I think that kicking and uppercutting powerups is a bug. My reasons will be thrown down in a number list since I'm too lazy to do otherwise.

1.) It sounds like more than one powerup is being shot when you kick or uppercut the powerup. Try putting three or more powerups on top of eachother, and than using TNT to blow them all up. Sound similar?
2.) Try kicking or uppercutting a witch. There will be a whole bunch of "splat" sounds, and than she will die.
3.) I don't think you could do this in OEM v1.00g.

Oddly enough, this stuff is single player only.

I don't think it's a bug. Doesn't it say in the manual that you get more for uppercuting and kicking?

Originally Posted by mikeejimbo

I don't think it's a bug. Doesn't it say in the manual that you get more for uppercuting and kicking?

Yes. That's what I'm thinking, too.

I like how your 2nd reason has nothing to do with the point you're trying to make. Good job!

Relative to othermeans of killing a power up, a upper cut, side kick dose give you more, but it is still capped.

Well, in MP, shooting gives 20 (if you don't have any ammo yet, if you have ammo yet, shooting will only upgrade), stomp 25 and kick/uppercut 50. However, there's a bug with kick/uppercut, because sometimes you only get 25 for it. I don't know what causes this, it's probably lag for what reason ever, but it happens.

Are you performing surgery to find every single difference with the OEM?! you like come up with a new useless fact every day or something...

IMHO a much more interesting discussion would involve uppercutting a morph box.

stripe

True.

Try side-kicking carrots. You'll see. Oh yes, you'll see.

It does, Spaztic, because I'm making a point that if uppercutting a witch results in a bug, and a similar bug at that, perhaps the kicking is a bug.

Actually I do believe that it's a semi-bug, you actually kick or uppercut the powerup twice before it dissapears. It's true that the manual says you get more for kicking or doing an uppercut, but this is compared to shooting the powerup, and in cases you dont get any ammo, just power up your weapon and very few ammo (10 I think?) in other circumstances. This was intended as actually taking the time to kick, uppercut or buttstomp a powerup is a lot more than just shooting it.

Still, the gameplay differences this causes is pretty harmless, so it shouldn't be considered a key issue.

< theory >
If you were able to buttstomp through a powerup you would also get 50 ammo.
< /theory >