1 UP Heart
- Not to be confused with Life-Up Heart.
| 1 UP Heart | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a 1-Up Heart from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land (1989) |
| Latest appearance | Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002) |
| Effect | Grants an extra life |
1 UP Hearts[1] (alternatively 1UP hearts,[2] 1-UP Hearts,[3] or 1-Up Hearts[4]), or simply Hearts,[5] are items that basically perform the same function as 1-Up Mushrooms, granting one extra life to the player in Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, and the Game & Watch Gallery series. The most likely reason that 1 UP Hearts are used in these games rather than 1-Up Mushrooms is that the monochrome palette of the original Game Boy would make it impossible to distinguish between 1-Up Mushrooms and Super Mushrooms.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Land
1UP hearts make their first appearance in Super Mario Land. When a 1UP heart is released from jumping under a Mystery Block or brick, it flies out before falling straight down. Unlike Super Mushrooms, 1UP hearts fall through the ground until Mario grabs them in time before they disappear.
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, a 1-Up Heart moves like a 1-Up Mushroom and slides right unless Mario can quickly catch it. 1-Up Hearts can also be caught by a collector, who then runs away with them. In bonus games that occur if Mario rings the bell placed hanging in the air at the end of a stage, 1-Up Hearts become available prizes; 3-Up Hearts exclusively appear in Amida Game II and give three extra lives. Stand-alone 1-Up Hearts can be found in some levels.
Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
In Donkey Kong on the Game Boy, 1 UP Hearts float in midair at spots that are hard to reach without special moves. They reappear if the player loses a life and revisits the level. They appear slightly larger and have a "1 UP" logo on them.
Game & Watch Gallery series
Hearts, or heart-marks,[6] appear in "Modern" versions of Game & Watch games in Game & Watch Gallery and its sequels. These hearts replenish a life that has been lost and appear only when a player reaches 200, 500, and 700 points in most games; if a player does not have any misses when they pass these points, a heart does not appear. In this game, hearts are either red or pink and have a two-toned color scheme similar to the one suggested by the white-and-gray pattern of the original hearts in Super Mario Land. Despite later games supporting color, hearts still reappear for the rest of the series.
Game appearances
| Title | Description | Release date | System/format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Land | Item | 1989 | Game Boy |
| Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | Item | 1992 | Game Boy |
| Donkey Kong (Game Boy) | Item | 1994 | Game Boy |
| Game & Watch Gallery | Item | 1997 | Game Boy |
| Game & Watch Gallery 2 | Item | 1997 (Japan-only) | Game Boy |
| Game & Watch Gallery 2 | Item | 1998 | Game Boy Color |
| Game & Watch Gallery 3 | Item | 1999 | Game Boy Color |
| Game & Watch Gallery 4 | Item | 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
Gallery
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Donkey Kong
Game & Watch Gallery Modern Fire
Game & Watch Gallery Modern Oil Panic
Game & Watch Gallery Modern Octopus
Game & Watch Gallery Modern Manhole
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Modern Chef
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Modern Donkey Kong
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Modern Helmet
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Modern Parachute
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Modern Vermin
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Modern Egg
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Modern Greenhouse
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Modern Turtle Bridge
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Modern Mario Bros.
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Modern Donkey Kong Jr.
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern Fire
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern Mario's Cement Factory
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern Chef
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern Mario Bros.
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Modern Octopus
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | 1-Up-hart[7] | 1-Up-heart | |
| French | Cœur 1UP[15] | 1UP heart | |
| German | 1-Up-Herz Herz[?] |
1 Up Heart Heart |
|
| Italian | Cuore 1UP[16] Cuore 1-Up[17] Cuore vita extra[18] |
1UP Heart 1-Up Heart Extra life heart |
|
| Spanish | Corazón Vida[12] (Super Mario Land) Vida 1Up[13] (Super Mario Land 2) Vida extra[14] (Game Boy Donkey Kong) |
Heart Life 1Up Life Extra life |
References
- ^ Donkey Kong (Game Boy) English instruction booklet, page 16.
- ^ Super Mario Land English instruction booklet, page 8.
- ^ Club Nintendo (UK) Classic, page 7.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 44.
- ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 21.
- ^ Game & Watch Gallery instruction booklet, page 15.
- ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Voorwerpen".
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 1 - Super Mario Land. Page 1.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 23.
- ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Japanese instruction booklet, page 14.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 3.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1, pages 30-33.
- ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 2 No. 3, page 48.
- ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Spanish Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual, tab 13: "Objetos".
- ^ Super Mario Land French instruction booklet, page 8.
- ^ Super Mario Land Italian manual, pag. 8
- ^ Super Mario Land (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual, pag. 7
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 48
| Donkey Kong | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Levels | 25m • 50m • 75m • 100m |
| Items and objects | Bolt • Conveyor Belt • Girder • Hammer • Ladder • Lift • Parasol, Hat & Bag |
| Enemies and obstacles | Barrel • Cement tub • Fire • Fireball • Jack • Oil drum |
| Music | Opening • 25m Theme • Hammer |
| Other | Gallery • Multimedia • Staff |
| Toy adaptations | 2 Mario Bros. PINBALL GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong PINBALL GAMES • 2 Mario Bros. WATER GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong WATER GAMES • Donkey Kong (A-Maze-Ing Arcade game) • Donkey Kong (board game) • Donkey Kong (electronic water game) • Jenga: Donkey Kong Collector's Edition |
