Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:
Crazy Balloon (c) 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 -
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:
[JP] Sony PS2 (aug.25, 2005) "Taito Memories Gekan [Model SLPM-66092]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (mar.30, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
[EU] Sony PS2 (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
[US] Sony PS2 (may.16, 2007) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLUS-21349]"
* HANDHELDS:
Sony PSP [AS] (jan.3, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model UCAS-40040]"
[JP] Sony PSP (jan.5, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model ULJM-05076]"
Sony PSP [KO] (feb.10, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket"
[EU] Sony PSP (oct.6, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"
[AU] Sony PSP (nov.9, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"
[US] Sony PSP (may.17, 2007) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULUS-10208]"
* COMPUTERS:
[EU] [US] Commodore C64 (1983)
[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2"
[US] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (jul.10, 2007) "Taito Legends 2"
- CONTRIBUTE -
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