Clu Clu Land
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| Clu CLu Land | |
| Developer | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Nintendo Entertainment System Gameboy Advance e-Reader Arcade Virtual Console |
| Release Date | Nintendo Entertainment System JP November 22, 1984 US October 18, 1985 EU February 15, 1987 JP April 28, 1992 (FDS) Arcade JP 1984 US 1984 e-Reader US April 21, 2003 Gameboy Advance JP May 21, 2004 Virtual Console JP September 1, 2008 EU Marc 6, 2009 |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Clu Clu Land is a puzzle game for the NES. The name "Clu Clu Land" is derived from the Japanese "Kuru Kuru" which means "around and around".
Story
A type of sea urchin named the Unira has stolen all the treasure in Clu Clu Land. Bubbles must retrieve the treasure.
Gameplay
The player must move around the board, trying to uncover all of the gold ingots. When they go over one, they become visible. In later levels, the player has to go over them twice for the ingots to appear and going over them once they appear will rebury them. The player can usually guess where the ingots are because they form a pattern. When all of the ingots are recovered, the player move on to the next level.
To control Bubbles, the player must press left or right to have Bubbles grab a pole to turn himself. The player can also use a sound wave to stun their enemies, which allows the player to defeat them.
Legacy
Bubbles appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee as well as being a playable character in DK: King of Swing (which has a similar gameplay style to Clu Clu Land). Also, one of 9-Volt's games in WarioWare: Smooth Moves is based on Clu Clu Land.
Sequels
Nintendo released a revised version of the game on the Famicom Disk System called Clu Clu Land Disk Version (Kuru Kuru Rando Disuku-ban). The revised version has new puzzles, a new enemy (Boss Unira), and an easy and hard mode.
Ports and Remakes
- Clu Clu Land and Clu Clu Land D (see below) are both playable in Animal Crossing as well as Animal Forest.
- In 2003, Clu Clu Land was made available for the e-Reader.
- In 2004, Clu Clu Land was released on the Gameboy Advance in Japan as part of the Famicom Mini series.
- In 2008, it was released for download over the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan. It was then released for Europe and Australia's Virtual Consoles in 2009.