Editing Power-up (section)

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Power-ups can give players a new weapon, or transform the player character into a more aggressive form that increases its attack power or makes some enemies vulnerable. This also includes "nukes", which are weapons that destroy every enemy on the screen at once; these are prevalent in many different genres including [[Vehicular combat game|vehicular combat]], [[run and gun (video game)|run and gun]]s, and [[platform games]]. The effect of the power-up can be time-limited, have a limited number of uses, last until the player is hit, last until the player is killed, or last until [[game over]].

* ''[[Mega Man (series)|Mega Man]]'' series: Weapons are earned from the Robot Masters/Mavericks upon defeating them. The weapons are kept until the game is turned off (unless a [[password]] is used which can bring the player back to a point after the weapon was acquired) or when the game is completed.
* ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'': The hammer that Mario (Jumpman) can use to destroy barrels and fireballs.
* ''[[Pac-Man]]'': Power pellets can be picked up by Pac-Man, allowing him to attack ghosts. This also makes Pac-Man temporarily invulnerable.<ref name=PowerPellet>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/games/top11-videogame-powerups-pacmanpowerpellet |title=Pac-Man Power Pellet - The Top 11 Video Game Powerups - UGO.com |date=2007-06-29 |access-date=2016-05-28 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603172254/http://www.ugo.com/games/top11-videogame-powerups-pacmanpowerpellet |archive-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'': The player can smash overhead bricks by jumping into them after picking up a Super Mushroom, and can throw fireballs at enemies after picking up a [[Fire Flower]]. In addition to those two, there are Ice Flowers, Mega Mushrooms, Super Bells, Super Hammers, etc. Mario loses the Super Mario effect after being hit; if he has also collected a Fire Flower, then this is lost along with it.<ref name="SuperMushroom"/>
* ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'': In the first game, collecting Red Eco increases Jak's attack power, while Yellow Eco gives the ability to shoot fireballs from his hands. In the next two games, Dark Eco can be used to transform into Dark Jak, giving a more powerful melee attack, and access to additional unlockable abilities.
* [[Doom (1993 video game)|''Doom'':]] In secret areas, the player can find Berserk packs that greatly increases the damage from [[Doomguy]]'s fist, allowing him to kill most of the weaker enemies in one or two hits without spending any ammunition.
* ''[[Astro Bot]]'': The Twin-Frog Gloves allow Astro Bot to use spring-loaded punches, which let him defeat enemies from afar.