Super Mario Odyssey’s Balloon World is a minigame introduced as part of a free update to the game in February 2018.
With the help of Luigi, you can find and hide balloons in areas of the game, competing against players from all over the world.
How to unlock Balloon World and find Luigi in Super Mario Odyssey
To unlock and play Balloon World, you must first complete the game’s story. Second, make sure you are connected to the Internet.
Then, find Luigi in any of the game worlds. If you’re having trouble finding it, use your map and it will be marked with a telltale green letter ‘L’.
On your first visit, he’ll explain the rules to you, as shown in the video embedded below, before allowing you to play to your heart’s content.
How to play Hide It and Find It in Balloon World
Balloon World is a game in which players hide a balloon somewhere within any of the game’s Kingdoms and challenge other players to find it.
If you’re playing Hide It, simply find a location, press Right on the D-Pad to release it where you are (it can’t be in the air).
With Hide It, you simply pop the balloon following the guidance of the arrow above your head, and once you find it, you run towards it or throw your cap to win.
There are some shared rules and things to keep in mind for both of you:
- You have up to 30 seconds to find or hide a balloon.
- One second of time is added for every three coins found.
- It costs at least 10 coins per balloon attempt, and the entry fee and earnings change depending on the difficulty of the balloon.
That’s the gist of it, but there are a lot of nuances in terms of where the balloons can be placed and how the winnings are made.
Tips from Balloon World to improve at Find It and Hide It
Here are some things that might help you get better at the hide and pop balloon minigame:
- The timer doesn’t start until you leave the starting area, so take that opportunity to orient yourself properly before speeding up.
- In Find It, use the arrow to find the general direction. If you get lost, stay still for a few moments so the arrow will appear again.
- In addition to using a list of balloons to find in the game, you can also share a nine-digit code for your friends to play with. (Please note that the code below has expired, but use it as an example of how you can share codes with others.)
Well, I’ve hidden a balloon in Cascade Kingdom. Tell me if you find it! 003 89M 5JD pic.twitter.com/gFvflI7iI2
—Matthew Reynolds (@Crazyreyn) February 22, 2018
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- It’s worth starting with Find It before playing Hide It as a reminder of the area’s layout and common places where others place their balloons. Use this to get an easy streak when you learn these recurring locations, then use that knowledge to try to find a better place to hide your balloon.
- You can play a Balloon as many times as you want. This is useful if you think you were close but need a cleaner run to try again. The amount of coins you’ll earn will easily exceed what you spend to enter a successful retry, so you can do it too!
- You can’t leave balloons in bonus rooms or other places beyond the area you’re in, so don’t try it!
- You have until the last possible moment to leave a balloon (if you run out of time, the game will ask you if you want to leave it where you are). But remember that others can do it with the hat, so take that extra distance into account.
- Underwater areas are especially diabolical, especially because movement speed is limited and lack of oxygen can cause moments of panic.
- Time is of the essence, so learning moves that get Mario moving at a good pace, like long jumps and hat tosses, will allow you to get places quickly.
- You can capture things as part of your run, which can help you place the balloon in unusual places.
Do you need more help? Our Super Mario Odyssey guide and walkthrough breaks down all the objectives for each kingdom, while our Power Moon locations can help you locate Cascade Kingdom Power Moons, Sand Kingdom Power Moon, Metro Kingdom, and New Donk City Power Moons and more collectibles. We also have purple coin locations for each kingdom, and if you want to know what to spend them on, we have a list of hats, outfits, stickers, souvenirs, and a music list to equip the appearance of both. Mario and the Odyssey. Once you’ve finished the game, also check out the free Balloon World update.
How to earn more coins in Balloon World
As well as playing for fun, it’s worth knowing the various ways you can get coins in Balloon World, if you’re looking to use them to get some late outfits.
How to earn coins in Balloon World:
- You get a base amount of coins (50 to start) for finding a balloon, which increases as more people fail to find it.
- There are additional coins up for grabs if you find them quickly and earn a time bonus.
- A key aspect is that the faster you find it (or hide it without a player discovering it), the more bonus coins you will receive.
- You get a bonus for a winning streak. If you find balloons twice in a row, you will get 10 extra coins, for example.
- Specific kingdoms will be highlighted to give you more coins for a short period of time, as indicated on the Stats screen and in the corner of the screen during normal gameplay.
- Each rank increase also grants you an additional set of 100 coins, which is another useful way to earn coins.
Ways to increase your ranking in Balloon World:
Find It Rank Bonuses:
- Coins earned
- Number of balloons found
- Number found in a row
Hide It Rank Bonuses:
- Coins earned
- The attempts of others
Basically, then, the more you play, the more your rank will improve, since even if you face a series of difficult balloons (or can’t think of a good place to place them), only two of the five ways to level up are related. with the skills.
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