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-'''Mr. Upbeat '''(ウラおとこ ura Otoko "backwards boy")''' '''is an [[Endless Games|Endless Game]] featured in both ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and American / European versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''. The player controls a stick figure named Mr. Upbeat, who must constantly step over a metronome needle.
+{{About|the game named Mr. Upbeat|[[Mr. Upbeat (character)|the character of the same name]]}}
+{{RhythmGame
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+|number=[[File:Game GBA B-3.png|20px|link=]] 1<br>[[File:Game Wii B-3.png|24px|link=]] 1 ({{US}}, {{EU}}, {{KR}})
+|medals={{Console|GBA}} 1<br>{{Console|Wii}} 3 ({{US}}, {{EU}}, {{KR}})
+|version={{ver|Endless}}
+|hiscore={{Console|GBA}} 5<br>{{Console|Wii}} 5
+|stage={{Stage|GBAendless}}{{Stage|Wiiendless}}}}
+{{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.
+==Gameplay==
+[[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 receives a point, [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|Mr. Upbeat]] comments on the player's ability, and the game repeats at a higher tempo.
-In ''Rhythm Tengoku'', it is unlocked when the player has one [[Medal]] and has cleared [[Remix 1 (GBA)|Remix 1]]. In ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'', it is unlocked when the player has three Medals.
+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.
-==Description==
-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. 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.
-===''Rhythm Heaven Fever''===
-The game remains mostly the same. However, there are minor differences with scoring, and other added features.
-The most notable change is in the scoring: the player receives one point for every step rather than every set. In addition, the beat will restart every 32 steps, not every 16.
-Every tempo change, Mr. Upbeat will say something to you. At first, he is congratulating you for doing well, but as the game gets faster, he starts wondering how you're able to do this. Eventually, he starts begging you to stop for the sake of his aching feet.
-Mr. Upbeat also appears in the [[Endless Remix]].
-==Hit or Miss==
-*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.'''
 ==Controls==
-A: Step
+{{Controls|A=Step}}
-==Texts==
+==[[Timing Display]]==
-{{Main|A Musical Term}}
+{{Timing
-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 [[Perfect|perfecting]] [[Karate Man 2]].
+|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==
+<gallery>
+Screenshot GBA Ura Otoko.png|[[Mr. Upbeat|Ura Otoko]]
+Screenshot Wii Mr. Upbeat.png|[[Mr. Upbeat]]<br>[[Endless Remix]]
+</gallery>
+==Video==
+{{#ev:youtube|05WZrcnBZ7A||inline}}
+{{#ev:youtube|ASjPtWCchUw||inline}}
 ==Trivia==
-* Mr. Upbeat appears in the American / European 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 Birds]], which was deemed too difficult to localize a game based mostly on Japanese culture.
+*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', Mr. Upbeat has the word {{Nihongo|ウラ|Ura}} written above him. This is removed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
-*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 Toys|Rhythm Toy]].
+*This is the only [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' to acknowledge when the player achieves a High Score.
+**The High Score jingle in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' is completely different, now being an altered version of the Game Over jingle.
+*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 High Score jingle takes the place of [[Manzai]]'s theme in the [[Music Corner]].
+*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 {{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.
+==Development History==
+{{Main|Mr. Upbeat/Development}}
+==In Other Languages==
+{{Lang
+|jp=ウラおとこ
+|rojp=Ura Otoko
+|mnjp=Backwards Man
+|us=Mr. Upbeat
+|uk=Mr Upbeat<br>Mr. Upbeat<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Asks-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/4-Music-Spinning-in-Your-Head/4-Music-Spinning-in-Your-Head-236588.html Iwata Asks | 4. Music Spinning in Your Head | Iwata Asks: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</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
+|es=Don Contratiempo
+|mnes=Mr. Backbeat
+|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
+|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 | 4. Música na cabeça | Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
+|kr=미스터 엇박
+|rokr=Miseuteo Eotbak
+|mnkr=Mr. Offbeat}}
-{{Endless_Game_Navigation}}
+==References==
-[[Category:Endless Games]]
+<references/>
-[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Games]]
+{{Endless Game Navigation}}
-[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever Games]]