Balloon Panic

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Balloon Panic from Mario Power Tennis.
Balloon Panic in single-player mode

Balloon Panic is aSpecial Game found inMario Power Tennis. The goal is to stopKlaptraps from popping any DK balloons. If a Klaptrap is hit three times, it will fall off, and the player will gain one point. There are three Klaptrap colors: green, red and blue. Green ones are slow, red ones are fast and blue ones are very fast. They all follow an electric current of the same color. To change it, one must hit a vine panel to divert a Klaptrap to an empty space.

The special game is played onDK Jungle Court.

Levels[edit]

Nintendo GameCube
NameDifficultyCondition
PanicEasyProtect two red balloons from 10 Klaptraps.
Super PanicNormalProtect three blue balloons from 20 Klaptraps.
Ultra-Hyper PanicHardProtect four yellow balloons from 30 Klaptraps.
Balloon Panic ChallengeBONUSProtect four green balloons from a horde of Klaptraps.
The game lasts until a Klaptrap pops a balloon.
New Play Control!
NameDifficultyCondition
PanicEasyProtect four yellow balloons from 10 Klaptraps.
Super PanicNormalProtect four blue balloons from 20 Klaptraps.
Ultra-Hyper PanicHardProtect four red balloons from 30 Klaptraps.
Balloon Panic ChallengeBONUSProtect four green balloons from a horde of Klaptraps.
The game lasts until a Klaptrap pops a balloon.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseバルーンパニック[1]
Barūn Panikku
Balloon Panic
FrenchBallons en danger[1]Balloons in Danger
GermanBallonbeißen[1]Balloon Biting
ItalianPalloni in Pericolo[1]Balloons in Danger
SpanishSalvaglobos[1]Balloon Saver

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdeMr. C and blueberrymuffin.Mario Power Tennis Special Game Selection menu assets. Retrieved February 5, 2026 from The Spriters Resource.
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