Bumper Balloons

Summary
Bumper Balloons ( バンパーバルーン) was a game released for arcades in 1982. Developed by Ocean Games (海洋ゲーム) and published by Taito (タイト) this game was the first game released by the then newly-formed game developer. This game released to arcades exclusively in Japan.

Development
The development of Bumper Balloons began with a man named Aiko Nakamura. Aiko was a newly hired code monkey for the team, one of the first people employed by the new business. The company then put the task of developing a new game for arcades onto the team. The higher-ups at the company wished for the team to develop a 2-player puzzle game.