Tingle no Balloon Fight DS
Tingle no Balloon Fight DS (チンクルのバルーンファイトDS) is Balloon Fight remade for Nintendo DS with Tingle in the lead. Nintendo published it and TOSE developed it. It was never sold in shops: in April 2007 it went to Club Nintendo members in Japan as a gift.
Tingle is the 35-year-old map seller from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and the hero of Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Here he takes the Balloon Fighter's place, and each stage stretches over both screens of the DS.
| Japanese title | チンクルのバルーンファイトDS |
|---|---|
| System | Nintendo DS |
| Released | April 2007, Japan |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Developer | TOSE |
| Players | 1 to 4 |
| Download Play | Yes, up to 4 players |
| Sold in shops | No, Club Nintendo gift |
A Club Nintendo gift
Club Nintendo members in Japan who reached Platinum in the 2006 year chose one of two gifts: this game, or a Wii Remote battery cover engraved with their own Mii. It was the first Club Nintendo game given out only as a member gift and never offered in exchange for points.
How to play
The rules are those of Balloon Fight. Tingle floats under two balloons and flaps to rise. Drop onto an enemy's balloon from above to pop it. An enemy that loses its balloon floats down on a parachute, and one that lands blows up a new balloon, so finish it off before it takes off again. After a hit Tingle carries on with one balloon; lose both and he falls.
Tingle in four colours
Up to four players share a stage, each with a Tingle in his own colour: green, pink, blue, and white.
Green Tingle緑のチンクル
Pink Tingleピンクのチンクル
Blue Tingle青のチンクル
White Tingle白のチンクル
On the ground地上Tingle walks after landing.
One balloon left風船あと1つAfter a hit.
No balloons風船なしTingle falls.
Enemies and hazards
The enemies are birds that fly on balloons, in three colours. The stage itself fights back too: a thunder cloud throws sparks, flippers spin in the air, and a big fish waits in the sea below.
Pink birdピンクの鳥
Green bird緑の鳥
Yellow bird黄色の鳥
Pumping up風船をふくらませるA bird on the ground blows up a new balloon.
ParachuteパラシュートA bird whose balloon popped floats down.
Thunder cloudかみなりぐもThrows sparks.
SparkイナズマTouching one zaps Tingle.
ZappedしびれたWhat a spark does to Tingle.
FlipperフリッパーSpins and bounces away anyone who flies into it.
FishさかなLives in the sea and snaps at anyone who flies too low.
CaughtパクッThe fish takes a bird.
Rupee balloonルピーの風船A balloon carrying a rupee.
Points
A score pops up over every enemy Tingle beats, in five values.
 |  |  |  |  |
| 500 | 750 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 |
|---|
Modes
The title menu has three games and the options.
Balloon Fight alone, stage after stage.
Two to four players on one stage. Only one game card is needed, the other systems join through Download Play.
An endless flight through a sky full of sparks. Save points along the way keep your progress.
The options, below.
Starting a game: さいしょから (From the start) begins at the first stage, とちゅうから (Continue) picks up a game you stopped, and ゲームスタート (Game Start) begins play.
Options
おんがく (Music): アレンジ (Arranged) plays new arrangements, オリジナル (Original) the tunes of the first Balloon Fight.
チンクルのかず (Number of Tingles): how many lives you start with.
ギャラリーコーナー (Gallery Corner): pictures of Tingle that are added as you play, going by your results.
Download Play
The 2-4 PLAYERS GAME needs only one game card. The other players choose DS Download Play on their own Nintendo DS and receive the game from the host's system, up to four players in all.
Stages and skies
The stage screens are drawn over three skies: day, sunset, and night. Each screen is shown here over one of them.
The Balloon Fighter
Balloon Fighterバルーンファイター
The hero of the 1984 Famicom Balloon Fight has his own sprite in Tingle no Balloon Fight DS, next to the Tingle who replaced him.
About the sprites
Every picture on this page is the game's own sprite or screen, shown at twice its size. 101Leafy researched the game for its sprite animations, and each one here plays with the game's own frame timing.
More Tingle on DS
The two other Tingle games for Nintendo DS have their own pages on this wiki.