Balloon Fight
- For the series, seeBalloon Fight (universe). For the game this stage is based on, seeBalloon Fight (game).
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   Balloon Fight as it appears inSmash. | |||||||
| Universe | Balloon Fight | ||||||
| Appears in | SSB4 (3DS) Ultimate | ||||||
| Availability | Unlockable (SSB4) Starter (Ultimate) | ||||||
| Unlock criteria | UseVillager three times. | ||||||
| Crate type | Presents | ||||||
| Maximum players | 4 (3DS) 8 (Ultimate) | ||||||
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| Article on Wikipedia | Balloon Fight | ||||||
Balloon Fight (バルーンファイト,Balloon Fight) is a stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Stage overview[edit]
The stage always consists in two main platforms at the bottom separated by a river, with several (mostly soft) floating platforms,Flippers and clouds in varying arrangements. Unlike any other stage (exceptMario Bros. inUltimate), walking off one side of the screen will cause the character to warp around to the other side instead ofself-destructing; if knockback and hitstun are involved, however,KOs will occur as usual. The water in the stage cannot be used forswimming even inUltimate.
Flippers start spinning whenever touched. In their spinning state they deal 1% damage and low knockback.
Occasionally, one of the clouds starts blinking and releases a spark which then travels around the stage, rebounding on the platforms. Contact with the spark deals 5% damage and low knockback, and grounded players have a high chance ofslipping.
If a character falls in the water they are immediately chomped by theFish, taking 8% damage. The fish then attempts to drag the trapped character down to the lowerblast line; however, its grab can be escaped bymashing. The number of inputs required to escape is based on the formula90 + 1.7p (wherep is the captured fighter's percent) and is reduced by 8 for every stick input and 14.4 for every button input, causing a release when the value reaches or passes zero.
The stage has three possible layouts, randomly chosen from a set list, similarly toDream Land GB andBoxing Ring. The first variation has neon green grass, the second has grass of a more blue-green color, while the third has orange grass. Each of the variations feature different layouts of platforms, Flippers and clouds.
The first variation.
The second variation.
The third variation.
Ω forms and Battlefield form[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, theΩ form consists of a single walled platform that resembles the green grassy soil variations of the normal form. Unlike Boxing Ring and Dream Land, its look cannot be changed. The water is intangible, and sparks, fish, and flippers are absent. Characters also cannot warp around the screen.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form andBattlefield form are similar toSSB4's Ω form; however, the water is now absent and the main platform is resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The threesoft platforms of the Battlefield form resemble the grassy platforms of the normal form.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Ω form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Origin[edit]
InBalloon Fight, a clone of Williams Electronics'Joust, the player would fly around in a helmet with two balloons strapped on the Balloon Fighter's back. The goal was to pop the balloons of enemy birds. Once all of the balloons on a player were popped, he would fall into the water below. The birds fall in the water after all balloons are popped and once their parachute is gone. Moving off-screen sideways would cause the player to reappear on the other side. If a player flies too close to the water, agiant fish emerges, grabs the player with its mouth, and submerges back into the water with the player. The fish also emerges if an enemy descends to the water with a parachute. Phases 7-11, out of 12, inBalloon Fight contain a hazard called aflipper. If a player bumps into a flipper, it starts to spin. If a player or an enemy hits the flipper while it's spinning, the person flies temporarily out of control in a certain direction. Flippers also later appeared as an item inSuper Smash Bros. Melee where they would causeknockback if bumped into.
This stage retains the original 8-bit graphics ofBalloon Fight. In this stage, the ability to move off-screen and reappear on the other side is retained. The giant fish is retained as a stage hazard and functions similar to its appearance inBalloon Fight. Flippers are also a stage hazard, but function similarly to their appearance inMelee.
Flippers as they originally appeared inBalloon Fight.
The giant fish as it originally appeared inBalloon Fight.
Gallery[edit]
Multiple Villagers on the stage, with two usingBalloon Trip.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | バルーンファイト | Balloon Fight |
 English | Balloon Fight | — |
 French | Balloon Fight | — |
 German | Balloon Fight | — |
 Spanish | Balloon Fight | — |
 Italian | Balloon Fight | — |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 打气球 | Ballooning |
 Chinese (Traditional) | Balloon Fight | — |
 Korean | 벌룬 파이트,Balloon Fight | — |
 Dutch | Balloon Fight | — |
 Russian | Бой на шарах | Balloon Fight |
 Portuguese | Balloon Fight | — |
Trivia[edit]
- An unusual glitch can occur with certain special moves, in which the momentum a character can gain at the end of the move before going intofreefall is considerably greater if warping from one side of the special to another with the right timing.
- Despite the platforms appearing to be 2D, they are actually fully rendered 3D models, which appear flat due to the stage using a special camera setting which removes parallax, as though the stage were being viewed from an infinite distance. This can easily be seen by pausing the game and moving the camera.
- The stage previews for the Ω and Battlefield forms do not have this pseudo-2D effect, with the stars redrawn to appear normal size, causing their appearance to differ from how the stage looks in-game. In thespecial presentation for Steve and Alex, a version of the Battlefield form without this effect is also shown, only this time without the stars being redrawn, causing them to appear much smaller than usual.
- InSmash 3DS,Pikmin andLuma are unable to utilize the stage's wraparound mechanic; should their respective partners walk off one side of the stage and reappear at the other side, they will backtrack across the stage to the other side instead of following them through the warp.
- Due to theFlippers appearing in this stage andBumpers appearing as an item, this makesSmash 3DS the first time in the series where a Bumper and a Flipper appear together.
- InUltimate, the followingAssist Trophies can only appear on the Battlefield and Omega forms of this stage:Chain Chomp,Kapp'n, andDevil. TheMoon andNikki cannot be summoned on this stage at all, likely due to the dark background. Additionally, the followingPoké Ball Pokémon can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms:Abra,Palkia,Arceus,Victini, andXerneas.Kyogre,Giratina, andLunala cannot be summoned here at all.
 Balloon Fight universe | |
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| Stage | Balloon Fight |
| Item | Flipper |
| Other | Fish |
| Masterpiece | Balloon Fight |
