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Clu Clu Land
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	NES, Famicom Disk System, Virtual Console
Release date(s)	NES JP November 22, 1984 NA October 18, 1985 EU February 15, 1987 Virtual Console JP March 10, 2009 NA September 1, 2008 EU March 6, 2009
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+
Media	192-kilobit cartridge

Clu Clu Land (クルクルランド, Kuru Kuru Rando ^?) is an arcade and Nintendo Entertainment System game released in 1985 and was later released in North America on the Wii Virtual Console on September 1, 2008^[1] and in Europe on March 6, 2009. The game was called Vs. Clu Clu Land in video arcades. The game has been re-released for the Nintendo GameCube in the game Animal Crossing.

Overview

In Clu Clu Land, the player is a bubble fish named Bubbles—Groopy (or Gloopy) (グルッピー, Guruppī ^?) in the original Japanese version—who swims around in a maze trying to uncover all the golden ingots.

Description

Clu Clu Land's story starts with a type of Sea Urchin, the Unira, stealing all of the treasures in the underwater kingdom of Clu Clu Land. Bubbles, the hero, sets out to retrieve the treasure. The object of the game is to uncover all the golden Ingots in each stage while avoiding the Unira and Black Holes. The golden Ingots usually form an outline of something, such as a heart or a mushroom. There are Turning Posts throughout the stage, and that's the only way Bubbles can turn around to go to another side. Bubbles can stun the Unira by using a Sound Wave. When they're stunned, Bubbles can push them into the wall to get rid of them and receive points. If Bubbles is hurt by the Unira, she will lose a life. A life is also lost when Bubbles falls into a Black Hole, or when time runs out. This only happens if Bubbles hasn't moved. If Bubbles moves and time runs out, the game is over. The game also ends if Bubbles has lost all her lives.

In later levels, the player has to pass over the gold Ingots twice to uncover them, and passing over them in later levels will re-bury them.

Legacy

A successor to Clu Clu Land was released for the Famicom Disk System, making it the last game to be released for the system. This revised edition is called Clu Clu Land Disk Version (クルクルランド・ディスク版, Kuru Kuru Rando Disuku-Ban ^?) in Japan and became known in North America as Clu Clu Land D due to its presence as one of the unlockable games in the GameCube title Animal Crossing; however, its title screen actually refers to it as Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Cluclu Land. It has all of the puzzles of the original game plus more, a new enemy (Boss Unira), and easy and hard mode option. It is a port of VS Clu Clu Land.

In 2001 the game was ported to the Sharp Zaurus series of PDA's.

Bubbles also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Clu Clu Land music as well as the Unira enemy as an item is in its sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. She also reappears again as the last secret character in the Game Boy Advance game DK King of Swing.

There is also a Clu Clu Land "Remake" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves for Wii, as well as a Clu Clu Land "Spintendo" microgame in WarioWare: Twisted!

Title

Although "Clu Clu Land" is the official English title for the game, it should be noted that "Clu Clu" is actually a romanization of "Kuru Kuru", a Japanese onomatopeia word that refers to something going "around and around". In order for Bubbles to move around the mazes, she must grab onto poles with her hands. When she holds on to a pole without letting go, she spins "around and around". Hence, this game could also be called "Kuru Kuru Land". (The same phrase is also the basis for the title of the Game Boy Advance game Kuru Kuru Kururin.)

References

See also

• List of NES games

External links

• Clu Clu Land guide at StrategyWiki
• Clu Clu Land at MobyGames
• Clu Clu Land at the Classic Nintendo Wiki.
• Clu Clu Land at NinDB

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Clu Clu Land
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Japanese title	クルクルランド
Release date(s)	November 22, 1984  October, 1985 Wii Virtual Console  September 1, 2008
Genre(s)	Action
System(s)	Famicom Disk System, NES, Game Boy Advance, e-Reader, Wii Virtual Console
Players	1-2

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Clu Clu Land

Clu Clu Land is a Nintendo game that was made available for the Famicom shortly after it's launch in Japan, and was one of the launch titles for the NES in the United States. The core game play can best be described as a reverse Pac-Man. Rather than seeing every dot on the screen and needing to remove them, the player starts with an empty play field, and must proceed to reveal the location of every golden ingot.

The differences don't end there, however. In Clu Clu Land, the player does not move the main character Bubbles (or Gloopy in Japan) directly through the maze. Instead, the player directs Bubbles to hold out her left or right claw and grab on to poles to swing around and let go when facing the desired direction. Bubbles can also fire a sonic wave that temporarily stuns the enemy urchins.

Although "Clu Clu Land" is the official English title for the game, it should be noted that "Clu Clu" is actually a romanization of "Kuru Kuru", a Japanese expression that refers to something which goes "around and around". In order for Bubbles to move around the mazes, she must grab onto poles with her claws. When she holds on to a pole without letting go, she spins "around and around". Hence, this game could also be called "Kuru Kuru Land".

Clu Clu Land has seen a number of re-releases, including an arcade version Vs. Clu Clu Land, a Famicom Disk System version, an e-Reader card package for the Game Boy Advance, and it was also part of the Famicom Mini series for the GBA in Japan. Bubbles is also a secret unlockable character in the Game Boy Advance game DK King of Swing.

Story

In the undersea kingdom of Clu Clu Land, evil Sea Urchins have pilfered all of the treasure. Only Bubbles, a red bubblefish, is brave enough to head out into Urchin territory and recover all of Clu Clu Land's gold.

You control the red adventurer Bubbles on a journey through an underwater labyrinth filled with hidden gold bars, unseen traps and Black Holes. Be warned, evil Sea Urchins lie around every turn waiting to attack! As your enemies increase, the stakes get higher. Can you master the maze or will it master you?

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Gameplay summary

• You control Bubbles through the grid with the control pad by holding Bubble's claw out to grab pegs and rotate around them.
• You must reveal every hidden golden ingot to advance to the next stage.
• You must avoid contact with the enemy urchins and blackholes.
• Press the button to fire a sonic wave that stuns enemies. Push the stunned enemies into the wall to eliminate them for bonus points.
• Cross from one side of the screen to the other when allowed. Watch out for invisible bumper barriers.
• In the bonus round, uncover every single ingot before time runs out for bonus points.

American box artwork.

Game Boy Advance Famicom Mini.

Game Boy Advance e-Reader.

Title screen.

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Clu Clu Land
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date	Famicom November 22, 1984 (JP) NES October 18, 1985 (NA) February 15, 1987 (EU) e-reader: April 21, 2003 (NA) Virtual Console: September 1, 2008 (NA)
Genre	Maze
Mode(s)	Single player 1-2 players alternating
Age rating(s)	N/A NES ESRB: E Virtual Console
Platform(s)	Famicom Nintendo Entertainment System Famicom Disk System Virtual Console Unlockable: Animal Crossing
Media	192 Kilobit Cartridge Famicom NES Floppy disk Famicom Disk System
Input	NES Controller
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