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{{Nihongo|'''Mr. Upbeat'''|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko}}, also written as '''Mr Upbeat''' in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'', is an [[Endless Game]] featured in both ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', unlocked with 1 [[Medal]], and non-Japanese versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', unlocked with 3 [[Medal]]s.
{{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.
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.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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[[File:Mr. Upbeat Wii.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot Wii Mr. Upbeat.png|thumb]]
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, the tempo increases, and the game repeats.
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]]'', 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.{{clear}}
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==
{{Controls|A=Step}}
{{Controls|A=Step}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing|Ace!=Mr. Upbeat hops over the needle.|Early!/Late!=N/A|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.}}
{{Timing
|just=Mr. Upbeat hops over the needle.
|miss=N/A
|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.}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Mr. Upbeat GBA.PNG|[[Mr. Upbeat|Ura Otoko]]
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>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', Mr. Upbeat has the word {{Nihongo|ウラ|Ura}} written above him. This is removed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', Mr. Upbeat has the word {{Nihongo|ウラ|Ura}} written above him. This is removed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*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.
*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, 4. Music Spinning in Your Head]</ref>
*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.
*The UK English spelling of '''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.
*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.
*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 Ⓐ 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.
==Video==
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==Development History==
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==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
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|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>
|mndu=Thaddeus Tactless
|es=Don Contratiempo
|es=Don Contratiempo
|mnes=Don Backbeat
|mnes=Mr. Backbeat
|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>
|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>
|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 | 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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