Pop Rock Station

Pop Rock Station is a test in paid downloadable content, the Octo Expansion. This station is unlocked after clearing either Ink from Above Station or Wassup 8-Ball Station.

Access
The player must clear either Ink from Above Station or  Wassup 8-Ball Station to access this test. The shortest way to access this station is to clear Wassup 8-Ball Station.

Brief Overview
During this station's test, the player must pop all 50 balloons in order to pass it. Popping all balloons in a wave starts a new wave until all waves are cleared. Clearing the final wave, by popping all the balloons, immediately passes the test. Since this test uses only one checkpoint, which is located at the beginning, failing to pop a balloon by letting it fly away means the player has to begin the test from the start.

Wave 1
A Launchpad leads to a single island with ink-able columns and platforms on its edges. A balloon appears in the middle on the northern side of the platform. Popping it makes the second wave appear.

Wave 2
A balloon appears to the left on the northern side of the platform. Popping it makes the third wave appear.

Wave 3
Two balloons appear to the right on the northern side of the platform. Popping those makes the fourth wave appear.

Wave 4
Three balloons appear on the eastern side of the platform between columns; a balloon between the leftmost and middle-left column, a balloon between the middle-left and middle column, and a balloon between the middle column and middle-right column. Popping those makes the fifth wave appear.

Wave 5
Three balloons appear on the northern side of the platform; a balloon moves from the left to the right, one from the right to the left, and one middle which is stationary. Popping those makes the sixth wave appear.

Wave 6
Four balloons appear on the western side of the platform; they rotate as a group from the right to the left. Popping those makes the seventh wave appear.

Wave 7
One balloon appears on the eastern side of the platform; it oscillates up and down while moving from the right to the left. Popping it makes the eighth wave appear.

Wave 8
Four balloons appear on the southern side of the platform; they oscillate up and down while moving from the right to the left. Popping those makes the ninth wave appear.

Wave 9
One balloon appears on the western side of the platform; it oscillates up and down while moving from the left to the right. Popping it makes the tenth wave appear.

Wave 10
Two balloons appear on the eastern side of the platform; one between the leftmost column and middle-left column and one in front of the gap between the middle column and middle-right column. Popping those makes the eleventh wave appear.

Wave 11
Three balloons appear on the eastern side of the platform; two between the leftmost column and middle-left column, one below the other, moving from the left to the right and one between the middle column and middle-right column, moving from the right to the left. Popping those makes the twelfth wave appear.

Wave 12
One balloon appears on the western side of the platform above the middle column. Popping it makes the thirteenth wave appear.

Wave 13
Four balloons appear on the western side of the platform; they oscillate up and down while moving from the left to the right. Popping those makes the fourteenth wave appear.

Wave 14
One balloon appears on the northern side and two balloons on the eastern side of the platform; they oscillate up and down, one appearing to the right on the northern side, one at a high height beyond the middle-left column, and one at a high height beyond the leftmost column. Popping those makes the fifteenth wave appear.

Wave 15
One balloon appears on the northern side of the platform and one balloon appears in the center of the platform. Popping those makes the sixteenth wave appear.

Wave 16
Five balloons appear in a row from the right on the southern side of the platform in front of the columns to the left on the western side of the platform in front of the columns. Popping those makes the seventeenth wave appear.

Wave 17
Seven balloons appear in a circle around the center of the platform. Popping those makes the eighteenth wave appear.

Wave 18
Two balloons appear on the northern side of the platform moving in a figure-8 in the middle. Popping those makes the nineteenth and final wave appear.

Final Wave
One balloon appears on the southern side of the platform at a high height beyond the middle column, moving away from the platform. Popping the final balloon passes the test.

Mem Cake
"Though parted by the ocean deep, My oldest friend, we meet again. I touch your face; you rouse from sleep."

- Octoling mem cake

Completing this test awards the player with the Octoling mem cake.

Quotes
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When the player enters a station with multiple weapons available to equip for the first time: "Use to choose a weapon to use."

"Orange S2 have been given the Kamabo Co. seal of approval."

"The Orange S2 for passing each test differs based on which weapon is used. Good luck."

"You can switch out the weapon you're using by activating the Orange S2 with."

Advice before starting the mission: "Please pop all 50 target balloons."

"If you leave a single balloon unpopped, you'll fail."

"And the balloons will float away quickly, so don't waste any time."

"Jump on in and we'll get started."

"A balloon got away—test failed."

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"Just one left!"

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"That's 40 down—10 to go!"

"Just a few more!"

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"Hurry—don't let those balloons get away!"

"That's half of 'em!"

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Trivia

 * The title is a reference to Pop Rocks and the subtitle is a reference to the English version of the Nena song 99 Luftballons, known as 99 Red Balloons.
 * The title could also be a reference to the music genre, which was popular during the 1980’s.
 * This station has "Gayla Sky Spy" kites floating around in the background. These kites of the Japanese brand Gayla were popular in the seventies.
 * Fake Plastic Station and Radical Rails Station have these kites floating around in the background as well.
 * The Dutch title of this station alludes to the floating rock formations in the background of this level.