Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii (Wii Shop)
1st Sep 2008, 500 points
6th Mar 2009, 500 points
10th Mar 2009, 500 points
3DS (3DS eShop)
12th Jun 2013, ¥500
Wii U eShop
17th Oct 2013, £3.49
17th Oct 2013, $4.99
Wii U (Wii U eShop)
20th Nov 2013, ¥500
3DS eShop
27th Mar 2014, $4.99
8th May 2014, £3.49
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Reviews
Review Clu Clu Land (3DS eShop / NES)
Spinning from poles as a fish with human limbs...
Clu Clu Land is one of those unassuming early Nintendo Entertainment System releases that seems to show up all the time these days, from cameos in Super Smash Bros. to minigames in NES Remix, right alongside classics like Mario and Zelda. Even if you didn't grow up playing Clu Clu Land, most Nintendo...
Review Clu Clu Land (Wii U eShop / NES)
Clu Clu Bland
Back in the NES days, Nintendo had a lot of experimental, arcade-like games, many of which never quite made it into the big leagues in order to get sequels and the like. Perhaps one of the most often forgotten of these games is Clu Clu Land. Similarly to Kuru Kuru Kururin, you need to know a bit of Japanese in order to understand the...
Review Clu Clu Land (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Clu Clu a choo
First, a lesson in linguistics – ‘Kurukuru’ in Japanese means ‘turning around’. Why are we telling you this? Well, it neatly explains Clu Clu Land’s rather unusual title, and also gives some insight into the mechanics of the game. You assume the role of a funny-looking fish called Bubbles, who due to some cruel...
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Clu Clu Land News
News Clu Clu Land Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Range On Switch
Arcade and NES now both available
Hamster's latest Arcade Archives release on Switch has been revealed, and this time we're being treated to 1984 arcade title, Clu Clu Land. The game released both as an arcade game and on the NES in the same year, and has actually recently joined the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online line-up of...
News Three New NES Games Hit Switch, Plus A Special Version Of Star Soldier
They just keep coming
As has become tradition, another batch of NES games has now arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online app. Three 'new' games and one extra bonus await. As promised by Nintendo last week, the three main new additions are Donkey Kong Jr., Clu Clu Land
News Nintendo Adds Three More Games To The Switch Online NES Library Next Week
Surprise, surprise
Following on from last week's website reveal, Nintendo has now officially confirmed Donkey Kong Jr., Clu Clu Land and VS. Excitebike will arrive on the Switch Online NES service on 15th May. Thanks to the official PR, we now have a bit more information about each of these classic games:
A surprise reveal
Nintendo's American website has seemingly revealed the next batch of games coming to the Switch Online NES service later this month. These "upcoming titles" include Donkey Kong Jr., VS. Excitebike and Clu Clu Land. More information about each of these games is expected to be shared when Nintendo makes an official announcement. For...
News Captain Toad And The Legend Of Zelda Feature In The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Does anything take your fancy?
The latest batch of My Nintendo rewards have now gone live in Europe, with an emphasis being given to Captain Toad (no doubt thanks to the recent release of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Switch and 3DS) and The Legend of Zelda - because why not? There are four succulent game discounts on offer in total this...
News The November Club Nintendo Rewards Are Now Up For Grabs
Pilotwings! Tokyo Crash Mobs! Metroid II! More!
Update: Shortly after publication four more games were added to the list, so the original article now reflects this. Original Article: It's time for the penultimate North American Club Nintendo rewards update of 2014, with details for November now available to tempt you into parting with hard-earned...
Nintendo Download 24th July (Europe)
A Sen'SeY, Master Reboot, Siesta Fiesta, Mega Man, discounts and more
It's Monday morning, which means it's time for the European Nintendo Download Update, and the latest line-up certainly starts off our week with a bang. There are three promising new titles on the Wii U eShop, an equally tempting and colourful release on the 3DS eShop, three Mega...
Nintendo Download 8th May (Europe)
Return to the Abyss, more Denpa men, discounts galore and more
Monday brings the beginning of another week, and Nintendo of Europe has once again served up details of the download goodies on the way this week. The stand-out is possibly the third entry in a popular AR series on 3DS, though there's a tempting budget title on Wii U, NES titles on both...
Nintendo Download 27th March (North America)
Free Sonic DLC, retro puzzling, a skating cat and more
Nintendo of America has been a little later than normal with its download update, but it's finally here. There are retro options on both Wii U and 3DS, free DLC and some additional new options on the portable's store; bizarrely, a couple of older titles have also been included. Throw in some...
Nintendo Download 17th October (North America)
A Mighty sequel, retro 'goodies', retail options, racing on snow and more
It's that time again, North America, for the Nintendo Download update to brighten up your week and get you through to the weekend. There's a fairly lengthy list of options on the Wii U and 3DS, incorporating the new, the old and the very old; with plenty of diverse options to...
About The Game
Take a deep breath and prepare for a puzzle game set in the underwater kingdom of Clu Clu Land.
The greedy Sea Urchins have stolen all of Clu Clu Land’s gold bars and buried them in a series of mazes. As Bubbles, a brave bubble fish, you’ll set out to uncover all of the gold bars in each maze. But you’ll have to be careful: Sea Urchins will relentlessly pursue Bubbles, and there are also dangerous black holes that must be avoided.
Bubbles isn’t defenseless, though, as she has the ability to stun Sea Urchins with sound waves and quickly change direction using posts scattered throughout the stages. Not only that, but the locations of the gold bars in each maze form the outline of another object—once you know the object, you’re well on your way to finding the gold.
With 20 stages to complete and increasingly complex conditions (like having to pass over the gold bars twice to uncover them), you might just want to bring along a friend for help.
Comments 26
A nice fun game, but imho there are games with more depth available for 500 Points
I shall wait for Williams Bubbles.
I love in NES games when they use sprites from other games.
So what's the whole point of the game?
You must uncover all the buried gems to make a shape while avoiding the urchins.
Does the game have an ending or does the same stuff just repeat or something?
I believe the levels repeat once you've done them all.
I always really liked Clu Clu Land on Animal Crossing, I'd personally give it a high 3/5. Sure it's a bit...odd, but it's quite fun and it's pretty different to anything else you can play.
The controls aren't frustrating at all. I played this first when i was only 12 years old and i picked up the gameplay in a matter of minutes. This game's actually pretty fun with 2 players, but there are much better NES titles out there and the remake of Clu Clu Land on NES which was Japanese-only was much nicer.
3/5
This game has to be better using a classic controller compared to using the Cube controller on Animal Crossing. Yes it is better with 2 players. Clu Clu land D is slightly less frustrating
I would imagine Europe won't have to wait very long for this
Already have this on Animal Crossing. XD
I don't wanna bother buying it for $5.
@Terranigma - you should get this soon hopefully and if you do, we should get MoBoShi wiiware game too... im waiting for that to come out!
Virtual Console Reviews was right, my first awareness of Clu Clu Land was that statue of Bubbles in Super Smash Bros. Melee. I like Clu Clu Land. I'm giving it a three out of five as well.
Stay away from Clu Clu land, it gets boring after just a few minutes of play. Clu Clu land certainly hasn´t aged well.
@Mr. M. Same here. There were dozens of characters I didn't even know existed until I saw them as trophies in Melee.
Two stars? Blasphemy! I love this game on e-reader! Yes, this game can be frustrating at times (especially in later levels where Bubbles bounces around at the speed of a 3-year old that just drank a 6-pack of Red Bull), but it's still good fun. A decent buy, but there are better ways to spend $5. 3/5
btw, how is Clu Clu Land D different from the original? I could never find it in Animal Crossing. Hopefully we'll see it on VC eventually.
Clu Clu Land drives me nuts. Maybe I just suck at it, but I really don't have much fun playing this game. I can see the appeal of it, but it's not on my list of games I like playing. Besides, I wouldn't pay $5 for it even if I did enjoy it considering I have it on Animal Crossing and e-Reader.
@Mr. Cheez - Clu Clu Land D I have on Animal Crossing as well, and it isn't really different at all as far as I can tell. They appear to be pretty much the same game. But, like I said, I suck at Clu Clu Land and don't like it much so I haven't spent all that much time with Clu Clu Land D either. Just use an AC code generator and find out yourself for the best results
If you enjoy old school arcade type games like Pac-man, Dig Dug, and Mr. Do, you may enjoy Clu Clu Land. But overall I would wait for the inevitable release of Ms. Pac-Man. By the way I love the remixed Clu Clu land music in SSMB Brawl
I still really liked this game in Animal Crossing. The controls are a bit tough but you get used to them and discover a pretty challenging game. I would certainly recommend the 2-player mode.
Hn... this was a microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves...
Not my kind of thing, but it's not a bad one
when i had that dunnohowmuch in 1, i played this game, and liked it, gave it 4/5, since it was a time i was happy with anything i got
this game gave me lot of fun back then, so i havent got anything bad to say about it, i enjoyed those times
i see its not in europe, guess its not popular enough, maybe i'd buy it if it would be in europe, this game has no story or real challenge if you know it well, but still from good old times
rupees from zelda!
Two stars?
Really?
I love this game.
It's fast, the gameplay is original, and its fun to play with a friend.
50 points would be a more reasonable sum. Not a bad game, but you could play something similar or better for free on the internet or on your cellphone.
Ok, when is this coming to the U.S. 3DS e-Shop? I want to play this again!
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