Health Meter

The Health Meter is an on-screen indicator of how much health Mario or another playable character has remaining. The first Mario game it appears in is Super Mario Bros. 2, but it was carried over from Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. Many games feature their own specific Health Meters, such as the Power Meter in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
Health Meters typically do not appear in the 2D Super Mario series installments because the health is instead represented by the form that Mario or another playable character is in.
Category:Game mechanics
Category:Terms