Line #10 VideoGame/RipenedTinglesBalloonTripOfLove


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2	[[caption-width-right:256:If you're reading this, [[AmericansHateTingle you're definitely not American]]. Or [[NoExportForYou European]], either.]]
3	''Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love'' is the Japan-only sequel to ''VideoGame/FreshlyPickedTinglesRosyRupeeland''. Like in that game, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Tingle]] starts as your average everyday 35-year old until he orders a special book, which he gets sucked into after opening it. Inside, he winds up in a story that loosely follows ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. His ultimate objective is to dance with the princess that lives in the book while winning the hearts of other women throughout the story. To further the similarities to ''Oz'', Tingle is accompanied by analogues to the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion in the form of Kakashi, Buriki, and Lion.
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5	Rather than being an overhead adventure game, ''Balloon Trip of Love'' plays like an {{Point\|AndClickGame}}-and-Click adventure game, keeping the quirkiness of ''Freshly-Picked'' while expanding on it. It was originally released in 2009 and would not be available in English until almost nine years later when a [[https://tingletranslation.blogspot.co.uk fan-translation]] was released.
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7	!!This game contains the following tropes:
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9	* AbstractEater: [[spoiler:To stay [[VainSorceress youthful]] forever (and keep her powers), the BigBad Majiyo/Wytch consumes "feropon"/"pheromoans", a magical energy extracted from the delusions of a man in love. As a [[VirginPower thirty-five-year-old bachelor]], Tingle is the ideal victim to extract the pheromoans from.]]
10	* ArtShift: All over the place, as expected from a bizarre game such as this. One notable instance is when you beat a dungeon and get treated to a dancing Tingle, who now resembles a paper doll made from a screenshot of his ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' model.
11	* BigGood: The "Aunties" who appear through out the story, paralleling the good witches of the north and south. Rather than being based around directions however, they are based around card suits. [[spoiler:Averted for their fellow sister Wytch, the BigBad.]]
12	* BigBad: Prince Segale, who attempts to stop Tingle from reaching the city because he thinks Tingle is disgusting and a pervert. [[spoiler:And the true big bad, his mother Wytch, who is not only responsible for sucking Tingle into the story, but also attempts to take over the Emerald City and make herself young forever...Even if it means poisoning and tricking people along the way.]]
13	* BlackComedyBurst: Tingle helps a bunch of overworked zombie miners finally clear a tunnel that they've been digging for ages. When the tunnel clears, the zombies celebrate...then the sunlight seeps in and they all burn to ashes. [[HeroicBSOD Lion is so shocked that he freezes in a horrified expression and won't move until you talk to him again.]]
14	* ButtMonkey: Multiple characters are on the receiving end of at least one or two AmusingInjuries, but Tingle gets the worst of it by far.
15	* ContinuityNod: Several minor characters from ''Rosy Rupeeland'' make minor appearances. Yaminori can be found once again hiding in various locations, and one of the skeletal pirates can be seen at the docks during your first visit. You can also buy Pinkle's costume as a Love Push gift late in the game. [[spoiler: Baron returns as a secret boss yet again.]]
16	* CoolTrain: The Tingliner, a train that resembles Tingle's face.
17	* DenserAndWackier: This game manages to be ''even sillier'' than ''Rosy Rupeeland'', partially due to its frequent {{Art\|Shift}} and [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Gameplay]] shifts.
18	* ADogNamedDog: Two of Tingle's companions are named after their species. Kakashi's name is Japanese for "Scarecrow", while Lion is English for "Lion". [[spoiler:The BigBad, Majiyo, has a name spelled nearly identically to ''majo'', the Japanese word for "witch". The fan translation outright names her "Wytch".]]
19	** ALizardNamedLiz: The name of the third companion, "Buriki", is a Japanese loanword from the Dutch "Blik", which translates to "tinplate".
20	* TheDreaded: Tingle, by default, is this to ''every'' female character apart from Buriki, who either refuse to talk to him, hide, or run away on the spot. Only when he gains access to the Love Push command starting form Page 6 will he be able to give them gifts and earn their trust.
21	* GenreBusting: It's a point-and-click adventure game, but with minor DatingSim elements, and a TimeTravel subplot. Chapter 7 introduces a [[MoneyForNothing very profitable]] DungeonCrawling minigame. A large portion of Page 9 is spent playing like an isometric puzzle game, and the first half of Page 11 plays like a turn-based RPG. And that's not even counting the individual minigames...
22	* {{Jerkass}}:
23	** Prince Segale, who only wants to stop Tingle from reaching the city because he's ugly, even if it interferes with [[spoiler:his mother Wytch's plan]]. While this starts with just hampering his progress, this soon escalates to kidnapping Kakashi, masquerading as Tingle and his friends to defame him and eventually trying to ''kill'' him.
24	** Baron Nimistoy, thanks to his snobbish behavior along with constantly flaunting his status and wealth.
25	* LighterAndSofter: ''Rupeeland'' was a comedic game, but it was set in a money-obsessed CrapsackWorld where Tingle was little better than his antagonists and almost all relationships were based on money. ''Balloon Trip'' has far less systemic greed, and the game has Tingle finding actual companions and getting women to like him (though the latter is still heavily based on giving gifts).
26	* MoneySink: Collecting enough gifts to woo every single girl on the planet is not a cheap task, and gets more expensive as later girls require the level 2 and level 3 love push items.
27	* NonstandardGameOver: There are parts of the game where Tingle can be killed, leading to an immediate GameOver. [[spoiler:One example is in Page 10, during the rat crook-hunting mission. Shoot the wrong boss rat, and Tingle is [[YouHaveFailedMe knocked out cold]] by the undercover ice cream clown agent.]]
28	* OpaqueNerdGlasses: Asuza, the train fanatic, sports these.
29	* OppositeDay: The [[MeaningfulName Liar Village]] is full of people who say the exact opposite of what they mean, and a bunch of {{Mind Screw}}ey puzzles are the result.
30	* ShoutOut: Aside from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Wizard of Oz'', there are a few shout-outs to other games.
31	** If Tingle decides to drink from a musty old bottle that he found in an abandoned house, he'll suddenly clutch his stomach and run offscreen while the invincibility jingle from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' plays.
32	** The character select screen for the vegetable-picking minigame is an obvious reference to that of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', complete with similar music.
33	** Loveya's costume is remarkably similar to [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit's]], specifically his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' incarnation. His theme music is also [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong very clearly]] based on the main theme of ''Kid Icarus''.
34	** When Buriki [[spoiler:interrupts Tingle's kiss with the fake princess,]] she curls into a [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Morph Ball]]. The "item found" jingle from ''Metroid'' even plays when she returns to her regular form.
35	* {{Tsundere}}: Just about every female [[CannotTalkToWomen Tingle]] meets is either angered by or [[FaceOfAThug afraid of]] him upon first meeting. They warm up to him after they spend some time with him-- and he gives them a lot of gifts. Special mentions go to Iona and Lia.
36	* WombLevel: The unlockable "Orange Fortress" dungeon stage in Dun and Jon's dungeon shop is implied to be one, with fleshy pulsating red walls and the label of the cartridge that unlocks said dungeon depicting a spaceship entering the mouth of a large orange head.

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