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'''Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet|page=18|language=British English}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-59812-016-6|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=American English|date=November 6, 2006|page=40 and 129}}</ref> also described as '''rising balloons'''<ref>{{cite|quote=''Stage 4-3 is a one-way trip across rising balloons and exploding platforms.''|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=74|publisher=Nintendo of America|location=Redmond, WA|date=1995|language=American English}}</ref> or '''happy balloons''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Hop onto one of the happy balloons for a slow ascent to the platforms above the starting point.|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=72}}</ref> are recurring platforms that can be stood on.  
'''Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet|page=18|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-59812-016-6|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=November 6, 2006|page=40 and 129}}</ref> also described as '''rising balloons'''<ref>{{cite|quote=''Stage 4-3 is a one-way trip across rising balloons and exploding platforms.''|author=Miller, Kent and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=74|publisher=Nintendo of America|location=Redmond, WA|date=1995|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''happy balloons''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Hop onto one of the happy balloons for a slow ascent to the platforms above the starting point.|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=72|date=2002|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as platforms that can be stood on.  


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Balloons first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they are present only in [[Big Ape City]]'s [[Construction Site Fight]]. The balloons rise up and down, inflating and deflating as they do so. The player must time their [[jump]]s in order to land safely.
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'' seeries===
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
Balloons also appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its reissue]], where they have smiling faces and come in different 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]]''.
Balloons in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|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''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', balloons always come in red, and they gain magenta cheek blushes with short strings hanging. They appear in [[Giddy Sky]] and remain still. If [[Princess Peach|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.
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 [[Princess Peach|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''===
===''Yoshi's Woolly World''===

Revision as of 08:35, June 24, 2024

Balloon
A sprite of the Balloons from 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

Donkey Kong Land

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

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

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

Balloons are also featured in Yoshi's Woolly World, acting as they did in the Yoshi's Island games. Balloons can be popped by Bullet Bills and Bull's-Eye Bills. They can also be popped if they touch the ceiling.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 風船ふうせん[5][6]
Fūsen
Balloon

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet. Page 18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 「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.
  6. ^ 「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.