3-Up Moon
3-Up Moon
Artwork of a 3-Up Moon from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Effect Gives three extra lives
Transforms Mario into Moon Mario (Super Mario-kun only)

A 3-Up Moon is an item that first appears in Super Mario World. It is a yellow crescent moon that has a happy facial expression. Being an extremely rare item, the 3-Up Moon functions very similarly to the 1-Up Mushroom, but true to its name, it rewards the player with three extra lives instead of one when collected.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2Edit

 
Artwork

The locations of the 3-Up Moons in Super Mario World and its reissue are as follows. If the player replays the level, the moon disappears from where it was until the game is reset. Most but not all 3-Up Moons are accessible only if Mario or Luigi is utilizing his Cape form.

Additionally, the moon seen in Star World resembles a 3-Up Moon.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3Edit

 
A 3-Up Moon in the level Slip Slidin' Away in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

In Japan, players with an e-Reader could scan the blue switch card to replace 1-Up Mushrooms with 3-Up Moons in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. A 3-Up Moon is also hidden in the World-e level Slip Slidin' Away, and it can be reached only if the player is equipped with a flight power-up.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeEdit

3-Up Moons reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. They are found within 3-Up Moon Blocks, and a total of four 3-Up Moons can appear from each (depending on how many players are playing). They can appear only by using Boost Mode; tapping a 3-Up Moon Block on the Wii U GamePad screen makes it visible for players to hit.

In the Nintendo Switch port of the games, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, with Boost Mode removed from the original game, 3-Up Moon Blocks were also removed. The 3-Up Moons instead replace 1-Up Mushrooms within blocks if Toadette hits them, although other players can still collect the 3-Up Moons when released. In New Super Luigi U exclusively, the red Toad Houses have 1-Up Mushrooms replaced by 3-Up Moons.

Game and Watch Gallery 4Edit

In Game & Watch Gallery 4, 3-Up Moons appear in the Modern version of Fire, where they come out of Yoshi Eggs and give multiple points when bounced. 3-Up Moons also appear in the Modern version of Rain Shower, where they are caught to fill a meter that, when filled, causes Bowser to fall and gives the player points. This is the only game where they do not have mouths.

Mario FamilyEdit

In Mario Family, there is a sewing design of a 3-Up Moon.

Mario's Game Gallery / Mario's FUNdamentalsEdit

In Mario's Game Gallery and Mario's FUNdamentals, the 3-Up Moon appears in the Dominoes game, representing the number two.

Super Mario-kunEdit

Main article: 3UP Mario
 
A 3-Up Moon in Super Mario-kun
 
3UP Mario

The 3-Up Moon makes an appearance in Super Mario-kun, starting from volume 2. It serves a different purpose, powering up Mario rather than granting him three extra lives. In the second volume, Mario is transformed into Moon Mario, and in the third volume, he is transformed into 3UP Mario.

GalleryEdit

See alsoEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 3UPムーン[1]
3 Appu Mūn
3-Up Moon

Chinese (simplified) 3UP弯月
3UP Wānyuè
3-Up Crescent Moon

Chinese (traditional) 3UP彎月
3UP Wānyuè
3-Up Crescent Moon

French Lune 3-Up
Lune 3 Up[2]
3-Up Moon
German 3-Up-Mond
3-Up Moon
Italian Luna 3-Up
3-Up Moon
Portuguese (NOA) Lua 3 Vidas [3]
3-Life Moon
Portuguese (NOE) Lua 3UP
3-Up Moon
Spanish Luna 3UP
Luna 3-Up[4]
3UP Moon
3-Up Moon

TriviaEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  2. ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 3, page 42
  3. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet, page 22
  4. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.