WarioWare (Franchise)

The WarioWare series includes many cameos, appearances, and references to Balloon Fight, mostly the original NES game.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!/Mega Party Game$![]

Main article: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Main article: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

WarioWare, Inc. was the very first WarioWare Series game, and was for the Game Boy Advance. Balloon Fight is referenced by a microgame for 9-Volt's stage, simply named "Balloon Fight". The game takes place in Balloon Trip mode, and the goal is to simply avoid the incoming Sparks. There are 3 difficulty levels, each with progressively more Sparks. To "Clear" the game, you must get 20 Points. There was also a GameCube adaptation of the game titled WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! which featured all of the microgames from the original game but offered several multiplayer party games which incorporated them.

WarioWare: Twisted![]

Main article: WarioWare: Twisted!

There is a microgame in this game which features Balloon Fight graphics, though the gameplay is quite different. A red Balloon floats out a pipe, and then you must tilt the system to guide the Balloon and deliver it to the Balloon Fighter. The Balloon Fighter is hanging from a vine of some kind before being rescued. Like any other microgame, there are 3 difficulty levels, with approximately 5 stage variations for each difficulty. Some layouts are have the same layout of platforms with a different location for the Balloon Fighter, but some are completely different.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[]

Main article: WarioWare: Smooth Moves

There is both a microgame and minigame version of a 3D Balloon Trip. As normal, there are Sparks and Balloons, as well as the Balloon Fish, but Balloon Birds also appear here. Many islands can be seen off to the sides of the screen, but they cannot be landed on.

WarioWare: Touched![]

Main article: WarioWare: Touched!

There is a microgame based on Balloon Fight, where in earlier levels, it will only have a few Balloon Birds which you must tap to pop their Balloons, but in later levels, the Balloon Fighter will appear and you must avoid tapping his Balloon.

WarioWare: DIY/DIY Showcase[]

Main article: WarioWare D.I.Y.

Main article: WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase

In WarioWare: DIY, there is a simple minigame much like the one in Mega Microgame$, but instead of using the buttons, you tap the screen to flap your arms. The game is entitled "B.Fight".

WarioWare_DIY_Showcase-_Music_Player_(Balloon_Fight_Reference) — WarioWare DIY Showcase- Music Player (Balloon Fight Reference)

In DIY Showcase, you can listen to custom records, and in this mode, you either control the maestro (Dressed as the Balloon Fighter) at normal size, where you must fly up to the notes for points and for the song to play, or as a giant version of the maestro, which automatically plays the song, and you can control the tempo. At the top of the screen, there are Sparks, and at the bottom of the screen, there is water and the Balloon Fish. There are islands throughout the stage.

Game & Wario[]

Main article: Game & Wario

In Game & Wario, 9-Volt's entire stage is based around a fictional game system for a game entitled "Balloon Fighter". Between microgames, the transitional animation shows the Balloon Fighter with four Balloons (Representing how many lives you have) flying into Giant Bubbles (Representing the current microgame). After Boss Stages, you land on an island.

WarioWare Gold[]

Main article: WarioWare Gold

In 5-Volt's stage, one of the microgames is based on the Bonus Stage of the NES game. The player can hold A to fly, and can even move horizontally without flapping their arms. In level 1, the goal is to collect 2 Balloons. In level 2, the goal is to collect 3 Balloons. In level 3, the goal is to collect 3 Balloons and avoid a Spark which comes from a Cloud at the start. There appears to be a minor error with the Balloon Fighter's sprite, where there's a pixel or two extending off of the line between the two Balloons. The "Gamer" minigame from Game & Wario also returns, with the Balloon Fighter theming intact, but now under the title of "Sneaky Gamer."

WarioWare: Get It Together![]

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Main article: WarioWare: Get It Together!

Although there is no Balloon Fight themed microgame, Lulu appears as one of the unlockable playable characters. As in WarioWare Gold, her appearance is very similar to Alice from Balloon Kid. Her abilities in game also appear to be directly modeled after the gameplay of Balloon Fight, as she can float in the air by holding the A button. She also is able to ground-pound, possibly based on the ability to drop in Balloon Kid. One of the multiplayer-exclusive competitive microgames also features both players holding Balloons and trying to pop those of the opponent. There is also a minor reference in an otherwise unrelated microgame, in which a pop-up ad seems to mention Balloon Trip.