Mr. Upbeat

''This is the Article describing the Minigame in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Fever. If this was not what you wanted, I Suppose you might've been looking for the article on the character of the same name?'' "ウラ、 はじめました. " "(Mr. Upbeat, nice to meet you.)"

- Mr. Upbeat (Rhythm Tengoku)

Mr. Upbeat (ウラおとこ ura Otoko "backwards boy") is an Endless Game featured in both Rhythm Tengoku, unlocked by obtaining 1 Medal, and the non-Japanese versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever, unlocked with 3 Medals. The player controls a stick figure named Mr. Upbeat, who must constantly step over a metronome needle.

Gameplay
As the game starts, a voice will count off a rhythm for eight beats. After this, a pendulum will begin to swing at the player. To dodge the pendulum, the player need to make Mr. Upbeat "step" as the pendulum nears his feet, which happens on the offbeats. To assist the player, the light on Mr. Upbeat's head will flash on each correct beat. Every 16 successful steps, the pendulum will temporarily stop. During this time, the player will receive one point, and a new tempo will be counted.

In the Rhythm Heaven Fever version, each step gives a point instead of each 16 steps. In addition, the Tempo also changes every 32 steps rather than every 16.

Controls

 * A: Step

Timing Notes

 * Hit: Mr. Upbeat will step over the needle, and play will continue.
 * Barely: N/A
 * Miss: Mr. Upbeat will let out a cry and land on his rear end. One miss ends the game!

Trivia

 * Mr. Upbeat appears in the American, European and Korean versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever, but it does not appear in the Japanese version. It was added in by the localization team as a substitute for Manzai, which is an endless game based mostly on Manzai culture.
 * The game also takes Manzai's place in the Endless Remix.
 * Mr. Upbeat is featured in a "Read Something" Gift in Rhythm Heaven Fever. It is the 22nd text gift, entitled "A Musical Term". It is unlocked by perfecting Karate Man 2.
 * In Rhythm Heaven Fever, once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell "MATCH", which can be inserted into the Police Call Rhythm Toy.