1-Up for the Fans

The 1-Up for the Fans is a Shiny found in every game style. It gives the player an extra life and glory, pleasing the Chat.

Appearance
The 1-Up for the Fans can appear in different forms. In the [https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros. SMB1] style it has a yellow bell-shaped cap with green spots, and a white stalk. In SMB3, its cap is more round-shaped and, instead of being yellow, it is white, and its green spots appear to be more uniform and symmetrical. It also has eyes in its stem, implying that it could be a sentient being. In SMW, it takes the classic for that it takes today, reversing the colors of the spots and the cap. Its spots also returned to be more random and organic. In later titles received a final change: its spots now are prefect circles, placed symmetrically in the center of the cap.

Power
The main purpose of the 1-Up for the Fans is to obtain an extra life, very handy in games like Mario where losing lives is a common practice. However, in Super Mario Maker 2 its use is limited due to most game modes not using lives at all, like Versus modes. It is highly useful in Endless runs, where it can determine if you can keep move on or not. In the 99 lives easy speedrun category, it is the most important goal, due to Endless mode not having end as its name may imply. The game nerfs getting 99 lives right away via a Little Timmy level or a Juicer by only allowing you to get 3 lives per level, making extra ones not count for your total life counter.

Its most important power, nevertheless, resides on its effect. 1-Ups are usually on risky or secret places, like a hidden block or a DLC entrance, making them a very worthy reward. But it is important to be careful, as Troll Levels might use 1-Ups as bait to fall on a troll.