Story

For Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip, the Nintendo DS game released only in Japan.

Balloon Trip tells its story as a picture book of 14 pages. Each page opens with a short verse and is split into chapters. The game only came out in Japanese, so the English here is 101Leafy's translation, with the game's Japanese under every line.

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Page 1
1. A Strange Old Couple
2. Grandpa's Thingamajig
3. Move, Mystery Machine!
He woke up on a farm, oh my! In his pyjamas, who knows why He did as told, he knew no more Two farmers loaded him aboard Now off you go, the City's near Up through the clouds, fly far from here
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Page 2
1. Cloudy with Droppings
2. The Great Fortune Teller
3. A Little Friend
He fell in the muck, then met a seer To learn what fate had brought him here To get back to the world he knew: The City, a dance, a princess too His friend for the road, a doll of hay One little puff would blow him away
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Page 3
1. The Yellow Brick Road
2. A Favor for Mister Peter
3. Mechanical Trouble
A round and silver thing came down A robot lady, with a frown Two saved her, but she didn't thank She spoke no word, her manners blank She climbed back in to fly back home And then her ship went up... kaboom?!
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Page 4
1. The Dark Forest
2. Target: A Coward
3. Faint of Heart, Strong of Arm
A cowardly lion, a rough old brute They met at dusk along the route He planned to rob them in the wood Then panicked, fled, and ran for good They pulled him out, all lending hands And one more problem joined the band
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Page 5
1. The Yellow Rails
2. The Runaway Parts
3. The Final Zunzun
The station that they found was wrecked The train they found, a rattling mess But still the friends refused to quit They hunted down each runaway bit They fit them in and pushed them tight All clear to go, we're off, all right!
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Page 6
1. Fuel, Please!
2. Operation Present
3. Hirehya
4. The Energy Eel
Oh no, the Liner's out of gas They stop at windmill town, alas And Tingle, never lucky in love Was snubbed and dumped and given a shove Then out of the blue, when all looked grim An angel who'd quit her desk job saved him
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Page 7
1. Miss Village
2. Three Conditions
3. Blinky Go-Go
The florist lady gave him one A bright red balloon, just for fun Oh my, how strange, how strange indeed! The balloon sends you back at speed To the time you came from, home you slip And that's what we call Balloon Trip!
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Page 8
1. A Wish Come True!?
2. Clash! Gasoringo
3. The Hero Who Saved the Village
Gasoringo grew and ran amok They beat it, risking life and luck The villagers cheered their bumper crop With praise and tears they waved them off Along the yellow rails they'd ride And bid that pretty girl goodbye
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Page 9
1. The Third Trap
2. The Maze of Tracks
3. The Forgotten Plan
4. Rocks Break, Dreams Come True
Tricked and stranded, lost their way Round unknown tracks they went all day They all pitched in to help the crew Eight workers met, a friendly few And when the tunnel's end was won They smiled so kindly, and were gone
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Page 10
1. The Strait Crossing Permit Bureau
2. Gotta Get a Job!
3. Let's Go to the Counter
4. Brazen Thieves by the Sea
The great strait's checkpoint by the sea A job, a photo, a permit, see The Lion hauls the loads with might The Tin Man sorts the chicks just right At last our Tingle's earned it, whew: A licence for pest control, brand new!
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Page 11
1. Red Tape
2. The Great Desert Search
3. Mysterious Usotami Village
Their friend the Scarecrow, stolen away A clown and a white horse led astray They rushed into the desert land And heat and thirst laid flat the band They didn't quit and saved their friend Then out-thought a giant in the end
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Page 12
1. Emerald City
2. Sleeping Beauty's Sleepless Night
3. Gathering Materials, Then and Now
4. Hello, Princess
The City at last, they made it there The Emerald City, flowers everywhere Then suddenly the princess fell She nearly joined the stars as well Four adventurers brought the cure The King was thankful, that's for sure
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Page 13
1. The Green Man and the Trio
2. The Gentle Lion
3. The Last Lesson
4. I Get It Now!
They fell into a dirty trap But broke out of jail, no looking back The nasty prince went on a spree The Lion fell, and so did he The others fell, one after one Till Tingle stood, the only one...
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Page 14
1. A Kiss of Thanks
And at the end, a miracle! Lost Tingle stayed here after all The life I almost lost that day If there's a man to give it to He is the world's one hero, I'd say A little green hero, through and through
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