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I'll try and think of some more.
I can't really think of any at the moment as I don't really like games with power ups in, when I have a game like Mario Kart and I am playing two player there is a rule that you cannot use them.
As for the best power up im not really sure. Can't think of any at the moment. : )
Power ups are ok because everyone has equal useage of them. The blue shell in it is good.
My favourite of all is the type of powerup that builds up as you receive damage, letting you unleash a tirade of attacks at your enemy once you've reached a certain level of invulnerablility.
Skies of Arcadia had some great powerups like Captains Wrath, where you could get every character in the game to attack your enemy in one hit, with great animations for each blow, but it was very hard to get it as most battles were over by the time you'd stored up enough 'spirit level' to use it.
Going on the basis that original is still the best, Galaxian was a fun game because of the powerups, and games like Unreal Tournament (still basically shoot 'em ups) carry on that tradition with armour and weapon powerups scattered all throughout the game.
Or are you just up to beat your record... AGAIN!