Balloon (platform)
| Balloon | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Mario World 2: 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] appear in the Super Mario franchise as platforms that can be stood on.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Land[edit]
Balloons in Donkey Kong Land appear in Construction Site Fight only, where they rise up and down, inflating and deflating in the process.
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
Balloons in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue have smiling faces and appear in a variety of 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.
Super Princess Peach[edit]
Balloons in Super Princess Peach already appear 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, a balloon blinks after a few moments and then vanishes, reappearing in its original spot after a few more seconds. To make use of balloons, she has to jump repeatedly to reach new heights before they vanish.
Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
Balloons in Yoshi's Woolly World function identically as in the Yoshi's Island games. Balloons can be popped by Bullet Bills and Bull's-Eye Bills or from touching the ceiling.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshot from Donkey Kong Land
Screenshot from Super Princess Peach
Screenshot from Yoshi's New Island
Screenshot from Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Fūsen |
Balloon |
References[edit]
- ^ Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet. Page 18.
- ^ Williams, Drew (November 6, 2006). Yoshi's Island DS Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-016-6. Page 40 and 129.
- ^ "Stage 4-3 is a one-way trip across rising balloons and exploding platforms." – Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Redmond, WA: Nintendo of America (American English). Page 74.
- ^ "Hop onto one of the happy balloons for a slow ascent to the platforms above the starting point." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 72.
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 102.
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 107.
