For detailed information about this series, see: Clu Clu Land at Wikipedia
Clu Clu Land is an action/puzzle game by Nintendo starring a balloon fish called Bubbles (Groopy or Gloppy in the original Japanese version). Bubbles swims around in a maze and the objective is to uncover all the golden ingots.
The original game was released for the Famicom/NES on November 22, 1984, then for Game Boy Advance in 2003 via e-Reader as Clu Clu Land-e and in 2004 in the Mini Classics series, then in 2008 for Wii Virtual Console and in 2013 for 3DS Virtual Console and Wii U Virtual Console.
An expanded edition titled Vs. Clu Clu Land was released for Arcades in 1984.
A slithly enhanced version titled Clu Clu Land D or Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Cluclu Land, was released for Famicom Disk System on April 28, 1992.
Links to other series
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| Zelda | February 21, 1986 | The boss Digdogger in The Legend of Zelda is a giant Unira from Clu Clu Land. | 1
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| Animal Crossing | April 14, 2001 | Clu Clu Land is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest, with Clu Clu Land D added in its revisions. | 2
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| Wario | October 14, 2004 | Microgame versions of Clu Clu Land are featured in the WarioWare series. | 2
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| Donkey Kong | February 04, 2005 | Bubbles from Clu Clu Land is unlockable in DK King of Swing. | 1
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| Super Smash Bros. | January 31, 2008 | The Unira from Clu Clu Land is a usable item in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and its sequels. | 1
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| 3D Dot Game Heroes | November 05, 2009 | 3D Dot Game Heroes features a loading screen based on Clu Clu Land. | 3
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| NES Remix | December 18, 2013 | NES Remix includes challenges based on Clu Clu Land. | 2
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| Mario | March 09, 2016 | Super Mario Maker features a costume based on Bubbles from Clu Clu Land. | 2
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| Splatoon | July 21, 2017 | Posters of the Unira enemy from Clu Clu Land appear in the stage Starfish Mainstage in Splatoon 2. | 2 |
