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{{minigame-infobox
|image=[[File:Wario Balloon Doom 4.png|260px]]
| image = [[File:Wario Balloon Doom 4.png|260px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 4]]''
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|type=Bowser minigame
| type = Bowser mini-game
|time=5 seconds per turn
| time = 5 seconds per turn
|track=Play with Bowser
| song = Play with Bowser
|sample=[[File:MP4 Play with Bowser.oga]]
}}
}}


'''Balloon of Doom''' is a Bowser [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]].''
{{LLquote|What were you thinking?!?!?!|[[Bowser]]|Mario Party 4}}
 
'''Balloon of Doom''' is a Bowser Minigame in ''[[Mario Party 4]].''


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In Balloon of Doom, each player tries to inflate a balloon with [[Bowser]]'s picture on it as much as possible without making the balloon burst. Each player has a turn to stomp on the balloon pump to inflate the balloon. Higher [[Ground Pound]]s pump more air into the balloon, so players can manipulate how much air they wish to pump into it. As with other Bowser minigames in ''Mario Party 4'', the minigame is heavily luck-based; no matter how much everyone tries to manipulate the pump, someone is eventually going to have to pop the balloon. However, there are warning signs that the balloon is close to bursting:
In Balloon of Doom, each player tries to inflate a balloon with [[Bowser]]'s picture on as much as possible without making the balloon explode. If a player happens to burst the balloon, Bowser becomes very angry and use his [[Fire Breath|fiery breath]] on that player, resulting in a loss for that player. Each player has a turn to stomp on the balloon pump to inflate the balloon. Higher [[Ground Pound|Ground Pounds]] pump more air into the balloon, so players can manipulate how much air they wish to pump into it.
* The [[Koopa Kid]] behind the balloon (to Bowser's left) starts backing away from the balloon as it gets larger; when it is nearly at its limit, he takes cover behind the pillar flanking the throne.
* The fan-holding Koopa Kid to Bowser's right begins hiding behind his fan when the balloon is almost ready to pop.
* The three players not currently on the pump visibly and audibly cringe when the pumping player performs their Ground Pound.
* Bowser's pose changes as the balloon gets bigger; he starts leaning on his right fist instead of his left once the balloon is about halfway full, then subtly leans even farther to the right when it is almost at its maximum size. At the latter point, he also uses new lines of dialogue, indicating anticipation for the inevitable.


When a player overinflates the balloon, there is a pause after they land on the pump before the balloon bursts. The other three players flee as Bowser becomes angry and uses his [[Fire Breath|fire breath]] on that player, resulting in a loss for that player.  
As with other Bowser minigames in ''Mario Party 4'', the game is heavily luck-based; no matter how much everyone tries to manipulate the pump, someone is eventually going to have to pop the balloon. However, players know that the balloon is close to bursting when:
* The [[Koopa Kid]] behind the balloon starts backing away; first to the edge of the dais where Bowser's throne sits, then behind the pillar flanking the throne.
* The fan-holding Koopa Kid on the other side of Bowser's throne hides behind his fan.
* The three players not currently on the pump visibly cringe when the pumping player completes their Ground Pound.
* Bowser uses new lines of dialogue, indicating anticipation for the inevitable.


If a player fails to inflate the balloon within the five-second time limit, that player automatically loses and gets burned by Bowser.
On a side note, if a player does not even attempt to inflate the balloon within the five-second time limit, the player automatically loses and suffers Bowser's fire breath.


==Controls==
==Controls==
* {{button|gcn|A}} – [[Jump]]
* {{button|gcn|A}} – Jump
* {{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} – Ground Pound
* {{button|gcn|A}} '''→''' {{button|gcn|A}} – Ground Pound


==In-game text==
==In-game text==
* '''Bowser''' – ''"Gwa ha ha ha! Welcome!! Well, this time the Bowser game is... Balloon of Doom!!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"Blow up Master Bowser's balloon real big-like!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"Want to hear the rules?"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' (if "Yes" is chosen) – ''"All right, listen up, weaklings! I'm gonna explain the rules of this game!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' – ''"So no snoozing!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"Blow up Master Bowser's balloon real big-like!!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' – ''"Yeah, raise the roof!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' – ''"Yeah, raise the roof!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"Just Ground Pound on this pump over here to inflate the balloon!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"Just Ground Pound on this pump over here to inflate the balloon!"''
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* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"You ROAST!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"You ROAST!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' – ''"Like marshmallows at a campfire!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' – ''"Like marshmallows at a campfire!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' – ''"So, get pumping!"''
* '''Bowser''' – ''"Wee-hauuugh! My face is gonna be HUUGE!"''
* '''Bowser''' (when the balloon inflates) – ''"Yeah!!"''/''"Bigger!"''/''"Alriiight!!"''/''"Unggh!"''
* '''Bowser''' (when the balloon is close to bursting) – ''"I can feel it!!!"''/''"Oh, yeaahhh!"''/''"Any minute now!!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 1''' (when the balloon bursts) – ''"Eeeeek!"''
* '''Koopa Kid 2''' (when the balloon bursts) – ''"Yiiiiikes!"''
* '''Bowser''' (when the balloon bursts) – ''"!!!!!!!!"''
* '''Bowser''' – ''"What were you thinking?!"''/''"It's gonna blow!!"''/''"How dare you?!"''
* '''Bowser''' (when someone refuses to inflate the balloon) – ''"You dare disobey me!?!"''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jpn=クッパのパニックバルーン
|Jap=クッパのパニックバルーン
|JpnR=Kuppa no panikkubarūn
|JapR=Kuppa no panikkubarūn
|JpnM=Bowser's Panic Balloon
|JapM=Koopa's Panic Balloon
|Fre=Les Ballons de la Mort
|Fra=Les Ballons de la Mort
|FreM=Balloons of Death
|FraM=Balloons of Death
|Ger=Balloon des Schicksals
|Ger=Balloon des Schicksals
|GerM=Balloon of Fate
|GerM=Balloon of Fate
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|SpaM=The hot balloon
|SpaM=The hot balloon
|Ita=Pallone gonfiato
|Ita=Pallone gonfiato
|ItaM=Windbag; lit. "inflated balloon"
|ItaM=Swollen balloon}}
}}
 
==See also==
*[[Balloon Busters]]


{{MP4 minigames}}
{{BoxTop}}
[[Category:Bowser minigames]]
{{MP4 Minigames}}
[[Category:Mario Party 4 minigames]]
[[Category:Bowser Minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 4 Minigames]]

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