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{{redirect|Bloons TD (game)|the series in general|Bloons TD (series)|other uses|Bloons TD (disambiguation)}}

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|release 1 name=Ninja Kiwi

|release 2 name=~~Newgrounds~~

|release 2 name=MochiGames

|release 2 date={{timestamp|~~@1187256535~~}}

|release 2 date={{timestamp|2007-08-15T19:50:18-08:00}}<ref>In [https://web.archive.org/web/20140318105629/http://games.mochiads.com/c/g/bloons-tower-defense.zip bloons-tower-defense.zip], <code>__metadata__.json</code> contains this timestamp.</ref>

|release 3 name=~~Kongregate~~

|release 3 name=Newgrounds

|release 3 date={{~~date~~|~~19 aug 2007~~}}

|release 3 date={{timestamp|@1187256535}}

|release 4 name=~~Armor Games~~

|release 4 name=Kongregate

|release 4 date={{date|~~7 feb 2008~~}}

|release 4 date={{date|19 aug 2007}}

|release 5 name=~~MochiGames~~

|release 5 name=Armor Games

|release 5 date={{date|7 feb 2008}}

}}

'''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' (also referred to with the retronyms '''''Bloons TD''''' and '''''BTD1''''') is an Adobe Flash game released in 2007. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]'' and the first game in the {{series|Bloons TD}}.

'''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' (also referred to with the retronyms '''''Bloons TD''''' and '''''BTD1''''') is an Adobe Flash game in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]] developed by [[Ninja Kiwi]] released in 2007. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]'' and the first game in the {{series|Bloons TD}}. It is the basis of ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'', which shares many assets and mostly the same gameplay.

==Gameplay==

[[File:BTD1 gameplay.png|thumb|300px|Gameplay of ''Bloons Tower Defense'']]

''Bloons Tower Defense'' is a [[wp:tower defense|tower defense]] game in which the player places [[tower]]s on a map to defend against waves of [[Bloon]]s that move along a path. There are five tower types: the Dart Tower, Tack Tower, Ice Tower, Bomb Tower, and Super Monkey. Each tower type has two [[upgrade]]s, except the Super Monkey, which only has one. The player can purchase upgrades on a tower in any order. There are six Bloon types: the Red Bloon, Blue Bloon, Green Bloon, Yellow Bloon, Black Bloon, and White Bloon, in order from weakest to strongest. There are a total of 50 [[round]]s.

[[File:BTD1 bg.png|left|thumb|The map]]

The map (or "maze", as some flavor text calls it) is a grassy field with a stone path. The path starts on the left, rounds 13 bends, and exits at the top. The user interface normally blocks the right side of the map, though the player can place towers there with glitches.

==Towers==

{|class="wikitable"

!~~Icon~~

!Sprites

!~~Sprite~~

!Text

~~!Name / description~~

!Cost

!Stats

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|[[File:BTD1 dart button.svg|50px]]

|[[File:BTD1 towerdart.svg|50px]]

[[File:BTD1 towerdart.svg|50px]]

|id="Dart Tower"|'''[[Dart Monkey|Dart Tower]]''' Shoots a single dart. Can upgrade to piercing darts and long range darts

|$250

|{{G1 tower stats

|{{BTD3 tower stats

|range =100

|speed text =Fast

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|[[File:BTD1 tack button.svg|50px]]

|[[File:BTD1 towertack.svg|50px]]

[[File:BTD1 towertack.svg|50px]]

|id="Tack Tower"|'''[[Tack Shooter|Tack Tower]]''' Shoots volley of tacks in 8 directions. Can upgrade its shoot speed and its range.{{sic}}

|$400

|{{G1 tower stats

|{{BTD3 tower stats

|range =70

|speed text =Medium

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|[[File:BTD1 ice button.svg|50px]]

|[[File:BTD1 towerice.svg|50px]]

[[File:BTD1 towerice.svg|50px]]

|id="Ice Tower"|'''[[Ice Monkey|Ice Tower]]''' Freezes nearby bloons. Frozen bloons are immune to darts and tacks, but bombs will destroy them. Can upgrade to increased freeze time, and larger freeze radius.

|$850

|{{G1 tower stats

|{{BTD3 tower stats

|range =60

|speed text =Slow

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|[[File:BTD1 bomb button.svg|50px]]

|[[File:BTD1 towerbomb.svg|50px]]

[[File:BTD1 towerbomb.svg|50px]]

|id="Bomb Tower"|'''[[Bomb Shooter|Bomb Tower]]''' Launches a bomb that explodes on impact. Can upgrade to bigger bombs and longer range.

|$900

|{{G1 tower stats

|{{BTD3 tower stats

|range =120

|speed text =Medium

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|[[File:BTD1 super button.svg|50px]]

|[[File:BTD1 towersuper.svg|50px]]

[[File:BTD1 towersuper.svg|50px]]

|id="Super Monkey"|'''[[Super Monkey]]''' Super monkey shoots a continuous stream of darts and can mow down even the fastest and most stubborn bloons.

|$4,000

|{{G1 tower stats

|{{BTD3 tower stats

|range =140

|speed text =Hypersonic

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|[[File:BTD1 dart1.svg]]

|'''Piercing Darts'''

|id="Piercing Darts"|'''Piercing Darts'''

|rowspan="2"|Dart Tower

|$210

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|[[File:BTD1 dart2.svg]]

|'''Long Range Darts'''

|id="Long Range Darts"|'''Long Range Darts'''

|$100

| +25 range

|-

|[[File:BTD1 tack1.svg]]

|'''Faster Shooting'''

|id="Faster Shooting"|'''Faster Shooting'''

|rowspan="2"|Tack Tower

|$250

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|[[File:BTD1 tack2.svg]]

|'''Extra Range Tacks'''

|id="Extra Range Tacks"|'''Extra Range Tacks'''

|$150

| +10 range

| +10 range, +30% projectile size

|-

|[[File:BTD1 ice1.svg]]

|'''Long Freeze Time'''

|id="Long Freeze Time"|'''Long Freeze Time'''

|rowspan="2"|Ice Tower

|$450

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|[[File:BTD1 ice2.svg]]

|'''Wide Freeze Radius'''

|id="Wide Freeze Radius"|'''Wide Freeze Radius'''

|$300

| +15 range

| +15 range, +20% projectile size

|-

|[[File:BTD1 bomb1.svg]]

|'''Bigger Bombs'''

|id="Bigger Bombs"|'''Bigger Bombs'''

|rowspan="2"|Bomb Tower

|$650

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|[[File:BTD1 bomb2.svg]]

|'''Extra Range Bombs'''

|id="Extra Range Bombs"|'''Extra Range Bombs'''

|$250

| +20 range

|-

|[[File:BTD1 super1.svg]]

|'''Epic Range'''

|id="Epic Range"|'''Epic Range'''

|Super Monkey

|$2400

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!Time to reach exit

|-

|id="Red Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain1.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="Red Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain1.svg]]

|'''[[Red Bloon]]'''

|1

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|930 frames (23.25s)

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|id="Blue Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain2.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="Blue Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain2.svg]]

|'''[[Blue Bloon]]'''

|2

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|779 frames (19.47s)

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|id="Green Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain3.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="Green Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain3.svg]]

|'''[[Green Bloon]]'''

|3

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|544 frames (13.60s)

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|id="Yellow Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain4.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="Yellow Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain4.svg]]

|'''[[Yellow Bloon]]'''

|4

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|300 frames (7.50s)

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|id="Black Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain5.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="Black Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain5.svg]]

|'''[[Black Bloon]]'''

|9

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|id="White Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain6.svg~~|x50px~~]]

|id="White Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain6.svg]]

|'''[[White Bloon]]'''

|9

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~~==Map==~~

~~[[File:BTD1 bg.png|thumb]]~~

The map (or "maze", as it's called in some flavor text) is a grassy field with a stone path. The path starts on the left, rounds 13 bends, and exits at the top. The right side of the map is normally blocked by the user interface, though towers can be placed there with glitches.

~~{{clear|right}}~~

==Rounds==

{|class="wikitable sortable center-col-1 center-col-3"

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Despite the claims on round 15, the game is difficult to beat with only a Tack Tower on non-Newgrounds versions.

==Strategy==

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*[[Sell]]ing should be avoided as much as possible, since income is very limited.

*In general, Dart Towers and Tack Towers are the only towers worth using due to their low cost and the lack of any Bloon types that resist them.

**The Ice Tower is expensive, deals no damage, does nothing to White Bloons, and doesn't really help Dart Towers and Tack Towers since the freeze effect also makes Bloons immune to them.

**The Dart tower is cheap compared to its affects and cost. The Piercing Darts upgrade lets one Dart Tower pop 2 Bloons which is cheaper than another Dart tower. Long Range Darts are a poor choice since more towers will increase both damage and area coverage.

**The Bomb Tower is expensive, has poor damage output due to its low attack speed, and does nothing to Black Bloons.

**The Tack Tower is incredibly powerful at corners. You want to point as many tacks into the track as possible (highest on The Maze is 7). Early game the fixed projectile paths can leak Bloons but the more dense clusters can be cut through quickly due to its high damage. Place these as early in the track as possible to pop clusters before they break apart. New Tack Towers are more cost-effective than buying Faster Shooting as long as there are still ideal spots. Extra Range Tacks can be useful after your defense is stabilized to make hitting Bloons more consistent and reaching the opposite end of corners when several are packed into a small spot.

**The Super Monkey isn't worth saving up for. 9 Dart Towers and 8 Piercing Darts upgrades can be bought for about same cost and has roughly the same damage output.

**The Ice Tower is expensive, deals no damage, does nothing to White Bloons, and doesn't really help Dart Towers and Tack Towers since the freeze effect also makes Bloons immune to them. Both upgrades are bad since you should not be using this tower in the first place.

**The Bomb Tower is expensive, has poor damage output due to its low attack speed, and does nothing to Black Bloons. If placed near the middle of the track, one or two can put in good damage. Bigger Bombs is a fine upgrade if you can afford it but is too expensive most of the time. Extra Range Bombs is pointless since the Bomb Tower already has a sizeable range and taking the upgrade increases the chance of missing bombs completely near the edge due to slow projectile speed.

**The Super Monkey isn't worth saving up for. 9 Dart Towers and 8 Piercing Darts upgrades can be bought for about same cost and has roughly the same damage output. The Epic Range upgrade lets it hit most of the map from the middle but suffers from missing darts the further away the Bloons are from it, this can result in it getting distracted by a Bloon across the map and failing to hit it while the rest break through your defenses.

==Releases==

~~===Ninja Kiwi===~~

~~====Description====~~

~~{{quote|Stop any bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Towers can throw darts, tacks, bombs, and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}~~

~~====How to Play====~~

{{quote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}

===Kongregate===

The Kongregate version has an unlockable badge.

{|class="wikitable"

{|class="wikitable center-col-1 center-col-3"

!Image

!~~Name / description~~

!Text

!Points

|-

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|}

~~====Description====~~

~~{{quote|Stop any Bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Throw darts, tacks, bombs and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}~~

~~====Instructions====~~

{{quote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}

===Newgrounds===

The Tack ~~Shooter~~ and its upgrades have different costs in the Newgrounds release.

The Tack Tower and its upgrades have different costs in the Newgrounds release.

{|class="wikitable"

{|class="wikitable inline"

!Tack ~~Shooter~~

|+Base costs

!Tack Tower

|$325

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|$110

|}

{|class="wikitable"

{|class="wikitable inline"

|+Total costs and sell values

!Tiers

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|$508

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~~====Description====~~

~~{{quote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}~~

~~===Armor Games===~~

~~====Description====~~

~~{{quote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}~~

~~====Controls====~~

~~{{quote|Use your mouse.}}~~

~~===MochiGames===~~

~~====Description====~~

~~{{quote|Try to pop every bloon before it escapes the maze. Place different kinds of towers around the maze to pop them all.}}~~

===Cool Math Games===

The [[wp:Cool Math Games|Cool Math Games]] release ~~changes one of the~~ round ~~hints altered to remove an obscenity, presumably to comply with the site~~'s ~~family~~-~~friendly policies~~. It's unknown if ~~this version was used by~~ any other websites that licensed the game ~~or if it was created specifically for Cool Math Games~~.

The [[wp:Cool Math Games|Cool Math Games]] release alters round 13's pre-round comment to "... he really is poptastic!" to remove a profanity. It is unknown if any other websites that licensed the game use this version.

==Bugs and glitches==

===Upgrade stacking glitch===

~~This glitch currently doesn't work on Ruffle because it doesn't support navigation keys.~~ By pressing {{key|Tab}} until an upgrade button is highlighted ~~and~~ pressing {{key|Enter}} to purchase it, the player can purchase that upgrade multiple times on one tower. There's no limit to the number of times the upgrade can be bought and it doesn't stop if the player can't afford it, which puts their money into the negatives. ~~The most useful~~ application of this glitch is to use the Tack Tower's Faster Shooting upgrade to increase its [[attack speed]] to the cap of 40 shots per second; this ~~specific application~~ is often called the "hypersonic Tack Tower glitch".

By pressing {{key|Tab}} until an upgrade button is highlighted then pressing {{key|Enter}} to purchase it, the player can purchase that upgrade multiple times on one tower. There's no limit to the number of times the upgrade can be bought, and it doesn't stop if the player can't afford it, which puts their money into the negatives. One application of this glitch is to use the Tack Tower's Faster Shooting upgrade to increase its [[attack speed]] to the cap of 40 shots per second; this is often called the "hypersonic Tack Tower glitch".

==Technical information==

{{technical information

|engine=Adobe Flash (SWF version 8)

|resolution=640×480

|fps=40 fps

}}

==Development==

Ninja Kiwi co-founder Stephen Harris and his brother, Chris Harris, created ''BTD1'' in "late 2007" by working a tower defense game around ''Bloons''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s concept.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140101112419/http://dailytekk.com/2013/05/13/game-of-fame-bloons-tower-defense/</ref>

===Unused content===

==Unused content==

====Spikey Ball Tower====

===Spikey Ball Tower===

[[File:BTD1 towerspikey.svg|thumb]]

The Spikey Ball Tower is an unused type of tower. It shoots volleys of spiked balls in four directions, similar to the Tack Tower. It has no description or upgrades. The spiked balls use the same graphic as the [[Spikey Ball Bloon]] from ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]''.

==~~Technical information~~==

==Descriptions==

{{~~tech information~~

===Ninja Kiwi===

|~~height~~=~~480~~

{{blockquote|Stop any bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Towers can throw darts, tacks, bombs, and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}

|~~width~~=~~640~~

|~~fps~~=40

===MochiGames===

}}

{{blockquote|Try to pop every bloon before it escapes the maze. Place different kinds of towers around the maze to pop them all.}}

===Kongregate===

{{blockquote|Stop any Bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Throw darts, tacks, bombs and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}

===Newgrounds===

{{blockquote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}

====Instructions====

{{blockquote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}

===Armor Games===

{{blockquote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}

====Controls====

==Gallery==

===Screenshots===

~~{{screenshot needed}}~~

BTD1 main menu.png|Main menu

BTD1 Game Hint NK Archive.png|Round 13 Game Hint in the [[Ninja Kiwi Archive]] version

BTD1 super upgrade singular.png|Super Monkey's singular upgrade on the upgrade panel.

BTD1 win screen.png|Win screen

</gallery>

===Icons===

{{~~image needed|Icons used for the game on every website it was released on~~}}

BTD1 nk thumb.jpg|Ninja Kiwi

BTD1 mochi thumb.jpg|MochiGames

BTD1 ng thumb.png|Newgrounds

BTD1 kong thumb.jpg|Kongregate

BTD1 armor icon.png|Armor Games

</gallery>

==References==

==External links==

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+{{italic title|Bloons Tower Defense|game}}
 {{redirect|Bloons TD (game)|the series in general|Bloons TD (series)|other uses|Bloons TD (disambiguation)}}
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 |release 1 name=Ninja Kiwi
-|release 2 name=Newgrounds
+|release 2 name=MochiGames
-|release 2 date={{timestamp|@1187256535}}
+|release 2 date={{timestamp|2007-08-15T19:50:18-08:00}}<ref>In [https://web.archive.org/web/20140318105629/http://games.mochiads.com/c/g/bloons-tower-defense.zip bloons-tower-defense.zip], <code>__metadata__.json</code> contains this timestamp.</ref>
-|release 3 name=Kongregate
+|release 3 name=Newgrounds
-|release 3 date={{date|19 aug 2007}}
+|release 3 date={{timestamp|@1187256535}}
-|release 4 name=Armor Games
+|release 4 name=Kongregate
-|release 4 date={{date|7 feb 2008}}
+|release 4 date={{date|19 aug 2007}}
-|release 5 name=MochiGames
+|release 5 name=Armor Games
+|release 5 date={{date|7 feb 2008}}
 }}
-'''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' (also referred to with the retronyms '''''Bloons TD''''' and '''''BTD1''''') is an Adobe Flash game released in 2007. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]'' and the first game in the {{series|Bloons TD}}.
+'''''Bloons Tower Defense''''' (also referred to with the retronyms '''''Bloons TD''''' and '''''BTD1''''') is an Adobe Flash game in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]] developed by [[Ninja Kiwi]] released in 2007. It is a spin-off of ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]'' and the first game in the {{series|Bloons TD}}. It is the basis of ''[[Bloons Tower Defense 2]]'', which shares many assets and mostly the same gameplay.
 ==Gameplay==
 {{further|Bloons TD (series)#Gameplay}}
-{{empty}}
+[[File:BTD1 gameplay.png|thumb|300px|Gameplay of ''Bloons Tower Defense'']]
+''Bloons Tower Defense'' is a [[wp:tower defense|tower defense]] game in which the player places [[tower]]s on a map to defend against waves of [[Bloon]]s that move along a path. There are five tower types: the Dart Tower, Tack Tower, Ice Tower, Bomb Tower, and Super Monkey. Each tower type has two [[upgrade]]s, except the Super Monkey, which only has one. The player can purchase upgrades on a tower in any order. There are six Bloon types: the Red Bloon, Blue Bloon, Green Bloon, Yellow Bloon, Black Bloon, and White Bloon, in order from weakest to strongest. There are a total of 50 [[round]]s.
+[[File:BTD1 bg.png|left|thumb|The map]]
+The map (or "maze", as some flavor text calls it) is a grassy field with a stone path. The path starts on the left, rounds 13 bends, and exits at the top. The user interface normally blocks the right side of the map, though the player can place towers there with glitches.
+{{clear}}
 ==Towers==
 {|class="wikitable"
-!Icon
+!Sprites
-!Sprite
+!Text
-!Name / description
 !Cost
 !Stats
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 |[[File:BTD1 dart button.svg|50px]]
-|[[File:BTD1 towerdart.svg|50px]]
+[[File:BTD1 towerdart.svg|50px]]
 |id="Dart Tower"|'''[[Dart Monkey|Dart Tower]]'''<br>Shoots a single dart. Can upgrade to piercing darts and long range darts
 |$250
-|{{G1 tower stats
+|{{BTD3 tower stats
 |range		  =100
 |speed text	  =Fast
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 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 tack button.svg|50px]]
-|[[File:BTD1 towertack.svg|50px]]
+[[File:BTD1 towertack.svg|50px]]
 |id="Tack Tower"|'''[[Tack Shooter|Tack Tower]]'''<br>Shoots volley of tacks in 8 directions. Can upgrade its shoot speed and its range.{{sic}}
 |$400
-|{{G1 tower stats
+|{{BTD3 tower stats
 |range		  =70
 |speed text	  =Medium
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 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 ice button.svg|50px]]
-|[[File:BTD1 towerice.svg|50px]]
+[[File:BTD1 towerice.svg|50px]]
 |id="Ice Tower"|'''[[Ice Monkey|Ice Tower]]'''<br>Freezes nearby bloons. Frozen bloons are immune to darts and tacks, but bombs will destroy them. Can upgrade to increased freeze time, and larger freeze radius.
 |$850
-|{{G1 tower stats
+|{{BTD3 tower stats
 |range		    =60
 |speed text	    =Slow
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 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 bomb button.svg|50px]]
-|[[File:BTD1 towerbomb.svg|50px]]
+[[File:BTD1 towerbomb.svg|50px]]
 |id="Bomb Tower"|'''[[Bomb Shooter|Bomb Tower]]'''<br>Launches a bomb that explodes on impact. Can upgrade to bigger bombs and longer range.
 |$900
-|{{G1 tower stats
+|{{BTD3 tower stats
 |range		  =120
 |speed text	  =Medium
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 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 super button.svg|50px]]
-|[[File:BTD1 towersuper.svg|50px]]
+[[File:BTD1 towersuper.svg|50px]]
 |id="Super Monkey"|'''[[Super Monkey]]'''<br>Super monkey shoots a continuous stream of darts and can mow down even the fastest and most stubborn bloons.
 |$4,000
-|{{G1 tower stats
+|{{BTD3 tower stats
 |range		  =140
 |speed text	  =Hypersonic
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 |[[File:BTD1 dart1.svg]]
-|'''Piercing Darts'''
+|id="Piercing Darts"|'''Piercing Darts'''
 |rowspan="2"|Dart Tower
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 |[[File:BTD1 dart2.svg]]
-|'''Long Range Darts'''
+|id="Long Range Darts"|'''Long Range Darts'''
 |$100
 | +25 range
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 |[[File:BTD1 tack1.svg]]
-|'''Faster Shooting'''
+|id="Faster Shooting"|'''Faster Shooting'''
 |rowspan="2"|Tack Tower
 |$250
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 |[[File:BTD1 tack2.svg]]
-|'''Extra Range Tacks'''
+|id="Extra Range Tacks"|'''Extra Range Tacks'''
 |$150
-| +10 range
+| +10 range, +30% projectile size
 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 ice1.svg]]
-|'''Long Freeze Time'''
+|id="Long Freeze Time"|'''Long Freeze Time'''
 |rowspan="2"|Ice Tower
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 |[[File:BTD1 ice2.svg]]
-|'''Wide Freeze Radius'''
+|id="Wide Freeze Radius"|'''Wide Freeze Radius'''
 |$300
-| +15 range
+| +15 range, +20% projectile size
 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 bomb1.svg]]
-|'''Bigger Bombs'''
+|id="Bigger Bombs"|'''Bigger Bombs'''
 |rowspan="2"|Bomb Tower
 |$650
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 |[[File:BTD1 bomb2.svg]]
-|'''Extra Range Bombs'''
+|id="Extra Range Bombs"|'''Extra Range Bombs'''
 |$250
 | +20 range
 |-
 |[[File:BTD1 super1.svg]]
-|'''Epic Range'''
+|id="Epic Range"|'''Epic Range'''
 |Super Monkey
 |$2400
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 !Time to reach exit
 |-
-|id="Red Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain1.svg|x50px]]
+|id="Red Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain1.svg]]
 |'''[[Red Bloon]]'''
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 |930 frames (23.25s)
 |-
-|id="Blue Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain2.svg|x50px]]
+|id="Blue Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain2.svg]]
 |'''[[Blue Bloon]]'''
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 |779 frames (19.47s)
 |-
-|id="Green Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain3.svg|x50px]]
+|id="Green Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain3.svg]]
 |'''[[Green Bloon]]'''
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 |544 frames (13.60s)
 |-
-|id="Yellow Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain4.svg|x50px]]
+|id="Yellow Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain4.svg]]
 |'''[[Yellow Bloon]]'''
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 |300 frames (7.50s)
 |-
-|id="Black Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain5.svg|x50px]]
+|id="Black Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain5.svg]]
 |'''[[Black Bloon]]'''
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 |524 frames (13.10s)
 |-
-|id="White Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain6.svg|x50px]]
+|id="White Bloon (BTD1)"|[[File:BTD1 plain6.svg]]
 |'''[[White Bloon]]'''
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 |407 frames (10.17s)
 |}
-==Map==
-[[File:BTD1 bg.png|thumb]]
-The map (or "maze", as it's called in some flavor text) is a grassy field with a stone path. The path starts on the left, rounds 13 bends, and exits at the top. The right side of the map is normally blocked by the user interface, though towers can be placed there with glitches.
-{{clear|right}}
 ==Rounds==
 {|class="wikitable sortable center-col-1 center-col-3"
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 |—
 |}
+Despite the claims on round 15, the game is difficult to beat with only a Tack Tower on non-Newgrounds versions.
 ==Strategy==
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 *[[Sell]]ing should be avoided as much as possible, since income is very limited.
 *In general, Dart Towers and Tack Towers are the only towers worth using due to their low cost and the lack of any Bloon types that resist them.
-**The Ice Tower is expensive, deals no damage, does nothing to White Bloons, and doesn't really help Dart Towers and Tack Towers since the freeze effect also makes Bloons immune to them.
+**The Dart tower is cheap compared to its affects and cost. The Piercing Darts upgrade lets one Dart Tower pop 2 Bloons which is cheaper than another Dart tower. Long Range Darts are a poor choice since more towers will increase both damage and area coverage.
-**The Bomb Tower is expensive, has poor damage output due to its low attack speed, and does nothing to Black Bloons.
+**The Tack Tower is incredibly powerful at corners. You want to point as many tacks into the track as possible (highest on The Maze is 7). Early game the fixed projectile paths can leak Bloons but the more dense clusters can be cut through quickly due to its high damage. Place these as early in the track as possible to pop clusters before they break apart. New Tack Towers are more cost-effective than buying Faster Shooting as long as there are still ideal spots. Extra Range Tacks can be useful after your defense is stabilized to make hitting Bloons more consistent  and reaching the opposite end of corners when several are packed into a small spot.
-**The Super Monkey isn't worth saving up for. 9 Dart Towers and 8 Piercing Darts upgrades can be bought for about same cost and has roughly the same damage output.
+**The Ice Tower is expensive, deals no damage, does nothing to White Bloons, and doesn't really help Dart Towers and Tack Towers since the freeze effect also makes Bloons immune to them. Both upgrades are bad since you should not be using this tower in the first place.
+**The Bomb Tower is expensive, has poor damage output due to its low attack speed, and does nothing to Black Bloons. If placed near the middle of the track, one or two can put in good damage. Bigger Bombs is a fine upgrade if you can afford it but is too expensive most of the time. Extra Range Bombs is pointless since the Bomb Tower already has a sizeable range and taking the upgrade increases the chance of missing bombs completely near the edge due to slow projectile speed.
+**The Super Monkey isn't worth saving up for. 9 Dart Towers and 8 Piercing Darts upgrades can be bought for about same cost and has roughly the same damage output. The Epic Range upgrade lets it hit most of the map from the middle but suffers from missing darts the further away the Bloons are from it, this can result in it getting distracted by a Bloon across the map and failing to hit it while the rest break through your defenses.
 ==Releases==
-===Ninja Kiwi===
-====Description====
-{{quote|Stop any bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Towers can throw darts, tacks, bombs, and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}
-====How to Play====
-{{quote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}
 ===Kongregate===
 The Kongregate version has an unlockable badge.
-{|class="wikitable"
+{|class="wikitable center-col-1 center-col-3"
 !Image
-!Name / description
+!Text
 !Points
 |-
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 |30
 |}
-====Description====
-{{quote|Stop any Bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Throw darts, tacks, bombs and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}
-====Instructions====
-{{quote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}
 ===Newgrounds===
-The Tack Shooter and its upgrades have different costs in the Newgrounds release.
+The Tack Tower and its upgrades have different costs in the Newgrounds release.
-{|class="wikitable"
+{|class="wikitable inline"
-!Tack Shooter
+|+Base costs
+!Tack Tower
 |$325
 |-
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 |$110
 |}
-{|class="wikitable"
+{|class="wikitable inline"
 |+Total costs and sell values
 !Tiers
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 |$508
 |}
-====Description====
-{{quote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}
-===Armor Games===
-====Description====
-{{quote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}
-====Controls====
-{{quote|Use your mouse.}}
-===MochiGames===
-====Description====
-{{quote|Try to pop every bloon before it escapes the maze. Place different kinds of towers around the maze to pop them all.}}
 ===Cool Math Games===
-The [[wp:Cool Math Games|Cool Math Games]] release changes one of the round hints altered to remove an obscenity, presumably to comply with the site's family-friendly policies. It's unknown if this version was used by any other websites that licensed the game or if it was created specifically for Cool Math Games.
+The [[wp:Cool Math Games|Cool Math Games]] release alters round 13's pre-round comment to "... he really is poptastic!" to remove a profanity. It is unknown if any other websites that licensed the game use this version.
 ==Bugs and glitches==
 ===Upgrade stacking glitch===
 {{main|Upgrade stacking glitch}}
-This glitch currently doesn't work on Ruffle because it doesn't support navigation keys. By pressing {{key|Tab}} until an upgrade button is highlighted and pressing {{key|Enter}} to purchase it, the player can purchase that upgrade multiple times on one tower. There's no limit to the number of times the upgrade can be bought and it doesn't stop if the player can't afford it, which puts their money into the negatives. The most useful application of this glitch is to use the Tack Tower's Faster Shooting upgrade to increase its [[attack speed]] to the cap of 40 shots per second; this specific application is often called the "hypersonic Tack Tower glitch".
+By pressing {{key|Tab}} until an upgrade button is highlighted then pressing {{key|Enter}} to purchase it, the player can purchase that upgrade multiple times on one tower. There's no limit to the number of times the upgrade can be bought, and it doesn't stop if the player can't afford it, which puts their money into the negatives. One application of this glitch is to use the Tack Tower's Faster Shooting upgrade to increase its [[attack speed]] to the cap of 40 shots per second; this is often called the "hypersonic Tack Tower glitch".
+==Technical information==
+{{technical information
+|engine=Adobe Flash (SWF version 8)
+|resolution=640×480
+|fps=40 fps
+}}
 ==Development==
+Ninja Kiwi co-founder Stephen Harris and his brother, Chris Harris, created ''BTD1'' in "late 2007" by working a tower defense game around ''Bloons''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s concept.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140101112419/http://dailytekk.com/2013/05/13/game-of-fame-bloons-tower-defense/</ref>
-===Unused content===
+==Unused content==
-====Spikey Ball Tower====
+===Spikey Ball Tower===
 {{main|Spikey Ball Tower}}
 [[File:BTD1 towerspikey.svg|thumb]]
 The Spikey Ball Tower is an unused type of tower. It shoots volleys of spiked balls in four directions, similar to the Tack Tower. It has no description or upgrades. The spiked balls use the same graphic as the [[Spikey Ball Bloon]] from ''[[Bloons (game)|Bloons]]''.
-==Technical information==
+==Descriptions==
-{{tech information
+===Ninja Kiwi===
-|height=480
+{{blockquote|Stop any bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Towers can throw darts, tacks, bombs, and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}
-|width=640
-|fps=40
+===MochiGames===
-}}
+{{blockquote|Try to pop every bloon before it escapes the maze. Place different kinds of towers around the maze to pop them all.}}
+===Kongregate===
+{{blockquote|Stop any Bloons from escaping the maze by building and upgrading bloons popping towers. Throw darts, tacks, bombs and ice. Can you make it through all 50 levels?}}
+===Newgrounds===
+{{blockquote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}
+====Instructions====
+{{blockquote|Click on the tower type you want to build on the right side of the screen, then once its selected, place the tower in the maze. Press escape to deselect or cancel your current action. You can sell towers for extra money for 80% of what you paid for them. Larger coloured bloons have smaller bloons inside them, so watch out!}}
+===Armor Games===
+{{blockquote|I love tower defense games, and Bloons was fun to make, so I thought we'd try a mix of the two ideas in one game. Have fun!}}
+====Controls====
+{{blockquote|Use your mouse.}}
 ==Gallery==
 ===Screenshots===
-{{screenshot needed}}
+<gallery>
+BTD1 main menu.png|Main menu
+BTD1 Game Hint NK Archive.png|Round 13 Game Hint in the [[Ninja Kiwi Archive]] version
+BTD1 super upgrade singular.png|Super Monkey's singular upgrade on the upgrade panel.
+BTD1 win screen.png|Win screen
+</gallery>
 ===Icons===
-{{image needed|Icons used for the game on every website it was released on}}
+<gallery>
+BTD1 nk thumb.jpg|Ninja Kiwi
+BTD1 mochi thumb.jpg|MochiGames
+BTD1 ng thumb.png|Newgrounds
+BTD1 kong thumb.jpg|Kongregate
+BTD1 armor icon.png|Armor Games
+</gallery>
+==References==
+{{references}}
 ==External links==
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 ==Navigation==
 {{game nav}}
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+[[Category:Bloons TD (series)]][[Category:Games developed by Ninja Kiwi]][[Category:Games published by Ninja Kiwi]]
-[[Category:Games developed by Ninja Kiwi]][[Category:Games published by Ninja Kiwi]]
+[[Category:Flash software]][[Category:Games on MochiGames]][[Category:Games on Newgrounds]][[Category:Games on Kongregate]][[Category:Games on Armor Games]]
-[[Category:Flash games]][[Category:Games on Newgrounds]][[Category:Games on Kongregate]][[Category:Games on Armor Games]][[Category:Games on MochiGames]]
+[[Category:2007]][[Category:2008]]