I have to question the content of this article. It seems rather biased and based on assumptions. Is it a historical fact that 'power-up' can also refer to things which add points to one's score? I've never heard it used in this way. To me, a power-up is something that makes the player stronger or better - hence the name 'power-up'. I believe this to be the common definition of the term.
The article would be a lot clearer if this were true. However, I know it's possible that 'power-up' may have a specific historical origin, so I haven't gone at the article with a sledgehammer yet.
My speciality is shoot 'em ups, so I may of course have my own bias here, but this is a genre of game in which power-ups play a big part.
Spottedowl 20:24, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Something interesting that you may want to mention in the Health and Life reserve section:
I think the description is too narrow, as in certain video games you can essentially power up without an object (a good example would be Dragon Ball Z: Budokai). --EMC 06:21, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
Would "Item" be a better destination for this article? I'm not saying they're exactly the same thing, but "power up" seems kind of linguistically fuzzy. I've played video games all my life, and have never used the term extensively and never in a way that's especially specific. Everyone knows what an "item" is, and I always want to wikilink to it when I'm adding to articles about games. I can't help but find A Fire Flower is a power-up from the Super Mario Bros. series of video games awkward. If not "Item", the perhaps "Item (Video Game)"? -- Lee Bailey(talk) 20:41, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
On a related note, does anyone here think it would be bad idea for me to go ahead and start the Item (Video Game) article? If we're in agreement that a Power-Up is a distinct kind of item, then there should probably be an article for Item... right? -- Lee Bailey(talk) 01:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Okay, a stub now exits at Item for video games. But we still need to clarify what defines the difference between items and power-ups. The text in the article presently says:
They can be differentiated from items in other games, such as RPG, by the fact that they: take effect immediately, feature designs that don't necessarily fit into the game world (often used letters or symbols emblazened on a design), and are found in certain genres of games.
...that's not an exact match for the examples given below it. If there's going to be an article on this, we need to be able to precisely define the term. As it stands, the first sentence (In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that benefit or add extra abilities to the game character) could easily be used to define "items" as well. -- Lee Bailey(talk) 23:55, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
I would define an item as "a useable object by the player in computer and video games that must be chosen to use. I will add the corresponding opposite logic to power-up. --larsinio (poke)(prod) 01:28, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Collectable objects that give points, heal, serve as clothing, can be used as money are items, but they're not power-ups. In many games the distinction is not obvious (I'd say for instance there are no power-ups in most RPGs, although there definitely are items that increase your power). Still, in certain genres, notably shmups, the term is well-understood and is not equivalent to item. Power-ups are a specific kind of items, important enough to require a specific article. In many shmups, gameplay revolves around power-ups, while other items (bombs, score bonuses) are not nearly as important. However, power-ups can be included in items with other effects; see for instance Raiden where power-ups are also used for changing weapons. Palpalpalpal 17:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Wouldn't the Chaos Emeralds from the Sonic series be counted as a power up item of sorts? GrandMasterGalvatron 15:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
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Does ammunation count as a powerup? What about items which recover magic points and their technological equivalent (fuel, energy etc.)? -- Gordon Ecker 03:47, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
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This article could use more information on the history of power-ups. For example it currently mentions that Gradius was the first game with a selection bar, but doesn't include any information on the origins of other power-up types such as 1-ups, companion fighters, power-up crates or trick power-ups. -- Gordon Ecker (talk) 09:26, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Under "Trick Powerups," the article states that the poison mushroom from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels "has a slim chance of also acting as a regular Super mushroom." I'm pretty sure this is false. This line's citations refer to a couple of articles about The Lost Levels that merely mention the poison mushroom without saying anything about there being the possibility of it acting like a super mushroom, and none of the FAQs I checked on GameFAQs mentioned anything about this, either. —Modus Ponens (talk) 16:13, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
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IMO we should consider splitting off the perks section into a separate special ability article covering perks, feats, special abilities and similar concepts within the context of gaming. -- Gordon Ecker, WikiSloth (talk) 06:48, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
There are three different spellings of Power-up represented in this article – with space, hyphen and written as one word. Preferably there should be a canonical spelling, but even if there isn't, it should be consistent.
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