Changes: List of Lost Balloon Fight Games

Revision as of 15:50, 28 November 2020

The following list contains every currently known game or port which is no longer available to the general public for purchase or legal download. The list is divided into categories based on why or how the games are inaccessible.

Download-only Games Using Defunct Services

These games are currently inaccessible due to being only available through online services which are now defunct.

Balloon Fight (NES)/Sharp Zaurus
- The original service for purchasing and downloading games for the Sharp Zaurus is now defunct. No known backups exist online.
Balloon Fight (NES)/Wii

Wii Virtual Console Balloon Fight
- The Wii Shop Channel has shut down, and now there is no way to purchase a new copy for download.

Download-only Games At Risk

These games are not currently inaccessible, but due to the nature of online services, will likely become inaccessible at some point in the future.

Balloon-Fight-Labo — The screenshot used for the Japanese news article for this minigame.

While not necessarily a full game, a heavily Balloon Fight-inspired minigame for the Garage section of Nintendo Labo VR Kit was released through the Switch's News section. Because it has to be downloaded from the news article, once the article is taken down or the News section becomes defunct, the game will no longer be able to be downloaded.

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-The following list contains every currently known game or port which is for whatever reason unavailable to the general public for purchase or legal download. The list is divided into categories based on why or how the games are inaccessible.
+The following list contains every currently known game or port which is no longer available to the general public for purchase or legal download. The list is divided into categories based on why or how the games are inaccessible.
 === Download-only Games Using Defunct Services ===
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 ** The original service for purchasing and downloading games for the Sharp Zaurus is now defunct. No known backups exist online.
 * [[Balloon Fight (NES)/Wii]][[File:Wii Virtual Console Balloon Fight|thumb|330x330px]]
-** The Wii Shop Channel has shut down, and now there is no way to purchase a new copy for download. The only options now are to either buy a system with the game installed or to find a pirated copy online, though the latter is not recommended.
+** The [[Wii Shop Channel]] has shut down, and now there is no way to purchase a new copy for download.
 ==== Download-only Games At Risk ====
 These games are not currently inaccessible, but due to the nature of online services, will likely become inaccessible at some point in the future.
+* [[Vs. Balloon Fight/Switch]]
 * [[Balloon Fight (NES)/3DS]]
 * [[Balloon Fight (NES)/Wii U]]
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 * [[Balloon Fight GB/3DS]][[Category:Games]]
 [[File:Balloon-Fight-Labo.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The screenshot used for the Japanese news article for this minigame.]]
-While not necessarily a full game, a heavily Balloon Fight-inspired minigame for the Garage section of Nintendo Labo VR Kit was released through the Switch's News section. Because it has to be downloaded from the news article, once the article is taken down or the News section becomes defunct, the game will no longer be able to be downloaded.
+While not necessarily a full game, a heavily Balloon Fight-inspired minigame for the Garage section of Nintendo Labo VR Kit was released through the [[Nintendo Switch|Switch's]] News section. Because it has to be downloaded from the news article, once the article is taken down or the News section becomes defunct, the game will no longer be able to be downloaded.
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