O
&	O
WatchBalloon	O
KidPlatformGame	O
BoyBalloon	O
Fight	O
GBGame	O
Boy	O
Color	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
)	O
Balloon	O
FightActionSharp	O
ZaurusBalloon	O
Fight-eGame	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
)	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
Balloon	O
FightGame	O
Boy	O
AdvanceTingle	O
's	O
Balloon	O
FightNintendo	O
DSBalloon	O
FightWii	O
Virtual	O
ConsoleBalloon	O
FightNintendo	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	O
ConsoleBalloon	O
FightWii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
ConsoleBalloon	O
FightNES	O
Classic	O
EditionBalloon	O
FightSeptember	O
19	O
,	O
2018September	O
18	O
,	O
2018September	O
19	O
,	O
2018Nintendo	O
Switch	O
OnlineVs	O
.	O
</s>
