Why does "1UP" mean "extra life"?
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5,551While we all know what 1UP means - to gain an extra life - why is that? To find out, we'll go on a brief behind-the-scenes journey through the history of this phrase - from pinball to pacman - to find out why it means what it means.
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- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-1up-went-from-pinball-to-gamer-speak
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3A1-up
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gairaigo_and_wasei-eigo_terms
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