1-up
Video game reward
A 1-up is an extra life in a video game—one more chance to continue playing after dying.
The term comes from arcade and early console games where collecting certain items granted additional lives.
Extended to mean any bonus or advantage: Finding that shortcut was a real 1-up.
To 1-up someone is to outdo or one-up them.
mushroom
Fleshy fungal body
- MarioItalian masculine name
- NintendoJapanese video game company
- platformerLeap-based video game
arcade · lives · continue · respawn · bonus · checkpoint · game-over · retro · coin · score
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
dominance · outperform · outscore · ahead · winning · overtake · surpass · defeat · rival · opponent
- arcade gamesclaw machine, Asteroids, Galaga, Defender, coin-op
- power-upsboost, buff, extra life, invincibility, power boost
- cheat codesgod mode, invincibility, extra lives
- HP termsHP, hit points, health bar, life bar, life points
competitive advantage
1-upsetback
Reverse in progress
humiliation · loss · disadvantage · defeat · comedown