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[[File:PoppingBalloons.png|frame|[[Yoshi]] and [[Bandit]] playing Popping Balloons]]
[[File:PoppingBalloons.png|frame|[[Yoshi]] and a [[Bandit]] playing Popping Balloons]]
'''Popping Balloons''' is a [[Mini Battle]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. Here, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] has a contest with a [[Bandit]] to see who can pop the [[Balloon (Mini Battle)|balloon]] with the [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]] in it. To pop a balloon, Yoshi must [[Ground Pound]] the balloon. This is the only Mini Battle that requires luck, seeing how as the player cannot see which balloon holds the Special Item. If the player pops the correct one, they will get either a [[10-Point Star]] item or a [[20-Point Star]] item. However, if the Bandit pops the correct one, the player will lose.
'''Popping Balloons''' is a [[Mini Battle]] from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[reissue]], ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. Here, a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] has a contest with a [[Bandit]] to see who can pop the [[Balloon (Mini Battle)|balloon]] with the [[Special Item (Yoshi's Island series)|Special Item]] in it. To pop a balloon, the Yoshi must [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]] it. This is the only Mini Battle that requires luck, seeing how the player cannot see which balloon holds the Special Item. If the player pops the correct balloon, they will get either a [[10-Point Star]] or a [[20-Point Star]]. However, if the Bandit pops the correct balloon, the player will lose.


In stages, this Mini Battle can played behind the locked doors of shacks in [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]], [[Monkeys' Favorite Lake]], [[Lake Shore Paradise]], and [[Scary Skeleton Goonies!]].
This Mini Battle can be played behind the locked doors of shacks in the stages [[Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa]], [[Monkeys' Favorite Lake]], [[Lake Shore Paradise]], and [[Scary Skeleton Goonies!]]


==In-game instructions==
==In-game instructions==
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Revision as of 16:07, November 30, 2022

Yoshi popping a Balloon while the Bandit is looking for another one to pop.
Yoshi and a Bandit playing Popping Balloons

Popping Balloons is a Mini Battle from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its reissue, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. Here, a Yoshi has a contest with a Bandit to see who can pop the balloon with the Special Item in it. To pop a balloon, the Yoshi must ground-pound it. This is the only Mini Battle that requires luck, seeing how the player cannot see which balloon holds the Special Item. If the player pops the correct balloon, they will get either a 10-Point Star or a 20-Point Star. However, if the Bandit pops the correct balloon, the player will lose.

This Mini Battle can be played behind the locked doors of shacks in the stages Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa, Monkeys' Favorite Lake, Lake Shore Paradise, and Scary Skeleton Goonies!

In-game instructions

  • SNES version: "Pound the ground to pop balloons. Find the correct one to win!"
  • GBA version: "Pound the ground to pop balloons. Find the correct one to win! If Yoshi wins, you will get a 10 pt. Star or a 20 pt. Star!"

Gallery

  • Icon

    Icon

  • Icon from the Japanese version

    Icon from the Japanese version

  • Icon from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

    Icon from Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フウセンわり[?]
Fūsen Wari 		Balloon Split
Italian Palloni scoppiati[?] Popped balloons; a pun on "Palloni gonfiati" ("wingbag/full of themselves"; lit. "inflated balloon")
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Worlds Welcome To Yoshi's Island • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6
Items Regular items Blue watermelon • Coin • Green Shell • Green watermelon • Key • Red coin • Red Shell • Red watermelon • Special Flower • Star • Super Star • Yoshi's egg (Flashing Egg · Giant Egg · Red Egg · Yellow Egg)
Special Items 10-Point Star • 20-Point Star • Anytime Egg • Anywhere POW • Magnifying Glass • Super Blue Watermelon • Super Green Watermelon • Super Red Watermelon • Winged Cloud Maker
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