1. Title

2. Gameplay

3. Legacy

4. See also

5. Notes

6. References

7. External links

Title

Although "Clu Clu Land" is the official English title for the game, "Clu Clu" is actually an Englishization of "Kuru Kuru"; a Japanese onomatopoeia 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". The same phrase is also the basis for the title of the Game Boy Advance game Kuru Kuru Kururin.

Gameplay

In Clu Clu Land, the player is a female balloonfish named Bubbles, known as {{nihongo foot|Gloopy|グルッピー|Guruppī|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} in Japan, who swims around in a maze trying to uncover all the golden Ingots.^[10]

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 heroine, sets out to retrieve the treasure. The object of the game is to uncover all the gold ingots in each stage while avoiding the Unira and Black Holes. Ingots usually form a shape such as a heart or a mushroom. The only way Bubbles can turn around to change directions is by means of Turning Posts located throughout the stages. Bubbles can stun the Unira by using a Sound Wave. When they are stunned, Bubbles can push them into a 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. The game ends if Bubbles has lost all her lives.

In later levels, the player must pass over the ingots an odd number of times to uncover them, as they will alternate between their uncovered side and a dull side.

Legacy

An expanded edition known as {{nihongo foot|Vs. Clu Clu Land|VSクルクルランド|VS Kurukuru Rando|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} was released for the coin-op Nintendo Vs. System. It contains twice as many puzzles, a new enemy named Boss Unira, different level themes, and some other adjusted game features. A port of this version was released as the final game for the Family Computer Disk System, titled Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Cluclu Land. It contains a few minor enhancements such as difficulty selection. Both the NES and FDS versions are unlockable in the Nintendo GameCube title Animal Crossing while the latter was retitled Clu Clu Land D outside Japan.

In September 2001, the game was ported to the Sharp Zaurus series of PDAs.^[2]

In May 2004, the game was re-released on the Famicom Mini for the Game Boy Advance.

Bubbles appear as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Clu Clu Land NES music as well as the Unira enemy as an item is in its sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Bubbles & Unira return as Spirits and Unira returns as an item in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. She reappears again as the last secret character in the Game Boy Advance game DK: King of Swing (which was inspired by, if not somewhat of a remake of, Clu Clu Land).

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

The rupee from The Legend of Zelda series was modeled after the Ingot sprite from Clu Clu Land. The recurring Digdogger enemy is said to be a massive Unira.

Clu Clu Land is one of the NES games included in the NES Remix series.

See also

• List of NES games

Notes

References

External links

• {{moby game|id=/clu-clu-land|name=Clu Clu Land}}
• Clu Clu Land at NinDB

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