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Bubbles (Clu Clu Land): Difference between revisions
What she replaced should still be mentioned (also we still don't know the exact day of the NA release, nor do we have a source).
(→VS. Pinball: NA release of VS. Pinball was in October. Clu Clu Land debuted in Japan in November.) |
LinkTheLefty (talk | contribs) (What she replaced should still be mentioned (also we still don't know the exact day of the NA release, nor do we have a source).) |
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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[ | |image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
|species=Balloon fish | |species=Balloon fish | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], cameo as [[ | |first_appearance=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], overall)<br>''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' (1984, ''Clu Clu Land'' series) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
'''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy''' (グルッピー, ''Guruppī''), is a red balloon fish who appears in the [[Nintendo]] game '' | '''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy''' (グルッピー, ''Guruppī''), is a red balloon fish who appears in the [[Nintendo]] game ''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}''. She has also made various appearances in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''VS. Pinball''=== | ===''VS. Pinball''=== | ||
[[File:VS. Pinball gameplay.png|thumb|170px|''VS. Pinball'']] | [[File:VS. Pinball gameplay.png|thumb|170px|''VS. Pinball'']] | ||
Bubbles appears in the international version of ''[[VS. Pinball]]'' as the character that returns the ball into play if the player hatches three pink [[chick]]s and the ball falls below the bottom of [[scene B]]. This appearance predates her appearance in ''Clu Clu Land'' by a month. | Bubbles appears in the international version of ''[[VS. Pinball]]'', replacing the red [[Family BASIC#Sprites|Achilles]] from the Japanese version as the character that returns the ball into play if the player hatches three pink [[chick]]s and the ball falls below the bottom of [[scene B]]. This appearance predates her appearance in ''Clu Clu Land'' by about a month. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
Bubbles makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. An [[Unira]], which is an enemy from ''Clu Clu Land'', is an item in the games ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. | Bubbles makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. An [[Unira]], which is an enemy from ''Clu Clu Land'', is an item in the games ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. | ||
Bubbles appears as a [[ | Bubbles appears as a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. | ||
According to series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], before the [[Ice Climbers]] were chosen to represent the "retro" gaming era, Bubbles was considered as one of the five characters before the Ice Climbers were confirmed, with the others being {{wp|Urban Champion}}, Balloon Fighter from ''{{wp|Balloon Fight}}'', an ''{{wp|Excitebike}}'' racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the ''{{wp|Famicom Detective Club}}'' series. Sakurai cut Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.<ref>Soma (April 29, 2016). [http://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash]. ''Source Gaming''. Retrieved August 15, 2021.</ref> | According to series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], before the [[Ice Climbers]] were chosen to represent the "retro" gaming era, Bubbles was considered as one of the five characters before the Ice Climbers were confirmed, with the others being {{wp|Urban Champion}}, Balloon Fighter from ''{{wp|Balloon Fight}}'', an ''{{wp|Excitebike}}'' racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the ''{{wp|Famicom Detective Club}}'' series. Sakurai cut Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.<ref>Soma (April 29, 2016). [http://sourcegaming.info/2016/04/29/duflupdate/ The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash]. ''Source Gaming''. Retrieved August 15, 2021.</ref> | ||
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==''Mario'' series appearances== | ==''Mario'' series appearances== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! width=40% | Title | !width=40%|Title | ||
! width=20% | Description | !width=20%|Description | ||
! width=20% | Release date | !width=20%|Release date | ||
! width=20% | System | !width=20%|System | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' | |''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' | ||
| Cameo | |Cameo in international version | ||
| 1984 | |1984 | ||
| [[VS. System]] | |[[VS. System]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | ||
| Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] | |Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] | ||
| 2001 | |2001 | ||
| [[Nintendo GameCube]] | |[[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' | |''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' | ||
| Cameo in [[microgame]] | |Cameo in [[microgame]] | ||
| 2004 | |2004 | ||
| [[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' | |''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' | ||
| Unlockable playable character | |Unlockable playable character | ||
| 2005 | |2005 | ||
| Game Boy Advance | |Game Boy Advance | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' | |''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' | ||
| Cameo in microgame | |Cameo in microgame | ||
| 2006 | |2006 | ||
| [[Wii]] | |[[Wii]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' | |''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' | ||
| Cameo in microgame | |Cameo in microgame | ||
| 2009 | |2009 | ||
| Wii ([[WiiWare]]) | |Wii ([[WiiWare]]) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.40|version 1.40]]) | |''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.40|version 1.40]]) | ||
| Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]] | |Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]] | ||
| 2016 | |2016 | ||
| [[Wii U]] | |[[Wii U]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
| Cameo as [[ | |Cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] | ||
| 2018 | |2018 | ||
| [[Nintendo Switch]] | |[[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|align=center|''Clu Clu Land''<br>10/85 | |align=center|''Clu Clu Land''<br>10/85 | ||
|''The mysterious Bubbles can only move straight ahead and has problems stopping: she changes paths by sticking out her hand and grabbing a post on the way by. If Bubbles makes contact with a Sea Urchin, she'll pop and deflate like a balloon. Bubbles protects herself by shocking Sea Urchins and pushing them into walls to destroy them.'' | |''The mysterious Bubbles can only move straight ahead and has problems stopping: she changes paths by sticking out her hand and grabbing a post on the way by. If Bubbles makes contact with a Sea Urchin, she'll pop and deflate like a balloon. Bubbles protects herself by shocking Sea Urchins and pushing them into walls to destroy them.'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit=== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name | !rowspan=2 width=8%|Name | ||