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'''Small hearts'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' NES instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>, also referred to as '''Hearts'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. [[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|Page 88]].</ref> or '''Growth Hearts'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1, page 14.</ref>, are items found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. A small heart would fly out every time eight [[List of enemies|enemies]] are killed. When [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] or [[Toad]] grabs it, they replenish an empty slot in their [[Health Meter|life meter]]. They have somewhat the same function as a [[Mushroom]] in this game, with two exceptions: Mushrooms both extend and fully replenish the health meter, while small hearts cannot.
'''Small hearts'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2'' NES instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>, also referred to as '''Hearts'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. [[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|Page 88]].</ref> or '''Growth Hearts'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1, page 14.</ref>, are items found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. A small heart would fly out every time eight [[List of enemies|enemies]] are killed. When [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] or [[Toad]] grabs it, they replenish an empty slot in their [[Health Meter|life meter]]. They have somewhat the same function as a [[Mushroom]] in this game, with two exceptions: Mushrooms both extend and fully replenish the health meter, while small hearts cannot.
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In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', they are larger. They are also much more common, usually appearing when a thrown object takes out two enemies in a row, from enemies defeated by [[Red Shell|shell]]s, from beaten [[Ostro]]s, and from [[Mega Guy|Big Shy Guy]]s and [[Big Ninji]]s thrown to the ground or beaten. They are also found floating in midair and under [[grass]], referred to as '''Heart Radishes'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' North American instruction booklet, page 26.</ref>.
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', they are larger. They are also much more common, usually appearing when a thrown object takes out two enemies in a row, from enemies defeated by [[Red Shell|shell]]s, from beaten [[Ostro]]s, and from [[Mega Guy|Big Shy Guy]]s and [[Big Ninji]]s thrown to the ground or beaten. They are also found floating in midair and under [[grass]], referred to as '''Heart Radishes'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' North American instruction booklet, page 26.</ref>.



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Small heart Small heart from the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Super Mario All-Stars. Small heart from Super Mario Advance

Small hearts[1][2], also referred to as Hearts[3] or Growth Hearts[4], are items found in Super Mario Bros. 2. A small heart would fly out every time eight enemies are killed. When Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool or Toad grabs it, they replenish an empty slot in their life meter. They have somewhat the same function as a Mushroom in this game, with two exceptions: Mushrooms both extend and fully replenish the health meter, while small hearts cannot.

Artwork of a Heart Radish from Super Mario Advance Heart Radish from Super Mario Advance

In the Game Boy Advance version, Super Mario Advance, they are larger. They are also much more common, usually appearing when a thrown object takes out two enemies in a row, from enemies defeated by shells, from beaten Ostros, and from Big Shy Guys and Big Ninjis thrown to the ground or beaten. They are also found floating in midair and under grass, referred to as Heart Radishes[5].

Small Hearts also appear in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. When used, it will refill half of Mario or Luigi's dance meter if it empties. It can be bought at any shop in Story Mode for seventy coins.

Official profiles

Super Mario Bros. 2

  • Wii Virtual Console manual: "Beat lots of enemies to make one of these appear. Small hearts replenish one mark of your life meter."

Names in other languages

Small heart

Language Name Meaning
Japanese さいハート[6]
Chiisai hāto
ハート[7]
Hāto
ハートのこびん
Hāto no kobin

Small heart

Heart

Small Heart Bottle (Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix)

German Kleines Herz
Herz[10]
Small heart
Heart
Italian cuore[11]
heart
Spanish Corazón pequeño
corazón[8]
Small heart
heart

Heart Radish

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハート大根[12]
Hāto Daikon
Heart Radish

German Herzliche Radieschen[10]
Hearty Radish
Italian ravanello energetico[11]
energetic radish
Spanish rábano de corazón[8]
heart radish

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 NES instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ Super Mario All-Stars instruction booklet, page 20.
  3. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Player's Guide. Page 88.
  4. ^ Nintendo Power Advance V.1, page 14.
  5. ^ Super Mario Advance North American instruction booklet, page 26.
  6. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, page 25.
  7. ^ Super Mario Advance Japanese instruction booklet, page 28.
  8. ^ a b Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet, page 90.
  9. ^ a b Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet, page 50.
  10. ^ a b Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet, page 30.
  11. ^ a b Super Mario Advance European instruction booklet, page 110.
  12. ^ Super Mario Advance Japanese instruction booklet, page 26.