''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 [[Mr. Upbeat (character)|character of the same name?]]''
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{{Quote|ウラ、<br>はじめました。"<br>"(Mr. Upbeat, nice to meet you.)|Mr. Upbeat (Rhythm Tengoku)}}
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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.
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{{Nihongo|'''Mr. Upbeat'''|ウラおとこ|Ura Otoko|Backwards Boy}} is an [[Endless Games|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|Rhythm Heaven Fever's]]'' version, 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.'''
|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==
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Mr. Upbeat GBA.PNG|Mr. Upbeat (GBA)
Screenshot GBA Ura Otoko.png|[[Mr. Upbeat|Ura Otoko]]
Mr. Upbeat Wii.png|Mr. Upbeat (Wii) <br> [[Endless Remix]]
Screenshot Wii Mr. Upbeat.png|[[Mr. Upbeat]]<br>[[Endless Remix]]
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</gallery>
==Trivia==
==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.
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', Mr. Upbeat has the word {{Nihongo|ウラ|Ura}} written above him. This is removed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
**The game also takes Manzai's place in the [[Endless Remix]].
*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 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 (Wii)|Karate Man 2]].
*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>.
* If the word '''POSITIVE '''is put into the [[Police Call]] phone, a secret word will be activated for this game (the word is '''MATCH''' which can be seen after getting 130 or more points). The codeword can be put into the phone to unlock a secret call.
**[[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]].
*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.
==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
|mnjp = Backwards Boy
|rojp=Ura Otoko
|fr = M. Contretemps
|mnjp=Backwards Man
|du = Thaddäus Taktlos
|us=Mr. Upbeat
|es = Don Contratiempo
|uk=Mr Upbeat
|it = Mr. Contrattempo
|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>
|kr = 미스터 엇박
|mnfr=Mr. Backbeat
|mnkr = Mr.Offbeat}}
|es=Don Contratiempo
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|mnes=Mr. Backbeat
[[Category:Endless Games]]
|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>
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Games]]
|mnde=Thaddeus Tactless
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever Games]]
|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>
[[Category:Medal Content]]
|mnit=Mr. Backbeat
[[Category:Keep the Beat Games]]
|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>
[[Category:Males]]
|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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