Balloon Fight for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

The original arcade version was released in 1984, then for the NES/Famicom, first in Japan in 1985, then internationally in 1986.

I first play 1-PLAYER GAME, then BALLOON TRIP, then finally I try 2-PLAYER GAME, even though it's just me playing. 2-player mode is meant for co-op, however players can hurt each other.

The simplicity of this game is what makes it so great. It is similar to Joust, which came out not only for NES, but for Atari before it.