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A '''Spinning Heart''' (also referred to simply as a '''heart''')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47, page 19.</ref> is a helpful object that is found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Spinning Hearts are translucent red hearts that slowly revolve on the ground. When [[Mario]] runs through one, the Spinning Heart will quickly replenish his [[Health Meter|Power Meter]] in proportion to the speed with which he [[dash|runs]] through it. Thus, the faster he runs through it, the more health he recovers. Spinning Hearts are often found at the bottom of a cliff where the player may fall and lose health. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can also use a Spinning Heart to recover their own Power Meters.
A '''Spinning Heart''' (also referred to simply as a '''heart''')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47, page 19.</ref> is a helpful object that is found in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Spinning Hearts are translucent red hearts that slowly revolve on the ground. When [[Mario]] runs through one, the Spinning Heart will quickly replenish his [[Health Meter|Power Meter]] in proportion to the speed with which he [[dash|runs]] through it. Thus, the faster he runs through it, the more health he recovers. Spinning Hearts are often found at the bottom of a cliff where the player may fall and lose health. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] can also use a Spinning Heart to recover their own Power Meters.
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Revision as of 22:27, September 13, 2022

Spinning Heart
Artwork of a Spinning Heart from Super Mario 64.
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Effect Recover lost health when the player runs through it

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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
Mario standing next to a Spinning Heart on the Bob-omb Battlefield in the N64 and DS versions

A Spinning Heart (also referred to simply as a heart)[1] is a helpful object that is found in Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS. Spinning Hearts are translucent red hearts that slowly revolve on the ground. When Mario runs through one, the Spinning Heart will quickly replenish his Power Meter in proportion to the speed with which he runs through it. Thus, the faster he runs through it, the more health he recovers. Spinning Hearts are often found at the bottom of a cliff where the player may fall and lose health. In Super Mario 64 DS, Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario can also use a Spinning Heart to recover their own Power Meters.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クルクルハート
Kurukuru Hāto
Spinning Heart

Italian Cuore Rotante
Spinning Heart
Spanish Corazón
Heart

Trivia

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  • In Super Mario 64, the Spinning Heart is just a translucent sprite rendered in the 3D scene with collision data. In Super Mario 64 DS, it is an opaque 3D model.
  • In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, when an item hits the player's Heart barrier, a sound similar to that of the Spinning Heart can be heard.

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue 47, page 19.