Bloons

Bloons is a video game franchise developed by Ninja Kiwi. The games involve players using monkeys, often armed with various tools, weapons, and machines, to pop as many "bloons" (balloons) as possible. They include the Bloons series, the Bloons Tower Defense series, and several other spin-offs. Most of the earlier Bloons games are browser-based games that use Adobe Flash Player, although some are available on other platforms. Mobile games based on the Bloons series are distributed through the App Store, Google Play, and some through Steam. Although now unavailable on Ninja Kiwi's website, Flash-based games older than BTD6 are available on the Ninja Kiwi Archive.

==Development== thumb|right|The traditional "Balloon and Dart" carnival game provided the inspiration for the original Bloons game. The first Bloons game was developed by Stephen and Chris Harris, two brothers from New Zealand. Prior to working on Bloons, the pair had released Cash Sprinta successful racing game that incorporated weekly prizes. After the success of Cash Sprint, they developed their own web portal for flash games, but failed to gain the necessary traffic. Instead they decided to focus on their own games, and launched a websiteNinjakiwi.comwith five of their own games. The site was a success, and this led to their work on Bloons.