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|description=Original: Grants three extra lives.<br>New: ''"Automatically refills your air meter when it's empty."'' | |description=Original: Grants three extra lives.<br>New: ''"Automatically refills your air meter when it's empty."'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
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{{quote|This brand-new Blue Balloon has everything you need for some excellent underwater air time!|Funky Kong|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}} | {{quote|This brand-new Blue Balloon has everything you need for some excellent underwater air time!|Funky Kong|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}} | ||
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A '''Blue Balloon''' is an item in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. It is identical to a [[Red Balloon]], except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon<ref>"''Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!''" – ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> and grants three [[extra life|extra lives]]. | A '''Blue Balloon''' is an item in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. It is identical to a [[Red Balloon]], except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon<ref>"''Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!''" – ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> and grants three [[extra life|extra lives]]. | ||
Blue Balloons return with a different purpose in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]], where they can be obtained at [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] for five [[Banana Coin]]s. If [[Donkey Kong]] (or [[Funky Kong]] in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version) equips a Blue Balloon, it grants extra air underwater. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:19, June 5, 2024
- This article is about the blue-colored balloons from the Donkey Kong Country games. For the blue-colored balloons from Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, see Weapon Balloon.
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| Description | |
| Original: Grants three extra lives. New: "Automatically refills your air meter when it's empty." | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018) |
- “This brand-new Blue Balloon has everything you need for some excellent underwater air time!”
- —Funky Kong, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
A Blue Balloon is an item in the Donkey Kong Country series. It is identical to a Red Balloon, except, as its name indicates, it is colored blue. In Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, it serves as a type of Extra Life Balloon[1] and grants three extra lives.
Blue Balloons return with a different purpose in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port, where they can be obtained at Funky's Fly 'n' Buy for five Banana Coins. If Donkey Kong (or Funky Kong in the Nintendo Switch version) equips a Blue Balloon, it grants extra air underwater.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Sprites[edit]
Donkey Kong Country (GBC)
Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Miscellaneous[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブルーバルーン[?] Barū Barūn |
Blue Balloon | |
| French | Ballon Bleu[?] | Blue Balloon |
References[edit]
- ^ "Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!" – Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide, page 15.
