Editing Timber's Balloon Pop

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{{game infobox
|title=Timber's Balloon Pop
|image=[[File:Timberballoon.jpg|250px]]<br>Title screen
|developer=
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|platforms=Browser
|release=2007{{ref needed}}
|genre=Action
|modes=Single player
|ratings=N/A
|media={{wp|Adobe Flash}}
|input=Mouse
}}
[[File:Timberballoonicon.jpg|frame|left|Icon]]
'''''Diddy Kong Racing DS -- Timber's Balloon Pop''''' was an online {{wp|Adobe Flash|Flash}}-powered advergame released by [[Nintendo]] to promote ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. It was listed along with other Nintendo-related web advergames in the [[Nintendo Arcade]] section of Nintendo's official website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070911004647/http://www.nintendo.com/arcade Nintendo Arcade]. ''nintendo.com''. Archived September 11, 2007 via Wayback Machine. Retrieved  November 29, 2017.</ref>

The player takes control of [[Timber]], with [[Diddy Kong]] himself only making a cameo in the introductory screen. A mugshot of [[Wizpig]] is used as the game's icon in the Nintendo Arcade, though he is not present in the game.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Timberballoon5.jpg|thumb|left|230px]]
The main character has to pilot a [[plane]] between an endless series of [[bubble]]s moving across the screen. The player can move the plane around using the mouse. There is a score which increases regularly with 10 points as the player advances. Along the way, Timber can collect a variety of items, the most common being red [[Item Balloon|balloons]] that add 200 points to the score upon being collected. Blue balloons, numbered from 1 to 4, also appear frequently; popping four in this order grants Timber a burst of invincibility, allowing him to pass bubbles without getting harmed. There is no penalty for collecting blue balloons in the wrong order, though they are not worth any points. Less common items are [[key]]s, which turn all bubbles on-screen into red balloons, and [[Silver Coin]]s, which make bubbles disappear.

Bubbles differ slightly in size and gradually come in larger numbers, making the game increasingly difficult. Touching a bubble results in a loss and will redirect the player to a screen which shows both the score of the current game and the highest score achieved. On the same screen, the player can select to replay the game.

The music that plays throughout the game is the soundtrack of [[Hot Top Volcano]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Timberballoon1.jpg|Introductory screen, featuring [[Diddy Kong]]
Timberballoon2.jpg|The first screen of instructions
Timberballoon3.jpg|The second screen of instructions
Timberballoon4.jpg|Preparing to begin the game
Timberballoon6.jpg|While invincible, Timber glows yellow and can safely pass bubbles
Timberballoon7.jpg|A screenshot encompassing all elements in the game
Timberballoon8.jpg|The end of the game
</gallery>

==External link==
*[https://youtu.be/xaYxpkH1UjI?t=12m22s Gameplay video on YouTube]

==References==
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