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m (Tagging with {{rewrite-expand}}- this needs reworking and I don't know enough about it to do it myself.)
(i'm aware of the hot air balloons in super princess peach, but i think they are different enough from the dkc2 balloons to have their own page)
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{{about|a form of transportation in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]] games|the Yoshi transformation|[[Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi]]}}
{{about|a form of transportation|the Yoshi transformation|[[Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi]]}}
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[[File:HotAirBalloon.PNG|thumb|A set of Hot Air Balloons, from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
|image=[[File:Hot Air Balloon DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Hot Air Balloon for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
[[File:BowserBalloon.png|thumb|left]]
|name=Hot Air Balloon
'''Hot Air Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> (or '''Hot-Air Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 15.</ref>) are objects that have appeared in a few ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' and [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] games. Hot air balloons made their first appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', in which they are helpful in allowing the [[Kong]]s traverse across pools of [[lava]], but they are accessible by friend and foe alike. They originally only appeared in [[Red-Hot Ride]], but they appear in another level, [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]], in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' as well.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest#Differences in the Game Boy Advance version|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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'''Hot Air Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> (also parsed '''Hot-Air Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 15.</ref>) is the name given to objects used in air transportation in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.


One hot air balloon made an appearance in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', in which it is shown as the mode of transportation to [[Dinosaur Land]] chosen by [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. It is also used once Mario and Luigi complete all levels, changing the world theme to [[Fall]]. This balloon has an emblem of an "M" similar to that of [[Mario's castle]]. Another large hot air balloon appears in the [[Test for the Best]] [[minigame]] of ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Hot Air Balloon.png|left|frame]]
Hot Air Balloons are first used in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', where they appear as blue inflated balloons about the size of the [[Kong]]s. They are only encountered in [[Red-Hot Ride]], where they can be mounted on top as a platform and used to cross large portions of [[lava]] throughout the level. The Kongs can abandon a Hot Air Balloon by jumping off it, but trying to walk or run on the edge of the balloon will instead move it in the corresponding direction. Hot Air Balloons are held up in the air by thermal columns that rise out of the lava, but will go down slowly when not in contact with a thermal. The Kongs must maneuver the balloon through an obstacle course and reach the next thermal, Hot Air Balloon, or a piece of land before the balloon sinks along with them into the lava. Most Hot Air Balloons are initially positioned at the top of a thermal to allow the Kongs to mount them anytime. Some Hot Air Balloons also sustain elements such as objects (a [[DK Barrel]] in this instance) and enemies (a [[Krusha]] and a [[Neek]]).


Two hot air balloons make an appearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', when Princess Peach is rescued. Mario escorts Peach out of the castle and onto a balloon, having alone time as they quickly lift off before Luigi is able to board (with Luigi accidentally locking himself out of the balloon while waving goodbye to the Toads). [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Blue Toad]] then offer the fallen Luigi a ride in their balloon, which he sheepishly accepts. The balloons bear [[Bowser]]'s insignia, likely making it property of the [[Koopa Troop]].
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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Hot Air Balloons return in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' with the same use and appearance. They reappear in [[Redhot Ride]], as well as in [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Hot Air Balloon DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Red-Hot Ride DKC2.png|[[Dixie Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] riding a Hot Air Balloon in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Hot Air Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Redhot Ride DKL2.png|Diddy Kong riding a Hot Air Balloon in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Redhot Ride DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
HotAirBalloon‎2.png|''Super Mario Advance 2''
Giddy Sky 7-4.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
MP8 Test for the Best.png|''Mario Party 8''
RaccoonMarioComic.JPG|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Revision as of 15:22, February 6, 2019

This article is about a form of transportation in the Donkey Kong games. For the Yoshi transformation, see Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi.

Template:Item-infobox Hot Air Balloons[1] (also parsed Hot-Air Balloons[2]) is the name given to objects used in air transportation in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2.

History

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloons are first used in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where they appear as blue inflated balloons about the size of the Kongs. They are only encountered in Red-Hot Ride, where they can be mounted on top as a platform and used to cross large portions of lava throughout the level. The Kongs can abandon a Hot Air Balloon by jumping off it, but trying to walk or run on the edge of the balloon will instead move it in the corresponding direction. Hot Air Balloons are held up in the air by thermal columns that rise out of the lava, but will go down slowly when not in contact with a thermal. The Kongs must maneuver the balloon through an obstacle course and reach the next thermal, Hot Air Balloon, or a piece of land before the balloon sinks along with them into the lava. Most Hot Air Balloons are initially positioned at the top of a thermal to allow the Kongs to mount them anytime. Some Hot Air Balloons also sustain elements such as objects (a DK Barrel in this instance) and enemies (a Krusha and a Neek).

Donkey Kong Land 2

Hot Air Balloons return in Donkey Kong Land 2 with the same use and appearance. They reappear in Redhot Ride, as well as in Fiery Furnace.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 16.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 15.