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I know people are split on this, but from my perspective, Joust is and will always be better than Balloon Fight.
Notably, the NES port of Joust was programmed by future Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. The game was developed in two months, for release in September 1983, but was ultimately shelved. With his Joust seemingly not happening, Iwata developed Balloon Fight instead, which saw release in 1985. Eventually, his Joust was also released, in 1987. For what it's worth, I love them both.
Man, loved Balloon Fight. I remember many Saturday nights where me and my sis were allowed on the Micro Genius (bootleg NES with lots of games) for an hour.
That's so cool. It's crazy how many bootleg NES/Famicoms there were targeting all the markets Nintendo couldn't or wouldn't sell them. Did you know they were NES games as a kid, or were they just Micro Genius games to you?