{{Quote|ウラ、<br>はじめました。"<br>"(Mr. Upbeat, nice to meet you.)|Mr. Upbeat (Rhythm Tengoku)}}
{{About|the game named Mr. Upbeat|[[Mr. Upbeat (character)|the character of the same name]]}}
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{{Nihongo|Mr. Upbeat|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}}, also written as {{Nihongo|Mr Upbeat}} in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'', is the 1st [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', unlocked with 1 [[Medal]], and the 1st in international releases of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', unlocked with 3 [[Medal]]s.
|Name = Mr. Upbeat
|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku<br>Rhythm Heaven Fever
|Number = 1 (Both)
|HiScore = 5 (Tengoku)<br>0 (Fever)}}
{{Nihongo|'''Mr. Upbeat'''|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}} is an [[Endless Game]] featured in both ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', unlocked by obtaining 1 [[Medal]], and non-Japanese versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', unlocked with 3 [[Medals]]. The player controls a stick figure named [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|Mr. Upbeat]], who must step over a metronome needle to the offbeat of a song.
==Gameplay==
==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 needs 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.<br />In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', each step gives a point instead of one point for every 16 steps. In addition, the tempo change happens every 32 steps rather than every 16.
[[File:Screenshot GBA Ura Otoko.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot Wii Mr. Upbeat.png|thumb]]
The player controls a mysterious little guy named [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|Mr. Upbeat]], who must step over a metronome needle to the offbeat of the song. As the game starts, a voice counts off a rhythm for eight beats. After this, the needle begins to swing at [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|Mr. Upbeat]]. To dodge it, the player needs to hop over the needle, which happens on the offbeats. To assist the player, the light on Mr. Upbeat's head flashes on the offbeat. After 16 steps, the needle stops. The player recieves a point, [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|Mr. Upbeat]] comments on the player's ability, and the game repeats at a higher tempo.
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', the game was given a [[Practice]] section, in which the player must hop over the needle for 16 steps, and the game fades out and fades back in if they miss. They only need to do one set to clear it. In the real game, each step gives a point instead of one point for every 16 steps. In addition, the tempo change now happens every 32 steps rather than every 16.
==Controls==
==Controls==
* A: Step
{{Controls|A=Step}}
==Timing Notes==
==[[Timing Display]]==
*Hit: Mr. Upbeat will step over the needle, and play will continue.
{{Timing
*Barely: N/A
|just=Mr. Upbeat hops over the needle.
*Miss: Mr. Upbeat will let out a cry and fall over, as the score is tallied with him looking exhausted. '''One miss ends the game.''' He will pumps his hands up if the player got a High Score instead.
|miss=N/A
==Quotes==
|through=Mr. Upbeat trips on the needle, and the game is over. Depending on which side he trips from, he either falls on his bottom or spreads his legs. Usually Mr. Upbeat slumps in defeat, but if the player got a High Score, he pumps his fists at the achievement instead.}}
Every time the tempo changes, a quote from Mr. Upbeat will be provided. These start out as encouraging messages and gradually become praise, desperate pleas to stop, insights about Mr. Upbeat's life, and finally exhaustion.<br>The following is a list of Mr. Upbeat's quotes in the American English version of ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'':
*''"That's the way!"''
*''"All right!"''
*''"Nice!"''
*''"You're a needle-hopping ninja!"''
*''"I'm so impressed by your skill, my feet are numb!"''
*''"Yay, you!"''
*''"How is it even possible that you're this good?"''
*''"You're just doing this with mirrors, right?"''
*''"Were you bitten by something radioactive?"''
*''"HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"''
*''"Nooo! It HURTS!"''
*''"Can I stop now?"''
*''"...Help...me..."''
*''"So...tired... I think I can see through time..."''
*''"You are a relentless, untiring machine. Ow."''
*''"Sleep now?"''
*''"Can I get some gel inserts for my shoes, please?"''
*''"AAAAUUUUGGGHHHHH!!!"''
*''"Robert Upbeat. Corporal. #37,042,333."''
*''"Wouldn't it be great if I was wearing tap shoes?"''
*''"One day I hope to find work in a Game & Watch title."''
*''"Care to take a break? Play some [[See-Saw]], maybe?"''
*''"So it is down to you, and it is down to me..."''
*''"I-I think I can see [[Rhythm Heaven (location)|Rhythm Heaven]] now..."''
*''"I am truly a dancing machine this day."''
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Mr. Upbeat GBA.PNG|Mr. Upbeat
Screenshot GBA Ura Otoko.png|[[Mr. Upbeat|Ura Otoko]]
Mr. Upbeat Wii.png|Mr. Upbeat<br>[[Endless Remix]]
Screenshot Wii Mr. Upbeat.png|[[Mr. Upbeat]]<br>[[Endless Remix]]
</gallery>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The High Score jingle in ''Rhythm Tengoku'' was repurposed from an unused [[Drum Lessons]]-esque sequence.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyEbA_LqC1M The unused sequence with what would be used as the High Score jingle.]</ref> Interestingly, this is the only [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' to akcnowledge when the player achieves a High Score.
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', Mr. Upbeat has the word {{Nihongo|ウラ|Ura}} written above him. This is removed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*Mr. Upbeat does not appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever|Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The game [[Manzai]] was substituted with Mr. Upbeat due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game.<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3], Iwata Asks - Rhythm Heaven Fever, 4. Music Spinning in Your Head</ref>
*The High Score jingle in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' was repurposed from an unused [[Drum Lesson]]-esque sequence<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyEbA_LqC1M Beta Drum Lesson 2]</ref>{{Better source}}. Interestingly, this is the only [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' to acknowledge when the player achieves a High Score.
*Mr. Upbeat does not appear in ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The game [[Manzai]] was substituted with Mr. Upbeat due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/rhythmheavenfever/0/3 Iwata Asks : Rhythm Heaven Fever : Music Spinning in Your Head]</ref>.
**[[Manzai]] was the 4th game in ''[[Minna no Rhythm Tengoku]]'', while Mr. Upbeat is the 1st in other regions. This change caused the rest of the [[Endless Game]]s to be moved around in other regions, and their [[Medal]] requirements to be adjusted.
**The game also takes [[Manzai]]'s place in [[Endless Remix]].
**The game also takes [[Manzai]]'s place in [[Endless Remix]].
*If the word '''POSITIVE''' is put into [[Police Call]], the player will be pointed to there being a hidden word in this game (the word is '''MATCH''' which can be seen after getting 130 or more points). The codeword can be put into [[Police Call]] for an easter egg.
*Inputting the code word {{Nihongo|POSITIVE}} in [[Police Call]] gives the player a tip about there being a code word in this game (the word is {{Nihongo|MATCH}}: every 130 steps Mr. Upbeat's antenna grows larger and displays the word one letter at a time, then returns to normal). The code word can be put into [[Police Call]] for an easter egg.
*An unused test-like game can be accessed through the debug menu of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', where it is known as {{Nihongo|'''Metronome'''|メトロノーム|Metoronōmu}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/u0JxoSeliqI?t=160 Video of Metronome in action]</ref>. Here, the player must press the A button as the needle passes over the bird on the top, playing basically the same as the first test in [[Rhythm-kan Sokutei]]. It was reworked into Mr. Upbeat in the final game.
*The UK English spelling of {{Nihongo|Mr Upbeat}} in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' makes this game and the [[Remix#Rhythm Heaven Fever|Remix]]es the only games whose names differ across the two English versions.
==Video==
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==Development History==
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==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = ウラおとこ
|jp=ウラおとこ
|rojp = Ura Otoko
|rojp=Ura Otoko
|mnjp = Backwards Man
|mnjp=Backwards Man
|us = Mr. Upbeat
|us=Mr. Upbeat
|uk = Mr. Upbeat
|uk=Mr Upbeat
|fr = M. Contretemps<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.fr/Iwata-demande/Iwata-demande-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-demande-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Un-air-dans-la-tete/4-Un-air-dans-la-tete-236588.html], Iwata demande : Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 4. Un air dans la tête</ref>
|fr=M. Contretemps<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.fr/Iwata-demande/Iwata-demande-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-demande-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Un-air-dans-la-tete/4-Un-air-dans-la-tete-236588.html Iwata demande | 4. Un air dans la tête | Iwata demande : Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
|mnfr = Mr. Backbeat
|mnfr=Mr. Backbeat
|du = Thaddäus Taktlos<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.de/Iwata-fragt/Iwata-fragt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-fragt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Musik-die-einem-im-Kopf-bleibt/4-Musik-die-einem-im-Kopf-bleibt-236588.html], Iwata fragt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 4. Musik, die einem im Kopf bleibt</ref>
|es=Don Contratiempo
|mndu = Thaddeus Tactless
|mnes=Mr. Backbeat
|es = Don Contratiempo
|de=Thaddäus Taktlos<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.de/Iwata-fragt/Iwata-fragt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-fragt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Musik-die-einem-im-Kopf-bleibt/4-Musik-die-einem-im-Kopf-bleibt-236588.html Iwata fragt | 4. Musik, die einem im Kopf bleibt | Iwata fragt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
|mnes = Don Backbeat
|mnde=Thaddeus Tactless
|it = Mr. Contrattempo<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.it/Iwata-Chiede/Iwata-Chiede-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Chiede-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Una-musica-che-ti-ronza-in-testa/4-Una-musica-che-ti-ronza-in-testa-236588.html], Iwata Chiede: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 4. Una musica che ti ronza in testa</ref>
|it=Mr. Contrattempo<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.it/Iwata-Chiede/Iwata-Chiede-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Chiede-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Una-musica-che-ti-ronza-in-testa/4-Una-musica-che-ti-ronza-in-testa-236588.html Iwata Chiede | 4. Una musica che ti ronza in testa | Iwata Chiede: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
|mnit = Mr. Backbeat
|mnit=Mr. Backbeat
|nl = Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Iwata-vraagt/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Muziek-die-in-je-hoofd-blijft-hangen/4-Muziek-die-in-je-hoofd-blijft-hangen-236588.html], Iwata vraagt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 4. Muziek die in je hoofd blijft hangen</ref>
|nl=Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Iwata-vraagt/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Muziek-die-in-je-hoofd-blijft-hangen/4-Muziek-die-in-je-hoofd-blijft-hangen-236588.html Iwata vraagt | 4. Muziek die in je hoofd blijft hangen | Iwata vraagt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintend]</ref>
|pt = Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Iwata-Pergunta/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Musica-na-cabeca/4-Musica-na-cabeca-236588.html], Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 4. Música na cabeça</ref>
|pt=Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Iwata-Pergunta/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Musica-na-cabeca/4-Musica-na-cabeca-236588.html Iwata Pergunta | 4. Música na cabeça | Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
The player controls a mysterious little guy named Mr. Upbeat, who must step over a metronome needle to the offbeat of the song. As the game starts, a voice counts off a rhythm for eight beats. After this, the needle begins to swing at Mr. Upbeat. To dodge it, the player needs to hop over the needle, which happens on the offbeats. To assist the player, the light on Mr. Upbeat's head flashes on the offbeat. After 16 steps, the needle stops. The player recieves a point, Mr. Upbeat comments on the player's ability, and the game repeats at a higher tempo.
In Rhythm Heaven Fever, the game was given a Practice section, in which the player must hop over the needle for 16 steps, and the game fades out and fades back in if they miss. They only need to do one set to clear it. In the real game, each step gives a point instead of one point for every 16 steps. In addition, the tempo change now happens every 32 steps rather than every 16.
Miss...?: Mr. Upbeat trips on the needle, and the game is over. Depending on which side he trips from, he either falls on his bottom or spreads his legs. Usually Mr. Upbeat slumps in defeat, but if the player got a High Score, he pumps his fists at the achievement instead.
Mr. Upbeat does not appear in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku. The game Manzai was substituted with Mr. Upbeat due to the Japanese-dialogue focused nature of the game[2].
Manzai was the 4th game in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku, while Mr. Upbeat is the 1st in other regions. This change caused the rest of the Endless Games to be moved around in other regions, and their Medal requirements to be adjusted.
Inputting the code word POSITIVE in Police Call gives the player a tip about there being a code word in this game (the word is MATCH: every 130 steps Mr. Upbeat's antenna grows larger and displays the word one letter at a time, then returns to normal). The code word can be put into Police Call for an easter egg.
The UK English spelling of Mr Upbeat in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise makes this game and the Remixes the only games whose names differ across the two English versions.
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