3-Up Moon

This article is about the item in Super Mario World. For information about the actual moon, see here.

3-Up Moon
Description
A Moon that gives 3 Extra Lives.
First Appearance	Super Mario World (1990)
Latest Appearance	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Effect on Player	Gives 3 extra lives.

3-Up Moons are moon-like items that first appear in Super Mario World. They are shaped like moons, have eyes and a mouth, and can be found on the ground. They are extremely rare, and very difficult to get. They have a similar effect as 1-Up Mushrooms; however they give Mario or Luigi three extra lives instead of one. Also, if the player replays the level, the moon will disappear from where it was until the game is reset. Most, but not all, 3-Up Moons are only accessible if Mario or Luigi have a Cape Feather.

The 3-Up Moon from New Super Mario Bros. U.

3-Up Moons reappear in the Wii U game, New Super Mario Bros. U. They are within 3-Up Moon Blocks, a total of four 3-Up Moons can appear and only be collected with the efforts of the GamePad player and Wii Remote player(s).

Locations in Super Mario World

• Yoshi's Island 1 - On a cloud near the start of the stage.
• Donut Plains 4 - On a cloud above the Goomba area, near the item block.
• Vanilla Dome 3 - On a ledge above the area with the hidden feather block.
• Cheese Bridge Area - Between the regular exit and the secret exit - Mario or Luigi must jump off a Yoshi to get it.
• Forest Ghost House - In the exit screen of the secret exit, just before exiting the stage.
• Chocolate Island 1 - On a cloud above the first bowl-shaped valley area.
• Valley of Bowser 1 - Beyond an area with Munchers, above the place where Mario or Luigi starts from after touching the checkpoint.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Lune 3-Up	3-Up Moon

Trivia

• In Mario Family, there is a sewing design of this item in the game.
• In Japan, players could scan the Blue Switch e-Reader card and obtain 3-Up Moons in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
• In the Star World of Super Mario World, the moon seen in the sky resembles a 3-Up Moon.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 introduced Moon Coins, which are found in World Star. The icon on the coins are similar to the 3-Up Moon.

Super Mario World
Protagonists	Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Dolphin
Bosses	Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Larry Koopa • Bowser • Reznor • The Big Boo
Items	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Cape Feather • Star • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Key • Coin • P-Balloon • Dragon Coin • P-Switch • Berry • Yoshi's Wings• Jumping Board • ? Ball • Silver Coin • Grab Block • Coin Snake
Worlds of Dinosaur Land	Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special World
Enemies & Obstacles	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Bro. • Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Beak Pillar • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Buddy Swarm • Bound Fire • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep-Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Dino Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddies • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling Spike • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Gold Bowser Statue • Goomba • Gray Bowser Statue • Grinder • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Jumping Pumpkin Plant • Kamikaze Koopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Podoboo • Li'l Sparky • Magikoopa • Mask Koopa • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Para Mask Koopa • Pidgit Bill • Pillar • Pipe Lakitu • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Spike Pillar • Spiny • Sumo Bro. • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Other	On-Off Switch • Roulette Block • Jump Block • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Giant Gate • Bonus Game • Bonus Star • Rope • Hint Block • Bonus Block • Skull Raft • Triangular Block

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit*
Supporting Characters	Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshis (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro. • Kamek
Worlds / Areas	Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses
Items and Objects	Super Mushroom • Fire Flower • Super Acorn (P-Acorn) • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Star (Boost Star) • Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Red Ring • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Yoshi Egg • ? Block • Giant Question Block • Green Coin • Green Ring • P-Switch • Goal Flagpole • Berries • ! Switch • Brick Block • Coin Block • Giant Brick Block • Glow Block • Jump Block • POW Block • Super Guide Block
Enemies & Obstacles	Amp • Baby Blooper • Baby Dragoneel • Ball 'n' Chain • Balloon Goomba • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Amp • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Bowser Amp • Bowser's Claw • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep-Cheep • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Firebar • Fishbone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Gargantua Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Goombrat • Grand Goomba • Grrrol • Gūrindai • Hammer Bro. • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro. • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Grrrol • Mega Pokey • Mega Urchin • Mega Wiggler • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Para-Beetle • Para-bomb • Paragoomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Raining Debris • Red Skull Box • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Skull Box • Spike • Spike Pillar • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro. • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Super Venus Fire Trap • Swooper • Targeting Ted • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Venus Ice Trap • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others	Water Spouts • Sand Spouts • Spine Coasters
Game Modes	Boost Mode • Boost Rush Mode • Challenge Mode • Coin Battle
* Exclusive to New Super Luigi U.