1 UP Heart

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Not to be confused with Life-Up Heart.
1 UP Heart
Artwork of a 1-Up Heart, from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a 1-Up Heart from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Special Selection (2023)
Effect Grants an extra life

1 UP Hearts[1] (alternatively 1UP hearts,[2] 1-UP Hearts,[3] or 1-Up Hearts[4]), or simply Hearts,[5] are items that basically perform the same function as 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[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Land[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)[edit]

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.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Hearts, or heart-marks,[6] 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.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release System/format
Super Mario Land Item 1989 Game Boy
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Item 1992 Game Boy
Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Item 1994 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery Item 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Item 1997 (Japan-only) Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Item 1998 Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Item 1999 Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Item 2002 Game Boy Advance

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 1UPワンアップハート[7] (Super Mario Land series)[8]
Wan Appu Hāto
1-UP Heart
UPアップのハート[9]
Wan Appu no Hāto
Game Boy Donkey Kong
ハート[10]
Hāto
Heart
Dutch 1-Up-hart[15] 1-Up-heart
French Cœur 1UP[14] 1UP heart
German 1-Up-Herz[?] 1 Up Heart
Herz[?] Heart
Italian Cuore 1UP[16] 1UP Heart Super Mario Land instruction booklet
Cuore 1-UP[17] 1-UP Heart Donkey Kong instruction booklet
Cuore 1-Up[18][19][20] 1-Up Heart Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong e-manuals, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins section in the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Cuore[21][22][23][24][25] Heart Game & Watch Gallery series
1-Up[26] - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins e-manual
Cuore vita extra[27] Extra life heart Super Mario Land section in the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Spanish Corazón[?] Heart
Vida[11] Life Super Mario Land
Vida 1Up[12] 1Up Life Super Mario Land 2
Vida extra[13] Extra life Game Boy Donkey Kong

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong (Game Boy) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  2. ^ 1989. Super Mario Land instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  3. ^ Club Nintendo (UK) Classic. Page 7.
  4. ^ December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 44.
  5. ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
  6. ^ 1997. Game & Watch Gallery instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 15.
  7. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 1 - Super Mario Land. Page 1.
  8. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Page 23.
  9. ^ 1994. Game Boy Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 14.
  10. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 3.
  11. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 30-33.
  12. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 2 No. 3. Page 48.
  13. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Spanish Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Objetos".
  14. ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet. Page 8.
  15. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Voorwerpen".
  16. ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual. Page 8.
  17. ^ Donkey Kong (Game Boy) Italian manual. Page 16.
  18. ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 7.
  19. ^ Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 13.
  20. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 78.
  21. ^ Game & Watch Gallery 2 European manual. Page 111.
  22. ^ Game & Watch Gallery 3 European manual. Page 110.
  23. ^ Game & Watch Gallery (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 8.
  24. ^ Game & Watch Gallery 2 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 8.
  25. ^ Game & Watch Gallery 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 8.
  26. ^ Super Mario Land: 6 Golden Coins (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 9.
  27. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 48.