| The Famicom booklet (HVC-BF) is copyright 1984 and prints no release date; the North American booklet is copyright 1986. | printed p. 2 (PDF p. 3) | Manual |
| The player is a balloonist who flies by flapping, with two balloons, and pops the enemies' balloons by hitting them from above. A popped enemy drifts down on a parachute, and a second hit drops him into the water; one who lands blows up a new balloon and takes off stronger. Losing one balloon makes flying harder, and losing both drops the player into the water. | printed p. 5 (PDF p. 6), How to Playprinted p. 3 (PDF p. 4), controlsprinted p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7) | Manual |
| The A button flaps the balloonist's arms once, the B button flaps them continuously, and the control pad moves him right or left, flying or running. | printed p. 3 (PDF p. 4)printed p. 3 (PDF p. 4)printed p. 3 (PDF p. 4)printed p. 3 (PDF p. 4) | Manual |
| The game has three modes: Game A for one player against the computer, Game B for two players, and Game C, Balloon Trip, for one player. The Famicom booklet gives the same three. | printed p. 4 (PDF p. 5), SELECT buttonprinted p. 4 (PDF p. 5), SELECT buttonprinted p. 4 (PDF p. 5), SELECT buttonprinted p. 4 (PDF p. 5) | Manual |
| Flying too close to the water lets a fish eat the player, and a game that goes on too long brings a thunder and lightning storm. In later rounds a propeller appears that sends whoever touches it flying. A sunk enemy leaves a bubble worth points, and a player who flies off one side of the screen comes back on the other. | printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8)printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8)printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8) | Manual |
| After three rounds comes a bonus round of balloons to pop, with a perfect bonus for popping them all. In Games A and B the player has three men, and loses one by sinking, being eaten by the fish, being hit by lightning, or losing both balloons; Balloon Trip gives one man. | printed p. 6 (PDF p. 7)printed p. 9 (PDF p. 10), Scoringprinted p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 8 (PDF p. 9)printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8) | Manual |
| Game B can be played as a team, one player bursting an enemy's balloon and the other ripping his parachute, or as a competition in which the players try to bring each other down. | printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Bprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Bprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Bprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Bprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game B | Manual |
| In Balloon Trip the scene drifts slowly sideways while the player pops as many balloons as possible and dodges lightning, and the screen shows the player's rank out of 50. Popping 20 balloons in a row gives a higher score. | printed p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Cprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Cprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Cprinted p. 7 (PDF p. 8), Game Cprinted p. 8 (PDF p. 9), Hints, Game C | Manual |