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Balloon Kid

Balloon Kid

Nintendo R&D1
•Oct 1, 1990•
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Nintendo 3DSGame Boy
7.5
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7.8

4 Ratings
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7.5
Review scoring
good
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Summary

Take to the skies in a balloon to save your younger brother in this action platformer game.
Content Rating
Mild Fantasy Violence
Developers
Nintendo R&D1
Publishers
Nintendo
Franchises
Balloon Fight
Initial Release
Oct 1, 1990
Platforms
Nintendo 3DSGame Boy
Genres
Platformer

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