1-up

English Alternative forms en one-up extra life Etymology "Extra life" sense borrowed from en ja - 1UP ワンアップ and perhaps popularized by Super Mario Bros. (1985); but the term existed earlier in multi-player pinball and other arcade games in the 1960s, where "1Up" and "2Up" were used as flashing notifications to indicate who would play next (or who was "up" next in order). See . Pronunciation en /ˈwʌn ʌp/ en /wɒn ʌp/ UK Noun en video games An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try. en video games In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 1. 1982, Harlington Wood, Jr., Atari v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., 672 F.2d 607, n. 2 (7th Cir. 1982): Before any player registers points, the PAC-MAN scoring table displays in white "1 UP" and "2 UP" where the scores will appear. en 1998 Sega Genesis Frogger 1998 - Walkthrough This is the players turn (1-up or 2-up) Derived terms 2-up Translations An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 奖命 jiǎng mìng, cmn 1UP German: de 1-Up Hindi: hi १-अप, hi वन अप Icelandic: is aukalíf Japanese: ja 1UP wan appu, ja ワンアップ wan appu Korean: ko 1-UP 1-eop, ko 원 업 Swedish: sv extraliv n en Nintendo