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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{{appearances list
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|release3=2004
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|format3=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|title4=''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|role4=Unlockable playable character
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|release4=2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|format4=Game Boy Advance
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|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
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|format5=[[Wii]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|title6=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
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|role6=Character stamp
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|release6=2009
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|format6=[[Nintendo DS]]
|2005
|title7=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
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|release7=2009
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|format7=Wii ([[WiiWare]])
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|title8=''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' ([[Super Mario Maker#Version 1.40|version 1.40]])
|2006
|role8=Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]]
|[[Wii]]
|release8=2016
|-
|format8=[[Wii U]]
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
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|Wii ([[WiiWare]])
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|Unlockable costume for [[Costume Mario]]
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==

Latest revision as of 14:53, October 24, 2024

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

Bubbles, also known as Groopy[1] or Gloopy,[2] is a crossover character from Clu Clu Land. She is a red bubble fish who has made various appearances in the Super Mario franchise.

History[edit]

VS. Pinball[edit]

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. She is depicted wearing no gloves and blue or green shoes instead of red gloves and orange shoes.

Since Arcade Archives Pinball only emulates the original Japanese version of VS. Pinball, Bubbles does not appear in that rerelease.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

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 a potential character instead, among other candidates such as the fighter from Urban Champion, Balloon Fighter from Balloon Fight, an Excitebike racer, and Ayumi Tachibana from the Famicom Detective Club series. Sakurai decided against Bubbles because he did not know how she would fight.[3]

WarioWare series[edit]

Screenshot from WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

Bubbles is featured in a few microgames of the WarioWare series. In WarioWare: Twisted!, she appears in Clu Clu Land, where the player must rotate the screen to guide Bubbles to the item, though if Bubbles misses the item, the player loses. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Bubbles appears in a different microgame titled Clu Clu Land, where she must navigate through the level while avoiding Uniras and black holes. In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Bubbles appears in another microgame titled Clu Clu Land, where the player must press A Button while pointing a turnpost near Bubbles to have her grab the turnpost and change her direction, all while avoiding Uniras until time runs out.

DK: King of Swing[edit]

A sprite of Bubbles from DK: King of Swing.

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[edit]

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.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

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. Character stamp 2009 Nintendo DS
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[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Bubbles
Bubbles (Clu Clu Land)
Game/move:
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[edit]

Spirit
#1121 Bubbles
Bubbles's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series/game Clu Clu Land Series
Type Support
Slots 2
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Screw Attack Equipped
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) PAC-MAN
Conditions

Rule: Item: Unira

  • The enemy is easily distracted by items
Stage 75 m (Battlefield)
Song Clu Clu Land

Gallery[edit]

  • Screenshot from WarioWare: Twisted!

    Screenshot from WarioWare: Twisted!

  • Sprite from DK: King of Swing

    Sprite from DK: King of Swing

  • Screenshot from WarioWare: Smooth Moves

    Screenshot from WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グルッピー[?]
Guruppī 		Groopy / Gloopy

References[edit]

  1. ^ VS. Clu Clu Land / Clu Clu Land D "All Star Casts" attract mode
  2. ^ Arcade Archives Clu Clu Land manual
  3. ^ Soma (April 29, 2016). The Definitive Unused Fighters List in Smash. Source Gaming. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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Crossover characters
Nintendo
series		 Animal Crossing Isabelle • Mr. Resetti • Snowboy • Villager
Game & Watch Mr. Game & Watch • Octopus
Kirby Kirby • Whispy Woods
The Legend of Zelda Deku Baba • Keese • Link
Other Balloon Fighter • Bubbles • Cicada • Fox • Inkling • Mad Scienstein • Mii • Nintendog • Pikmin • R.O.B. • Samus
Third-party series Banjo-Kazooie Banjo • Bottles • Kazooie • Tiptup
Bomberman Bomberman • Cup King • Gururin Knight • Mad-Bomber • Madbomber • P-Flower • Pukupuku • T-Bear • Thunder Cloud • Top Man
Dragon Quest Alena • Angelo • Bianca • Carver • Dragonlord • Goodybag • Healslime • Jessica • Kiryl • Mimic • Patty • Princessa • Slime • Stella • Yangus
Final Fantasy Behemoth • Behemoth King • Black Mage • Bomb • Cactuar • Malboro • Moogle • Ninja • White Mage
Mega Man Dr. Light • Dr. Wily • Mega Man
PAC-MAN Blinky • Fairy • Ms. Pac-Man • Pac-Man • Petit Monster
Rayman Rabbid • Rayman
Sonic the Hedgehog Amy • Animals • Big • Blaze • Chao • Chaos • Charmy • Cheese • Cream • Dr. Eggman • Egg Flapper • Egg Pawn • Eggman Nega • Eggrobo • Espio • Froggy • Gola • Jet • Kiki • Knuckles • Mecha Sonic • Metal Sonic • Omega • Omochao • Orbot & Cubot • Rouge • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Spinner • Sticks • Tails • Vector • Wave • Zavok • Zazz
Street Fighter Blanka • Chun-Li • Dhalsim • Zangief
Other Chuckie • Conker • Don-chan • Elvira • Erik, Baleog and Olaf • Inspector Gadget • Joe and Mac • Kid Klown • King Kong • Mametchi • Netty • Plok • Pooka • Sparx • Tamadra
The above characters and species pertain to other media franchises, but make at least one appearance within the Super Mario franchise that is playable, interactable, or plot-relevant.
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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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