1 UP Heart

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1 UP Heart

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins artwork
General information
Effect Grants an extra life
Appearances
Franchise(s) Mario, Donkey Kong
Series Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Game & Watch Gallery
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002)
Related items
1-Up Mushroom

1 UP Hearts[1] (alternatively 1UP hearts[2] or 1-Up Hearts[3]), or simply Hearts,[4] are items that function identically to 1-Up Mushrooms, granting one extra life to the player in Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, and the Game & Watch Gallery series. The most likely reason that 1 UP Hearts are used in these games rather than 1-Up Mushrooms is that the monochrome palette of the original Game Boy would make it impossible to distinguish between 1-Up Mushrooms and Super Mushrooms.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Land

1UP hearts make their first appearance in Super Mario Land. When a 1UP heart is released from jumping under a Mystery Block or brick, it flies out before falling straight down. Unlike Super Mushrooms, 1UP hearts fall through the ground until Mario grabs them in time before they disappear.

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, a 1-Up Heart moves like a 1-Up Mushroom and slides right unless Mario can quickly catch it. 1-Up Hearts can also be caught by a collector, who then runs away with them. In bonus games that occur if Mario rings the bell placed hanging in the air at the end of a stage, 1-Up Hearts become available prizes; 3-Up Hearts exclusively appear in Amida Game II and give three extra lives. Stand-alone 1-Up Hearts can be found in some levels.

Game & Watch Gallery series

Hearts, or heart-marks,[5] appear in "Modern" versions of Game & Watch games in Game & Watch Gallery and its sequels. These hearts replenish a life that has been lost and appear only when a player reaches 200, 500, and 700 points in most games; if a player does not have any misses when they pass these points, a heart does not appear. In this game, hearts are either red or pink and have a two-toned color scheme similar to the one suggested by the white-and-gray pattern of the original hearts in Super Mario Land. Despite later games supporting color, hearts still reappear for the rest of the series.

Donkey Kong appearances

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

In Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, 1 UP Hearts float in midair at spots that are hard to reach without special moves. They reappear if the player loses a life and revisits the level. They appear slightly larger and have a "1 UP" logo on them.

List of appearances

Title Series Year of release Release medium
Super Mario Land Super Mario 1989 Game Boy
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Super Mario 1992 Game Boy
Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Donkey Kong 1994 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery Game & Watch Gallery 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Game & Watch Gallery 1997 (Japan) / 1998 (international) Game Boy (Japan) / Game Boy Color (international)
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Game & Watch Gallery 1999 Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Game & Watch Gallery 2002 Game Boy Advance

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 1UP(ワンアップ)ハート[6]
Wan Appu Hāto
1UPのハート[7]
Wan Appu no Hāto
1-UP Heart
Dutch 1-Up-hart[8] 1-Up-heart
French Cœur 1UP[9] 1UP heart
German 1-Up-Herz
Herz
1 Up Heart
Heart
Italian Cuore 1-Up 1-Up Heart
Spanish Corazón
Vida[10] (Super Mario Land)
Vida 1Up[11] (Super Mario Land 2)
Vida extra[12] (Game Boy Donkey Kong)
Heart
Life
1Up Life
Extra life

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong (Game Boy) English instruction booklet, page 16.
  2. ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 8.
  3. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 44.
  4. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 21.
  5. ^ Game & Watch Gallery instruction booklet, page 15.
  6. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 1 - Super Mario Land. Page 1.
  7. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet, page 14.
  8. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Voorwerpen".
  9. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet, page 8.
  10. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1, pages 30-33.
  11. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 2 No. 3, page 48.
  12. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Spanish Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Objetos".