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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Gives three [[Extra life|extra lives]]
|effect=Gives three [[extra life|extra lives]]<br>Transforms Mario into [[Moon Mario]] (''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' only)
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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 life|extra lives]] instead of one when collected.
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 life|extra lives]] instead of one when collected.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
[[File:3upMoonSprite.png|frame|left]]
[[File:3-Up Moon SMW artwork.jpg|100px|thumb|Original design of a 3-Up Moon, from ''Super Mario World'']]
[[File:3-Up Moon SMW artwork.jpg|100px|thumb|Artwork]]
The locations of the 3-Up Moons in ''Super Mario World'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|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 Mario|Cape form]].
The locations of the 3-Up Moons in ''Super Mario World'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|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 Mario|Cape form]].
*[[Yoshi's Island 1]] &ndash; On a [[Cloud Block]] near the middle of the stage, up to the left of the row of Cloud Blocks and a [[block]] containing a 1-Up Mushroom.
*[[Yoshi's Island 1]] &ndash; On a [[Cloud Block]] near the middle of the stage, up to the left of the row of Cloud Blocks and a [[block]] containing a 1-Up Mushroom.
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*[[Forest Ghost House]] &ndash; In the exit screen of the secret exit, just before the player exits the stage.
*[[Forest Ghost House]] &ndash; In the exit screen of the secret exit, just before the player exits the stage.
*[[Chocolate Island 1]] &ndash; On a Cloud Block above the first bowl-shaped valley area (Mario or Luigi must take the first [[Pipe Cannon]]).
*[[Chocolate Island 1]] &ndash; On a Cloud Block above the first bowl-shaped valley area (Mario or Luigi must take the first [[Pipe Cannon]]).
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]] &ndash; Beyond an area with [[Munchers]], above the place where Mario or Luigi starts from after touching the [[Midway Gate]].
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]] &ndash; Beyond an area with [[Muncher]]s, above the place where Mario or Luigi starts from after touching the [[Midway Gate]].
Additionally, the moon seen in [[Star World]] resembles a 3-Up Moon.
Additionally, the moon seen in [[Star World]] resembles a 3-Up Moon.


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMA4-3UPMoon.png|frame|A 3-Up Moon in the level [[Slip Slidin' Away (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|Slip Slidin' Away]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
In Japan, players with an [[e-Reader]] could scan the [[1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru!|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 (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|Slip Slidin' Away]], and it can be reached only if the player is equipped with a flight power-up.
In Japan, players with an [[e-Reader]] could scan the [[1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru!|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 (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|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 Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:3UP MoonNSMBU.png|thumb|left]]
3-Up Moons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]] and [[New Super Luigi U]]''. They are found within [[3-Up Moon Block]]s, 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.
3-Up Moons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]] and [[New Super Luigi U]]''. They are found within [[3-Up Moon Block]]s, 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.


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===''Game and Watch Gallery 4''===
===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
[[File:G&WG4 Modern Fire 3UP Moon.png|frame]]
[[File:G&WG4 Modern Rain Shower 3UP Moon.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', 3-Up Moons appear in the Modern version of ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', where they come out of [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s and give multiple [[point]]s 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.
In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', 3-Up Moons appear in the Modern version of ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', where they come out of [[Yoshi's Egg|Yoshi Egg]]s and give multiple [[point]]s 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 Family''===
[[File:3UpMoon MarioFamily.png|thumb]]
In ''[[Mario Family]]'', there is a sewing design of a 3-Up Moon.
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===''Mario's Game Gallery'' / ''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
===''Mario's Game Gallery'' / ''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
[[File:MGG Dominoes gameplay.png|thumb|left]]
In ''Mario's Game Gallery'' and ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', the 3-Up Moon appears in the Dominoes game, representing the number two.
In ''Mario's Game Gallery'' and ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'', the 3-Up Moon appears in the Dominoes game, representing the number two.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
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[[File:3upMoon SuperMarioKun 3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A 3-Up Moon in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
[[File:3upMoon SuperMarioKun 3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A 3-Up Moon in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
[[File:3Up Mario.jpg|thumb|3UP Mario]]
[[File:3Up Mario.jpg|thumb|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 [[3UP Mario|Moon Mario]], and in the third volume, he is transformed into 3UP Mario.
The 3-Up Moon appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', starting from [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|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 [[3UP Mario|Moon Mario]], and in the third volume, he is transformed into 3UP Mario.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
*'''European instruction manual description:''' ''These celestial bodies grant you three extra lives.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
3upMoonSprite.png|''Super Mario World''
First men on moon quiz card.jpg|''[[Mario Quiz Cards]]''
First men on moon quiz card.jpg|''[[Mario Quiz Cards]]''
SMSQPB6 Front Cover.png|The cover of ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMSQPB6 Front Cover.png|The cover of ''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
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SMSQPB6 Bowser Ludwig Wendy Cave.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMSQPB6 Bowser Ludwig Wendy Cave.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMSQPB6 Kuppa Tachi Moon opt.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMSQPB6 Kuppa Tachi Moon opt.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
MGG Dominoes gameplay.png|''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]''
3UpMoon MarioFamily.png|''Mario Family'' sewing design
SMA2 3UP Moon.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 3UP Moon.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
G&WG4 Modern Fire 3UP Moon.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (Fire)
G&WG4 Modern Rain Shower 3UP Moon.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (Rain Shower)
SMA4 3UP Moon sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMA4 3UP Moon sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' featuring various items
SMA4-3UPMoon.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
NSMBU Asset Model 3-Up Moon.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
3UP MoonNSMBU.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
NSMBUD Item Background.jpg|Background image for ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' featuring various items
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=3{{hover|UP|アップ}}ムーン<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|Jpn=3{{ruby|UP|アップ}}ムーン<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|JapR=3 Appu Mūn
|JpnR=3 Appu Mūn
|JapM=3-Up Moon
|JpnM=3-Up Moon
|Fra=Lune 3-Up
|FraM=3-Up Moon
|Spa=Luna 3UP<br>Luna 3-Up<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet.</ref>
|SpaM=3UP Moon<br>3-Up Moon
|Ger=3-Up-Mond
|GerM=3-Up Moon
|Ita=Luna 3-Up
|ItaM=3-Up Moon
|Por=Lua 3 Vidas (''[[Super Mario World]]'' instruction booklet)
|PorM=3-Life Moon
|ChiS=3UP弯月
|ChiS=3UP弯月
|ChiSR=3UP Wānyuè
|ChiSR=3UP Wānyuè
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|ChiTR=3UP Wānyuè
|ChiTR=3UP Wānyuè
|ChiTM=3-Up Crescent Moon
|ChiTM=3-Up Crescent Moon
|Fre=Lune 3-Up
|Fre2=Lune 3 Up<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario-kun|Super Mario Manga Adventures]]'' Volume 3|page=42}}</ref>
|FreM=3-Up Moon
|Fre2M=3-Up Moon
|Ger=3-Up-Mond<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|date=1993|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|language=de|page=17}}</ref>
|GerM=3-Up Moon
|Ita=Luna 3-Up
|ItaM=3-Up Moon
|PorA=Lua 3 Vidas <ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo|language=pt-br|page=22}}</ref>
|PorAM=3-Life Moon
|PorE=Lua 3UP
|PorEM=3-Up Moon
|Spa=Luna 3UP
|Spa2=Luna 3-Up<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Spanish instruction booklet}}</ref>{{page needed}}
|SpaM=3UP Moon
|Spa2M=3-Up Moon
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*[[Moon Coin]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' have an imprint of a 3-Up Moon on them.
*[[Moon Coin]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' have an imprint of a 3-Up Moon on them.
*In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the appearance of the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|Moon]] in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''Super Mario World'' game styles resembles a 3-Up Moon.
*In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the appearance of the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|Moon]] in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''Super Mario World'' game styles resembles a 3-Up Moon.
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Latest revision as of 10:49, April 3, 2025

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.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Artwork of a 3-Up Moon from Super Mario World
Original design of a 3-Up Moon, from Super Mario World

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. 3[edit]

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 Deluxe[edit]

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 & Watch Gallery 4[edit]

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's Game Gallery / Mario's FUNdamentals[edit]

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

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Main article: 3UP Mario
3-Up Moon from Super Mario-kun. Page 42, volume 3.
A 3-Up Moon in Super Mario-kun
3-Up Mario from Super Mario-kun. Page 42, volume 3.
3UP Mario

The 3-Up Moon appears 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.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • European instruction manual description: These celestial bodies grant you three extra lives.

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 3UPアップムーン[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[?] 3-Up Moon
Lune 3 Up[2]
German 3-Up-Mond[3] 3-Up Moon
Italian Luna 3-Up[?] 3-Up Moon
Portuguese (NOA) Lua 3 Vidas [4] 3-Life Moon
Portuguese (NOE) Lua 3UP[?] 3-Up Moon
Spanish Luna 3UP[?] 3UP Moon
Luna 3-Up[5][page number needed] 3-Up Moon

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
  2. ^ Super Mario Manga Adventures Volume 3. Page 42.
  3. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
  4. ^ Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). Page 22.
  5. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Spanish instruction booklet.