Clu Clu Land

Release date:

JP: 22 Nov 1984 - クルクルランド

US: 18 Oct 1985

EU: 15 Feb 1987

System: NES + Famicom

Developer: Nintendo R&D1

Genre: Action

Use the poles dotted around the screen to turn Bubbles around and search for golden ingots between the poles. When you find them all, a picture will be made by the outline of the ingots and the level will be cleared.

Re-Releases:

Card-e Reader (Game Boy Advance):

21 Apr 2003 (US)

Famicom Mini (Game Boy Advance):

21 May 2004 (JP)

Wii Virtual Console:

01 Sep 2008 (US), 06 Mar 2009 (EU)

Wii U Virtual Console:

17 Oct 2013 (US), 17 Oct 2013 (EU)

Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:

27 Mar 2014 (US), 08 May 2014 (EU)

NES - Nintendo Switch Online:

15 May 2019 (US), 15 May 2019 (EU)

VS. Clu Clu Land

Release date:

JP: 07 Dec 1984 - VS. クルクルランド

System: Arcade

Developer: Nintendo R&D1

Genre: Action

Based on the original NES + Famicom game, this arcade version has 10 new levels and a new enemy called "Boss Unira". A few of the original levels have also been adjusted to stop players from getting stuck between obstacles.

Re-Releases:

Arcade Archives (Nintendo Switch):

28 Jun 2019 (JP), 28 Jun 2019 (US), 28 Jun 2019 (EU)



Clu Clu Land D

Release date:

JP: 28 Apr 1992 - クルクルランド (Clu Clu Land)

NA: 16 Sep 2002 (playable via Animal Crossing)

EU: 24 Sep 2004 (playable via Animal Crossing)

System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)

Developer: Nintendo R&D1

Genre: Action

Largely based on the arcade game, this version has 20 levels, equal to the number of levels in the original NES + Famicom game. However, the level selection is a mix of levels that appeared in "Clu Clu Land" and "VS. Clu Clu Land". Other arcade features like Boss Unira and fixed level designs reappear here.

Re-Releases:

Wii Virtual Console:

10 Mar 2009 (JP)

Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:

12 Jun 2013 (JP)

Wii U Virtual Console:

20 Nov 2013 (JP)

Famicom - Nintendo Switch Online:

15 May 2019 (JP)