I copied this off some site.
This was probably made before but...
Balloons occasionally float over your town with a present attached. You'll hear a wind noise when there's one nearby. If you hear the noise and can't see a balloon try pressing up on the d-pad to look up. Balloons can be shot down with a slingshot - stand under the balloon, where the shadow is, and shoot, but be careful the balloon is not over water. When you open the present that was attached you may find a piece of the 8-Bit Mario Theme - besides hacking or online trading, balloons are the only way to obtain this series. However you may only get a regular piece of furniture.
Finding Balloons
The easiest way to find a balloon is to wait for the time to end in a 5 (X:05, X:15, X:25 etc) and simply walk up and down the eastern and western borders of your town by the cliffs. If a balloon has appeared you will either see the balloon itself or hear the wind rushing signifying it is nearby. The balloons will appear on either the 16th, 32nd or 48th tile from the top (i.e. on the borders of sectors as used in Perfect Town). At least one balloon appears each hour.
Golden Slingshot
After you've shot down at least eight balloons, there is a chance that you will find an item attached to three golden balloons ("three-balloon" balloon). This is the Golden Slingshot. Unlike other balloon items, this item is not inside a present, but is just attached to the three balloons. The ninth item shot down may not be the golden slingshot, but any balloon item from number nine and on has a chance of being a golden slingshot.
...Hope I helped...
This was probably made before but...
Balloons occasionally float over your town with a present attached. You'll hear a wind noise when there's one nearby. If you hear the noise and can't see a balloon try pressing up on the d-pad to look up. Balloons can be shot down with a slingshot - stand under the balloon, where the shadow is, and shoot, but be careful the balloon is not over water. When you open the present that was attached you may find a piece of the 8-Bit Mario Theme - besides hacking or online trading, balloons are the only way to obtain this series. However you may only get a regular piece of furniture.
Finding Balloons
The easiest way to find a balloon is to wait for the time to end in a 5 (X:05, X:15, X:25 etc) and simply walk up and down the eastern and western borders of your town by the cliffs. If a balloon has appeared you will either see the balloon itself or hear the wind rushing signifying it is nearby. The balloons will appear on either the 16th, 32nd or 48th tile from the top (i.e. on the borders of sectors as used in Perfect Town). At least one balloon appears each hour.
Golden Slingshot
After you've shot down at least eight balloons, there is a chance that you will find an item attached to three golden balloons ("three-balloon" balloon). This is the Golden Slingshot. Unlike other balloon items, this item is not inside a present, but is just attached to the three balloons. The ninth item shot down may not be the golden slingshot, but any balloon item from number nine and on has a chance of being a golden slingshot.
...Hope I helped...
