FAQ#3 ____________________________________________________________ | _______ _ _ _ _______ _ _ _ | | | ___ || | | | | | | ___ || | | | | | | | | | |_|| | | | | | | | |_|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _ | | | | | | | | _ | | | | | | | | | |___| || |_____ | |___| | | |___| || |_____ | |___| | | | |_______||_______||_______| |_______||_______||_______| | | _ ___________ ______ _ ______________ | | | | | _______ | __ | | |_ ________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_______| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____________ | |_______| | | | |__| |_| |________| | | | |______________||_| |_|_| |______|______________| | |____________________________________________________________| _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________| Clu Clu Land FAQ/Walkthrough For NES Written by Kevin E. Merrill "TheNintendoMaster03" This file is Copyright (C) 2003-2013. This game is Copyright (C) Nintendo 1985. Version: Final _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________| This guide should be viewed only in Notepad for best appearance possible. http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/97072.html My guides use the Ctrl+F4 system so you can skip ahead to any area of the FAQ you wish. Just insert the five letters in between the <>'s in the Ctrl+F4 system box. I also note to the left of the Ctrl+F4 cuts whether a section is completed or not yet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's New ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More editing and added Game Basics section. This is the final version of the FAQ. =============================================================================== Table of Contents =============================================================================== ------%---------------------------Of FAQ Sections----------Completed----------- 1. What's New--------------------------------------------------------> ***100%***************************Introduction*************Completed*********** 2. Legal Disclaimer--------------------------------------------------> 3. Contact Info. and Rules-------------------------------------------> 4. Version History---------------------------------------------------> 5. Introduction-------------------------------------------Completed--> 6. About the Game-----------------------------------------Completed--> 7. Controls-----------------------------------------------Completed--> 8. Game Basics--------------------------------------------Completed--> ***100%***************************Walkthrough**************Completed*********** 9. Walkthrough--------------------------------------------Completed--> Level 1 Pink-------------------------------------------Completed--> Level 2 Green------------------------------------------Completed--> Level 3 Blue-------------------------------------------Completed--> Level 4 Purple-----------------------------------------Completed--> Level 5 Yellow-----------------------------------------Completed--> Bonus Level--------------------------------------------Completed--> ***100%***************************Appendices***************Completed*********** 10. Scoring/Item List--------------------------------------Completed--> 11. Credits-----------------------------------------------------------> ***100%***************************Introduction*************Completed*********** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file is copyright Kevin E. Merrill. It should not be reproduced under any shape or form except for personal or private use. Meaning being rewritten, sold or placed in magazines and newspapers is not allowed. If you want to host my guides on your websites just ask. I'm a nice guy. The only sites allowed to host my FAQs are currently GameFAQs, IGN and Neoseeker. Failure to comply or if you plagiarize my work is a violation of copyright law. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this file are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. 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E-mail: kevinmrrll519@gmail.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/KMerrill03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version .75 Submitted 06/09/03: Submitted the FAQ/Walkthrough. Version .85 Submitted 08/29/03: Added a couple level maps to the walkthrough section, inserted the map for level five. Version .90 Submitted 11/09/03: I finally got back to playing Clu Clu Land and jotted down the bonus level map. Version 1.0 Submitted 11/11/11: Reformatted along with all my other FAQs, now with all design maps. Version 1.01 Submitted 11/17/12: Very minor editing. Version Final Submitted 01/10/13: More editing and added Game Basics section. This is the final version of the FAQ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey everyone, and welcome to my 3rd FAQ. This time I'm covering one of the titles that launched with the NES way back in 1985, and IMO, is a very overlooked game. I am talking about none other than the unique game called Clu Clu Land. It's a simple, yet challenging puzzle game that takes some time to get used to due to the controls. Once you get used to them and memorize the design maps, I think you'll find this to be a fun game. Most people who first play this hate it since they probably don't understand how to play it. Hopefully through this guide of mine, I can help you enjoy it. It's a solid puzzle game with a steep learning curve. Please enjoy Clu Clu Land! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Game ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You play as a bubble fish called Bubbles, swimming around a maze underwater to reveal all the gold bars that the sea urchins of Clu Clu Land called the Unira, have hidden from you. These gold bars when collected, reveal some short of shape. The layouts to the five levels are different as there are 20 designs, four per level. Sounds easy? It's not. Getting used to controlling Bubbles will take time. You will also have to evade the Unira while crossing over the hidden gold bars and not get sucked into a black hole. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________ | |_____________| | | _____________ | | _ |_____________| Nintendo | | | | _____________ | | __| |__ |Select__Start| | | |__ o __| _____________ __ __ | | | | |_(___)__(___)| (__) (__) | | |_| _____________ B A | |____________|_____________|____________| D-Pad: The D-Pad MUST be held down for Bubbles to move around the turnposts. Select: Does nothing. Start: Start game. Pause game. Resume the game from being paused. B or A: Shoots out electric shock waves. Only two can be shot at a time. =============================================================================== Game Basics =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controlling Bubbles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controlling Bubbles takes a while to get used to. You need to hold the D-Pad, not press, to go around the turnposts of the mazes. You can rotate around a turnpost as long as you like, while holding the D-Pad. Release the D-Pad when you're ready to continue. Take all the time you need rotating around the turnposts until you feel comfortable of what lies ahead. Just don't take too long as the levels are timed. When you touch a wall, you'll bounce off it and turn around. If you're playing with a friend and both players bump into one another, they will bounce off one another just like hitting a wall in the maze. When you're moving left to right through a row, you can only hold up or down to go around the turnposts. If you're going down or up a row, you need to hold left or right instead. It certainly takes a while to get used to. The best thing to do is obvious, practice! As you begin clearing levels, Bubbles will start moving faster, which will make controlling her a bit harder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attacking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bubbles can fire out shock waves to stun the Unira in her path. Once you stun one, you can then push them into a wall to crush them. If you have yet to turn over all the gold bars, they will return later just like the ghosts in Pac-Man. They are the only enemies in the game and you won't see more than two out around a maze at a time. Don't turn your back to them as they will hunt you down and home in on your position like a hawk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Holes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While going through the mazes, you'll see at least one black hole in every level that will spawn out the Unira to interfere with your progress. When you start the game you'll usually see two black holes, but there will be more in later levels. There will be times when you may have to go over one. You can only cross over a black hole if a turnpost is nearby. The black hole will take away one of your lives if you fail to swim around it and get sucked in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rubber Traps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If touched, the rubber traps that lay hidden in the mazes will be bounce you backwards. If you accidentally run into a rubber trap with an Unira lurking behind it, it will kill you! You definitely want to avoid running into these traps while you're uncovering the gold bars, especially when two rubber traps are very close to each other on the same row. It'll become very difficult to regain your momentum if that's the case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heads-Up-Display ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is an example of what the heads-up-display (game screen) may look like: <5> LAST 28 TIME 800 ___________________________ __| |__ | | | . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | . . . . . . | |__ __| |___________________________| <5>: Indicates how many lives you have remaining. Last 28: Indicates how many Gold Bars are left to collect. Time 800: Indicates how much time is remaining before you lose a life. The timer doesn't stop if you lose a life. ***100%***************************Walkthrough**************Completed*********** =============================================================================== Walkthrough =============================================================================== This is the walkthrough section, the bulk of the guide. Here I have mapped out all 20 gold bar designs and the bonus room as well. Each level has four gold bar designs. The gold bars are the areas connected to the dots on the maps. Make sure not to fall into the black holes, where the Unira enter the mazes from. Navigate Bubbles around them if you think you're about to die. Also if you lose a life, the timer won't stop! Speaking of the timer, if you run out of time you'll only lose a life, not get a game over. When you resume the level, the timer will be cut in half. Hey, at least they let you finish the level. Unlike most games you start with five lives instead of three and that may sound good and all, but they can get depleted quickly if you're not use to the game. Be careful every step of the way and plan your moves ahead of time. Grab every item you can, especially the timer. This will not only stop the ticking timer, but will also briefly freeze the Unira! The more loops you clear, the time limit will become shorter and the levels will get progressively faster. After you clear the bonus round the first time, the game begins looping and you'll never see the red levels again. Starting at level 22 I believe, you will need to start going over the gold bars twice to uncover them. Passing over the gold bars after uncovering them will at this point will take away their shine, and forces you to go over them once more to regain their original brilliance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level One-Pink ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Bar Design #1 Gold Bars: 28 Shape: Heart ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | .___.___. .___.___. | |---------------| | | | | | | | B: Black Hole | | .___. . .___. . .___. | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . . . . . . . . | | .: Turnpost | | | R R | | |_______________| | .___. . . . . .___. | | | B | | | . .___. . . .___. . | | | | | | . . .___. .___. . . | | | | | | . . .___. . . | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #2 Gold Bars: 32 Shape: Face ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . .___. .___. . | |---------------| | | | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . . . . . . . . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . . .___. .___. . . | | .: Turnpost | | | |_______________| | . R . . . . . . R . | | B | | .___. . . . . .___. | | | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___. | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #3 Gold Bars: 31 Shape: House ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . .___.___.___. . | |---------------| | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . .___. . . .___. . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | .___. . . . . .___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | |_______________| | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | | B | | | . . . . . . . . | | | R R | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___. | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #4 Gold Bars: 33 Shape: Person ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . . .___. . . | |---------------| | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . .___.___. .___.___. . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | .___.___. . R . .___.___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | | | |_______________| | .___. . . . . .___. | | | B | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | | | . . . .___. . . . | | | | | | | | . .___. .___. . | |__ __| |___________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Two-Green ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Bar Design #1 Gold Bars: 34 Shape: Eagle ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . . .___.___. . | |---------------| | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . . . . .___. . . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | .___.___.___. .___.___.___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | |_______________| | .___. . R . . R . .___. | | | | | | . .___.___. .___.___. . | | | | | | . . .___.___.___. . . | | B | | | | B | | . .___. .___. . | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #2 Gold Bars: 30 Shape: Spade ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . . .___. . . | |---------------| | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . . .___. .___. . . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . .___. . R . .___. . | | .: Turnpost | | | | | |_______________| | . . . .___. . . . | | | | | | | | . .___.___.___.___.___. . | | | | | | . . .___. .___. . . | | B | | B | | . .___.___.___. . | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #3 Gold Bars: 32 Shape: Mouse ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | .___. . . .___. | |---------------| | | | | | | | B: Black Hole | | . .___.___.___.___.___. . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . .___. . . .___. . | | .: Turnpost | | | R R | | |_______________| | . . . . . . . . | | | | | | . .___. .___. .___. . | | | | | | | | . . .___.___.___. . . | | B | | B | | . . .___. . . | |__ __| |___________________________| Gold Bar Design #4 30 Gold Bars Shape: Clown ___________________________ __| |__ _______________ | | | Key | | . . . . . . | |---------------| | | | B: Black Hole | | . .___. . . .___. . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | .___. .___. .___. .___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | |_______________| | .___. .___. .___. .___. | | | | | | | | . .___. .___. .___. . | | | | | | . . . . . . . . | | B R | | R B | | . . .___. . . | |__ __| |___________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Three-Blue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Bar Design #1 Gold Bars: 29 Shape: Glasses __________ __________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | . . | | . . | |---------------| | | |___________| | | | B: Black Hole | | . . R . . . . R . . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . .___.___. .___.___. . | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | | | |_______________| | .___. .___.___. . .___. | | | B | | B | | | . . . . . . . . | | | | | | | | . .___.___. .___.___. . | | ___________ | | . . | | . . | | | | | |__________| |__________| Gold Bar Design #2 Gold Bars: 29 Shape: Submarine __________ __________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | . . | | . . | |---------------| | R |___________| R | | B: Black Hole | | . . . . . . . . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . . .___.___. . .___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | |_______________| | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | | B B | | | . . . . . .___.___. | | | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___. .___. | | ___________ | | . . | | . . | | | | | |__________| |__________| Gold Bar Design #3 Gold Bars: 29 Shape: Koala __________ __________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | .___. | | .___. | |---------------| | | | |___________| | | | | B: Black Hole | | . .___.___.___.___.___. . | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | | | _: Gold Bar | | .___. . R . . R . .___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | |_______________| | . . . . . . . . | | | B B | | | . .___. .___. .___. . | | | | | | | | . R . .___.___.___. . R . | | ___________ | | . . | | . . | | | | | |__________| |__________| Gold Bar Design #4 Gold Bars: 32 Shape: Butterfly __________ __________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | . . | | . . | |---------------| | |___________| | | B: Black Hole | | .___. . . . . .___. | | R: Rubber Trap| | | | R R | | | | _: Gold Bar | | . .___. . . .___. . | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | |_______________| | . . .___.___.___. . . | | | B | | B | | | . . .___. .___. . . | | | | | | | | | | .___.___. .___. .___.___. | | ___________ | | . . | | . . | | | | | |__________| |__________| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Four-Purple ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Bar Design #1 Gold Bars: 32 Shape: Key _______________ ________________ ________________ | Key | __ | | __ |---------------| | .___. . | | . .___. | | B: Black Hole | | | | | | | | | | R: Rubber Trap| | . .___. |___| .___. . | | _: Gold Bar | | | B | | B | | | .: Turnpost | | .___.___. . . .___.___. | |_______________| | | | . R . . R . . R . . R . | | | | .___.___. . . .___.___. | | | | ___ | | | | .___. . | | . .___. | | | | B | | B | | | __| . .___. | | .___. . |__ ________________| |________________ Gold Bar Design #2 Gold Bars: 34 Shape: Letter H _______________ ________________ ________________ | Key | __ | | __ |---------------| | .___.___. | | .___.___. | | B: Black Hole | | | | | | | | | | R: Rubber Trap| | . . . |___| . . . | | _: Gold Bar | | | B | | B | | | .: Turnpost | | . . .___.___.___. . . | |_______________| | | R R | | | . . . R . . R . . . | | | | | | . . .___.___.___. . . | | | R | ___ | R | | | . . . | | . . . | | | | B | | B | | | __| .___.___. | | .___.___. |__ ________________| |________________ Gold Bar Design #3 Gold Bars: 31 Shape: Hole _______________ ________________ ________________ | Key | __ | | __ |---------------| | . .___. | | .___. . | | B: Black Hole | | | | | | | | | | R: Rubber Trap| | . .___. |___| .___. . | | _: Gold Bar | | B B | | .: Turnpost | | . . R . .___. . R . . | |_______________| | | | | | .___. . .___. . .___. | | | | R | | R | | | | .___. . .___. . .___. | | ___ | | . .___. | | .___. . | | | | B | | B | | | __| . .___. | | .___. . |__ ________________| |________________ Gold Bar Design #4 Gold Bars: 34 Shape: Ribbon _______________ ________________ ________________ | Key | __ | | __ |---------------| | . . . | | . . . | | B: Black Hole | | | | | | R: Rubber Trap| | .___.___. |___| .___.___. | | _: Gold Bar | | | B | | | B | | | .: Turnpost | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | |_______________| | | | | | . R . . . R . . . R . | | | | | | .___.___. . . .___.___. | | | | ___ | | | | .___.___. | | .___.___. | | B | | B | __| . . . | | . . . |__ ________________| |________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Five Yellow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gold Bar Design #1 Gold Bars: 23 Shape: Shape 1 ________________ _________________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | . . . | | . . . | |---------------| _| R | |___| | R |_ | B: Black Hole | . . . .___.___.___. . . . | R: Rubber Trap| | | R | _: Gold Bar | . .___. . . R . . .___. . | .: Turnpost | | | |_______________| R . . . . . . R B | B B | B . . . . . . . . . . R | | . .___. .___.___.___. .___. . _ | R | ___ | R | _ | . . . | | . . . | |________________| |_________________| Gold Bar Design #2 Gold Bars: 22 Shape: Shape 2 ________________ _________________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | .___. . | | . .___. | |---------------| _| | |___| | |_ | B: Black Hole | . . . . .___. . . . . | R: Rubber Trap| R | R R | | _: Gold Bar | . .___. . . . . .___. . | .: Turnpost | | | |_______________| R . R . . . . R . R B B | | B B . .___. . . . . .___. . | R R | R . . . . .___. . . . . _ | ___ | _ | .___. . | | . .___. | |________________| |_________________| Gold Bar Design #3 Gold Bars: 24 Shape: Shape 3 ________________ _________________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | .___.___. | | .___.___. | |---------------| _| |___| |_ | B: Black Hole | . . . .___. .___. . . . | R: Rubber Trap| | | R | | R | | | _: Gold Bar | . . . . . . . . . . | .: Turnpost | |_______________| R . R . . . . R . R B B B B . . . . . . . . . . | | R | | R | | . . . .___. .___. . . . _ ___ _ | .___.___. | | .___.___. | |________________| |_________________| Gold Bar Design #4 Gold Bars: 24 Shape: Shape 4 ________________ _________________ _______________ | | | | | Key | | . . . | | . . . | |---------------| _| | R |___| R | |_ | B: Black Hole | . .___. . .___. . .___. . | R: Rubber Trap| | | | _: Gold Bar | .___. .___. .___. .___. .___. | .: Turnpost | |_______________| R . R . . R . . R . R B B B B .___. .___. .___. .___. .___. | | . .___. . .___. . .___. . _ | R ___ R | _ | . . . | | . . . | |________________| |_________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonus Round ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start by collecting some of the diamonds on one of the long rows (Preferably top.) first. While doing so, grab the diamonds down one of the columns (Right column since it's closer to the top row.) and head down to the next row at the same time. The remaining diamonds should be scattered around, so collect the final diamonds remaining to finish the bonus round. There are 66 to collect, and you only have 200 seconds to accomplish this in. _____________________________________ _______________ | | | Key | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | |---------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | _: Diamond | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | .: Turnpost | | | | | | | |_______________| | .___. _______________ .___. | | | | | | | | | | .___. | Bonus! | .___. | | | | | Time 200 | | | | | .___. |_______________| .___. | | | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | | | | | | | | | | | | .___.___.___.___.___.___.___.___. | | | |_____________________________________| ***100%***************************Appendices***************Completed*********** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scoring/Item List ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timer Bonus: 10 per second. Gold Bars: 100 Unira destroyed: 500 Pineapple: 600 Other 4 Fruits: 800 Sack: 1,500 Quick Finish Bonus: 2,000 (Finish level in at least 300 sec. or less.) Bonus Round Perfect Bonus: 3,000 Timer: Briefly stops the clock and freezes the Unira. Extra Life: White Flags appear randomly and are the only way to earn any extra lives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nintendo: Putting this fun game in Animal Crossing, which introduced me to it. Re-releasing it on the e-Reader and the Virtual Console. ==================================End of File==================================