Power-ups
Other (objects, etc.) entity
Includes various inexplicable objects that instantly increase the protagonist's power, temporarily or permanently.
675
games
79platforms
MSX2 1987
ARCD 1988
SPC 1983
GEN 1990-11-02
IIGS 1988
MSX2 1987
7800 1988-11
PCE 1990-12-14
MSX2 1986
NES 1990-06
GEN 1990-06-08
WIN 2008-09-01
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 | 92 | ||
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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 | ||
PS3 | 11 | ||
X68000 | 11 | ||
GB | 11 | ||
Famicom Disk System | 11 | ||
X360 | 9 | ||
PC Engine CD | 7 | ||
Master System | 7 | ||
Memotech MTX | 6 | ||
SNES | 6 | ||
BeOS | 5 | ||
NEC PC8801 | 5 | ||
Apple II E | 5 | ||
Android | 4 | ||
GBA | 4 | ||
Neo-Geo | 4 |
Most common companies
Capcom | 27 | |
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Konami | 26 | |
Rainbow Arts | 15 | |
Taito | 15 | |
Nintendo | 14 | |
Atari | 14 | |
Namco | 13 | |
Sega | 12 | |
Psygnosis | 10 | |
LucasArts | 10 | |
Domark | 8 | |
NEC Avenue | 7 | |
Kalypso Media Digital | 6 | |
Firebird | 6 | |
Bothtec | 6 |