Throwing Balloons is a Mini Battle from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. In it, a Yoshi has a contest with a Bandit to see who can win a combination between Hot Potato and Simon Says, tossing a slowly expanding balloon back and forth until it pops on the loser. The player must push the right buttons to throw the balloon back to the Bandit, and the Bandit will do the same. The player and the Bandit both have a set time limit in which they have to enter the buttons. If the player or the Bandit don't press all the buttons given, or make a mistake, the timer will restart again. There are three modes, the four-button mode, a five-button mode in the GBA version and the six-button mode. Also, if the player accesses the Mini Battle menu from the World Map (only in the SNES version), they can play a multiplayer version of the game, in which the second player will control the Bandit. If Yoshi wins, he will get an item, two extra lives or three extra lives.

Description[edit]

• THROWING BALLOONS
• To throw the balloon, key in the button sequences as shown.
• The game time is limited. If the balloon pops on you, then you lose
• Collect an item if you win!

Names in other languages[edit]

Make Eggs, Throw Eggs is the first stage Yoshi must pass in the events of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. Since it is the first level of the game, it serves pretty much as a tutorial of Yoshi's abilities and game play in general, in which the players learn how to play the game. For this reason, the level is considerably easy and short, even for the average gamer. Before this stage, Yoshi has to pass a very short level in which the game teaches the player the basics about Baby Mario; to always keep him on Yoshi's back, and to grab him by touching him if anything happens, like touching an enemy. Ba-dum BUM!, the first level in Yoshi's Island DS strongly resembles this level.

Overview[edit]

As the level starts, Yoshi finds himself in a field. There is a Message Block, that tells the player how to make eggs. Two Shy-Guys and a Crazee Dayzee are walking a few steps forward, along with a platform with another one. Upon advancing a bit more, there will be a Flower with a Piranha Plant next to it, which Yoshi must jump and dodge. There is a Winged Cloud not far away from it. The player must hit it with an egg, which will make some small platforms appear. After the player climbs up, they can collect several coins, as well as another Flower and some stars.

Once the player is back down, they find two Piranha Plants blocking a Warp Pipe. The player must hit them both or just one of them and enter the pipe which leads to a cave. In this underground area, Yoshi has to use a Chomp Rock and collect the coins all over the place. After exiting the Warp Pipe and going forward for a while, there will be a Winged Cloud that if hit will cause a Beanstalk to appear. After climbing it, the player may go left to find a Flower. After that, the player may jump down and fall on the ledge of the platform below for another Winged Cloud, which uncovers the last stars needed for the level. After that, the player must climb the beanstalk again and continue right where they will find the goal roulette.

Smiley Flowers[edit]

• Smiley Flower 1: Above the first rock, in plain sight.
• Smiley Flower 2: On a platform above the first Smiley Flower, near a Fly Guy.
• Smiley Flower 3: in a corner under the second rock.
• Smiley Flower 4: Directly under the fourth rock.
• Smiley Flower 5: In a Winged Cloud to the left of the floating ground.

Enemies[edit]

• Shy-Guys: 17 (3 spawned infinitely from pipes, 14 in the overworld.)
• Crazee Dayzees: 4
• Piranha Plants: 9
• Fly Guys: 3
• Woozy Guys: 2

In-game help instructions (SNES version)[edit]

• Grab an enemy with , then press down on to make an egg. Now try throwing the egg. Press !
• (After grabbing first Special Flower) Special Flower. Gather 5 for a 1-UP! They add to your point total.
• (With the Controller Type set to Patient) Press once, and the aiming cursor will begin to move. Press again to throw the egg! When you find a cloud with a question mark on it, hit it with an egg. Cool stuff will happen! To cancel the throw, press down on .
• (With the Controller Type set to Hasty) Press and hold and the aiming cursor will begin to move. Release to throw the egg! When you find a cloud with a question mark on it, hit it with an egg. Cool stuff will happen! To cancel the throw, press down on .
• A Chomp Rock is a useful thing... Push it to make it roll, bowling over your enemies. If it gets stuck, stand on one edge to make it roll again.
• In each level, 20 red coins are hidden among the yellow ones. They each add 1 point to your total points.

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• This is the only level that isn't an extra level (like Extra 1: Poochy Ain't Stupid, Extra 2: Hit That Switch!!, Extra 3: More Monkey Madness, or Extra 4: The Impossible? Maze) which doesn't have a Middle Ring.