Developer: Nintendo
Ah, Balloon Fight. A classic of the NES.
I knew what I was getting into with this one. If you've never played it, I will take this opportunity to say this, "GO PLAY IT." Nintendo may not have gone for an entirely original gameplay mechanic with Balloon Fight - it is admittedly very similar to Joust - but damn did they perfect it. This game controls so smoothly, I am amazed to see how early on in the NES lifespan it was released.
Balloon Fight demonstrates a gaming phenomenon that continues to ring true today, namely, that Nintendo seems to be the only developer who can make truly great games for their consoles. I have noticed this fact many times with their more recent consoles (the Wii and Gamecube, specifically), but it did not really occur to me that things have always been this way until I played Balloon Fight with a NES controller in hand. Gaming joy!
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