Power-ups
Other (objects, etc.) entity
Includes various inexplicable objects that instantly increase the protagonist's power, temporarily or permanently.
676
games
79platforms
ARCD 1989
ARCD 1985
NES ? *
SNES 1993
WIN 2005-10-11
NES 1989
A800 1982
OCS 1989
NES 1987-09
WIN 2014-08-14
C64 1990
OSX 2011-06-20
This is for the near unexplainable power-ups. Things like medikits, ammo, weapons, etc. shouldn't be included (though medikits are a bit mysterious in their instant healing ability).
Shmups often have quite unexplainable wreckage being used to incorporate changes to the vehicle midflight, these are the most obvious example of what this is for.
Often games with power-ups have items that will do the opposite, downgrading the performance of the thing.
Shmups often have quite unexplainable wreckage being used to incorporate changes to the vehicle midflight, these are the most obvious example of what this is for.
Often games with power-ups have items that will do the opposite, downgrading the performance of the thing.
Especially common in arcade games.
Examples:
* Invincibility / invulnerability
* Damage multiplier
* Speed up
* Invisibility
Examples:
* Invincibility / invulnerability
* Damage multiplier
* Speed up
* Invisibility
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Games by year
The first Power-ups video game was released on July 9, 1981.
Capcom, Konami and Rainbow Arts published most of these games.
Platforms
Windows | 93 | ||
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Linux | 65 | ||
NES | 54 | ||
Arcade | 50 | ||
MS-DOS | 28 | ||
PC Engine | 26 | ||
Amiga | 25 | ||
Mega Drive | 24 | ||
C64 | 20 | ||
Mac OS X | 19 | ||
Atari ST | 19 | ||
MSX | 16 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 15 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 13 | ||
MSX2 | 12 | ||
GB | 11 | ||
Famicom Disk System | 11 | ||
PS3 | 11 | ||
X68000 | 11 | ||
X360 | 9 | ||
Master System | 7 | ||
PC Engine CD | 7 | ||
Memotech MTX | 6 | ||
SNES | 6 | ||
BeOS | 5 | ||
NEC PC8801 | 5 | ||
Apple II E | 5 | ||
BSD | 4 | ||
Android | 4 | ||
GBA | 4 |