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Balloon Kid floats onto the Nintendo Switch.

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Andrew Liszewski The Verge
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Balloon Kid
Genres · arcade, platformer
Release · Oct 5, 1990
Developer · Nintendo, Pax Softnica
5 articles 5 writers 0 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
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