Playable 3D simulation of this classic handheld electronic game including views of the original packaging and instruction guide

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　　A RetroFab simulation

　　Version 0.9.8

　　Details

　　Title

　　Balloon Fight

　　Model No.

　　BF-107

　　Series

　　Game & Watch ( New Wide Screen )

　　Manufacturer

　　Nintendo

　　Release Date

　　March 8, 1988

　　Chipset

　　Sharp SM511

　　( 32.768 kHz )

　　Description

　　A side scrolling platformer released by Nintendo in 1988 as part of it's GAME & Watch™ series of dedicated handheld LCD electronic games.

　　Gameplay

　　In Balloon Fight you are an officer of the Sky Patrol. Your mission is to find and capture the powerful sky pirate, OIRAM REPUS (can you figure out how Nintendo came up with the name?). To find this pirate boss you must search the skies for pieces of a map to his hiding place that are attached to floating balloons. Collect the balloons while avoiding the dangerous sparks drifting about and you will get a chance to battle the pirate boss himself.

　　Each phase of the game consists of a side scrolling screen where you must collect 25 balloons (while avoiding any floating sparks) to proceed to the next phase. You can control the flight of Balloon Man in the sky by ejecting gas from his jet pack.

　　At the end of each phase you'll have the choice to warp to a bonus phase where you can earn extra points in a non-scrolling timed challenge.

　　A boss phase appears every 8 phases, where if you can avoid getting hit by sparks thrown by OIRAM REPUS in a timed challenge, you will be able to capture him for extra bonus points.

　　A miss occurs when Balloon Man flies in to a spark or falls out of the sky in to the ocean below. If any misses are made 100 points are deducted from your score to revive a Balloon Man and continue the game. The game ends when a miss occurs and you have less than the 100 points required to revive a Balloon Man.

　　Controls

　　Keyboard

　　Warp

　　W or Up Arrow

　　Dive

　　S or Down Arrow

　　Left

　　A or Left Arrow

　　Right

　　D or Right Arrow

　　Eject

　　Ctrl or Enter

　　Mouse

　　Rotate

　　Drag

　　Press

　　Left-click

　　Zoom

　　Mousewheel

　　Resources

　　Audio

　　David Haywood

　　( youtube.com )

　　Box Art

　　Nintandbox

　　( nintandbox.net )

　　Instructions

　　Torsten Lindh

　　( intheattic.co.uk )

　　Textures

　　Lee Robson

　　( progettosnaps.net )