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Balloon Kid

1990 Game Boy Game
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Balloon Kid

Summary

Balloon Kid is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,184 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balloon Kid's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Balloon Kid was directed by Yoshio Sakamoto[4].
  • Balloon Kid's composer is recorded as Hirokazu Tanaka[5].
  • Balloon Kid was published by Q8093[6].
  • Balloon Kid's genre is platform game[7].
  • Balloon Kid was produced by Gunpei Yokoi[8].
  • Balloon Kid's developer is recorded as Nintendo Research & Development 1[9].
  • Balloon Kid's platform is recorded as Game Boy[10].
  • Balloon Kid's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[11].
  • Balloon Kid's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[12].
  • Balloon Kid's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[13].
  • Balloon Kid's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[14].
  • Balloon Kid was distributed by ROM cartridge[15].
  • Balloon Kid was distributed by digital download[16].
  • Balloon Kid's review score is recorded as 8/10[17].
  • Balloon Kid's country of origin is recorded as Japan[18].
  • Balloon Kid was published on October 5, 1990[19].
  • Balloon Kid was published on March 27, 1992[20].
  • Balloon Kid's distributed by is recorded as Nintendo eShop[21].
  • Balloon Kid's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[22].
  • Balloon Kid's P14470 is recorded as Games/Balloon_Kid[23].

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Authorship and Creation

Balloon Kid was published by Q8093[6]. It was produced by Gunpei Yokoi[8]. It was directed by Yoshio Sakamoto[4].

Publication

Publication dates include October 5, 1990[19] and March 27, 1992[20]. Balloon Kid's genre is platform game[7]. Recorded distribution format include ROM cartridge[15] and digital download[16].

Reception

Balloon Kid's review score is recorded as 8/10[17].

Why It Matters

Balloon Kid ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,184 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Japan Nintendo Nintendo Research & Development 1 Yoshio Sakamoto

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 8/10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 8/10, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159|details]])"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Balloon_Kid
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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