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{{Distinguish|Item Balloon}}
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|title=Balloon
|image=[[File:Balloon-1.png|30px]]
|image=[[File:Balloon-1.png|30px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
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'''Balloons''' are platforms that [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can ride on in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. They appear in [[Don't Look Back!]] and a bonus area in [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], where they come in different colors. Stepping on one of them causes it to stop its natural rising, and using them too long results in their disappearance. They reappear with the same function in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' in levels [[Windblown Wilderness]] and [[Superhard Acrobatics]], and again in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.
'''Balloons''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide. Pages 40 and 129.</ref> also described as '''rising balloons'''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide. Page 74. "''Stage 4-3 is a one-way trip across rising balloons and exploding platforms.''"</ref> or '''happy balloons''',<ref>Williams, Drew. ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide. Page 72. "''Hop onto one of the happy balloons for a slow ascent to the platforms above the starting point.''"</ref> are recurring platforms that can be stood on.  


In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', they always come in red, and gain magenta cheeks. They appear in [[Giddy Sky]], and never move. If [[Princess Peach|Peach]] stands on them, they go down slowly. If Peach jumps off of one, it rises. To make use of them, Peach has to jump repeatedly and get off before they vanish.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Balloons first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they are present only in [[Big Ape City]]'s [[Construction Site Fight]]. The balloons rise up and down, inflating and deflating as they do so. The player must time their [[jump]]s in order to land safely.


They also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they are only present in [[Big Ape City]]'s [[Construction Site Fight]]. The balloons rise up and down, and the player must time their jumps in order to land safely.
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
Balloons also appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]], where they have smiling faces and come in different colors. They appear in [[Don't Look Back!]] and a bonus area in [[Beware The Spinning Logs]], and they continuously rise from the bottom of the screen. Stepping on one of them causes it to stop its natural rising, and using them too long results in their disappearance. They reappear with the same function in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' in the levels [[Windblown Wilderness]] and [[Superhard Acrobatics!]] and in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''.


Balloons feature in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' acting as they did in previous games. Balloons can be popped by [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s.
Balloons are also featured in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', acting as they did in the ''[[Yoshi's Island (series)|Yoshi's Island]]'' games. Balloons can be popped by [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bull's-Eye Bill]]s. They can also be popped if they touch the ceiling.
 
===''Super Princess Peach''===
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', balloons always come in red, and they gain magenta cheek blushes with short strings hanging. They appear in [[Giddy Sky]] and remain still. If [[Princess Peach|Peach]] stands on them, they go down slowly. If she jumps off one, it makes a short rise. After being stood on the first time, they blink after a few moments and then vanish, reappearing in its original spot after a few more seconds. To make use of them, she has to jump repeatedly to reach new heights before they vanish.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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KnotWingtheKoopaSkyFort.png|''Yoshi's Woolly World''
KnotWingtheKoopaSkyFort.png|''Yoshi's Woolly World''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|風船|ふうせん}}<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオアドバンス3」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Advance 3''), page 102.</ref><ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパー プリンセスピーチ」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Princess Peach''), page 107.</ref>
|JapR=Fūsen
|JapM=Balloon
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==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Land Objects]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island objects]]
[[Category:Super Princess Peach Objects]]
[[Category:Super Princess Peach objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS Objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island Objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's New Island objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World Objects]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Woolly World objects]]

Revision as of 13:45, August 31, 2023

Balloon
A sprite of the Balloons from Yoshi's Island.
First appearance Donkey Kong Land (1995)
Latest appearance Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017)

Balloons,[1][2] also described as rising balloons[3] or happy balloons,[4] are recurring platforms that can be stood on.

History

Donkey Kong Land

Balloons first appear in Donkey Kong Land, where they are present only in Big Ape City's Construction Site Fight. The balloons rise up and down, inflating and deflating as they do so. The player must time their jumps in order to land safely.

Yoshi franchise

Balloons also appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, where they have smiling faces and come in different colors. They appear in Don't Look Back! and a bonus area in Beware The Spinning Logs, and they continuously rise from the bottom of the screen. Stepping on one of them causes it to stop its natural rising, and using them too long results in their disappearance. They reappear with the same function in Yoshi's Island DS in the levels Windblown Wilderness and Superhard Acrobatics! and in Yoshi's New Island.

Balloons are also featured in Yoshi's Woolly World, acting as they did in the Yoshi's Island games. Balloons can be popped by Bullet Bills and Bull's-Eye Bills. They can also be popped if they touch the ceiling.

Super Princess Peach

In Super Princess Peach, balloons always come in red, and they gain magenta cheek blushes with short strings hanging. They appear in Giddy Sky and remain still. If Peach stands on them, they go down slowly. If she jumps off one, it makes a short rise. After being stood on the first time, they blink after a few moments and then vanish, reappearing in its original spot after a few more seconds. To make use of them, she has to jump repeatedly to reach new heights before they vanish.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 風船ふうせん[5][6]
Fūsen
Balloon

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 18.
  2. ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Pages 40 and 129.
  3. ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Page 74. "Stage 4-3 is a one-way trip across rising balloons and exploding platforms."
  4. ^ Williams, Drew. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Page 72. "Hop onto one of the happy balloons for a slow ascent to the platforms above the starting point."
  5. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオアドバンス3」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Mario Advance 3), page 102.
  6. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパー プリンセスピーチ」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook - Super Princess Peach), page 107.