20 Classic Nintendo Games That Desperately Deserve Sequels
18. Balloon Fight
Balloon Fight is such a simple, fun game, but it's never really gotten a proper successor. This "Joust, but better" game from the early days of the NES featured two modes: The combat-centric A and B modes, and then there was mode C, "Balloon Trip." Balloon Trip has gotten its fair share of attention over the years, with a sequel in Balloon Kid for the Game Boy and cameos in titles such as WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Nintendo Land. Great as those are, however, the regular mode A remains a favorite, and we would love to see a mode B with online features. Aside from a Japanese Club Nintendo-exclusive release in Tingle's Balloon Fight for the Nintendo DS, though, Nintendo has yet to return to the title's eponymous Balloon Fights.
Former Nintendo Power writer, current Nintendo Force writer. Wrote the book on Mega Man (The Robot Master Field Guide). Was once fired by Vince McMahon. Dabbles in video games, comic books, toys, and fast food curiosities. Once had a new species of exotic bird named after him. It died.
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