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Crazy Balloon

Arcade Video game published 44 years ago by Taito Corp.

Listed in MAME

Crazy Balloon screenshot

Crazy Balloon © 1980 Taito.

A game of strategy and skill! The object of Crazy Balloon is to guide a delicate swaying balloon through a maze of pin wheel obstacles.

You have 4 control buttons and you have the ability to move your balloon in any direction. Don't take too long, because if you are too slow, a bogey man erupts on the screen and forces you to move. Just when you think you have the maze all figured out, pin wheels attack your balloon forcing you to take evasive action.

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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Prom Stickers : CL

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 3.072 Mhz), Discrete circuitry.

Players : 2
Buttons : 4

TRIVIA

Crazy Balloon was released in April 1980.

Also released as a cocktail model. In Japan, the cocktail version is known as "T.T Crazy Balloon".

SCORING
When the balloon passes through an obstacle, the following points are scored
- Yellow obstacles 500 points
- Pink obstacles 300 points
- Green obstacles 200 points
- Blue obstacles 10 points
The bonus points you get for completing the level start at 1000. After a while, they will start decreasing rapidly.
PORTS

CONSOLES:
japan Sony PS2 (aug.25, 2005) "Taito Memories Gekan [Model SLPM-66092]"
Sony PlayStation 2 australia (mar.30, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
europe Microsoft XBOX (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
europe Sony PS2 (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
usa Sony PS2 (may.16, 2007) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLUS-21349]"

HANDHELDS:
Sony PSP [AS] (jan.3, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model UCAS-40040]"
japan Sony PSP (jan.5, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model ULJM-05076]"
Sony PSP korea (feb.10, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket"
europe Sony PSP (oct.6, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"
australia Sony PSP (nov.9, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"
usa Sony PSP (may.17, 2007) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULUS-10208]"

COMPUTERS:
europe usa Commodore C64 (1983)
europe PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
usa PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (jul.10, 2007) "Taito Legends 2"

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.