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(→‎VS. Pinball: NA release of VS. Pinball was in October. Clu Clu Land debuted in Japan in November.)
(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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|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|image=[[File:SSBU Bubbles Spirit.png|200px]]<br>The Bubbles [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], overall)<br>''{{wp|Clu Clu Land}}'' (1984, ''Clu Clu Land'' series)
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{{about|the character who first appears in ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''|uses of the word "bubble"|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
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'''Bubbles''', also known as '''Groopy''' (グルッピー, ''Guruppī''), is a red balloon fish who appears in the [[Nintendo]] game ''[[wikipedia:Clu Clu Land|Clu Clu Land]]''. She has also made various appearances in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].
'''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 [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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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| ''[[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 [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|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
|''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.''
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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Revision as of 12:16, August 25, 2022

Bubbles
Bubbles's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Bubbles spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Species Balloon fish
First appearance VS. Pinball (1984, overall)
Clu Clu Land (1984, Clu Clu Land series)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, cameo as spirit)
This article is about the character who first appears in VS. Pinball. For uses of the word "bubble", see Bubble (disambiguation).

Bubbles, also known as Groopy (グルッピー, Guruppī), is a red balloon fish who appears in the Nintendo game Clu Clu Land. She has also made various appearances in the Mario franchise.

History

VS. Pinball

Gameplay for VS. Pinball. This version has some unique features like the pink chicks which grant an extra ball if it drops. Bubbles is seen here floating up with wing-like arms. She will transform into the extra ball.
VS. Pinball

Bubbles appears in the international version of VS. Pinball, replacing the red Achilles from the Japanese version as the character that returns the ball into play if the player hatches three pink chicks 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

Bubbles makes a cameo in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a 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 / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Bubbles appears as a 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 Urban Champion, Balloon Fighter from Balloon Fight, an Excitebike racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the Famicom Detective Club series. Sakurai cut Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.[1]

WarioWare series

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WarioWare: Twisted!
Clu Clu Land in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
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WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

WarioWare: Twisted!

Bubbles appears in WarioWare: Twisted! in Clu Clu Land, one of 9-Volt and 18-Volt's microgames. The player must rotate the screen to guide Bubbles to the item. If Bubbles misses the item, the player loses the microgame.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Bubbles appears in another microgame named Clu Clu Land in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where she must navigate through the level while avoiding Uniras and black holes.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Bubbles appears in Clu Clu Land, a microgame in 18-Volt's microgame set. The microgame involves Bubbles and some Uniras among some turnposts. Bubbles moves across the area, and the player must press A Button while pointing a turnpost near Bubbles. She grabs the turnpost and changes her direction. The player must avoid the on-screen Uniras until time is up.

DK: King of Swing

A sprite of Bubbles from DK: King of Swing.
Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)

Bubbles ends up on Donkey Kong Island during the events of DK: King of Swing. Bubbles is the most well-rounded character in the game, and she has balanced stats of four in both Jump and Attack. To unlock Bubbles, the player must clear Diddy Kong Mode and collect all 24 medals. Bubbles can only be used in Jungle Jam Events.

Super Mario Maker

Bubbles costume from Super Mario Maker

Bubbles appears as an unlockable Mystery Mushroom costume for Costume Mario in Super Mario Maker. The costume was added in version 1.40, and can be unlocked by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Super Expert difficulty.

Mario series appearances

Title Description Release date System
VS. Pinball Cameo in international version 1984 VS. System
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo as trophy 2001 Nintendo GameCube
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
DK: King of Swing Unlockable playable character 2005 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Smooth Moves Cameo in microgame 2006 Wii
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Cameo in microgame 2009 Wii (WiiWare)
Super Mario Maker (version 1.40) Unlockable costume for Costume Mario 2016 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as spirit 2018 Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy

Name Image Game Description
Bubbles Bubbles (Clu Clu Land) Clu Clu Land
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.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effect(s) How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
Bubbles Bubbles's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clu Clu Land Series Support (2) Novice Screw Attack Equipped World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board PAC-MAN Rule: Item: Unira
  • The enemy is easily distracted by items
 75 m (Battlefield) Clu Clu Land

References

  1. ^ Soma (April 29, 2016). The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash. Source Gaming. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
[Edit]
DK: King of Swing
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Kritter • King K. Rool • Bubbles
Non-playable characters Candy Kong • Cranky Kong
Levels Jungle World Banana Bungalow • Tropical Treetops • Contraption Cave • Puzzling Pyramid • Congazuma's Castle
Wild West World Necky's Canyon • Cactus Woods • Madcap Mine • Treacherous Twister • Fire Necky's Nest
Aqua World Risky Reef • Lockjaw Falls • Kremling Kamp • Ship of Souls • Davy Bones' Locker
Ice World Cold Cold Forest • Raging Ravine • Ice Castle • Underwater Ruins • Sassy Squatch's Lair
K. Kruizer III Booster Barrel Skyway • K. Kruizer III Artillery • K. Kruizer III Hull • K. Kruizer III Engine • King K. Rool
Jungle Jam Attack Battle • Barrel Blast • Climbing Race • Color Capture • Obstacle Race
Enemies Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Shuri • Zinger
Bosses Congazuma • Davy Bones • Fire Necky • King K. Rool • Sassy Squatch
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Bomb • Bonus Barrel • Booster Barrel • Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Crystal Coconut • Handle Peg • Jack Peg • Medal • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Rolling Barrel • Spike • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • Tire • Wooden Crate
Miscellaneous Cranky's Lectures • Gallery • Going Bananas • Hurling for Distance • Media • Quotes • Staff
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