Hey guys, Bkstunt here doing a walkthrough on the gameboy game Balloon Kid.
Balloon Kid tells the sad story of your younger sibling, who was carrierd off
by balloons into the unknown, and your courageos journey to save him! Or,
y'know, it could just be a quick reason to go platforming with balloons. Up
to you...
This is also an effort to help out the GameBoy FAQ Completion Project located
at Gamefaqs.com, which is a project designed to have a FAQ for every gameboy
game released. If you feel like helping, go over to the contributor boards at
gamefaqs and help out!
Also, this guide was written rather quickly and probably won't see any
updates barring any HUGE piece of info I missed, which is doubtful. Since
it's a habit though, here's my email (Y'know, in case you want to send a
lovely "Thank You" email or something).
Gregorio31 @ gmail . com
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You can have up to two balloons supporting you at once.
Pressing and holding A will let you float.
Pressing B will let the balloon's go, dropping you FAST.
You can hit down to inflate some more balloons. Press down four times to
inflate a single balloon.
Collect good things, like balloons or hearts, while avoiding bad things, like
pits, fires, and birds.
Once you collect 20 balloons in a row, all single balloons will turn into
double balloons.
You'll get a 1-up if you collect every balloon in a stage.
You'll also gain a 1-up at 100,000 points.
When you start the game, you'll have a few choices to make:
Single Play (The "story" mode, with stages, which this guide covers)
Vs. Play (I honestly don't know what this is as I have no one to play
with. I doubt you're reading this to find out info about the
"Vs mode" though. Moving along... )
Balloon Trip (A type of "free play" mode, where you simply go to the left and
do your best to collect balloons and avoid spikes. Try and get a
high score!)
Anyway, select "Single Play" and lets play!
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Stage 1
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[BK-1]
After witnessing your sibling being carried, you'll have to go after him!
You start out at your house, with 2 balloons filled already. The screen will
slowly pan to the left.
Grab the balloons as they lead above some birds and a fire. Land on the
first platform there and wait for the screen to catch up. Go down to the
bridge grabbing balloons. The next platform has a fire on it, so be careful
as you go by it. You should have 20 balloons by now, which as you know turns
further balloons into double balloons. Fun! Don't get too comfortable though,
as some fire is walking along this second bridge portion so jump over it.
You'll soon see an arrow pointing to a gameboy with a balloon on it. This is
a secret area. Touch the gameboy to enter it.
Here you will see four pipes, which spit out balloons. Collect them all and
you'll soon see a large heart, which gives you a 1-up. Sweet!
After the bonus room, you'll be dropped off on the bridge. Hang around,
because a "POWER" balloon will show up, which is basically the equivalent
of the Mario series power star. Yeah, you'll become invincible, which is
good because there are a LOT of birds coming up and a LOT of balloons. Now
that your invincible, collect all the balloons and take out the birds.
It'll wear off after a bit, though, but you should make it to another bridge
easily. Gather balloons and jump to the higher platform, where a couple fire
kids will walk towards you and a few birds will fly overhead. Continue on past
the next platform onto solid ground, where you will see another giant arrow,
signifying the end of the first stage. Congrats!
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Stage 2
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[BK-2]
You'll be in the woods this time. Gather the first balloons and jump to the
next platform over the hornets. There's some beetles hanging out up above that
can pop your balloons, so stay lower.
Jump to the next platform and you'll see more beetles. Jump between the first
set and make it to the next platform. Above you are small platforms with
catapillars moving around them. Float onwards, staying up as some bugs will
fly underneath you. You'll have another fire kid to jump over, as well as
another gap. Here there's more bugs that fly by, but they add in some hornets
who fly around their hives. Stay lower and you'll be ok.
Drop you balloons when you get to the next platform. You'll see a 1-up on a
platform underneath a croc, so grab it and start making balloons again. You'll
soon get another "POWER" balloon, so grab it and follow the fast screen to the
left, killing things and collecting balloons. You'll pass by several platforms
rather fastly, and get a chance to kill beetles, bugs, and fire kids. Fun!
All good things wear off, though, so get down to safety. Keep heading left
past the beetles and under the wood platforms. Some balls will fall down here
and break into spikes, so hurry under them to the left and they'll miss you
entirely. Follow the path upwards and drop your balloons when you can fall
down the first gap, as it leads to another secret level.
This secret level is EXACTLY like the first, so grab all the balloons and
then grab your 1-up rewards afterwards.
You'll be put back into the woods, with several bugs flying very high and
a fire kid hopping down below. Keep heading to the left and the music will
change. You'll see your brother float off. Boss time!
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Boss: Giant Wolf
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Didn't know we'd be fighting bosses, did you? This is pretty easy, as the wolf
will stay in the central area. Just float over him and drop your balloons so
that you land on his head. In fact, with enough momentum you'll bounce off him
and grab your balloons again. If not, pump up some more balloons and repeat.
After three hits, he'll go down. Cue the happy music and end of the stage.
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Stage 3
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[BK-3]
You'll be on an island as you start, with some new music and an island theme.
It also seems to me that the screen is scrolling a little faster than normal.
Grab the balloons and jumpover the crab. Do your best to grab all the balloons
in the air with the faster screen. Watch out for birds and hummingbirds (who
are also using balloons! funny!).
After a few islands, a "POWER" balloon will show up underneath some spikes.
Grab it. Stick to the right though, as a heart will pop up soon after. Once
you have the heart, feel free to trailblaze to the left, collecting balloons.
Your power will protect you from a lot of swarming birds and even some crabs
near the end (where it will run out).
Keep heading left under some spikes and over some fire. The platform with
arrows pointing down will fall once you stand on it. There will be groups
of three birds coming at you in the open area. Either let them pass overhead
or go between them. Keep going left and you'll get a chance to drop your
balloons and get a 1-up. Grab it and fall down to the island so you can make
some more balloons (you need room above you to make balloons). Keep heading
left and soon you'll see a whale with his mouth wide open and an arrow. Yep,
go into the whale to end the level.
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Stage 4
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[BK-4]
Yep, we're inside the whale, with his ribcage acting as spikes up above. Jump
over the first gap and avoid the shrimp. The next gap has octupi, followed by
some fires. What are fires doing inside a whale?! Be careful, past the fires
there are some loose rib bones that will fall as you get near them.
Keep grabbing balloons past the falling rib bones and float up to the top of
the platform. Drop your ballons and fall down a level. Use the falling
platform to reach the 1-up heart, then use the rising platform as you fill up
your balloons again. Ride this rising platform to a secret level!
This secret level is EXACTLY like the first, so grab all the balloons and
then grab your 1-up rewards afterwards.
You'll be put back into the whale. Grab the balloons and avoid the fire
and shrimp. Stay down by the shrimp though, as skeleton fish fly overhead.
Get under the spikes further on and grab the balloons at the end. Stick to the
right though, as a "POWER" balloon will show up. Grab it and blaze to the
left. There'll be a huge open section filled with octopi, shrimp, and fire.
Your power will run out before the end of this section though, so stay up to
protect yourself.
Keep heading to the left and soon you'll hear the music change. Yep, another
boss.
You'll have two platforms on either side of the screen as the shrimp simply
jumps out of the water from down below. Jump out over the gap as the shrimp
jump up, and let go of the balloons to land on his head. With the momentum,
you end up hurting him AND bouncing up and grabbing your balloons. Do this
three times to beat him and end the level.
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Stage 5
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[BK-5]
At the start of this stage, you'll leave the whale. Notice the rainfall in
isolated spots? This will bring you down. This first one isn't wide though, so
continue on to the second one. This one is much wider, so get some good
momentum and blast through it.
Keep heading left avoiding the birds and going through a skinny rainfall.
You'll soon come across two more rainfalls and than there'll actually be some
clouds that shoot out lightning bolts, which results in a spike ball moving
around the screen underneath the cloud. Stick to the left and you'll be ok.
Keep heading left and you'll have to navigate through some spikes. Stick to
the right and you'll get a "POWER" balloon, followed by a 1-up heart. Sweet!
Use the power to blaze to the left, collecting balloons and killing birds and
crabs. The power will last you through three more rainfalls to the left and
quit shortly afterwards. A well-placed power balloon, if you ask me.
This next area sucks. Stick to the right and don't gather any wild momentum
at all, as you'll have to navigate through another spike section, with several
spikes moving up and down. Time you ascent to pass them overhead and continue
on. Make it a point of surviving, and don't go out of your way for any
balloons if it's too risky.
The next section isn't as bad, with less spikes about. Just be sure to pass
through the rainfall with some momentum and you'll soon reach the stage's
exit.
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Stage 6
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[BK-6]
Ah, you knew an ice area was coming. Stay low in this first part as the
penguins will fly overhead. When you see the platform, gain a little height
as the penguin flys low (well, they shoot out to the right really, as penguins
aren't known for flying...).
Drop your balloons for the next section. Stay in the gaps and jump over the
fire kids that come along. Keep heading left and you'll see a small-block
platform, which will fall if you stand on it too long. Wait as the screen
advances, than use that platform to do a long jump to the other side of the
screen over the fire. It's quite the jump! Just let the screen advance and
you'll be ok.
There's another jump over some icicles after that. Beware, as a seal will
come your way shortly. Jump past him. There's one more area with small blocks
that fall down, so jump over that too. Watch out for the penguin that shoots
by. Blow up some balloons and move onwards. Watch out for the snowflakes as
you pick up the balloons. Soon a piece of ice will float down, so let go of
your balloons and ride it to reach a heart.
Now this next part is tricky, as a "POWER" balloon will rise up and you are
probably standing on that little piece of ice without any balloons. Jump above
you to the higher ice platform and be sure to grab the "POWER" balloon, then
pump up a balloon and use the power to go left.
Your power will wear off infront of a bunch of squished ledges. Grab what
balloons you can and continue left. You'll soon reach solid land with steps.
Be careful of the fire kids and keep going. Soon you'll reach the boss of this
stage.
This guy is pretty easy. He'll move back and forth and throw his bucket
helmet at you. When he does, float a bit to the left/right and drop down
onto his head. You'll lose your balloons, so quickly blow one up, and repeat
what you just did two more times.
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Stage 7
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[BK-7]
Now you are in a cave type area. Jump over the fire and dodge the spikes
that drop down. This next area is pretty challenging. You'll have to
navigate a passage that has spiders moving up and down and also has spikes
covering the ceiling and sometimes the floor! Keep your cool and progress
slowly (get past the spiders asap).
You'll than be able to rest for a bit, but not long. Ahead bats circle
around and there's another section with spikes above and below you. Be
careful of the descent in this area, as spikes fall down. The ascent is a
bit better, beware of any rocks that look out of place! You'll get a break
soon.
One more passage to get through, with a set of bats and spikes above and
below you. Near the end/descent there's a heart that floats up. Be careful
of the spikes that drop though! Don't kill yourself for a heart! Exit the
cave to finish this stage.
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Stage 8
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[BK-8]
You appear to be in a factory this time. The fire barrels here go ALL the
way up, so be patient. Get onto the conveyors and continue to the left. Lose
your balloons quick and descend down the conveyors. Jump over the fire and
continue. This next area is FULL of gears, but also has quite a few open
areas to land on and refill a balloon if you need to. Also note that you can
stand on the gears. Keep going and you'll see a narrow opening they want you
to go into (drop your balloons to continue).
Drop down the gap and you'll see a heart up for grabs. Up next is some
THOMP-like gears that will try to crush you. Pass by them when you can (again,
timing is key). Jump over the fire on the conveyor and lose your balloons
to continue. Wait for the screen to advance and jump over the fire.
In this next area, the pipes with fire will spit out spikes. Go under them, as
you can avoid ALL the spikes by being directly under the pipes. You'll then
see platforms moving up and down which can be dangerous as they are spiked on
the bottom. There's a break after a few platforms though, so you can refill a
balloon if you lost one.
This next area is quite challenging. See those lines in the background? Spikes
of electricity follow those? VERY dangerous. Avoid them by floating up to the
top and staying up there. There will be some vertical spikes too, so be sure
and use some grand timing here. Move past the next set of spikes and head
upwards to get on top of the platform.
Lose your balloons here and grab the heart to the left. Go downwards now and
use the rising platform to get to the conveyor's. Use the upcoming moving
platform to get your balloons back and make a few easy jumps to continue.
Cue the boss music and drop your balloons. You can pump them back up once
you get closer to the boss.
This guy is definitely the most challenging boss of the game. He'll open up
his mouth and shoot out four spikes, which bounce around the area trying to
kill you. But he shoots two of them forward and two of them upwards, giving
you a good diagonal attack oppurtunity, so drop down on him and take advantage
of it. Refill/grab your balloons and repeat that four more times to defeat
him. Easier typed than done, but this is the last boss, so it's OK to lose
a life or two.
After the battle, you'll get to move onto a new area where your little brother
will float down and free himself. Alice will then carry him as they travel
back home.
Congatulations on beating Balloon Kid for the Game Boy!
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Credits:
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[BK-CRE]
Gamefaqs Gameboy Completion Project for providing the motivation. No way I
would have done this without that!
I'll also thank Apple Juice! Yum! Go have a glass!
