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{{articleabout|the item in ''[[Super Mario World]]''|the actual moon|[[The Moon|here]]}}
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{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:New_Super_Mario_Bros_U_Deluxe_3-UP_Moon.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a 3-Up Moon from ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
|image=[[File:SMW 3upMoon.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|description=A Moon that gives 3 [[Extra Life|Extra Lives]].
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
|effect=Gives three [[Extra life|extra lives]]<br>Transforms Mario into [[Moon Mario]] (''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' only)
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|effect=Gives 3 [[Extra Life|extra lives]].
}}
}}
[[File:3upMoonSprite.png|frame|left]]
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.
'''3-Up Moons''' are [[The Moon|moon]]-like items that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are shaped like moons, have eyes and a mouth, and can be found on the ground. They are extremely rare, and very difficult to get. They have a similar effect as [[1-Up Mushroom]]s; however they give [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] three [[Extra Life|extra lives]] instead of one. Also, if the player replays the level, the moon will disappear from where it was until the game is reset. Most, but not all, 3-Up Moons are only accessible if Mario or Luigi have a [[Cape Feather]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
[[File:3-Up Moon SMW artwork.jpg|100px|thumb|Original design of a 3-Up Moon, from ''Super Mario World'']]
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.
*[[Donut Plains 4]] &ndash; On a Cloud Block above the [[Galoomba|Goomba]] area, near the item block.
*[[Vanilla Dome 3]] &ndash; On a ledge above the area with the hidden [[Cape Feather|feather]] block.
*[[Cheese Bridge Area]] &ndash; Between the regular exit and the secret exit. Mario or Luigi must use the Cape or [[jump]] off a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to get it.
*[[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]]).
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]] &ndash; Beyond an area with [[Munchers]], 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.


[[File:Nsmbulevel3b.png|150px|thumb|left|4 Players in a snow level with two [[3-Up Moon]]s.]]
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
3-Up Moons will reappear in the upcoming [[Wii U]] game, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', most likely as a rare object with the same function. They are trapped inside blocks with their symbol. When released, they fall to the ground and start moving.
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.


==Locations in ''Super Mario World''==
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
*[[Yoshi's Island 1]] - On a cloud near the start of the stage.
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.
*[[Donut Plains 4]] - On a cloud above the [[Goomba (Super Mario World)|Goomba]] area, near the item block.
 
*[[Vanilla Dome 3]] - On a ledge above the area with the hidden feather block.
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 House]]s have 1-Up Mushrooms replaced by 3-Up Moons.
*[[Cheese Bridge Area]] - Between the regular exit and the secret exit - Mario or Luigi must jump off a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to get it.
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*[[Forest Ghost House]] - In the exit screen of the secret exit, just before exiting the stage.
 
*[[Chocolate Island 1]] - On a cloud above the first bowl-shaped valley area.
===''Game & Watch Gallery 4''===
*[[Valley of Bowser 1]] - Beyond an area with [[Munchers]], above the place where Mario or Luigi starts from after touching the checkpoint.
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's Game Gallery'' / ''Mario's FUNdamentals''===
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''===
{{main|3UP Mario}}
[[File:3upMoon SuperMarioKun 3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A 3-Up Moon in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
[[File:3Up Mario.jpg|thumb|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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==Gallery==
<gallery>
3upMoonSprite.png|''Super Mario World''
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 Bowser Ludwig Wendy.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMSQPB6 Kuppa tachi.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''
MGG Dominoes gameplay.png|''[[Mario's Game Gallery]]''
3UpMoon MarioFamily.png|''Mario Family'' sewing design
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]]''
SMA4-3UPMoon.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
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>
 
==See also==
*[[3 UP]], a similar item in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
*[[3-Up Heart]], a similar item in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' and ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=3{{ruby|UP|アップ}}ムーン<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|JapR=3 Appu Mūn
|JapM=3-Up Moon
|ChiS=3UP弯月
|ChiSR=3UP Wānyuè
|ChiSM=3-Up Crescent Moon
|ChiT=3UP彎月
|ChiTR=3UP Wānyuè
|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|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|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|page=22|language=pt-br|publisher=Nintendo}}</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==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Mario Family]]'', there is a sewing design of this item in the game.
*[[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 Japan, players could scan the [[Blue Switch (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3)|Blue Switch]] [[e-Reader]] card and obtain 3-Up Moons in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3#Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
*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 the [[Star World]] of ''Super Mario World'', the moon seen in the sky resembles a 3-Up Moon.
 
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' introduced [[Moon Coin]]s, which are found in the special worlds. The icon on the coins are similar to the 3-Up Moon.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:54, September 6, 2024

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.

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

Trivia[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.