Heads-Up
- Not to be confused with Heads Up.
Super Mario Strikers -- Heads Up, parsed in-game as Heads-Up, was a promotional online Flash game published by Nintendo around the release of Super Mario Strikers for the Nintendo GameCube. It was listed in the Nintendo Arcade, a now defunct section with web games on Nintendo's website.[1]
Gameplay
The aim of the game is to collect as many points as possible while repeatedly heading a soccer ball as Mario, who can be moved across the screen with the left and right arrow keys in order to catch the ball. Mushrooms and Blue Shells often spawn at regular intervals on the screen and can be collected by running into them, granting Mario different effects. Mushrooms speed him up and make him glow red, while Blue Shells cause Mario to slow down and glow blue. The item that is currently taking effect is displayed on the top-left corner of the screen.
Occasionally, character icons appear at random positions on the screen; at the same time, a voice clip of that character is heard. They can be collected for points by bouncing the ball into them. Each character icon is worth a number of points, depending on the character depicted on it. In order from least to most valuable, these are:
- brown – worth 2 points.
- limegreen – worth 4 points.
- Template:Color-link-piped – worth 5 points.
- green,
- DAA520 and Template:Color-link-piped – worth 8 points.
The current score and the high score are shown at the bottom of the screen. The game is over when the player fails to catch the ball. The game over screen offers the option to either replay the game or visit the official website for Super Mario Strikers.
The Palace arena is always seen in the background during the game.
Gallery
Gameplay, with Peach's icon on the screen
Approaching a Mushroom and a Wario icon
Under the effects of a Mushroom. A Yoshi icon is present above him.
Approaching a Blue Shell, with a Mario icon standing further ahead
Slowed down by a Blue Shell, Mario heads the ball to a Waluigi icon.
A Luigi icon
A DK icon and a Mushroom on-screen
Game over screen
References
| Super Mario Strikers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Players | Team captains | Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Super Team • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi |
| Sidekicks | Birdo • Hammer Bro • Koopa • Toad | |
| Goalies | Kritter • Robo-Kritter | |
| Fields | Bowser Stadium • Crater Field • Konga Coliseum • The Battle Dome • The Palace • The Underground • Pipeline Central | |
| Cups | Bowser Cup • Flower Cup • Mushroom Cup • Star Cup • Super Bowser Cup • Super Flower Cup • Super Mushroom Cup • Super Star Cup | |
| Items | Banana • Blue Shell • Bob-omb • Chain Chomp • Giant Blue Shell • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Giant Spiny Shell • Green Shell • Mega Bob-omb • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star | |
| Miscellaneous | Heads-Up • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Strike • Super Mario Strikers (Flash game) | |
