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Ultra Balloon

1995 1-2 Players 64% Not Rated

Ultra Balloon was produced by SunA in 1996. it's Bubble Bobble, except done like Parodius, right down to the penguin-as-a-main-character motif (they even look identical) and the rampant use of "classical" music from the public domain. It has enemies that capitalized on the then-megahot trend of wearing basketball goggles. REMEMBER THE BULLS. Anyway, it's such a blatant rip-off of a popular game, from a fly-by-night company that had absolutely no ties with Taito, using character designs by Famitsu artist Susumu Matsushita

Release date
December 31, 1995
Developer
SunA
Publisher
SunA (Unico license)
Players
1-2

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Ultra Balloon

Ultra Balloon was produced by SunA in 1996.

it's Bubble Bobble, except done like Parodius, right down to the penguin-as-a-main-character motif (they even look identical) and the rampant use of "classical" music from the public domain. It has enemies that capitalized on the then-megahot trend of wearing basketball goggles. REMEMBER THE BULLS. Anyway, it's such a blatant rip-off of a popular game, from a fly-by-night company that had absolutely no ties with Taito, using character designs by Famitsu artist Susumu Matsushita

Genres

Platform / Run Jump

Modes

2-Player Simultaneous

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Developer
SunA
Publisher
SunA (Unico license)

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1995 · Not Rated

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